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List of DYK Hooks by Date
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November 24	2
November 25	1
November 27	1
November 30	1
December 1	2
December 4	1
December 5	2
December 7	1
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December 13	2	1
December 14	4
December 15	2
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December 17	2
December 19	3
December 20	2
December 21	4
December 22	4
December 23	3
December 24	5	1
December 26	4
December 27	3
December 28	3
December 29	4	1
December 30	7
December 31	7	6
January 1	5	2
January 2	21	11
January 3	24	12
January 4	24	14
January 5	13	8
January 6	22	14
January 7	15	3
January 8	11	5
January 9	18	9
January 10	23	14
January 11	15	3
January 12	16	7
January 13	7
January 14	12	2
January 15	5	1
Total	317	118
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Instructions for nominators[edit]

Create a subpage for your new DYK suggestion and then list the page below under the date the article was created or the expansion began (not the date you submit it here), with the newest dates at the bottom. Any registered user may nominate a DYK suggestion (if you are not a registered user, please leave a message at the bottom of the DYK project talk page with the details of the article you would like to nominate and the hook you would like to propose); self-nominations are permitted and encouraged. Thanks for participating and please remember to check back for comments on your nomination (consider watchlisting your nomination page).

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For simplified instructions, see User:Rjanag/Quick DYK 2.

I.

Create the nomination subpage.

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Older nominations[edit]

Articles created/expanded on November 4[edit]

Corruption in Sudan

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that corruption in Sudan is aided by Omar al-Bashir's censorship of national media?

ALT1:... that the EU's Busines Anti-Corruption Portal has warned investors to proceed with caution when operating in Sudan due to corruption?
ALT2:... that the increasing congruence between the government and the ruling National Congress party has reportedly been the cause of a rise in corruption in Sudan?
ALT3:... that Sudan promotes a patronage system wherein Islamic contractors are favored for government projects, who then sub-contract to firms connected to the ruling National Congress party?
ALT4:... that Sudanese citizens report that the police are the most corrupt institution in all of Sudan?

Reviewed: Tropical Storm Bret (1993)

5x expanded by DaltonCastle (talk). Self-nominated at 02:44, 7 November 2015 (UTC).

Just to be clear, I will be making more alternatives soon. Also, I will review other DYK pages. I just wanted to make sure I got this nomination up within the seven day limit. DaltonCastle (talk) 02:48, 7 November 2015 (UTC)
I have added alternatives to nomination. I am currently in the process to review other pages, as per QPQ. DaltonCastle (talk) 00:36, 9 November 2015 (UTC)

Full review needed now that additional ALT hooks have been provided and QPQ submitted. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:11, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

New enough, long enough. Hook short enough and sourced. No neutrality problems found, no copyright problems found. QPQ done and image properly licensed. Good to go.--Laun chba ller 22:42, 13 December 2015 (UTC)

I'm concerned that some of the phrasing in this article is too close to that of its sources. Compare for example "A result of these factors is citizens are commonly forced to pay bribes to gain access to basic public services from the government" with "As a result of this combination of factors, citizens commonly face demands for bribes in their dealings with government institutions to access basic public services". Nikkimaria (talk) 13:42, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi! Thank you for reviewing. Ive been away for a while and didnt get to fully review this until now. I can address any instances of close paraphrasing in the next few days. Are there any specific examples besides the ones listed above? I know that sometimes when Im writing content for larger articles I have a habit of pulling a lot of quotes to make sure I can finish the expansion within the seven day limit which causes me to then paraphrase some. I dont doubt that sometimes I am a little too close, ha! So if there are specific circumstances let me know. Otherwise I am going to pour over this and improve whatever I find. Thanks again. DaltonCastle (talk) 18:14, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Can someone re-evaluate? I have gone through and tried to improve potential instances of close paraphrasing. Would like to keep this nomination alive. DaltonCastle (talk) 23:02, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

While it's certainly improved, there are still instances of paraphrasing that is uncomfortably close. For example, compare "relatives of high-level Sudanese government officials own firms that do business with the state. As a rule, these businessmen provide their relatives in government with kickbacks in exchange for government contracts" with "relatives of high government officials often own companies that do business with the government and usually provide their relatives in government with kickbacks in exchange for government business". Nikkimaria (talk) 04:56, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Made additional edits. Hope it is good now. DaltonCastle (talk) 09:30, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

It's not, unfortunately. Compare "The proceeds from this enterprise fill the pockets of the so-called ‘Mafia’ who enact this scheme" with "The proceeds from this enterprise go into the pockets of the so-called ‘Mafia’ who oversee this scheme". (There is an unclosed quotation mark in the previous paragraph, but as this passage is not identical I'm assuming the quote is meant to close earlier). Nikkimaria (talk) 23:35, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

@Nikkimaria: made the change. Are there other specific changes that need to be made? I would like to resolve this as well. DaltonCastle (talk) 00:35, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

I completely understand, but I really feel that a broader revision is necessary to address the problems here, as there are many instances of wording that is not identical but is very closely paraphrased, particularly from footnote 1. Have you tried using the tips outlined at Wikipedia:Close_paraphrasing#How_to_write_acceptable_content? I find that they can be very helpful in avoiding issues of this kind. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:19, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

I have made, and will continue to make, several edits to remove instances of close paraphrasing. I would like to keep this nomination alive so any guidance would be appreciated, especially considering that, at this point, I am unsure where further examples of close paraphrasing are. DaltonCastle (talk) 19:54, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Background para 1 and 2, Police para 1, Ministry of Finance para 3 and 4, and Treatment of Media para 1 have notable close paraphrasing of FN1 (in some cases identical or near-identical phrasing). I haven't done a comprehensive check of the other sources, so there may be other issues with those. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:25, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

It's been a week and a half since Nikkimaria made her comment and no action has been taken by DaltonCastle who has been actively editing Wikipedia during this time at other articles. It's time to reject this nomination.4meter4 (talk) 03:36, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Reopening nomination per discussion at WT:DYK#Template:Did you know nominations/Corruption in Sudan. Yoninah (talk) 00:08, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

This is definitely improved from the previous version, but spotchecks still find issues - Corruption in business para 1 vs footnote 2, Sale of public lands vs footnote 16, possibly more. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:30, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Done and done. Let me know what more needs to be fixed. DaltonCastle (talk) 19:01, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

@DaltonCastle: please look here for a comparison of your text (left) and the source text (right). As a DYK reviewer, I check every source with a 10% confidence rate or higher. Yoninah (talk) 19:28, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

BTW the solution is not to put everything in quotes, but to rewrite and reorder the text in your own words. Yoninah (talk) 19:29, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for showing me that tool. Although I've known about that kind of thing before in general, I was ignorant of one specifically for WP articles. Thanks again. Ill make some improvements. DaltonCastle (talk) 19:38, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 5[edit]

Genesis Motors

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that, according to a Reuters analyst, Hyundai launched Genesis Motors to target "fat profit margins from high-end motorists to help it reverse out of a protracted earnings slide"?

Created by Fauzan (talk). Self-nominated at 05:53, 17 November 2015 (UTC).

New enough. Long enough. Well written. Well cited for the most part. Needs a couple of inline citations--I added citation needed tags in the article. Almost GTG. Hybernator (talk) 20:17, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Source issues mentioned by Hybernator have been resolved. This article is "new enough" (see the small text below), large enough (1800K), neutral, cited, and free of copyright violations per the Earwig tool. The hook is short enough and cited, although I had to add "according to a Reuters analyst" because the quote is that writer's opinion/observation. The nominator has only one DYK credit, so is exempt from QPQ. No image to review. This is good to go. The timing of this nomination was, it appears, a bit off. If the article was completed on the 5th, it should have been nominated by the 12th (seven days), with the 15th (ten days) being the limit. However, both because it was continually worked on for the rest of November, and because there's really no excuse for how long it took for this entry to be reviewed, I'm going to go ahead and say that the nomination date should be November 24, and that there isn't a time issue. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 01:28, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

I count four references that are nothing but bare URLs, which is not allowed at DYK (see WP:DYKSG#D3 for details). Since the year only has 20 days to go, I'm leery of future statements like "There will be two sedans by the end of 2015". There's also a conflict between the History and Future plans section: the former says that the Genesis was later rebranded as the G80, while the Future plans section says it will be rebranded as the G80. This also needs to be addressed. None of this should be difficult, but it needs to be done. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:28, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

The "history" section is mostly copied from the old article Hyundai Genesis. I don't think the article is long enough if that's taken out. -Zanhe (talk) 02:26, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Zanhe, the way copied pre-existing text works for DYK is that it must be expanded 5x (see WP:DYKSG#A5). By my count, there's a bit under 350 prose characters copied—the original text was modified for its new home, and only the unmodified parts count as copied—meaning the article would need to be 1750 prose characters or more, and it's currently 1880 according to DYKcheck. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:43, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the discrepancy between History and Future was never resolved, and now that it is 2016, either there are now two sedans or not, but the article doesn't say. If someone comes along to fix this before the nomination closes, please let us know, but as matters stand, this will not be running on DYK. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:58, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

I will be working on it tomorrow, was busy in the last month. Fauzan ^{✆ talk}_{✉ mail} 19:01, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Good to know, Fauzan; glad you have time now. I'm superseding the "X" icon so the nomination isn't rejected before you've had a chance to update the article. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:08, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Fauzan, it's been a week. How soon do you think you'll have it ready? Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:18, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

New reviewer needed to check revised article. (Since I ended up doing the bulk of the revisions, it should be someone else.) Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:47, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 16[edit]

2015 Xi Jinping United States visit

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Xi Jinping, the president of China, spoke about anti-corruption in a banquet speech in Seattle during his United States visit in 2015?

ALT 1: ... that Xi Jinping, the president of China, spoke about anti-corruption in a banquet speech in Seattle during his 2015 visit to the United States?
ALT 2: ... that Xi Jinping, the president of China, spoke about anti-corruption and using the quote of the House of Cards in a banquet speech in Seattle during his 2015 visit to the United States?

Created by Shwangtianyuan (talk). Self-nominated at 04:16, 16 November 2015 (UTC).

Comment only Hook wording tweaked slightly. Edwardx (talk) 18:19, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

I don't know "Hook wording" is what, but this article is fixed some errors on 19th.Shwangtianyuan (talk) 07:20, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

The "hook" is the phrase above (that will hopefully one day appear on the main page) that starts "...that Chinese President" Edwardx (talk) 10:10, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

I changed the quote "Xi Jinping, the president of China,".Shwangtianyuan (talk) 02:40, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Added ALT 1. George Ho (talk) 05:57, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Full review needed now that hooks seem to be set. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:52, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

New?

Long enough?

Within policy? I added one CN during my quick copyedit of the article. There are no dispute templates but there is that Rough Translation maintenance template. I don't know if that has an impact on DYK?

Hook? It's good enough, but I think it could be more interesting. Is there some way to incorporate the House of Cards quote?

Other?

Axem Titanium (talk) 21:58, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

@Axem Titanium: if you have any reservations about a DYK nomination, including a tag at the top of the article or the wording or interest of the hook, please do not give it a green tick until your concerns are addressed and satisfied. @Shwangtianyuan:, are you able to suggest an alternative hook using the House of Cards quote? Can you add the citation in the first paragraph under Background? Yoninah (talk) 23:53, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

I didn't give the nomination a green tick overall, as you can see. Axem Titanium (talk) 05:50, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Axem Titanium, so you know for future reviews, only one icon, which summarizes the review, should be given, not several icons each covering a particular facet. The software assumes that the last icon on this page is the one that counts, and in your review would have counted this as having been approved. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:49, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Ah, was not aware of that. Good to know. Axem Titanium (talk) 09:12, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Added ALT2. Shwangtianyuan (talk) 04:17, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

How about:
ALT 3: ... that Xi Jinping, the president of China, referred to his anti-corruption campaign as "no House of Cards" at a banquet speech in Seattle during his 2015 visit to the United States? Axem Titanium (talk) 05:50, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

It's OK. Shwangtianyuan (talk) 08:16, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, @Shwangtianyuan: and @Axem Titanium: for fine-tuning the hook. There is still the matter of a citation needed tag in the Background section. And there is close paraphrasing in the article. Wikipedia is not a newspaper in which you summarize what the sources say; you also cannot just move words around in the same sentence and print the sentence. You have to rewrite the material in your own words, or directly quote it from the source:
Source: seek an equitable, open, comprehensive and innovation-driven development path in an effort to achieve common development of all countries.
Article: Xi said the world would seek an equitable, open, comprehensive and innovation-driven development path in an effort to achieve common development of all countries after 2015.
Source: Xi Jinping announced that China will set up the South-South cooperation assistance fund, with initial contribution of 2 billion USD, to support other developing countries to implement their post-2015 development agenda.
Article: He announced that China will set up the South–South cooperation assistance fund, with an initial contribution of 2 billion US dollars, to support other developing countries to implement the post-2015 development agenda.
Source: the country would prioritize a secure Internet, and defended the rights of countries to impose their own regulations on domestic Internet development.
Article: He said China would give priority to a secure Internet, and defended the rights of countries to impose their own regulations.
Source: Xi also brought both books and ping-pong balls and tables as gifts.
Article: Xi also brought books and ping-pong balls and tables.
Source: Lincoln High football players presented Chinese President Xi Jinping with a custom No. 1 Lincoln Abes jersey
Article: Lincoln High School's football players presented Xi with a No. 1 Lincoln Abes jersey.
Source: greeted by applause from a large group of politicians and business leaders.
Article: They were greeted by a large group of politicians and business leaders.
Source: He also pledged 100 million US dollars in assistance to the African Union over five years to ameliorate the organization's crisis response.
Article: Xi also pledged $100 million in assistance to the African Union over five years to ameliorate the organization's crisis response.
Source: He led a delegation representing the corn industry to the strongly agricultural state of Iowa in 1985.
Article: His first visit was leading a delegation representing the corn industry to the strongly agricultural state of Iowa in 1985.
Source: Earlier, Inspur, a Chinese cloud computing and data-center company, said it will team with Cisco Systems to sell networking technologies and products in China.
Article: Also, a Chinese cloud computing and data-center company Inspur said it will be cooperating with Cisco Systems to sell networking technologies and products in China.
Source: Xi attended a forum hosted by the Paulson Foundation, an economic think tank founded by former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Article: Xi attended a forum hosted by the Paulson Foundation, an economic think tank founded by former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
In going through the sources, I also noted places where the article misstates the source. Someone may have to go through the entire article to ensure that it accurately represents the source material. Yoninah (talk) 11:41, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

I rewrote some sentences, removed one sentence and add a source. But I think the process of DYK is too long in English Wikipedia (my last article, Huawei Watch, I waited about 1 month and appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page.)Shwangtianyuan (talk) 04:17, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

@Shwangtianyuan: Yes, the process has slowed down significantly in recent months because of fewer reviewers. Right now we have 320 nominations, of which only about a third have been reviewed. While you're waiting, why not write another article and submit it? :) Yoninah (talk) 21:54, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for going over the close paraphrasing. But in cleaning up the copyvios, you deleted important information that was in the source and that should be stated. Avoiding close paraphrasing doesn't mean leaving out details. If the source says "Xi attended a forum hosted by the Paulson Foundation, an economic think tank founded by Henry Paulson", you cannot abbreviate that to "Xi attended a forum hosted by Henry Paulson" without readers wondering what you're talking about. I did a further copyedit, adding back what the sources say and, in one case, quoting the source directly for a chunk of text that couldn't be reasonably paraphrased. As I reviewed your changes, and saw the mistakes you were adding to the article, I still stand by my original contention that the article seems to be misstating the sources. Someone needs to go through the entire article to ensure that it accurately represents the source material. Yoninah (talk) 22:15, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Sorry, been pretty busy with life this week. I went through all the sources again and removed what I believe to be is the remaining close paraphrasing and any misrepresentation of sources. I believe the sourcing issue has been resolved at this point. Axem Titanium (talk) 18:03, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

I've been asked to spotcheck verifiability issues here, and I do have some concerns about the article accurately reflecting the sources. For example, the article states that "Experts and members of Congress in attendance [at the human rights hearing] called on President Obama..." to address certain issues - but the source was written before the hearing took place, so cannot comment at all on what was said there. Another example is "The protesters dispersed by 6:00 pm". What the source actually says was that the protest had diminished, but that there were still over 30 protesters there. Nikkimaria (talk) 18:47, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
I was asked to check the article's Chinese-language sources. I copyedited the article a bit, but found no issues with content from the Chinese-language sources. -Zanhe (talk) 14:45, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Based on Nikkimaria's confirmation, this needs further fixing, not a reviewer. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:18, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 17[edit]

Domaine de Marie

( Review or comment
Article history )

~~the wife of former a former French Colonial governor is buried in the Cherry Church in Vietnam?~~

Created/expanded by Oaktree b (talk). Self-nominated at 22:51, 23 November 2015 (UTC).

Not transcluded until 5 January 2016 as part of orphan clean up. Striking the original hook as it does not include the article name (which I have also changed to remove the disambiguator and fixed the links above) and so I am proposing a new one.
(ALT1): ... that Suzanne Humbert, the wife of French Governor of Indochina Jean Decoux, is buried in the Domaine de Marie Catholic convent in Da Lat, Vietnam?
(ALT1a): ... that Suzanne Humbert, the wife of French Governor of Indochina Jean Decoux, is buried in the "Cherry Church" in Da Lat, Vietnam?

@Oaktree b: As the creator / nominator, your comments are requested. EdChem (talk) 12:03, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: Y
Neutral: Y
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: N - Four of the phrases (or parts of the phrases) in architecture appear to be copied word for word from viewnamonline.com. I'm not too experienced on the matter of what constitutes plagiarism, but I thought I would at least bring this issue up. It is clearly visible on Earwig's detector.

Hook eligiblity:

Cited: N - There is sufficient citation for the claim that Suzanne Humbert is buried there and that she is the wife of Jean Decoux. However, there is no mention in the article that Jean Decoux was the French Governor of IndoChina. The claim that it is refered to as Cherry Church needs an inline citation at the end of the sentence (this is only for ALT1a); I have verified it.
Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I prefer ALT1, as it uses the article name. Jolly Ω Janner 20:16, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

I have added "Governor-General of French Indochina from July 1940 to 9 March 1945" to that section. My nomination was stalled at the three-quarter point, the nomination process was too confusing for me. I just left it as is. The "plagarism" can easily be corrected. Oaktree b (talk) 21:34, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Oaktree b, please let us know when you have corrected the copying, so we can continue with the review. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:16, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 18[edit]

Brigitte Kieffer

( Review or comment
Article history )

Brigitte Kieffer

... that Brigitte Kieffer (pictured) cloned "the gene for an opioid receptor in the brain that plays a key role in alleviating pain"?

ALT1:
Reviewed: Larsonzzz needs to sort out the urls in the refs before this can be nominated
Comment: Newbie warning

5x expanded by Larsonzzz (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 23:37, 18 November 2015 (UTC).

Larsonzzz is a newbie who fixed the referencing issue mentioned above but did not transclude it to T:TDYK. Victuallers is an experienced DYKian and urgently needs to provide a QPQ for this nomination to proceed. EdChem (talk) 00:51, 6 January 2016 (UTC) Well I missed this. I must say its off that newbies get 5 free goes but not if they are helped. Either way if this can still be processed then here is a QPQ. Victuallers (talk) 15:29, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Full review needed now that nomination has been properly transcluded and QPQ has been offered. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:33, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: Y
Neutral: Y
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: N - The section on life and awards is copied from The Douglas Institute (dated 7 February 2015)

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

Image: Image is freely license, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Noticeable concerns of plagiarism here. If these are not resolved, I would advise a closing editor to remove the sections from the article. My second advice would be to remove the quotation marks from the hook and reword it. Jolly Ω Janner 23:09, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the review @Jolly Janner: - I have rephrased the sections from the source you identified. If you want to offer an alternative alt too then thats OK too. Victuallers (talk) 17:51, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Review needed per edits performed to the article. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 05:43, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

The text in the awards section is still a word for word copy from the Douglass Institute up until "In 2012 Dr. Kieffer won the Lamonica Prize ...". More worryingly, no reference was made to the Douglass Institute. I understand this article was written by a student as part of their course and it may be worth informing the professor, User:Drsusan1968 of this. Jolly Ω Janner 06:42, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Adding icon to supersede review request and to reflect continuing apparent copyvio. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:21, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Adding to pile-on. The student's supervisor is well aware of this discussion as its on her talk page. I think she will take the message the DYK is not a place for newbies trying to write their first article. Sorry Drsusan1968. I could be wrong but my students get encouragement (I teach) as well as suggestions. If I were a newbie then I would look elsewhere. I suggest that we delete this nomination and complete the message we have been sending to other prospective newbies. (e.g. If you don't understand the intricacies of copyright then stay away from DYK). Do we imagine that the student is doing this on purpose?? They needed help. (Thanks to reviewers) but we have not helped and we have not encouraged. Victuallers (talk) 20:38, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 19[edit]

St Symphorien Military Cemetery

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... that the first and last Commonwealth soldiers killed in action during the First World War are buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery?

ALT1:... that the first World War I posthumous recipients of the Victoria Cross and Iron Cross are both buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery?

5x expanded by Labattblueboy (talk). Self-nominated at 21:52, 19 November 2015 (UTC).

A1: Expansion began on 15 November (should really have been placed on that date, not 19 November, but that is less important) and by my count has been expanded from about 2,800 character to slightly less than 12,000 characters, a fivefold expansion would be an expansion to c. 14,000 characters. A2: Needs about another 2,000 characters to be expanded five-fold. A3: Neutral. Cites sources (although ref. 14, central for hook alternative 1, is dead). No copy-vio found.

H1: Both hooks are short enough. H2: I find both hooks interesting. They are cited, and are neutral. One of the links used as reference for hook 1 is however dead. No BLP issues.

According to QPQ check, user only have two DYKs from before, so no QPQ needed.

Needs another 2,000 characters, and if hook 1 were to be used, it would be nice if the 404 link that is the reference for the first Commonwealth soldier to die would be fixed. Manxruler (talk) 03:35, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

I see the reference link has been fixed. Just needs another 2,000 or so characters added, then it will be good to go. Manxruler (talk) 22:56, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Have a look know, approx 4000bytes inserted.--Labattblueboy (talk) 20:03, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

@Labattblueboy: It's long enough now. One more thing, though, does "first British casualty" means the same as "first Commonwealth casualty" (meaning that the first soldier of the Commonwealth to die in the war was British)? Manxruler (talk) 18:06, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

That's correct. The first killed was British, the last killed was a Canadian.--Labattblueboy (talk) 06:59, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

@Labattblueboy: Yes, and I do believe that to be correct.

It would, however, be very nice if we had a cited source which said that. What The Maple Leaf says is: ...the first British battle casualty of the First World War, Private John Parr of the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, is buried near the last Commonwealth battle casualty of the war (and probably of all combatants), Pte George Lawrence Price..." Is there a source available that says that John Parr was not only the first British, but also the first Commonwealth, soldier to die in that conflict? I've looked at Parr's Wikipedia article, but the refs there are mostly deadlinks. Could you dig up a source that says that John Parr was the first Commonwealth soldier to die (sorry if I appear to be nitpicking but the Commonwealth does cover a lot of territory and a lot of people, so it would be good to have a ref for the first Commonwealth soldier killed being British). Manxruler (talk) 07:30, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

According to DYKcheck, the article had 2767 prose characters prior to expansion, meaning that the article needs to be 13835 prose characters long to achieve a 5x expansion. At the moment, DYKcheck finds 13677 prose characters, or 158 short of the required 5x. The necessary addition should be straightforward. The sourcing requested above has been waiting for two weeks now, and action is needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:22, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

I'd say that 158 characters give or take shouldn't really matter for an article of this size. Some slight flexibility should be expected when it comes to these things. The sourcing issue is real, however, and the fact that no action has been taken for two weeks is very worrisome. Manxruler (talk) 00:30, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, traveling through rural Cambodia and Myanmar, internet (and my desire to use it) has been spotty. You'll find a new source included (Gibson & Ward p 121).-Labattblueboy (talk) 13:54, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

@Labattblueboy: Very well done. I'm now ready to approve the nomination. Book source accepted AGF, and 158 characters give or take doesn't really matter for a 24,428 byte article. A tiny bit of flexibility should be implemented. Good to go. Merry Christmas, and happy travelling, Labattblueboy. Manxruler (talk) 15:22, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @Manxruler: your review failed to check for close paraphrasing. There is close paraphrasing from several sources which needs to be rewritten in your own words, @Labattblueboy:. Close paraphrasing refers both to copying the words and the sentence structure (one sentence following another):

Source: At the end of the war, the cemetery officially had 245 German and 188 British graves. In the „20s and early '30s a number of British and German graves from the vicinity were moved to Saint-Symphorien.
Article: At the end of the war, the cemetery officially contained 245 German and 188 British graves. Following the war a number of British and German graves from the vicinity were moved to St. Symphorien
Source: Officers, however, had the right to a larger tombstone in order to clarify the distinction of rank.
Article: German officers were provided the right to a larger tombstone in order to clarify the distinction of higher military rank.
Source: the situation of the mixed British-German cemeteries, which had been built by the Germans during the war and which had a majority of German graves.
Article: the situation of the mixed British-German cemeteries in Belgium, which had been built by the Germans during the war and which had a majority of German graves.
Source: All the British were buried individually, grouped per unit as much as possible. A communal grave marking was put on a number of these British plots, which referred to the unit of the deceased.
Article: All the British were buried individually and grouped by unit as much as possible. A communal grave marking was put on a number of these British groups, which referred to the unit of the deceased.
Source: The main change is, however, that the British probably constructed an extra artificial elevation in the middle of the cemetery. The Cross of Sacrifice was placed on this hill. The German general monument (which was placed for the German and British dead) was kept in the original position
Article: The other main change was the construction of an artificial elevation in the middle of the cemetery and the erection of a Cross of Sacrifice on the raised hill. The German general monument was kept in the original position
Source: on the condition that the dead of both sides were treated with equal respect.
Article: on condition that the dead of both sides were treated with equal respect
Source: in the spring of 1916, a German officer called Captain Roemer approached local Belgian landowner Jean Houzeau de Lehaie suggesting a small area of old quarry land outside the village of St Symphorien.
Article: In the spring of 1916, a German officer named Captain Roemer approached local Belgian landowner Jean Houzeau de Lehaie while searching for an appropriate piece of land south-east of Mons. Jean Houzeau de Lehaie suggested a small area of old quarry land
Yoninah (talk) 23:08, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

Yep. Should have caught that. That will have to be fixed. Manxruler (talk) 23:20, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

@Labattblueboy:... Hchc2009 (talk) 10:45, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Note: in the concurrent GA review, Labattblueboy posted a couple of days ago that he still has spotty phone-only internet, and will be addressing the close paraphrasing issues when he can work via computer. We should hold the nomination open until he is able to edit properly again. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:42, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 20[edit]

Shooting of Jamar Clark

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... that five protesters were shot at demonstrations against the shooting of Jamar Clark?

Reviewed: Hop Bottom Creek

Created by O.Stolz (talk) and Paris1127 (talk). Nominated by Bobamnertiopsis (talk) at 21:59, 24 November 2015 (UTC).

: The article is long and new enough and the hook is interesting and the character count falls within the legal limits. The hook is well sourced and is cited immediately after it is finished. The only problem I see here is some closed paraphrasing issues shown here. Mhhossein (talk) 17:37, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Hey, Mhhossein, I've gone through and done some rewording. The top three resources detected by the Copyvio detector all appear to be mirrors of our content and not the other way around. Let me know if you think more work needs to be done. Thanks for the review! BobAmnertiopsis ∴_ChatMe! 21:32, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for rewording. You're right the first three results are in fact originally from the Wiki article. I see no more problems. Good to go. Mhhossein (talk) 06:52, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

I think there's at least one more instance of very close paraphrasing. Compare the source's "Police Chief Janeé Harteau said Sunday afternoon that her department’s preliminary information is that the man was not handcuffed when police shot him." with the article's "Police chief Janeé Harteau said on the afternoon of November 16 that her department's preliminary information is that the man was not handcuffed when police shot him." With the exception of "on the afternoon of November 16", the two are identical. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:42, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, BlueMoonset, I think I've dealt with it. BobAmnertiopsis ∴_ChatMe! 17:34, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

I don't see any further paraphrasing issues on spotchecking, but did note some discrepancies in facts between the article and the sources. For example, the article states that the Hispanic man was described as a white supremacist; however, the source says that the attackers were white supremacists but that the Hispanic man was not an attacker. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:21, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Nikkimaria, I've tidied up that whole section, including removing unsourced info. Let me know if you feel it needs more work. Best, BobAmnertiopsis ∴_ChatMe! 19:10, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Still seeing some issues in this regard. For example, Bettie Smith is unrelated to Clark - she's actually the mother of another boy who died in an officer-involved shooting in 2008. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:32, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I cleaned up the whole Jamar Clark section and looked around the rest of the article. See anything else that needs work? BobAmnertiopsis ∴_ChatMe! 23:33, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Yep, sources and article still disagree on facts on spotchecking - for example, whether the "terroristic threats" incident was in March or April. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:50, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 22[edit]

2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team during national anthem

... that the 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team (pictured) played a school record 5 overtime games?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Japanese submarine I-179 4th of 6 QPQs.

Improved to Good Article status by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self-nominated at 14:14, 27 November 2015 (UTC).

This is a newly promoted GA and is long enough and nominated in a timely fashion. The image is appropriately licensed, the hook is sourced inline, the article is neutral and my spot checks brought up no policy concerns. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:33, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

But the source said it tied a school record set in two previous years. Yoninah (talk) 23:58, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

I seem to have missed that. How about ALT1 then? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:29, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that the 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team (pictured) tied a school record 5 overtime games?
Frankly, that doesn't sound so impressive. Perhaps @TonyTheTiger: could suggest another hook? Yoninah (talk) 10:15, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Derrick Walton and Caris LeVert on the bench

ALT2 ... that the 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team 's season fell apart when Derrick Walton and Caris LeVert (pictured) were injured?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 02:05, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

The image is appropriately licensed but I don't see an inline citation for the new hook. I see an image caption that states "The team's season derailed when Derrick Walton and Caris LeVert were sidelined for the season in January" and inline citations for the two injuries, but not the whole statement. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:08, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Is it sufficient to have citations for the independent facts regarding the injuries, the fact that they started 6–3 and finished 8–10?--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 06:35, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Well, I dunno really. Part of my concern was that one of them was injured but the source did not say that it kept him out of the game for the rest of the season. But I'll give the nomination a tick and see if the promoter is happy with it. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:04, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Do we have an inline citation for the ALT2 claim? Combining the fact that they were injured and then the fact that their season was sub-par and stating that as the cause is original research. Jolly Ω Janner 05:48, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
- that the 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team 's season fell apart because Derrick Walton and Caris LeVert (pictured) were injured? would be OR. There is no OR as to when the events occured.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 09:01, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
  - I think it could be taken the same way to a casual reader. How do you feel about rephrasing the hook? ...that Derrick Walton and Caris LeVert (pictured) were injured during the disastrous season by the 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team? Also, where in the article does it say this season "fell apart" or words to that effect? Regards, Jolly Ω Janner 18:00, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
    - I don't think disastrous is supported by any sources.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 23:19, 14 January 2016 (UTC)
ALT3 ~~... that the 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team (pictured) have twice played 5 overtime games?~~
ALT4 ... that the 2014–15 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team (pictured) coach John Beilein was voted 2014 Big Ten Coach of the Year by the Big Ten media?
ALT5 ~~... that the 2014–15 season for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team (pictured) marked the first it had at least three draft picks since the 1990 NBA draft?~~
ALT6 ~~... that the 2014–15 season for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team (pictured) ended a streak of four consecutive NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament appearances?~~

ALT3 doesn't make sense as it is about the 2014-15 team, so surely could not have played in the previous record. ALT6 does not have an inline citation validating that they did not appear at the Basketball Tournament in 2015 (unless I missed it). ALT5 seems quite hard to comprehend for someone unfamiliar with basketball. ALT4 is interesting enough and backed up by an inline citation. Jolly Ω Janner 04:49, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 23[edit]

Sharyn Canyon

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Sharyn Canyon

... that over several millennia of weathering action, the Sharyn Canyon (pictured) has formed strange, attractive and colourful shapes and sizes, a much smaller version of the Grand Canyon, but impressive?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Christopher John O'Neill

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 06:01, 29 November 2015 (UTC).

New enough (5x expansion began on November 23, 2015), long enough (3,447 characters "readable prose size"), fully referenced. AGF on offline hook. Image on Commons with appropriate licence. QPQ done. Good to go. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:59, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

"Strange", "attractive", and "impressive" are all subjective words, and thus not NPOV. The plural of "millennium" is "millennia" by the way. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 17:24, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Corrected the plural. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:44, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Jakec Do you want the subjective words deleted and alt hook suggested?Nvvchar. 02:44, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Yes, an ALT would be good, seeing as there would be little left of the original hook if the subjective wording were removed. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 03:23, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Jakec I suggest the following two hooks.Nvvchar. 13:53, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

ALT1 hook ...that the Sharyn Canyon (pictured) formed over several millennium of weathering action, is a much smaller version of the Grand Canyon, but it is equally impressive?

ALT2 hook ... that the geology of the Sharyn Canyon (pictured) is sedimentary red sandstone, which subjected to the "atmogenic process", has resulted in steep slopes with formations of columns and arches?

ALT1 shares the same issues as the original hook, albeit to a lesser extent. As for ALT2, unfortunately reference 5 is a Wikipedia mirror (see PediaPress); and thus not a reliable source. Reference 6 is acceptable, but as far as I can tell, does not fully support all the content in the hook. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 17:25, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Jakec I have removed the objectionable ref. Modified the hook with an additiona references as: Nvvchar. 02:42, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT3 ... that the geology of the Sharyn Canyon (pictured) is sedimentary red sandstone, which subjected to the atmogenic erosion, has "weird and colourful formations"?

Jakec Do you want me to address any more issues?Nvvchar. 15:01, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

:REVIEW COMPLETED - The following review was completed by Esemono

QPQ for Template:Did you know nominations/Christopher John O'Neill

Article was 5x expanded by Nvvchar on November 23, 2015 and has 3424 characters (596 words) "readable prose size"

NPOV

Hook ALT3 is interesting and sourced with Ref 2="weird and colourful formations" & Ref 6="Charyn Canyon ... the result of the sandstone (sedimentary rocks) atmogenic erosion."

Every paragraph sourced

Earwig @ Toolserver Copyvio Detector found no copyvio

GTG -- Esemono (talk) 03:56, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

I don't think it's suitable to use subjective material such as that used in ALT3. Also atmogenic erosion may need a wikilink or some explanation, as it leave most readers clueless. Jolly Ω Janner 07:31, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Jolly Janner I have explained "atmogenic process} in the article with this reference [1]. I have modified the hook to ALT 4 ... that the geology of the Sharyn Canyon (pictured) is sedimentary red sandstone, which subjected to the atmospheric forces, has unusual formations? Nvvchar. 15:28, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Part of this content is not supported by the sources. It doesn't say that the sandstone is red, and nowhere does it say that the formations are "unusual". --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 15:56, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 24[edit]

Mining industry of Cyprus

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Mining in Cyprus

... that the mining industry of Cyprus (pictured) is synonymous with copper extraction which began around 4,000 BC?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/David v. Poe

Created by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 13:49, 30 November 2015 (UTC).

Article is new and long enough at 5,393 chars. It is overall inline cited, but the third paragraph of the "History" section lacks referencing. "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports suspected copyvio at 96.8% with the source from Mining industry of Cyprus. Hook is interesting, well formated and its length is under the limit. Hook fact is accurate and is inline cited. QPQ was done. CeeGee 07:45, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

CeeGeeThanks for the review. I have fixed ref to the un-cited paragraph.Nvvchar. 11:12, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you. Pls comment on the copyvio issue or reword aricle if necessary. CeeGee 11:20, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

CeeGee Copyvio is less than 3% and is permitted. I am not able to see the words needing changeNvvchar. 14:40, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

I'm not concerned by the webot.org site, which I'm guessing is either a Wikipedia mirror or picking up a Wikipedia mirror; it didn't show up when I did a check just now. I am, however, a bit concerned about the similarities between the article and the two sources I spot-checked, FN1 (euromines.org) and FN4 (investingnews.com). My experience with the copyvio detector is that even with supposedly low numbers of 14.5% or 9.9% (as there were with these sources), there can easily be close paraphrasing. I'm going to ask Nikkimaria to take a look, since she's much better at drawing the line between paraphrasing and close paraphrasing than I am. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:31, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Sorry, I see my mistake. Everything is fine now. Good to go. CeeGee 05:39, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

I am restoring my comment, which was completely undone by CeeGee's confirmation just above, and also superseding the tick with a question mark icon, since my concerns about close paraphrasing were very real. We need to wait for Nikkimaria's assessment before this can safely be approved. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:17, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

@BlueMoonset: I apolize for the situation I created. I had left open this page as I"ve gone to bed. And in the early morning I didn"t see your comment because the page stood at the stand I had left it. Pls note that my approval wasn"t against your comment but unaware of that. Sorry! CeeGee 18:21, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

CeeGee, sometimes the page editor lets you post even when it should refuse to save due to an edit conflict; it shouldn't have let you do what you did. No harm done, and the nomination can safely continue. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:26, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

I agree that there is close paraphrasing here: compare for example "There was no labour legislation at all, and workers had no rights whatsoever such as specified working hours, medical care, etc. The colonial administration did not favour introduction of any legal regulations to protect the mining workers against exploitation. The then colonial secretary had refused to consider any kind of legislation of the welfare of mining workers" vs "There was no labour legislation at all, and workers had no rights whatsoever (eg. specified working hours, medical care, etc.). The colonial administration did nothing to introduce any legal regulation of the working relations that would protect the workers" in footnote 9. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:40, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

NikkimariaCopy editing has been done by User:SusunW. It should be OK now. I have included her name in the credits.Nvvchar. 02:03, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

That's great, though it looks like a bit more work is needed - eg. "The wastes of the metal extraction process, known as "ancient slug", lying outside the mines, contains minimal residual copper" vs "The waste of the metallurgical treatment, known as ancient slug, has minimal residues of copper". (This sentence has also been separated from the correct source). Nikkimaria (talk) 02:31, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Fix the bloody thing then. Articles do not have ownership, we all are responsible for their accuracy. Seriously, this is crazy. I don't check the sources in a blind edit, so that there is no chance of close paraphrasing. If there is an error in the sourcing just fix it. If you don't like the wording, fix it. You aren't the reviewer, it is not prohibited. I corrected the citation. SusunW (talk) 04:25, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

My apologies for upsetting you - it was suggested that your copy-editing was to address the close-paraphrasing issue that I was asked to review, which would require you to look at the sources. Nikkimaria (talk) 12:52, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

I am not upset, I am frustrated. Why it is easier to get someone else to fix something rather than just do it, eludes me. Close paraphrasing does not require one to look at the sourcing, in fact, just the opposite, as the point is for it not to copy the text in the source. If one doesn't look at it, it cannot possibly match the source. Verifying the citations is a completely different matter. None of the previous discussion said a citation was incorrect, the comments stated that there was a problem with potential copyvios. SusunW (talk) 15:38, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

clarification: Copyediting and fact checking are two totally separate jobs in the real world and it doesn't seem logical that they would be considered a single job on WP. But in any case, this discussion is outside approving the article. Is there anything else required to get it approved? SusunW (talk) 16:05, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Limassol Carnival Festival

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Limassol Carnival parade

~~... that the Limassol Carnival Festival’ s (pictured a parade) starting day is also known as Taikopetti, a name attributed to the cooking aromas of meat?~~

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mónica Bettencourt-Dias

Created by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 03:23, 30 November 2015 (UTC).

New enough and long enough, inline citations and references checks, factual and interesting hooks, close paraphrasing and neutrality is checked as well and approved, Good work, well done! This one is good to go.BabbaQ (talk) 14:24, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Pulled from the queue as the hook (specifically the term "taikopetti") is not in the source given. We will need another hook Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:12, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Ritchie333 Yes, proposing ALT1 hook ... that the Limassol Carnival Festival (pictured), which is said to be an old custom traced to pagan rituals, is now held as an entertaining event?Nvvchar. 02:10, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

... which is in the article, with no less than two sources, but which I can't find in either of those: [2] and [3]. Please indicate precisely where this fact can be found, or if it isn't there please be a lot more careful in writing articles and in proposing hooks. Please also explain how this hook can be reconciled with the lead sentence that "The event which is very popular in Cyprus was introduced in the 20th century". Fram (talk) 08:28, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Even after 8 years of writing DYKs, this mistake is surely inexcusable. Sorry about it. I have changed the referencing, added a new reference (which I had missed posting earlier) on pagan rituals to substantiate the hook statement. Regarding the reference to 20th century in the lead, I had used a snippet from the book (ref1) which states "...held annually, the 12 days before Lent The Limassol Carnival has been held since the beginning of the 20th century." However, I have now modified the sentence.

That's three tries to get a correct hook, and three fails. Perhaps just drop this one completely (from DYK, I mean)? Your hook states

that the Limassol Carnival Festival, which is said to be an old custom traced to pagan rituals, is now held as an entertaining event?

The article states

Limassol Carnival Festival, which is said to be an old custom traced to pagan rituals,

And the source [4] states

the Limassol Carnival which is an event full of fun and joy, inspired by Pagan rituals and also the Festival of the Flood

Ignoring the fact that a Tumblr site promoting the Limassol Marathon is probably not the kind of WP:RS we need for the Limassol Carnival, there is quite a difference between an event inspired by Pagan rituals (every Carnival, that is), or a specific event traced to pagan rituals (Limassol Carnival, that is). That source doesn't indicate that the Limassol Carnival can be traced back to anything, it is a relatively recent event compared to some of the truly old (at least Medieval) Carnivals one can find in other places in Europe. If you can't find a truly reliable, good source for the claim that Limassol Carnival has some special link to pagan rituals (more so than the generic Carnival link with such rituals, that is), then why even include it? Fram (talk) 15:10, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

How about ALT3 sourced from CNN "In its present incarnation it's a legacy of the Venetians who ruled the island in the 15th and 16th centuries, with a special Cypriot spin." -- Esemono (talk) 04:13, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT3 ... that the Limassol Carnival Festival , in Cyprus, is a legacy of its 15th and 16th century rulers, the Venetians?

Considering that previous problems with the article haven't even been corrected, this just isn't fit for the main page. It makes no sense to give someone a DYK credit when they repeatedly made such a poor job of this DYK nomination (and the accompanying article). There are plenty of unproblematic nominations we can use instead. Nvvchar also isn't some new user who is still learning the way we work here and needs encouragement in this. It's someone who displays on his user page a section with " 57 GA , 1408 DYK , 61 B and 115 C". Well, this one shouldn't be #1409. Fram (talk) 08:37, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 25[edit]

Electro Man

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... that the game Electro Man originally came with a cassette tape containing the soundtrack?

ALT1: ... that in 23 years ago, the game Electro Man originally came with a cassette tape containing the soundtrack?

5x expanded by JudgeDeadd (talk). Self-nominated at 20:40, 28 November 2015 (UTC).

The article readable prose size (6903 B) is long enough. The article is new enough. The hook is not interesting and does not express complete information about the game. I think that it is better to add adverb of time in the hook. But hook's character count is within the legal limits. The hook is cited immediately at the end of the sentence. Main problem is language of sources because most of references are in Polish and Germany. Therefore, the sources must be investigate by a native user and then be confirmed. Please, use this source in the article.Saff V. (talk) 12:35, 23 December 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you. I added the linked source, but I don't think there's a lot of usable info, except for additional reinforcement of the release year and companies. In fact, the source contains some erroneous info (referring to the game as a "side-scrolling platformer" when it's a flip-screen game; or claiming that it was the first Polish game released abroad, even though e.g. the Atari game Fred by LK Avalon saw a foreign release in 1991.) I though the hook was at least a bit interesting because while CD soundtracks are fairly frequent today, I believe a physical soundtrack was unusual back in 1992. JudgeDeadd (talk) 13:48, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Dear BlueMoonset, the sources must be investigate by a native user because the language of sources are Polish and Germany. I think that is better a native user evaluate the sources and then confirmed the DYK.Saff V. (talk) 07:45, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
New reviewer needed who can deal with Polish and German sources. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:50, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 27[edit]

Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting

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... that during his arrest, the perpetrator of the shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood, where three were killed and nine injured, said in a "rambling" interview, "No more baby parts"?
ALT0: ... that during his arrest, the suspect of the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting, where three were killed and nine injured, said in a "rambling" interview, "No more baby parts"?

ALT1:... that during his arrest, the perpetrator of the shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood, where three were killed and nine injured, said in an interview, "No more baby parts"?
ALT2:... that during his arrest, the perpetrator of the shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood said in a "rambling" interview, "No more baby parts"?
ALT3:... that during his arrest, the perpetrator of the shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood said in an interview, "No more baby parts"?
ALT1b:... that during his arrest, the suspect of the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting, where three were killed and nine injured, said in an interview, "No more baby parts"?
ALT2b:... that during his arrest, the suspect of the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting said in a "rambling" interview, "No more baby parts"?
ALT3b:... that during his arrest, the suspect of the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting said in an interview, "No more baby parts"?
Reviewed: Gärdslösa Church
Comment: Previously nominated as AfD, which ended as "kept". There are so many editors, so I went with those who edited the article at the time of creation.

Created by Ched (talk), Seagull123 (talk), and NorwayHS4 (talk). Nominated by George Ho (talk) at 06:24, 29 November 2015 (UTC).

Comment: This is not a review, but I am concerned that the hooks listed above may violate WP:BLP. These hooks mention a "perpetrator," but WP:BLPCRIME cautions against making any implications that a person has committed a crime until a conviction has been secured in a court of law ("A person accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty and convicted by a court of law."). Additionally, according to the DYK rules, hooks that "focus unduly on negative aspects of living individuals should be avoided" (emphasis in original). Perhaps we can use one of these hooks instead:

ALT4: ... that following the November 2015 shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood, President Barack Obama called for stricter gun control legislation?
ALT5: ... that the November 2015 shooting at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood has been described as an act of domestic terrorism?

Let me know what you think. Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 21:48, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

I changed from perpetrator to suspect, Notecardforfree. George Ho (talk) 23:41, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Article was renamed to "Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting", so here are ALT4b and ALT5b:

ALT4b: ... that following the November 2015 Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting, President Barack Obama called for stricter gun control legislation?
ALT5b: ... that the November 2015 Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting has been described as an act of domestic terrorism?

Notecardforfree, I can strike out ALT4 and ALT5 if you allow me, so I can drop the "b" out. George Ho (talk) 23:22, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

George Ho, I went ahead and struck ALT4 and ALT5. Thanks for taking the initiative on this! Best, -- Notecardforfree (talk) 23:36, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Full review needed. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:02, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

New enough, long enough. Hook short enough and sourced. No neutrality problems found, no copyright problems found. QPQ done and image properly licensed. However, I would like to wait until the FfD on the suspect's image is closed before confirming this one way or another. Good to go.--Laun chba ller 13:34, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Which hook is approved? (The review uses "hook", singular, so I'm assuming it's only one.) The labelling is incredibly confusing, with both struck and unstruck hooks having the same name (which should never be done); I've added a "b" to all the duplicate ones, and an 'ALT0 to the alternate original hook. Launchballer, when you do approve the nomination after the image issue in the article is settled (I agree with the delay until it is), please be specific on the hook (or hooks) that are properly sourced, appear in the article, and are neutral and short enough. Thank you. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:21, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Why should we wait until the image situation is done? The other discussion took forty-days. Shall we wait thirty more days until the discussion is closed? George Ho (talk) 03:26, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on November 30[edit]

Bu-Ma Democratic Protests

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... that Bu-Ma Democratic Protests in Korea influenced the latter 5·18 Gwang-ju Democratization Movement and the June Democracy Movement?

Created by Rhee In Joon (talk) and Myn727 (talk). Nominated by Rhee In Joon (talk) at 05:58, 14 December 2015 (UTC).

Educational projects, mainspaced too early (I told the students not to do it, but, sigh...), I hope a few days will be acceptable for a review here, per WP:IAR, in the interest of motivating students to keep contributing after the course is over. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:25, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

There are some issues with the article, but shouldn't be too difficult to resolve. Detailed review below: Jolly Ω Janner 04:13, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
Article

New Y It was nominated a week late, but I'm willing to put this aside as it seemed a genuine mistake was made.
Length Y article is 4,794 at the time of my review.
Policy N the following sentence may not be neutral, but it is hard to tell since it is not cited and the language is poor "The Republic of Korea's National Assmelby election operated December 1978, seriously influenced to illegal plutocracy election and election of authority". Furthermore, that whole paragraph lacks citations. Earwig's Copyvio Detector comes up with no issues.

Hook

Format N It's under 200 characthers, but has some language issues. I would suggest "... that the 1979 Bu-Ma Democratic Protests in South Korea influenced the latter Gwangju Uprising and June Democracy Movement?"
Content Y The hook is interesting enough and neutral. Its claim is cited inline to a non-English source, which I will accept as good faith.

Other

QPQ Y looks like you are new enough here to not need to review any nominations. Hopefully my review will help you in the future!

@Jolly Janner: Thank you for the review, did you notify the creators? They are students, and thus unlikely to monitor this page very closely. For problematic sentences, I suggest using {{Copy edit-inline}}.--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:57, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

@Piotrus: I have since notified the students and appropriately labelled the article. Jolly Ω Janner 18:46, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Both users have been inactive since 24 December, despite multiple notifications over the article. I think this should be rejected, unless anyone volunteers to resolve the issues. Jolly Ω Janner 06:54, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 1[edit]

Persian art

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Armlet from the Oxus Treasure, with inlays of precious stones or enamel lost

... that Persian art (example from the Oxus Treasure pictured) begins 7,000 years ago?
ALT1 that in 1556 Shah Tahmasp I issued an "Edict of Sincere Repentance" attempting to outlaw music, miniature painting, and other forms of Persian art? (current ref #87) Johnbod (talk) 20:36, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier

Hmm, ALT hooks welcome. I began this in my sandbox by copying sections from various articles on distinct periods/media, as detailed in the history. I have greatly expanded and rewritten it (it is now 58K raw bytes), adding well over 1500 bytes, but not to the extent of 5x the old material. Moved to mainspace on 1 December (replacing a deleted redirect). See Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know/Archive 119#Query_about_newness_of_Persian_art for a discussion of the "newness" of this. Johnbod (talk) 17:38, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Created/expanded by Johnbod (talk). Self-nominated at 17:38, 7 December 2015 (UTC).

Article should be treated as newly created, moved to mainspace on December 1, nominated December 7. Long enough for new article, even after excluding copied material. One could read the rules so that the 5x expansion is for existing articles, not new ones. QPQ done. I need more time to review article and image for policy and to suggest alternate hooks. Zeete (talk) 16:53, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Just realized that earlier redirect was to Arts of Iran, previously named Iranian art, current DYKcheck size of 10743. I am no longer certain that this should be considered new. Also Arts of Iran is now disconnected from Wikidata and other language wikis. Zeete (talk) 17:06, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

As it should be - this article relates more closely to the iw ones (or most of them). Arts of Iran includes music, literature, cinema etc, & is now correctly titled per our usual conventions. I don't really see how this has a bearing on whether this article is new; I think nothing was copied from there. Some of the iw articles also take this form (eg Spanish) and arguably the Wikidata entry should be split, but certainly "art" is the main corresponding en article (eg Italian, Portuguese). The Germans don't seem to have either. Johnbod (talk) 13:57, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

@Johnbod and Jakec: Thanks for your response. I understand the difference better now. Noticed the commons category is to Art of Iran, should this be Art of Persia?

Ran copyvio. The first entry seems to be the result of copying from Rock relief, should be okay. Others seem to be matching on reference names.

Checked image okay.

Could you think of a hook that reflects on your newly written material? The original hook is rather general, perhaps something to tie into the armlet. I find ALT1 too detailed. Zeete (talk) 17:26, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Zeete, I think the rules for 5x expansion are pretty explicitly for all nominated articles (except Good Articles, which only have to be longer than 1500 characters) per WP:DYKSG#A5: If some of the text in a nominated article was copied from another Wikipedia article, and the copied text is more than seven days old, then the copied text must be expanded fivefold as if the copied text had been a separate article. This has always applied to newly created articles and expanded articles alike. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:46, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

@Johnbod and BlueMoonset: By that rule, article does not meet 5x. Zeete (talk) 22:09, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

It was always clear it was not a 5x - see the top. how did we get on to that? Johnbod (talk) 04:32, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Johnbod, then it was always not eligible. I'm very sorry, but new articles that contain material from pre-existing articles cannot simply count the new material against the 1500 character minimum, but have to not only exceed 1500 characters, but consist of at least 80% new material against no more than 20% pre-existing material. That's how it's been at DYK since before I joined Wikipedia. Well over half of this article is identical to its Wikipedia origins, so it isn't eligible. The only way for such an article to qualify for DYK is by being listed as a Good Article. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:01, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

I doubt it is true that "Well over half of this article is identical to its Wikipedia origins" as most copied material has been rewritten and and expanded, but whatever. Johnbod (talk) 15:24, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm not one to exaggerate for effect. Duplication detector only lists identical material, and the total of the copied material from the 14 articles mentioned in the edit summaries, ranging in length from 4108-character segments down to 95 (and typically several segments per article), exceeds 26K. I suppose it is possible, even likely, that some material copied from one article existed in another and would show up in more than one duplication lists, but it wouldn't significantly change the result. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:05, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Pieter Baas

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Pieter Baas in 2005

... that botanist Pieter Baas (pictured) felt that Queen Beatrix helped in the formation of the National Herbarium of the Netherlands, which the responsible Minister denied?

Reviewed: Texas State Federation of Labor

Created by Crispulop (talk). Self-nominated at 11:33, 6 December 2015 (UTC).

New enough, long enough, neutral, well-cited; there are no apparent copyvio problems (article is drawn mainly from Dutch RS sources). The hook is short enough and accurately cited, as verified by an online Babylon translation into English of the inline citation source page (I am not a reader of Dutch). Image verified as free for use. QPQ done. We are GTG. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 22:13, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

There is close paraphrasing in one of the English-language sources:
Source: His main interest is in the evolution of wood anatomical diversity and its significance in tree biology and global change research. Related interests are systematic and phylogenetic plant anatomy, microscopic wood identification, biodiversity and conservation, biohistory, and wood culture, and the role of botanical gardens in research and education.
Article: Baas's main research topic is the evolution of wood anatomical diversity and its significance in tree biology and global change research. He is also interested in systematic and phylogenetic plant anatomy, microscopic wood identification, biodiversity and conservation, biohistory, and wood culture, and the role of botanical gardens in research and education.
@Vesuvius Dogg:, are you able to run a few sources through Google Translate to see if text is also copied from the Dutch? Yoninah (talk) 23:56, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
I think I've fixed the close paraphrasing problem as far as the English sources go, but no, I'm unable to run a translation from Dutch through Earwig, and I think (by definition) a translation does not create a close paraphrasing problem. Perhaps I should pass this review off to someone else, maybe, who reads Dutch and might offer a fresh perspective. My main concern was checking that the fact used in the hook was supported by Dutch sources, and it seems to be. Nothing more I can add here. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 00:25, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

My bad, I must have forgotten to further rewrite the information in that section after earlier getting stuck on all the technical terms. Crispulop (talk) 21:00, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 4[edit]

DNA walker

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... that DNA walkers have been used as nanorobots to pick up and drop off molecular cargo?

Reviewed: Philosophy of science

Moved to mainspace by Ashaul3 (talk). Nominated by Antony-22 (talk) at 06:45, 13 December 2015 (UTC).

Begin Review... long enough, moved to mainspace within 5 days of nomination, so counts for creation. QPQ done by nominator. Earwig's copyright detector points to some paraphrasing issues:

Article: ... are made from DNA-coated spherical particles that hybridize to a surface modified with complementary RNA. Motion is achieved through the addition of RNase H, which selectively hydrolyses the hybridized RNA ...

Online Source: ... are made from DNA-coated spherical particles that hybridize to a surface modified with complementary RNA; the motion is achieved through the addition of RNase H, which selectively hydrolyses the hybridized RNA ... - This appears to be lifted from the abstract of a journal article

Hook fact is in the lede without a direct citation, but it is cited in the body. References do not have doi's (unfortunately), though none are simple urls so are allowed under DYK. Sources themselves are fine and used throughout - but are there other plagiarism issues from these sources?

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: Y
Neutral: Y
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: N - As quoted above, at least one section is lifted from a journal verbatim. Further checks on journal sources needed.

Hook eligiblity:

Cited: N - I would like to see a single source used for the claim in the lede and the article, then I can check it properly
Interesting: N - I think it is interesting, but am not sure about wide appeal. The idea of a machine traveling along DNA at a molecular level has enormous potential, but would that be obvious to a non-scientist? Will reconsider when I can check the reference properly.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I can't give this a "minor changes" because of the plagiarism issue, and spot checks on journal sources are needed given lifting from an abstract is established. EdChem (talk) 07:57, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

I've cleaned up the mentioned copy-paste, and added dois to make further copy-paste detection easier. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 23:17, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 5[edit]

Bound for Glory IV

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Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray) forcing Abyss through a flaming table at Bound for Glory IV

... that at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling's Bound for Glory IV pay-per-view event, the wrestler Abyss was forced through a flaming table?

Reviewed: Francisco Sutil

5x expanded by Wrestlinglover (talk). Self-nominated at 16:43, 5 December 2015 (UTC).

Artıcle was expanded from 1,695 chars on July 11, 2015‎ -last edit before expansıon began- to 36,495 chars on December 5, 2015 -begin of expansıon- exceedlng required 5x-expancıon limit of 8,475 chars. Nomination took place on December 20, 2015. I am not sure wheter it ıs still eligible because of the time span of 15 days between the first expansion and the nomination date. Article is well-written, neutral and cites sources inline. The "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports several possibilities of high-rate copy-vios. Hook is correct formatted and interesting. Hook fact is accurate and cited inline. QPQ was done. Image is ©-free and appears in the article. It does not show up well in small size. I ask kindly another reviewer with more experience to recheck the date and copy-vio issues. CeeGee 10:41, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Sergio García (footballer, born 1989)

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... that the Spanish footballer Sergio García scored twice in a match for Real Oviedo despite only playing for 30 minutes?

Reviewed: Paper Boat

5x expanded by The Almightey Drill (talk). Self-nominated at 14:25, 5 December 2015 (UTC).

The article is long enough and contains the hook which is supported by the source cited immediately after it. It is also expanded 5x within the legal time. No copyvio was detected. However, there are some concerns over the notability of the subject; considering the fact that the sources are all in Spanish a bilingual editor should verify the notability. Btw, the article does not cover the subject well. Mhhossein (talk) 16:24, 8 January 2016 (UTC)
- MYS77, please can you confirm to the user the verifiability of the sources. Thank you '''tAD''' (talk) 12:29, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

He did score two goals within thirty minutes on the field, those goals were in the 87th and 88th minute. Here's an English-language source (not very official, though), and the official website confirms the double, but without any match report. MYS 77 ^✉ 20:41, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

MYS 77: Can you verify that the whole part of the hook do exists in the cited source? Mhhossein (talk) 05:46, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

The Almightey Drill: Besides I suggest you to find a more interesting hook, I should tell you that I can't find the hook in the article, just how it's written here. Mhhossein (talk) 05:46, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Mhhossein it was there but the wording didn't make it clear for a wider audience. If you find this hook too boring, I will wait to see if other users think the same. If they do, I will withdraw the nomination as nothing else in the article is remotely interesting. '''tAD''' (talk) 06:59, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

@Mhhossein: As I said, the hook actually has some proof, but it doesn't exist as a whole in both sources. It's still 100% correct, but it's not easy to have an English-based source which confirms it. Besides, this Sergio García can be confused to the much more known Sergio García (footballer, born 1983). MYS 77 ^✉ 11:35, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

The hook is not supported by sources as a whole. You can either change the hook or withdraw your nomination. Mhhossein (talk) 17:28, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 7[edit]

Ghost boat

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~~... that, in 2014, 243 people on a Ghost boat vanished without a trace, more than the 239 passengers who disappeared on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?~~

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tusheti National Park

Created by Esemono (talk). Self-nominated at 08:15, 7 December 2015 (UTC).

Caution. This shouldn't proceed. This claimed event basically emanates from one man writing for a blog. Such an event would have been disseminated widely by the international media. It hasn't been. There is no deadline so we can wait until it ever is. (User:Moriori refused to sign his statement so I added his name here, 20:48, 7 December 2015‎ )

It has been disseminated widely by the international media as shown by the sources, including a NPR piece -- Esemono (talk) 23:41, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Perhaps then you can provide links to articles/reports about this in The Times, Moscow Times, New York Times, The Hindu, ABC, Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, Reuters etc etc etc. Look, all I am saying is that there is no reason for us to rush into this one. Regarding sources, 10 of the inlines go to one person, the blogger who started this story. Incidentally, your knowledge of my intentions -- "refused to sign his statement" -- is incorrect. I forgot. Moriori (talk) 01:42, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

In the article there are three reliable sources in addition to Bobbie Johnson's project on MATTER with reporter Eric Reidy. Does it say in DYK rules that an article must have sources in X amount of international media? The article is sourced enough to go forward. Also, thank you for following Wikipedia protocol this time. -- Esemono (talk) 06:46, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

The refs you mention all lead back to the blogger's story. The article needs attention. We don't know what the name of the boat was, or if it actually existed. No wreckage found, no bodies found. No passenger manifest. We say there were at least 243 people on board and under Deaths we say "243, all, presumed". Where are the reliable independent refs for that supposition. The article needs attention, and we should wait until it is brought up to encyclopedic standard. Moriori (talk) 02:58, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

Rejected.
Sorry, Esemono, but there are serious concerns about the sources on which this story is based, so Wikipedia should not assert these events as fact. They may be true, but the sources are essentially a blog, so do not meet WP:RS. As Moriori pointed out, this article could work if the research of the blogger was picked up by news sources with a reputation for fact-checking, but a month after the nomination was made, no such sources have been added.
There is a fine article on Columbia Journalism Review[5] and a shorter piece on NPR[6], but both CJR+NPR are reporting on Eric Reidy's investigation, rather than on the event. Neither CJR nor NPR assert Reidy's findings as fact.
If the article is to be retained, it should really be be recast in accordance with those reliable sources as "Ghost boat investigation", a story about the investigation. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 18:56, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Good idea. I have moved it to Ghost boat investigation.--Esemono (talk) 21:00, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

... that a project has been launched, the Ghost boat investigation, to look into how 243 people vanished without a trace in 2014, more than the 239 passengers who disappeared on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?

AFAICS, it is still substantially the same article, and has not been significantly recast. It still relies overwhelmingly on Reidy's own blog, rather than on 3rd-party accounts of his work. So far as I am concerned, this article has been rejected for DYK, but if another reviewer wants to reopen it, that is their choice. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 01:07, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Didn't you confirm that the article has two respected sources and 3rd-party accounts that are reporting on the fact that Reidy and Bobbie Johnson, of Medium.com, have created an investigation? "There is a fine article on Columbia Journalism Review[7] and a shorter piece on NPR[8], but both CJR+NPR are reporting on Eric Reidy's investigation" -- Esemono (talk) 03:12, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Please re-read my comment of 11 January. Yes, those sources exsist and are used, but it is still substantially an article about the alleged ghost boat, rather than about the investigation. It still relies overwhelmingly on Reidy's blog.
I'm done here. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 12:15, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

The article to me seems to be about the investigation. We shouldn't delete all information about the Ghost boat after all that is what the investigation is about. -- Esemono (talk) 23:29, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 8[edit]

Agriculture in Indonesia

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Vast palm oil plantation in Indonesia.

... that Indonesia is the world largest producer of palm oil?

ALT1:... that 49 million Indonesians (41% of labour force) work in agriculture sector?
ALT2:... that the agricultural sector in Indonesia contributed to 14.43 percent of national GDP?
ALT3:... that around 30 percent of Indonesian land area is used for agriculture purposes?
Comment: The article was expanded significantly between 5 to 8 December 2015

5x expanded by Gunkarta (talk). Self-nominated at 07:05, 8 December 2015 (UTC).

Article is new and long enough at 16,385 chars at nomination time on December 5, 2015. It is neutral. and cited inline but paragraph under "History" section, two paragraphs under "Ancient era", first two paragraphs under "Colonial era", first paragraph under "Republic era", paragraph under "Food produces" and paragraph under "Environmental issues" lack refs. "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports relative high possibility of copy-vios (44.8%, 39.4%, 29.1%, 28.6%, 26.5% etc.). Hook, I prefer initial one, is accurate formated and interesting. Hook fact ,s cited inline. No QPQ was done. Supposedly, there is no need. The user has two DYKs at his talk page. Image is ©-free, appears in the article and shows up well. Ref and copy-vıo issues need to be addressed. CeeGee 18:57, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your review, greatly appreciated. I've addressed the references and copyvio issues; have included additional references in those paragraphs, plus rephrasing some sentences. Now the "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports are all below 25%, and they are actually quoted references. Gunkarta talk 19:27, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your efforts. However, there are still some issues left: The first two paragraphs of the "Ancient era" section and the first two paragraphs of the "Colonial era" are unreferenced. I guess the copy-vıo issues are addressed with all refs not exceeding a rate of 25%. CeeGee 19:56, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Done adding references, hope that was sufficient. Gunkarta talk 08:49, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

All ref issues were addressed. Copy-vio rate was decreased to max. 22%. AGF for foreign language refs and sources not accessible by me. Good to go. CeeGee 12:05, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

@CeeGee: I don't understand your calculations. There is close paraphrasing all the way down to 2%.
Source: Smallholder farmers account for about 85 percent of total rubber estates in Indonesia, implying that government and large private estates play a minor role in the domestic rubber industry.
Article: Smallholder farmers in Indonesia retain for about 85 percent of total rubber estates, which suggests the minor role of government and large private estates in Indonesian rubber industry.
Source: About half of the natural rubber that is absorbed domestically in Indonesia goes to the tire manufacturing industry, followed by rubber gloves, rubber thread, footwear, retread tires, medical gloves, carpets and other tools.
Article: about half of the natural rubber that is absorbed internally goes to the tire manufacturing industry, followed by rubber gloves, rubber thread, footwear, retread tires, medical gloves, rubber carpets and various rubber tools.
Source: although agriculture's share of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) has declined markedly during the last five decades, it still provides income for the majority of Indonesian households today.
Article: Although the share of agriculture sector contribution to the national gross domestic product has declined significantly in the last half century, today it still provides income for the majority of Indonesian households.
Source: The large plantations tend to focus on commodities which are important export products (palm oil and rubber), while the smallhold farmers focus on rice, soybeans, corn, fruits and vegetables.
Article: The large plantations tend to focus on export commodities; such as palm oil and rubber, while the small scale farmers focus on horticultural commodities ... such as rice, soybeans, corn, fruits and vegetables.
Source: Indonesia is a major global key producer of a wide variety of agricultural tropical products
Article: Indonesia is a world's major key producer of a wide variety of agricultural tropical products.
Source: Clearing rainforests for oil palm plantations has destroyed critical habitat for endangered species like rhinos, elephants, tigers and orangutans, which have all been pushed to the verge of extinction.
Article: Clearing rainforests for oil palm plantations has destroyed critical habitat for endangered species like rhinos, elephants, tigers and orangutans, which have all been pushed to the verge of extinction.
Source: Indonesian production focuses predominantly on black tea, though small amounts of green are also produced. Additionally, many varieties grown here aren't well known globally, as much of the Indonesian crop is used in blends; mixed with other teas.
Article: Tea production in Indonesian focused mainly on black tea, although small amounts of green are also produced. Moreover, many Indonesian tea varieties are not well known globally, since much of the Indonesian tea is used in blends; mixed with other teas.
Source: For Indonesian horticulture farmers a problematic situation occurs as the imported horticultural products are often cheaper than the locally-produced horticultural products.
Article: Indonesian horticulture farmers face a problematic situation; the imported horticultural products are often cheaper than the locally produced horticultural products.
Yoninah (talk) 21:49, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

@Yoninah: Is there any hint somewhere which rate is the limit? It would help me to be more accurate next time. About the close paraphrasing you may be right. Sometimes it is not easy to judge it is close or not. CeeGee 06:36, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Close paraphrasing can be found even in 9% or 4%, as shown by this nomination. The only way to ensure there is no close paraphrasing is to manually check each source side-by-side, using tools such as Earwigs or the WMFLabs Dup Detector (you can find the links to these pages in the toolbox on each DYK nomination). Yoninah (talk) 09:18, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Israeli-Palestinian economic peace efforts

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... that Israeli-Palestinian economic peace efforts began in 1995 when officials on both sides agreed to create six industrial parks which people from both groups could work together?

ALT1:... that Israeli-Palestinian economic peace efforts have received support from Turkey, Japan, and a number of countries and international organizations as an alternate pathway to improved relations between the two groups?

Created/expanded by Sm8900 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:52, 13 December 2015 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on December 10[edit]

Alliance of Palestinian Forces

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... that in rejection of the 1993 Oslo Accords, Hamas and nine other groups formed the Alliance of Palestinian Forces?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1946 Bihar riots

Created by Soman (talk). Self-nominated at 10:26, 12 December 2015 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on December 12[edit]

Elephant & Castle tube station

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~~... that the first baby born on the London Underground named Marie Cordery was born at Elephant & Castle in 1924 but was rumoured to have "Thelma Ursula Beatrice Eleanor" (T.U.B.E) as her name?~~

Improved to Good Article status by Vincent60030 (talk), Alarics (talk), Ritchie333 (talk), and Dubmill (talk). Nominated by Vincent60030 (talk) at 11:53, 12 December 2015 (UTC).

Comment I would also suggest this DYK to appear on the 1st of January - a Happy New Year and a happy new life (baby). Vincent60030 (talk) 12:02, 12 December 2015 (UTC)
Comment The hook is ungrammatical (needs "to have"?), and since the baby was born in 1924, wishes for "a happy new life" seem rather late. Any other New Year link? Johnbod (talk) 18:38, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

I've fixed the grammatical errors mentioned. ;) Late? How is that late? Hmm...I think that's the only suitable date I could think of for this. Are you able to think of any Johnbod? VKZY^LUFan (talk) (Mind the Gap!) 14:09, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

No, like most hooks. If still alive, the baby would now 91 or so. Johnbod (talk) 15:07, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

@Johnbod: I think it's just fine to leave the specified date as it is because it is possible for ppl to live longer than 91. @Ritchie333: @Alarics: @Dubmill: what do you all think? VKZY^LUFan (talk) (Mind the Gap!) 11:55, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Personally I think the hook is a bit long and rambling, but I'm struggling to think of something that leaps out as being "hooky" ... I'll have a think and get back to you. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:56, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

I'd like to suggest a slight rewriting as follows:

(Did you know) that Marie Cordery, the first baby born on the London Underground, was born at Elephant & Castle in 1924 and was rumoured to have been named "Thelma Ursula Beatrice Eleanor" (T.U.B.E.)? Dubmill (talk) 12:17, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

That's a great idea, Dubmill! But actually, I meant to ask opinions about the specified date for the hook, Ritchie333 and Dubmill. Anyways, feel free to think of a new and better hook if you could. Cheers! VKZY^LUFan (talk) (Mind the Gap!) 12:47, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

ALT1 ~~... that Marie Cordery, the first baby born on the London Underground, was born at Elephant & Castle in 1924 and was rumoured to have been named "Thelma Ursula Beatrice Eleanor" (T.U.B.E.)?~~

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Comment I don't think the date matters at all. I would put "was initially rumoured" or "was incorrectly rumoured" if we have to mention the rumoured name at all -- it seems pretty feeble to me. -- Alarics (talk) 12:38, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Comment To my mind 'was rumoured' is sufficient. Her actual name is stated and this indicates to the reader that the rumour was false. I think the problem if you take the mention of the rumoured name out is that you're left only with the first baby to be born on the Underground, which seems a bit dry. The joke about the initials of the rumoured name adds a bit of entertainment value. Dubmill (talk) 13:50, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Well maybe it was entertaining in 1924. -- Alarics (talk) 14:51, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Do you think we could get this done by New Year's Day? BlueMoonset are you free to review this? Thanks :) VKZY^LUFan (talk) (Mind the Gap!) 09:45, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

Full review needed. (If you want to request it for New Year's Day, please post to WT:DYK, where people are likely to see it.) BlueMoonset (talk) 23:53, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
ALT2 ... that ~~Marie Cordery~~ the first baby born on the London Underground (at Elephant & Castle in 1924) was rumoured to have been named "Thelma Ursula Beatrice Eleanor" (T.U.B.E.)? 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:24, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
The name Marie Cordery should not be used in the hook without solid referencing. My research indicates that the baby was actually named Mary Ashfield Eleanor Hammond and the mother's name was Mrs Daisy Hammond. It's not clear where the Cordery name comes from - perhaps it was a married name and at least one source has it for the mother not the baby. I'll be suggesting another hook in a moment... Andrew D. (talk) 16:45, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
ALT3 ... that when the first baby was born on the London Underground at Elephant & Castle station, Lord Ashfield said that, "it would not do to encourage this sort of thing as I am a busy man"?

Full review still needed; previous hooks mentioning Marie Cordrey have been struck per Andrew D.'s objections. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:30, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Ben Musa

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~~... that in 1966, Oregon state senator Ben Musa ran for governor, but lost the Democratic primary to Robert W. Straub?~~

Reviewed: St. Nicholas Hotel (New York City)

Created by Orygun (talk). Self-nominated at 06:22, 12 December 2015 (UTC).

Comment: If you don't know the principals, the hook isn't so hooky. How about:
ALT1: ... that while Ben Musa served as an Oregon state senator, his wife was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing approximately half of his senate district? Yoninah (talk) 23:14, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

I agree, ALT1 is more interesting.--Orygun (talk) 05:32, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Full review needed. Yoninah (talk) 20:20, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

New enough, certainly long enough, and meets policy. The Alt1 hook is short enough, interesting, and cited. QPQ done, all set! 1bandsaw (talk) 07:04, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 13[edit]

Nicolette Bruining

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Drawing of Nicolette Bruining

~~... that Nicolette Bruining (pictured) who founded VPRO, a Liberal Christian broadcasting radio program was acknowledged as Righteous Among the Nations by Israel for assisting Jews during WWII?~~

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jeanne des Anges
Comment: For WikiProject Women In Red Women in Religion editathon

Created by SusunW (talk). Self-nominated at 05:23, 14 December 2015 (UTC).

You're close. There needs to be more specific in-text citations; specifically, everything said in a DYK hook needs to be footnoted in the article. I'd also copyedit and shorten the hook as well as, making it more like ... that VPRO founder Nicolette Bruining (pictured) was honored as Righteous Among the Nations for assisting Jews during World War II? Besides that, I see no major issues blocking this from being DYK material. ViperSnake151 Talk 03:01, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

ViperSnake151 Thanks for the review, appreciate it. I'm a bit confused, the mark says it passed, but your text says it didn't. I'm fine with the alt hook you proposed, but there is nothing in the article which isn't cited. Granted, others changed the text after I nominated it, but regardless of verbiage, every statement is cited. Mayhaps what you meant to say is that I didn't specifically state that she received the award from Israel for helping the Waisviszes? I have added that. Please clarify and ping me. SusunW (talk) 03:50, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

I just realized that the symbol I used was wrong. But anyway, relevant rule in the DYK rules is that "Each fact in the hook must be supported in the article by at least one inline citation to a reliable source, appearing no later than the end of the sentence(s) offering that fact. Citations at the end of the paragraph are not sufficient.". This means there must be an explicit footnote each and every time something mentioned in the hook is mentioned in the article. ViperSnake151 Talk 05:16, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

ViperSnake151 I agree with that assessment. But here's what I made the hook from: she helped establish the Central Committee of Liberal Protestantism to broaden the scope of the church.[4] ... the Central Committee went on in 1926 to found the Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Corporation or VPRO in which Bruining was president and Spelsberg secretary.[5][2] ... Both Waisvisz daughters survived the war, thanks to Bruining's intervention.[3][6] ... Posthumously, she was honored by the government of Israel on 7 March 1990 as one of the Righteous Among the Nations for her assistance to the Waisvisz family.[6][3] Maybe you constructing it differently, or don't agree with my construction? SusunW (talk) 05:48, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

ALT 1. ... that VPRO founder Nicolette Bruining (pictured) was honored as Righteous Among the Nations for assisting Jews during World War II?

ViperSnake151 Talk 16:30, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

New reviewer needed, since ALT1 was proposed by the original reviewer. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:13, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

It was new enough, long enough, and it meets policy. The Alt1 hook is concise and interesting, supported by source. QPQ done. All set! 1bandsaw (talk) 00:05, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

The hook is not sufficiently cited in the article. There's a couple of solutions to this: either cite "She was also a teacher and humanitarian, assisting Jews during the Second World War." or mention the fact that the Waisvisz family was Jewish (with an inline cite). Jolly Ω Janner 06:10, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Jolly Janner One does not cite the lede. Her teaching, which has nothing to do with the hook, is cited in the body as is the award of Righteous Among Nations. Since the award only exists to honor non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust, that she got one is evidence in itself that they were Jewish. It would be like requiring one to verify that Paris is the capital of France. Please can this nomination move on. It has been hanging for a month. SusunW (talk) 15:07, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

I think it's quite different to comparing the capital of France. I would not feel comfortable passing this nomination, as I think Righteous Among the Nations being an award for saving Jews need verification. Hopefully someone will feel comfortable enough in promoting this. Regards, Jolly Ω Janner 17:44, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Jolly Janner I quite disagree with you. The award is world renowned and I cannot imagine that anyone with a knowledge of world history would not know of it and its import to the State of Israel and those upon whom it has been bestowed. However, I will add the citation from Yad Vashem [9] to the article which clearly states that it "convey[s] the gratitude of the State of Israel and the Jewish people to non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews...grant[s] the title of Righteous Among the Nations to the few who helped Jews in the darkest time in their history". I would ask you to please restore the tick post-haste. SusunW (talk) 18:51, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. This checks out and the article is now ready for promotion. I don't think it's suitable for myself to promote it, but hopefully other involved editors are working their way back from the oldest nominations. Regards, Jolly Ω Janner 20:38, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

HP Stream 7

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... that the HP Stream 7 has been sold for $79?

Reviewed: Sydney Beck

5x expanded by SSTflyer (talk). Self-nominated at 04:24, 14 December 2015 (UTC).

Edits from December 13-16 brought it from about 157 to 1823 characters, more info was added after that by Spike-from-NH so the current article is even longer. Article is written well enough and the hook is sourced, is interesting due to the relatively low sale price for this type of product. QPQ done. TaylorMoore2 (talk) 17:08, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

@TaylorMoore2: so is this a tick? sst✈ 10:13, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

SSTflyer Yes , forgot to put that. TaylorMoore2 (talk) 15:38, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

The hook seems more like a catalog item than a hook. How about:
ALT1: ... that the HP Stream 7, launched for US$119, has sold for as low as $79? Yoninah (talk) 00:28, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

I do not oppose the hook suggested by Yoninah, but a new reviewer is required to check this hook. sst✈ ^(top/_bottom) (edits) 10:52, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Reviewer should do a full review, since the original reviewer is a blocked sockpuppet. BlueMoonset (talk) 09:09, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 14[edit]

2015 Zaria Shia Massacre

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... that on December 15, human rights activists accused Nigeria's military of killing perhaps as many as 1,000, Shia Muslims in just three days?

ALT1:... that Nigerian military secretly buried hundreds of bodies in mass graves after it stormed the house of top Nigerian Shia cleric Ibrahim Zakzaky?
Reviewed: Shooting of Jamar Clark

Created by Salatiwiki (talk). Nominated by Mhhossein (talk) at 16:41, 21 December 2015 (UTC).

GIVU effect

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logo of GIVU effect

... that GIVU effect is a youth-focused NGO in Korea aiming to foster a giving and sharing culture?

Created by Bohyunlee (talk) and Limji1234 (talk). Nominated by Bohyunlee (talk) at 05:54, 14 December 2015 (UTC).

It appears that you have taken an article without any references and added sources. Good job! However, the text has not been increased 5x within 7 days of your nomination – or, giving an extra day, since December 6. Before that December 6 edit, the character count was 1660, and now it is 2779. (The lists under History don't count in the character count.) I'm afraid this doesn't satisfy the DYK rules. Yoninah (talk) 01:29, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

@Yoninah: the article was created 13 October 2015 then moved to userspace on 19 October 2015‎ (presumably it was accidentally created in mainspace?) It was then worked on in the userspace before being moved back to mainspace on 14 December 2015‎. Jolly Ω Janner 07:39, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, @Jolly Janner: for clarifying that. I did spend a lot of time looking at the history, but didn't catch that. So yes, the article is eligible as a start-class article. However, it needs copyediting for English grammar, and a tag has been placed on the page to that effect. The paragraph under Meaning of the Name needs at least one citation, per DYK rules. Pinging @Piotrus: to ask if the foreign-language refs are reliable sources. Yoninah (talk) 10:23, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I don't read Korean, but some of the refs are major Korean newspapers. I would really prefer to have a Korean speaker check if those references support the text in the article (students often have problems with that part, sigh), but since nobody is likely to help, I can't but say AGF here. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 16:38, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Seoul Independent Film Festival

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Seoul Independent Film Festival 2015

... that Seoul Independent Film Festival happens in South Korea?

Created by Gong Ju-young (talk). Self-nominated at 04:54, 15 December 2015 (UTC).

@Gong Ju-young: Thanks for the article, but do you think you could suggest a better hook, it's kind of obvious being in Seoul!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:17, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Suggestion: ALT1: ... that the Seoul Independent Film Festival was initially the Korean Youth Film Festival? -Freekee (talk) 01:07, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

How about ALT2: ... that some of the works at the Seoul Independent Film Festival go on a city tour called an "indie picnic". The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 16:59, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

The article is new enough and long enough, neutral and well-sourced. Either ALT1 or ALT2 work. The picture seems properly licensed, but is not very interesting. A spot check of the Korean sources using Google translate shows no problem – just the facts are being taken. The article makes extensive use of the festival's website, but not in a promotional way, so that should be acceptable. There are copyright problems with the English language sources:

Article: In the competition of the festival, nine homespun features and 45 shorts will vie for cash prizes amounting to 72 million won (about $68,000). Winners will be shown during the closing ceremony on Dec. A large portion of films focus on grim social issues in Korea, including rape, domestic violence, school bullying, the plight of migrant workers and dark moments in recent Korean history.
Source: In the competition of the fest, nine homespun features and 45 shorts will vie for cash prizes amounting to 72 million won (about $68,000) ... Winners will be shown during the closing ceremony on Dec. 6. A large portion of films focus on grim social issues in Korea, including rape, domestic violence, school bullying, the plight of migrant workers and dark moments in recent Korean history.

This needs paraphrasing. I suggest going over the other places English-language sources have been used, making sure the text has not just been copied, and paraphrasing where needed. Also, it needs a native English speaker to copy edit. Some of the language is very hard to follow: "Next, the Best Picture Award is a selecting to Grand prize work in competition and award cash prize, plaque. And the Excellent picture award is selecting to superb work in competition and award cash prize, plaque. "

The article is not ready for the front page in its present state. (Note: I will be traveling for the next few weeks so may not be able to follow up this review.) Aymatth2 (talk) 13:35, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Gomsin

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women's gomusin

... that Gomsin refers to girlfriends who are waiting for their boyfriends in South Korean military?

Created by Ye-rang Kim (talk). Self-nominated at 04:18, 15 December 2015 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on December 15[edit]

Laurence Tubiana

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... that Laurence Tubiana served as senior adviser on the environment to the former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Daniel Montgomery Boyd

5x expanded by Ipigott (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 11:07, 19 December 2015 (UTC).

As her recent achievements have been related to the Paris Climate Meeting, I would suggest:

ALT1: ... that Laurence Tubiana, appointed Special Ambassador by the French foreign minister Laurent Fabius, contributed to the success of the Paris Climate Meeting COP21? --Ipigott (talk) 12:34, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

ALT2: ... that French economist Laurence Tubiana, appointed Special Ambassador to the COP21 climate change meeting in Paris, managed the negotiations that led to a new agreement signed by 195 countries? Yoninah (talk) 20:39, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Alex Moffat (trade unionist)

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... that Alex Moffat, a Scottish trade unionist and communist activist, became president of the National Union of Scottish Mine Workers?
ALT1 ... that brothers Abe Moffat and Alex Moffat were Scottish trade unionists and communist activists, who became successive presidents of the National Union of Scottish Mine Workers?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Bryan Nelson and Template:Did you know nominations/Ryse: Son of Rome

Created/expanded by Warofdreams (talk). 7&6=thirteen (☎) Nominated by 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:22, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

User:7&6=thirteen, right now this is a quick fail: it's not long enough. Drmies (talk) 17:49, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

Comment Working on it. Will get it up to speed. Er, I mean size. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:50, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

Right on. Hey, you can ping me when you're done; I don't mind reviewing it. Workers of the world unite! Drmies (talk) 00:16, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Comment Drmies It's not done yet, but it's long enough now. I will be adding more text. Note that I added another article (and a reviewed QPQ), and added myself as one of the authors. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:59, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

That's plenty. But what is "Ed. Ian MacDougall, Militant miners, p.85"? and "The Times, 1 June 1929"? "Labour History Review, Vol.68, p.103"? Sorry, but this isn't ready yet. Drmies (talk) 03:37, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Drmies I think the citation formats have been fixed. Does that work for you? 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:01, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Thing is, I still see inconsistencies and incomplete entries. The former: "Robin Page Arnot, A History of the Scottish Miners, p.66" (note 2) lacks bibliographical information and is, unlike three other books, cited in the note, not in the Sources section; same with " Robin Page Arnot, A History of the Scottish Miners, p.420" (note 10). The latter: "Mr Abe Moffat", The Times, 29 March 1975 (note 8) lacks a page number (or a link--who has access to this article?); "Scottish TUC Bulletin, Nos.242-338, p.555" (note 9) lacks title and author and year. In addition, the paragraph beginning "It is to be noted that" is not in the proper tone: things are only to be noted if secondary sources say that, and while this source may suggest that, it can't be said in our voice. And "almost destined to be" is improper for the same reason. Plus, there is no connection between those statements and the quote that follows (I see the same thing in the paragraph starting "He and his brother").

In short, this needs more work--copyediting, revision. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 19:11, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

Drmies, References have been fixed. Does this work for you now? Thanks. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:56, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

See "It is to be noted..." and my comment on that paragraph above. Notes 4, 8, 13 lack page numbers. I don't see how the bibliography page at "Heroes of Mine" cited in note 17 verifies the information in the text. Still there are some books that are cited in the notes and some that are cited fully in the "Sources" section. Still there are incomplete entries such as in notes 2 and 9. The Fife and Kinross Miners' Association wasn't dissolved, but rather merged with another union and the two were renamed. " Abe Moffat was victimised perennially" is entirely unclear and does not seem to be verified in the source (not strange considering it's a strange claim; the source uses "victimised" probably in a specific sense).

This is the third? fourth? time that I'm called back to this, and it's still problematic. Please find a different reviewer: I would fail this, right now. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 21:28, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 16[edit]

Black-bellied tern

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Black-bellied tern

... that the black-bellied tern (pictured) is not a seabird?

ALT1:... that the black-bellied tern (pictured) is found only inland and not on the coast?
Reviewed: Hrazdan River

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 11:41, 18 December 2015 (UTC).

Article is long enough, and has been expanded more than fivefold within a week before nomination. It is interesting, neutral, and appropriately referenced. Both hoos are interesting, and hook fact is cited in the article and verified in online reference. Spot checks did not reveal close paraphrasing. Erwig's tool found matches in three sites that had attributed Wikipedia as source. Picture is used in the article, and license is fine. QPQ done. Oceanh (talk) 19:02, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

I do not find either hooks interesting as they stand. Surely most birds fit into this category? Jolly Ω Janner 07:38, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

@Jolly Janner: But terns, like seagulls, are almost exclusively seabirds. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:46, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Is this something the average reader would know? If it is, then the hook is interesting. If not, then perhaps we need to mention this fact. Jolly Ω Janner 20:18, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT2: ~~... that the Black-bellied tern (pictured) might be in the wrong genus, but research will be needed to confirm this?~~ The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 01:42, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

This is interesting, in the article and has an inline citation to an offline source at the end of the sentence. I'm inclined to check with @Cwmhiraeth: that the claim in the article is not original research. Does the source specifically state the black-bellied tern might be better placed or just the black-fronted tern? Jolly Ω Janner 03:27, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT2 refers to a bit of the article that was there before I expanded it. The full-length version the source is unavailable to me and the abstract does not support ALT2. I think the original hooks ARE interesting, but if you want something different, how about ALT3? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:26, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT3: ... that the black-bellied tern (pictured) is found only inland and is "endangered" by human activities?

Cwmhiraeth: I think that the "problem" with the original hook and the alt is that they don't give any context as to why that's an interesting fact. Is it that most other species of tern are seabirds? If so, stick that in the article and in the original hook and alt, and they'd work really well. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 16:15, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

The first sentence in our featured article Tern is "Terns are seabirds in the family Sternidae", but reading further, I see that there are several species that breed by rivers, so let's forget about the sea and try

ALT4: ... that the black-bellied tern (pictured) breeds by rivers and is "endangered" by human activities? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:18, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT3 and ALT4 are both interesting enough and I've validated them. I'd also like to propose ALT5 below, which will need independent validation should a promoter want to use it. Jolly Ω Janner 03:07, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT5: ... that the black-bellied tern (pictured) is endangered as a result of human activities and its population is decreasing?

West Indies cricket team in India in 1983–84

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Sunil Gavaskar scored his career best 236 in 1983 against West Indies

... that both Sunil Gavaskar (pictured) and Kapil Dev had their career best performance during the disastrous West Indies 1983–84 tour of India?

Created by Sarvagyana guru (talk). Self nominated at 04:24, 16 December 2015 (UTC).

·Article is new enough but has only 1034 characters (187 words) of "readable prose size". There is a lot of text but it is mostly in tables which do not count as readable text for the 1500 character minimum requirement. The text also needs some work - "disastrous" is not a neutral term to use to describe a test series in Wikipedia's voice. I find the hook interesting but I follow cricket, and wonder if it would be clear to a non-cricket fan (ie that India lost but two of their great players had career best performances. Maybe something like...

(ALT1): ... that Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar (pictured) and Kapil Dev had their career best performances during the West Indies dominant 1983–84 tour of India?

EdChem (talk) 10:23, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

General eligiblity:

New Enough: Y
Long Enough: N - Too short, needs 1500 characters of readable text, presently about 1000

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: Y
Neutral: N - "Disastrous" could be problematic re being overly negative, and some copy edits are needed once the expansion is done
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook eligiblity:

Cited: Y
Interesting: N - See above comments
Other problems: N - See above comments

Image: Image is freely license, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: None required.

Overall: The article will need a second review as I have made hook suggestions. I used Earwig's tool to look for plagiarism issues, which seem to be absent. EdChem (talk) 10:48, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. I have expanded the article and increased the word count to 1800 (without including spaces) i.e. 337 words (as counted by MS Word). Sarvagyana guru (talk) 22:07, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Length is now fine following increase in text, but I still have concerns, including (1) copy edit would be helpful; (2) the article is classed as a Stub, and I am not sure I would move it to 'Start' class with at 8 subheadings having tables only and no prose text; and, (3) another reviewer is needed to decide on my hook comments as I can't declare my own proposal as queue-ready. EdChem (talk) 04:39, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

I have requested the article's classification be assessed by the Cricket WikiProject. EdChem (talk) 04:47, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

Lugnuts has upgraded it to start-class and I'd agree with that assessment. Jenks24 (talk) 01:55, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Jenks. It's def. not a stub, so I've upgraded it. I've made several changes around the Test scorecard section to bring it inline with the cricket project's MOS. I don't think it's DYK ready, but good luck to those who've nominated it and worked on the article. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 14:49, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Comment - the hook is ambiguous at best - I read it as suggesting that the West Indies had a disastrous tour, which is clearly not the case. I'd also be concerned that "career best performances" is ambiguous - with Gavankar's name there I assumed that Kapi Dev had also made his highest score. Gavaskar's score is also only his highest test score - that's not clear in the hook (I took it as meaning highest score of any kind). The lead section of the article is also really quite confused - the second paragraph includes all sorts of interesting things but without any form of real organisation - and these are not then returned to in the article itself.

Arguably there's more interest in the ODI at Srinagar (with regard to the pitch being dug up) or why the series is known as the "Revenge" series - although that's not made clear at all in the article. It also clearly needs copyediting and wikilinking. At present I would argue it relies far too heavily on tabular data and not enough on good writing. Blue Square Thing (talk) 15:40, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 17[edit]

Sankofa (Oogenus)

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~~... that Sankofa is a kind of fossil egg showing a transition from dinosaurs to birds?~~

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Karachi Kings

5x expanded by Ashorocetus (talk). Self-nominated at 03:21, 24 December 2015 (UTC).

Thank you for your interesting work here. The expansion is new and big enough, the article is long enough, the hook is interesting. No close paraphrasing or copyright issues detected, QPQ confirmed. Offline source accepted in good faith. Just a very minor issue: even though this could be splitting hairs and even though I do understand that there is very strong evidence for these eggs belonging to a transitional species, the article never states with full certainty that it belongs to a transitional species ("may represent", "probably represents"), so IMHO it would be better if the hook was modified accordingly. --GGT (talk) 00:58, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

OK, yeah that makes sense. Here's an alt to try: Ashorocetus (talk | contribs) 01:54, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Sankofa is a kind of fossil egg that was probably laid by a transitional species from dinosaurs to birds?

All good to go with the alternative blurb. Thank you for your work here. --GGT (talk) 08:01, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

I was looking to promote this, but then realized that the word "fossil" never appears in the article proper. All hooks facts must appear in the article itself, and be supported with source citations by the end of the sentence in which the fact can be found. This will need to be fixed. Also, while the Sankofa may be fossilized now, I'm pretty sure it was originally a non-fossilized egg, so the hook is a bit odd in that regard as well. I struck the original hook due to the issues raised by GGT. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:22, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

OK. The word oogenus implies fossil egg, but I added the word "fossilized" to the final sentence of the lead so there's no ambiguity. I could rephrase the hook to be less weird on that point, maybe like so:Ashorocetus (talk | contribs) 21:24, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT2 ... that Sankofa is the fossilized remains of eggs that were probably laid by a transitional species from dinosaurs to birds?

Methane Pioneer

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... that Methane Pioneer was the world's first oceangoing LNG tanker?

Reviewed: Dick Hogan
Comment: This article was originally written in Dutch by User:Amelie Dams. I have rewritten and sourced it. User:Llammakey has sinced helped with an infobox and cleanup work.

Created by Athomeinkobe (talk). Self-nominated at 01:20, 24 December 2015 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on December 19[edit]

Finn (Star Wars)

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... that some fans had a racist reaction to the character of Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Jarrad Seng
Comment: I only just noticed this article meets DYK criteria, so I'm trying to nom this quickly before my family realizes what I'm doing on Christmas morning. That means I'll do IOU and the hook is rough and unrefined.

Created by Skykiller93 (talk). Nominated by Muboshgu (talk) at 16:53, 25 December 2015 (UTC).

Muboshgu - We're still missing the QPQ for this. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 01:29, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
A QPQ needs to be performed for this to be considered. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:09, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

QPQ provided. Sorry for the delay. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:36, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Kate Frank

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... that when rehired, Kate Frank returned monies collected by the National Education Association during her employment termination, which were then used as a legal defense fund for other teachers?

ALT1:... that Kate Frank, an Oklahoma teacher, created the first high-rise apartment for retirees in Muskogee, Oklahoma?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Augustine Schulte
Comment: For WikiProject Women in Red

Created by SusunW (talk). Self-nominated at 23:40, 19 December 2015 (UTC).

Praška filmska škola

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... that Praška filmska škola (Prague film school) is a term usually applied to the works of several Yugoslav film directors which have rose to prominence in the 1970s, after graduating from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU)?

Created by Vitriden (talk). Self-nominated at 21:43, 19 December 2015 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on December 20[edit]

Finis Alonzo Crutchfield, Jr.

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... that ...Bishop Finis Alonzo Crutchfield led a secret life as a closeted homosexual for many years and died of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)?.

Reviewed: Gerrards Cross Memorial Building
Comment: Although this nomination may be one day late, I hope it will be considered. The subject is important to one denomination of the Christian religion in America, because it relates to the conflict between religious dogma and a major social movement.

5x expanded by Bruin2 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:07, 28 December 2015 (UTC).

Masa Fukuda

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... that Meridian School alumnus Masa Fukuda, the founder of One Voice Children's Choir, writes and arranges music from 10 p.m.–6 a.m. in his basement studio, sleeping only three or four hours a day?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Emily Estefan and Template:Did you know nominations/Pitbull's New Year's Revolution
Comment: Some of the material in the article is from One Voice Children's Choir; see the "Music career" section. But the article meets the 1,500-character length requirement because of the "Early life" and "Personal life" sections, which amount to nearly 2,500 characters and contain new content.

Created by Cunard (talk). Self-nominated at 01:05, 27 December 2015 (UTC).

I have added the newly created Meridian School (Utah) to the hook. This hook contains two articles: Meridian School (Utah) and Masa Fukuda. Cunard (talk) 01:05, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

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Articles created/expanded on December 21[edit]

New Jersey State Guard

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... that Alfred E. Driscoll defied federal policy and ordered racial integration of the New Jersey State Guard in 1948, making it "the first component of the entire U.S. Armed Forces to end segregation"?

ALT1:... that the New Jersey State Guard was racially integrated in 1948, making it "the first component of the entire U.S. Armed Forces to end segregation"?
Reviewed: Magdala stone

Created by Et0048 (talk). Nominated by Alansohn (talk) at 21:10, 24 December 2015 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: Y
Neutral: Y
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: N - ?

Hook eligiblity:

Cited: N - n
Interesting: Y
Other problems: N - n

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Checked for core criteria as noted above. Article does not contain the information noted in either hook. There is no mention of Driscoll's defiance, or of the NJ Guard being the first to integrate. When I made random Google checks for paraphrasing, I did uncover one example: (quote marks not in nom or article) "primarily with the protection of vital installations, such as bridges, reservoirs". Either paraphrasing or quote marks are called for as a correction.Georgejdorner (talk) 00:03, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Lola Gjoka, Marie Kraja

( Review or comment )

( Article history links: Lola Gjoka
Marie Kraja )

... that Marie Kraja and Lola Gjoka played 300 Albanian urban lyric songs that recorded their country's culture?

ALT1:... that Marie Kraja and Lola Gjoka performed 300 songs that recorded Albanian culture?
Reviewed: OK I need to find two
Comment: created 21 December for "Women in Music" editathon

Created by MorenaReka (talk), Mondiad (talk), and Victuallers (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 22:27, 23 December 2015 (UTC).

Lola Gjoka: New, long enough, neutral, and free of close paraphrasing (from what I could detect).
Marie Kraja: Also new, long enough, and neutral; no copyvios detected.
Lightly copy edited both articles, as well as refining the citation for the hooks (Koço 2004). Both hooks are essentially the same, so I'll leave it up to the prep builder to pick the one that reads better. QPQs still needed (Victuallers). 23W 00:27, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Forty Hadith (by Ayatollah Khomeini )

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... that the Forty Hadith authored by Ayatollah Khomeini is a collection of personal interpretations of forty traditions attributed to the prophet Mohammad and The Twelve Imams?

Comment: Article was created by me and moved to mainspace on December 21

Created by Lstfllw203 (talk). Self-nominated at 13:42, 22 December 2015 (UTC).

: Article is new enough and long enough (2728 B). Article is sourced, and free of copyright problems. First reference is Persian, please write language of the source in parenthesis. Hook has been verified by provided inline citation. Hook's character count is within the legal limits. The hook must edit according to this policy. The title of article should be changed to better title and the article must be copyedit.Saff V. (talk) 11:23, 26 December 2015 (UTC)

@Saff V.: Thanks for your review. About the firs reference i can't understand your mean clearly, but i edit it. it's so better that you cheek it.According to WP:NAME, we should select the title be commonly recognizable, so due to search in Google, the common name of this book in English is "Forthy Hadith". But there are a lot scholars that write books exactly with this title, Forty Hadish. To demystify, i point to the author. If you have another suggestion, would be better offer. Best regardsLstfllw203 (talk) 15:55, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

@Lstfllw203: When language of a source is non-English, is better to write language of link in parenthesis. My suggestion for title is Forty Hadith of Ruhullah Khomeini.Saff V. (talk) 04:56, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

@Saff V.: The copy editing has been done by user:Fuhvah. But about the title of article, in this condition, according to WP:DAB we use parenthesis and put the word that remove the disambiguation in it!Lstfllw203 (talk) 09:41, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for copy edit the article. It is better to add more information about author of the book or is better to create a section for him in the article.Saff V. (talk) 10:35, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

~~After several copyedits the article is now slightly too short for DYK.~~ (now again sufficiently long) Could a phrase be added explaining what 'Wilayah and deeds of mankind' is? The Wilayah article mentions so many meanings that I have difficulties picking the right one. Thanks, Pgallert (talk) 11:55, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Major parts of the article is deleted by another users.Saff V. (talk) 13:04, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

@Pgallert:, I can't get your mean, why do you select the Wilayah? I want to add some sentence from this refrence about the style of author of book in writing of it.

Unfortunately I cannot read that source. What I mean is, to me, the Wilaya in "Wilayah and deeds of mankind" could mean governance, or the State, or the territory, or maybe something else. Can this be clarified? --Pgallert (talk) 20:46, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Comment I would like this DYK to be put on hold for a week or so, so that we can remove false information and unnecessary stuff from the article. Once we are done the review can continue. It may be kinda hard for a reviewer to read the article and find it changes in 12 hours time, so lets get a bit of stability and then continue. However, if a reviewer is willing to work with us in rewriting the article, he is more than welcome to kill two birds with one stone. Regards FreeatlastChitchat (talk) 03:04, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

@Pgallert: @Saff V.:there is a mistake. The word Wilayah means an administrative division and this word Walayah means guardianship. In forty Hadith (Ayatollah Khomeini) article, the correct word is the second one. According to this point, I edited article.Lstfllw203 (talk) 16:32, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Maitreya Upanishad

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Shiva's wisdom is in Maitreya

Sakayanya as Sun-god

... that according to the Hindu text Maitreya Upanishad, "The body is said to be a temple, and the soul is truly Shiva (pictured), one must worship with the thought: I am He" ?

ALT1:... that according to the Hindu text Maitreya Upanishad, "the Lord (pictured) is within the heart of each person, he is the witness of the reason's dance, and the object of the utmost love"?

ALT2:... that in the Maitreya Upanishad Sakayanya (pictured) expounds the nature of human life, stating that "Artha is Anartha", or "objects of senses are in truth worthless?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wildlife of Jordan
Comment: Article was moved to main space on 21st December

Created by Nvvchar (talk) and Ms Sarah Welch (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 15:03, 21 December 2015 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on December 22[edit]

Corruption in Uzbekistan

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... that Freedom House has stated "There are no free elections in Uzbekistan"?

ALT1:... that watchdog organizations attribute the rise in police corruption in Uzbekistan to known criminal groups taking control of the nation's currency exchange market?
ALT2:... that Swedish and Swiss investigations into corruption in Uzbekistan uncovered a money-laundering scheme in 2014?
ALT3:... that probes into corruption in Uzbekistan led to the arrest of top executives of the nation's Coca-Cola bottling plant?
ALT4:... that over a million Uzbek citizens were forced into mandatory labor during the country's 2014 cotton harvest?

Reviewed:Template:Did you know nominations/Captain Phasma

5x expanded by DaltonCastle (talk). Self-nominated at 00:08, 25 December 2015 (UTC).

Captain Phasma

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~~... that Gwendoline Christie compared Captain Phasma, her character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to Boba Fett?~~

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Norman C. Pickering
Template:Did you know nominations/Agnieszka Popielewicz

Created by The Millionth One (talk). Nominated by Muboshgu (talk) at 17:11, 25 December 2015 (UTC).

New enough. Long enough. No apparent copyvios. Interesting hook. Sourcing good. Reviewed article on behalf of The Millionth. Would only suggest alternative hooks. DaltonCastle (talk) 05:41, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

For other hooks, I might suggest:

ALT1: ~~... that Star Wars: The Force Awakens character Captain Phasma was originally conceived as male?~~

ALT2: ... that Star Wars: The Force Awakens character Captain Phasma's creation was inspired by a rejected costume design for Kylo Ren?

They're the stuff that probably sprang out at me the most. – The Millionth One (talk) (contribs) 21:09, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Those are both better than mine. I created a few nominations quickly while family weren't watching. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:37, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Love both ALT1 and ALT2. If I had to choose, I'd go with ALT2. DaltonCastle (talk) 19:13, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Just dropping by to say that I really don't like ALT1. ALT2 is much better. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 15:57, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT2 will need validation and a "tick" before being promoted. Jolly Ω Janner 06:05, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Kylo Ren is also nominated on this page. Would you like to combine for a double hook? Yoninah (talk) 10:44, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Per discussion on Template:Did you know nominations/Kylo Ren, I'm moving that nomination to here and making this a double hook. Adding the credits and QPQ from there to here, too. ALT2 needs a full review. Yoninah (talk) 23:55, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

heimkommen

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... that Arthur Tulloch Nightingale played the role of a German grandfather in the viral ad video Heimkommen?
ALT 1 ... that, in viral Christmas ad video Heimkommen a German grandfather fakes his death to reunite his family?
ALT 2 ... that Arthur Nightingale played the Heimkommen German grandfather faking his death to reunite his family on Christmas?

Reviewed: India Speaks

Created by Polentarion (talk). Self-nominated at 13:35, 23 December 2015 (UTC).

Length, date and sources verified. Articles is neutral. The only thing I would like to suggest is, maybe, a more exciting hook. What about ... that, in the viral ad video Heimkommen, a German grandfather fakes his death to reunite his family? Just a suggestion. Calistemon (talk) 03:23, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Thnx! Hooks added based on your line. Polentarion Talk 12:01, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Pulled from prep for sourcing and verification issues. #1: The approved hook does not have an inline cite. #2: Per Rule H2, Calistemon cannot approve his own hook. Yoninah (talk) 14:31, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Hook1 is based on the quote of the grandfather himself at the end of the video. Films can be used as a source in such contexts. I used a suggestion of Calistemon but paraphrased it in my own words in hook 2. OK? Polentarion Talk 15:26, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

I think sourcing the video should be fine (and likely accepted AGF), but it will still require inline citations. Jolly Ω Janner 17:22, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

I have expanded the intro and added two inline citation confirming hook #2. Calistemon (talk) 21:50, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

2.0 (film)

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... that the forthcoming science fiction film, 2.0, will be the most expensive Indian film ever?

ALT1:... that the forthcoming science fiction film, Shankar's 2.0, is a sequel to Enthiran (2010)?
ALT2:... that the makers of India's most expensive film, 2.0, held discussions with Arnold Schwarzenegger before finalising Akshay Kumar to play the antagonist?
Comment: India's most expensive ever film / big star cast + technical team / a sequel to Enthiran

Created/expanded by Editor 2050 (talk). Self-nominated at 11:35, 22 December 2015 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on December 23[edit]

Sydney Jewish Museum

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... that Australia has a higher proportion of Holocaust survivors than any country except Israel, many records are held in the Sydney Jewish Museum.

5x expanded by Odysseus voyage14 (talk). Nominated by Aliaretiree (talk) at 21:53, 26 December 2015 (UTC).

I have noticed this is untranscluded and will fix that after posting this. The x5 expansion here is questionable. The article was severely shortened on 18 November, down to 139 characters. A month later, an expansion to over 2400 characters was done. This expansion did not re-use the blanked content and is way over x5, but the pre-blanking version was actually longer (2880 characters), likely because the current article has a list. I would be inclined to accept the expansion but others should comment too. @Odysseus voyage14 and Aliaretiree: did you notice the blanking? EdChem (talk) 13:01, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

We were not aware of the previous blanking of the article but on closer examination the pre-blanking text appears to have been based entirely on the museum's website with insufficient referencing and did not have NPOV. The improvements to the shortened text have all been referenced and draw on a variety of sources to ensure a NPOV. Aliaretiree (talk) 23:47, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Earwig's copyvio detector confirms the pre-blanked version was a copy-vio and so measuring from the blanked length is correct. Thus x5 expansions confirmed. EdChem (talk) 02:16, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid

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... that Shaykh al-Mufid, the Shia jurist, theologian and Mutikallim, received two Tawqees by Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth Imam of Shia, during major occultation?

Reviewed:Sergio García (footballer, born 1989)

5x expanded by Mhhossein (talk) and Mehdi ghaed (talk). Nominated by Mhhossein (talk) at 16:32, 30 December 2015 (UTC).

Campaign 139

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... that a Hmong T-28 Trojan pilot flew 31 combat missions in a day fighting Campaign 139?

ALT1:... that when General Vang Pao begged senior generals for reinforcements to stave off defeat in Campaign 139, they were busy with parade practice?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Cochrane (soldier)

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self-nominated at 03:37, 24 December 2015 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on December 24[edit]

Yogatattva Upanishad

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Hatha Yoga

Padmasana Yoga posture

Simhasana Yoga posture

... that the Hindu text Yogatattva Upanishad states in yoga (pictured), that of the ten restraints, moderate food is most important, and of the ten observances, non-violence is most important?

ALT1:... that Vishnu states in the Yogatattva Upanishad (pictured a yogasana) that all souls are snared in the cycle of worldly pleasures and sorrow of maya, and yoga frees one from this cycle?
ALT2:... that the Yogatattva Upanishad expounds the Vedanta philosophy of Hinduism, stating that both yoga (pictured) and knowledge are essential for moksha (liberation and freedom)?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Islossningen i Uleå älv

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk) and Ms Sarah Welch (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 07:55, 27 December 2015 (UTC).

Flicker (song)

( Review or comment
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... that the soul sampling in Porter Robinson's hip-hop-and-disco-influenced track "Flicker" was inspired by Daft Punk's second album Discovery?

Reviewed: Tom Collins

Created by EditorE (talk). Self-nominated at 21:32, 24 December 2015 (UTC).

Shirin Fozdar

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... that women's rights activist Shirin Fozdar was instrumental in the creation of Singapore's Syariah Court and in the passage of the Women's Charter?

ALT1:... that Shirin Fozdar, best known for her women's rights advocacy in Singapore, once gave a speech in Ahmedabad at the behest of Mahatma Gandhi?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dragon Age: Origins

Created by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk). Self-nominated at 23:35, 24 December 2015 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligiblity:

Cited: N - ALT1 is cited, but the main hook is mentioned in the lede, where it is uncited
Interesting: Y
Other problems: N - Both hooks are over 140 characters long. This is well under 200 character maximum, but I suggest offering some shorter variants

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Please ping me when the hook citation has been resolved --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 07:57, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for the review BrownHairedGirl.

I don't see any need to shorten the hooks. I've had eight DYK hooks run so far (not counting the ones where I was only the nominator), and they had lengths of 136, 132, 120, 135, 158 (two articles in hook), 165, 140, and 165. These hooks are about average, at least for me, and no one has ever had an issue with them being long before.

As for the citations, the main lead is cited in the article, it's just broken into different pieces across two paragraphs.

instrumental in the creation of Singapore's Syariah Court... is cited by source 6 ("Fozdar and the SWC campaigned intensely for a solution, and in 1955 a Syariah Court was set up to address the issue.") and more directly by source 5 ("The book Our Lives to Live: Putting a Woman's Face to Change in Singapore credits Fozdar, Che Zahara binte Noor Mohamed, and Khatijun Nissa Siraj as the main forces behind the court's formation.")

... and in the passage of the Women's Charter? is cited by sources 2, 3, and 6 (" Fozdar moved quickly, urging the party to pass a women's rights bill first proposed in 1954. The legislature took the issue up in 1960, using the 1954 proposal as a framework, and in 1961 the Women's Charter became law. The bill outlawed polygamy, provided women with legal recourse against husbands that conducted adultery or bigamy, and contained a number of other provisions that protected women and girls"). I added in another line, sourced to source 6, which is even more direct ("According to the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame, which inducted Fozdar in 2014, her activism was instrumental in the Charter's passage.").

The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 22:40, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Squirrel Conspiracy.

The hook length thing is not critical. As you rightly note, longer hooks are often used/ I just thought that it would be nice to offer a shorter hook as an alternative.

However, the citation in the lede is needed. eligibility criteria say "Each fact in the hook must be supported in the article by at least one inline citation to a reliable source, appearing no later than the end of the sentence(s) offering that fact. Citations at the end of the paragraph are not sufficient." In my experience of DYK, that applies to the lede even when the citations are also present in the body of the article.

You have the citations, and they check out; they just need to be applied to the lede. Please ping me when this is fixed ... then we will be good to go. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 13:01, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

BrownHairedGirl It most certainly does not apply to the lead. I never put citations in the leads of my articles, and it's never been an issue before. Only half of the articles in the set currently on the main page (carrot soup set) have citations in the lede, and only one of the articles in Queue 1 (Kvitsøy Lighthouse set) has a citation in the lede. The last sentences of the second and third paragraphs in the "Singapore" section are sufficient to meet the DKY process' citation requirements. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 17:27, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, Squirrel Conspiracy, but in my experience the citations in the lede are required, so I am not budging on that. Feel free to seek a third opinion. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ That's fair. BlueMoonset, Yoninah, and Oceanh are all highly active in the DYK process. Maybe one of them can weigh in? The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 18:02, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

The Manual of Style has a section on this very topic, MOS:LEAD#Citations. Basically, if there is quoted material or material likely to be challenged, it should be cited in the lead even if cited in the body; if not, then citing it in the lead isn't necessary as the body cite will suffice. There has been occasional disagreement as to whether hook facts need to be cited in both places, and I'm unaware of a consensus on this particular issue, though my assumption has long been that as long as a hook fact is cited somewhere by the end of its sentence, that's sufficient, and my reviews have been based accordingly. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:25, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for responding so quickly BlueMoonset. Would you be willing to give this the tick or would you prefer that BrownHairedGirl do it? The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 20:09, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Like I said, I'm not giving it the tick. But of course I don't claim any sort of veto, any other editor is free to do so. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 20:54, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, while BrownHairedGirl had the lede sourcing issue with the original hook, she had no objections to ALT1. I come down in the opposite camp; while I think the original hook is adequately sourced with the citations in the article's body, I see no place in the article that mentions or sources ALT1's "best known for her women's rights advocacy in Singapore"—there's nothing really about how well known or famous she was in this area. On the other hand, the Hall of Fame source calls her "one of the most prominent advocates of women’s rights in Singapore during the 1950s", so something about her prominence could work, or you could use the first source's "she had become well known in Asia and internationally for her work in the cause of women's emancipation" to support adding wording close to the ALT1 hook in the article. "Best" is always difficult to assert without a source backing up that particular superlative. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:09, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

BlueMoonset, I'm actually going to strike that ALT. It was an interesting fact, but I was never in love with the idea of focusing on something other than the advocacy in Singapore, which is how the middle part wound up there. I'd much prefer to run with the original hook. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 01:42, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

(undent) BlueMoonset, could you please weigh in on the remaining hook? If it's not ready, what needs to be done? The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 02:53, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Zerbe Run

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Zerbe Run in Trevorton, Pennsylvania

~~... that Zerbe Run (pictured) was called "Zerbe Creek" on a 1965 USGS map, even though locals and all other sources called it "Zerbe Run"?~~

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Demarest Building

Moved to mainspace by Jakec (talk). Self-nominated at 20:42, 24 December 2015 (UTC).

ALT1: ~~... that although the channel of Zerbe Run turned yellow from sulfur pollution in the early 1900s, a report deemed that it did not pose a threat to public health?~~ Yoninah (talk) 22:32, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

@Yoninah: ALT1 would be excellent, but it was actually the discharge of sewage into Zerbe Run that was said not to pose a threat to public health - no claim was made about the sulfur pollution's effects on public health. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 22:54, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Oh. Somehow I thought the sewage was sulfur. So how about shortening it:
ALT2: ~~... that the channel of Zerbe Run (pictured) was colored yellow from sulfur pollution in the early 1900s?~~
Or:
ALT3: ... that a 1909 report deemed that the discharge of sewage into Zerbe Run (pictured) did not pose a threat to public health? Yoninah (talk) 16:35, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

ALT2 is good, ALT3 is even better. Thanks! --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 16:44, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

My pleasure. I also prefer ALT3. Yoninah (talk) 16:52, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ Full review needed. Yoninah (talk) 16:53, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Crab Run (Mahanoy Creek)

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Crab Run

... that Crab Run (pictured) is listed as being impaired by abandoned mine drainage, even though no mining has been done in its watershed?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Demarest Building

Moved to mainspace by Jakec (talk). Self-nominated at 20:45, 24 December 2015 (UTC).

Article created and nominated within 1 day, so meets newness criteria. Spot check reveals no copyright violations. It meets sourcing criteria and QPQ.
The hook is correct and sourced but is confusing when compared with the lead. Hook says -It's listed as impaired by AMD, though no mining has been done in its watershed. Lead says - It is not impacted by abandoned mine drainage, but some stream reaches in its watershed do experience agricultural impacts. It may well be worth adding the hook fact to the lead, or removing the "not impacted" statement from the lead.
There are a number of 1 sentence paragraphs in the article, I would recommend tidying them a bit.
Overall, my recommendations are just that - recommendations. It meets the criteria for DYK, so I'm happy to give a Worm^TT(talk) 18:41, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the review; I have followed those suggestions. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 19:13, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 26[edit]

The Pink Assassin

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... that The Pink Assassin was a flamboyant masked villain from Fire Island, New York?

ALT1:... that as a manager The Pink Assassin led former strongman Gino Martino to the ring on a dog leash?

Created/expanded by 72.74.202.179 (talk). Self-nominated at 02:45, 27 December 2015 (UTC).

Cruise (film)

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... that Cruise is an upcoming film written and directed by Robert D. Siegel starring Emily Ratajkowski and Spencer Boldman that is set in 1987?
(ALT1)... that Cruise is an upcoming film written and directed by Robert D. Siegel starring Emily Ratajkowski and Spencer Boldman that has been described as a contemporary American Graffiti?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Japanese submarine I-157 1st of 4 QPQs

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self-nominated at 18:42, 26 December 2015 (UTC).

New enough. Long enough (just). It does not feel like fair play to other reviewers that a quick rejection of a 4-article DYK nom is going to be used as QPQs for 4 new articles, especially as TonyTheTiger appears to have used a similar quick rejection of a 6-article DYK nom to count as 6 QPQs. First hook is "so what?" and ALT1 is little better. Is there nothing interesting about this film? Earwig's Copyvio Detector returns 9.1%. Dup detector spot checking shows no significant close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations or plagiarism. NPOV. All paras and hook facts cited. However, ALT1 overstates the source, which merely has "An American Graffiti for a new generation? Cruise sounds like it has some shades of it." Edwardx (talk) 13:55, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Some reviews are trivial and some take a lot of back and forth. The review is done and this one happened to be pretty quick. I don't ever seem to be approached when a review takes 20 comments over the course of 5 weeks that it was too hard of a review and should count for more than one. Note that I did not close the review. I just noted that adjustments would have to be made to the content.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:38, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Please note that contemporary American Graffiti is an attempt to paraphrase "An American Graffiti for a new generation". I am open to suggested rephrasing.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 00:40, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

I can't see any way of including American Graffiti in a hook that would be both faithful to the source, and "interesting" per the DYK criteria. As it stands I can't see a hook that would meet the "interesting" criterion. As for the QPQ, I am disappointed that you are seeking to take advantage of a loophole, rather than do a proper review. Edwardx (talk) 15:06, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Ninja lanternshark

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Ninja lanternshark (Etmopterus benchleyi)

... that the specific name of the Ninja lanternshark (Etmopterus benchleyi) honours Peter Benchley, the shark conservationist and author of the 1974 novel Jaws?

Created by AshLin (talk), Planonasus (talk), and DRosenbach (talk). Nominated by AshLin (talk) at 16:44, 26 December 2015 (UTC).

Length, date, hook checks out. No close paraphrase noted. ~~Image on Commons~~. But the nomination needs QPQ. --Soman (talk) 14:21, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Actually, I can't find evidence that the source of the image is CC. --Soman (talk) 14:29, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

A QPQ review still needs to be performed for this to move forward. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:39, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods

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Carlisle Civic Centre amid floodwater

... that every river in Lancashire broke their highest levels during rainfall from Storm Eva (pictured), exacerbating the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods which have seen the UK's 24-hour rainfall record broken?

ALT1 ~~... that every river in Lancashire broke their highest levels during rainfall from Storm Eva (pictured), exacerbating the 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods?~~

Comment: Hook is over 200 characters, but I think this may be acceptable as there are two articles in it. The record-breaking river levels claim is located at the end of the second paragraph in Storm Eva#Impact. The sentence for the rainfall record is at the start of the section 2015–16 Great Britain and Ireland floods#Storm Desmond (5 December). Also it is worth noting that the rainfall record did not occur as a result of Eva; it was Storm Desmond, but that article is too old for DYK.

It has come to light that many media outlets were wrongly attributing Eva to the flooding. As a result the article has been substantially trimmed and may be facing deletion. I propose ALT2. Jolly Ω Janner 17:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT2a ... that 341.4 millimetres (13.44 in) of rain fell at Honister Pass, Cumbria, on 5 December 2015 during flooding breaking the UK's 24 hour rainfall record?
ALT2b ... that the UK's 24 hour rainfall record was broken on 5 December 2015 during flooding?

Created by Lacunae (talk). Nominated by Jolly Janner (talk) at 20:16, 31 December 2015 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on December 27[edit]

Davis v. Ayala

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... that in a recent opinion, United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy questioned the propriety of solitary confinement?

ALT1:... that one commentator described a recent United States Supreme Court ruling as "particularly unjust"?
Reviewed: Kankainen Manor

5x expanded by Notecardforfree (talk). Self-nominated at 17:59, 1 January 2016 (UTC).

Metorchis conjunctus

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... that the trematode Metorchis conjunctus can cause disease in fish-eating mammals?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mycomorphoolithus
Comment: The DYK hook is as general as possible. For verification use [10]. Snek01 (talk) 15:39, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Created by Snek01 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:39, 31 December 2015 (UTC).

2013–14 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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... that the 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team were the 2013–14 Big Ten Conference champions?

ALT1:... that the 2013–14 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team was led by 2014 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Nik Stauskas?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Japanese submarine I-157 2nd of 4 QPQs

Improved to Good Article status by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self-nominated at 02:59, 28 December 2015 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on December 28[edit]

Williston School

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... that the graduates of Williston High School included Meadowlark Lemon and its closure caused the Wilmington Ten?

Reviewed: List of most polluted cities in the world by air quality

Created by Andrew Davidson (talk). Self-nominated at 13:45, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

2015 Corsican protests

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... that a Quran was burned during violent protests in Corsica in December 2015.?

Reviewed: I was told that you can use credit. Before going offline for almost a year in 2014 (end) I had a credt due for a review.

Created by Lihaas (talk). Self-nominated at 01:04, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

This was created on December 28, 2015, so I moved the nomination accordingly to that date section. George Ho (talk) 19:07, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Adelaide Lawson

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... ~~that contemporaries of the American artist Adelaide Lawson saw her as a lovable bohemian who "had never been taught to wash her ears and neck"?~~

ALT1:... that contemporaries of the American artist Adelaide Lawson saw her as a lovably gypsy-like young woman who "had never been taught to wash her ears and neck"?

Reviewed: Andante Festivo

Created/expanded by Delabrede (talk). Self-nominated at 22:32, 28 December 2015 (UTC).

New enough, long enough (really detailed!), meets core content policies. I think that the "bohemian" label is actually describing one of her relatives, but I could be wrong. Other than that, the hook is accurate. (Note to whoever promotes this: There are three fair-use images of Lawson's paintings in the article. I'm assuming that's okay, but don't know for sure.) --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 17:37, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Jakob. I've struck out the hook and replaced it with an ALT that reflects more accurately what the source document says. -- Delabrede (talk) 18:36, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

Sure. Good to go with ALT1. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 18:38, 30 December 2015 (UTC)

This article contains improper use of fair-use rationale. None of the paintings shown are discussed in the article, so are clearly not necessary. There also concerns on their resolution, especially File:Adelaide Lawson, Group of Women.jpg. I would advise removing them all, unless there is notable literary discussion on any of them. Jolly Ω Janner 07:12, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 29[edit]

Clara Henry

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Clara Henry

... that Clara Henry (pictured), a travelling reporter for Musikhjälpen, went to the Philippines to meet families affected by the typhoons?

ALT1 ... that Clara Henry (pictured) has written the book I've got the period, so what?, a book about female menstrual periods and why women should not be ashamed to talk about them?

Reviewed: Otto Hackbarth

Created by BabbaQ (talk) and GoingBatty (talk). Nominated by BabbaQ (talk) at 14:35, 31 December 2015 (UTC).

Question - Should Musikhjälpen be in italics? Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 15:10, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

As it is a tv/radio show I am not sure. Do what you feel looks best. Or add more hooks.BabbaQ (talk) 17:22, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Since it is a TV/radio show title, then it should be in italics per WP:ITALICS. Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 17:30, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Yoga Yajnavalkya

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Yoga Yajnavalkya teaches 8 Asanas

Yoga Yajnavalkya text describes meditation

... that the Yoga Yajnavalkya is one of the texts on Asanas and meditation that dominated the Indian yoga (pictured) scene before the 12th-century?

ALT1:...that the Yoga Yajnavalkya, like Patanjali's Yogasutras, is an ancient yoga text that dedicates more verses on proper breathing (Pranayama) than postures (Asanas) (pictured).
ALT2:...that the Yoga Yajnavalkya states that reflective meditation is feeling of one's own self (Atman, soul) through the mind.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Astrid Roemer

5x expanded by Ms Sarah Welch (talk) and Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Ms Sarah Welch (talk) at 03:09, 30 December 2015 (UTC).

Operation Counterpunch

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... that beginning 26 September 1970 Vang Pao would throw three Counterpunches?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Myint Swe (writer)

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self-nominated at 20:59, 29 December 2015 (UTC).

Sergio Casas

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Governor Sergio Casas

... that Sergio Casas was elected Governor of La Rioja Province, Argentina, after serving as vice-governor?

Reviewed: Sprained Ankle (album)

Created by Cambalachero (talk). Self-nominated at 18:15, 30 December 2015 (UTC).

New and long enough, is neutral, hook cited, interesting subject (even though is a short article). Good to go. Javier Espinoza (talk) 00:19, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Comment But the hook is very dull. Can someone please try to find something interesting about him! Edwardx (talk) 15:54, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

I too found this boring. I would like to help, but all the sources are in Spanish. The creator was notified a few days ago, so hopefully a better hook may come. Jolly Ω Janner 07:17, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 30[edit]

Rachel Mohlin

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... that comedian Rachel Mohlin is best known for her impressions of Center Party leader Annie Lööf?
ALT1... that comedian Rachel Mohlin made her acting debut in the soap opera Vänner och fiender, appearing in 695 episodes?

Reviewed: Beer chemistry

Created by BabbaQ (talk) and GoingBatty (talk). Nominated by BabbaQ (talk) at 23:06, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment - I added italics and a comma in ALT1 above. GoingBatty (talk) 01:31, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Per Sinding-Larsen

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... that journalist Per Sinding-Larsen has interviewed musicians such as Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, and Madonna during his years at ZTV?
ALT1 that Per Sinding-Larsen commentated during the live remembrance concert for the victims of the 2011 Utöya massacre for Swedish television?

Reviewed: Coffin of Cerebrum

Created by BabbaQ (talk) and GoingBatty (talk). Nominated by BabbaQ (talk) at 23:01, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Ametist Azordegan

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Ametist Azordegan

... that journalist Ametist Azordegan (pictured) has been writing a book about the history of Swedish hip hop music since 2014?

ALT1:... that journalist Ametist Azordegan (pictured) is a member of the Grammis award jury and the Swedish Music Hall of Fame?
Reviewed: William Walker (Australian cricketer)

Created by BabbaQ (talk) and GoingBatty (talk). Nominated by BabbaQ (talk) at 22:55, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Ideal Petrov

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... that the Bulgarian idiom "Ideal Petrov", denoting something of excellent quality, derives from the name of an actual actor?

ALT1:... that the Bulgarian idiom Ideal Petrov, denoting something of excellent quality, derives from the name of an actual actor?
- Reviewed: Odontosyllis enopla

Created by Laveol (talk). Self-nominated at 21:09, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Holly Steam Combination Company

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"animated" demo

... that the Holly Steam Combination Company was the first commercially successful steam heating company for district heating ("animated" demo) from a central distribution station?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur V. Peterson

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 19:50, 30 December 2015 (UTC).

List of tributaries of Mahanoy Creek

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Mahanoy Creek from Pennsylvania Route 147

... that in 2001, only one of the offically named tributaries of Mahanoy Creek (pictured) had fish, but that tributary had twenty fish species?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tchepone Operation

Moved to mainspace by Jakec (talk). Self-nominated at 18:38, 30 December 2015 (UTC).

This list is new enough and long enough. The proposed image is appropriately licensed and there are no policy issues. The hook fact does not have an inline citation, and does not the fact that the Little Mahanoy Creek contains wild trout contradict the hook? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:22, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Note the "in 2001" clause. It's possible that wild trout arrived in Little Mahanoy Creek after 2001, I suppose. --Jakob (talk) aka Jakec 12:48, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Rumoh Aceh

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A traditional Acehnese house

~~... that the roof plates of Acehnese traditional houses are lashed to the beams using ropes, in a way that in case of fire, the roof can be quickly detached?~~
- ... that the roof plates of traditional Acehnese houses are lashed to the beams using ropes, in a way that in case of fire, the roof can be quickly detached?

Reviewed: Fukuda, Nagasaki

5x expanded by Rochelimit (talk). Self-nominated at 04:04, 30 December 2015 (UTC).

Needs a serious copyedit. For instance, "Acehnese traditional houses are mostly in the verge of extinction due to lack of supply of the required good timber for its construction and its impracticality for modern lifestyle" (on the verge of extinction, their construction, their impracticality). Three very basic errors in one sentence. Even the caption on this page is grammatically incorrect (there is more than one Rumoh Aceh, so you can't say "The Acehnese traditional house"; also, generally its traditional Acehnese house—place of origin goes after descriptor). Also, one of this article's main sources is a Blogspot page. That's not reliable enough for Wikipedia. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:21, 31 December 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review Chris Woodrich. I've edited the grammar and replaced the Blogspot reference with a book one (there's probably a much better reference). The place origin issue bothers me as well because this translation is used in many book reference, such as the case of Javanese traditional house from the Indonesian heritage series (3 books). Perhaps the translation goes that way because it was translated from the Indonesian rumah adat Aceh --> Acehnese traditional house, with the emphasize on the "rumah adat". To avoid confusion however, I decided not to use that translation and decided to use Rumoh Aceh instead, although my preference is not to use the Acehnese language for consistency and for the sake that this is English Wikipedia.--Rochelimit (talk) 10:47, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
  - To not get into too detailed an argument over Indonesian-English translation, if there is to be emphasis on rumah adat, most academics I know would use the term "Rumah adat". There's a reason why we don't simply translate priyayi and menak as "nobleman": the connotations of the two in Javanese and Sundanese culture, respectively, are quite different from the European idea of nobility. Here we end up with an ungrammatical title because of an attempt to convey something in a way that just doesn't work. Works professionally published in English seem favour "traditional Acehnese house", like this, this, this, and this.
  - The grammar is a bit better, but it still needs work; if I have time later, I'll have a go. Also, refs are lacking for several statements. Some of them could prove quite controversial; for instance, considering the current Acehnese view of Islam, the suggestion that something important to their culture originated from a non-Islamic tradition could be taken very seriously. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:38, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
    - Thanks for taking your time to improve the article. Yes, the animistic origin may be taken very seriously by the existing conservative leaders as non-Islamic, however it's a historical fact - as well as a common knowledge - that Indonesia was once an animistic society even before the introduction of Hindu-Buddhism into Indonesia, and the same applies to Aceh. There are multiple examples of these traces of animism, even in the also extremely religious society of Minangkabau. Lots of still prevailing Minang custom can be potentially deemed as non-Islamic: maternalism, minang structure for the dead, etc. I think the association with animism (not with other religion) should be relatively fine, but anyway I'm adding another ref for that particular sentence. Also I used "traditional Acehnese house" now for the hook.--Rochelimit (talk) 13:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
      - I'm not disputing that; I'm well aware of the pre-Islamic traditions in Sumatra, such as the Hikayat Sri Rama. I'm saying that you need to cite this and all other potentially disputable information. This falls under WP:V, that the person adding material must "Attribute all quotations and any material challenged or likely to be challenged to a reliable, published source using an inline citation." The sentence "The traditional units of the Acehnese were heavily influenced by the ancient Hindu Javanese unit of measurement, which is still used in the construction of the traditional houses of the Balinese." remains uncited, even now. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:25, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Also, please check what the proper tense is supposed to be: Present or past. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:38, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

I've removed the unit of measurement part. It's a fact that Javanese architecture influenced almost all architecture of the nusantara, including Aceh and the Moluccas (similar mosque architecture, similar garden architecture (gonongan, gunungan), kraton and alun-alun concept. I assume that this includes the measurement units (name similarity Acehnese deupa, ancient Javanese-Balinese depa). However I couldn't find any sentence referring to - specifically - the similar origin of the measurement units (ancient Javanese book Asta Kosala Kosali?), so I removed that uncited sentence. Out of referencing issue, I don't think it's potentially disputable.--Rochelimit (talk) 15:58, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

"Yes, the animistic origin may be taken very seriously by the existing conservative leaders as non-Islamic,"... That is your own statement. Anyways, what tense are you supposed to be using in this article? You jump between past and present. You say that the Rumoh Aceh are dying out, not dead, so why do a lot of the paragraphs you wrote use the past tense? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:53, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 31[edit]

Richmond Cemetery

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War graves in Richmond Cemetery

... that Richmond Cemetery in London is "unusually endowed with war memorials and war graves" (war graves pictured)?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Forward air control operations during the Korean War
Comment: There may be a better hook to be had; nomination slightly delayed as I wrote the article over several days as I discovered sources

Created by HJ Mitchell (talk) and Headhitter (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 15:51, 5 January 2016 (UTC).

Leuresthes tenuis

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... that a small fish, the California grunion, buries its eggs in sand high on a beach?

Reviewed: Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 07:14, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Article meets newness criteria, and a spotcheck doesn't show any copyright violations. Hook meets length and "hookiness". Content seems a little off though, Cwmhiraeth can you have a look a the following?

Dorsal fin 7-9 spines, source says 4-8. The other source doesn't mention spines, but does say 7-9 scales between the dorsal fins - perhaps that's the mix up?
Anal fin has 21-24 soft rays, source says 20-24.

The figures I used come from page 1 of the Fritzsche source, where the customary, but obscure, method for describing fins is used. I agree, the figures are different from the FishBase source. I can't be sure which is right, but I need the FishBase source for the fish's length, while the other source provides the fishes' appearance. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:22, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm happy to AGF and go with your opinion then, I'm not particularly familiar with the topic, just what I could clean from the source. Worm^TT(talk) 20:48, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

One to three days after the full moon - source says "on the high tides of the second, third and fourth nights after the full moon" - that's confusing, matching the source would be simpler here.
It's implied both male and female fish return to the sea together, but the 1985 report points out that there may be up to 8 males, and they return to the sea as soon as they shed milt. The female might be completely dug in at this point, but returns subsequently.

Otherwise, QPQ looks fine and when those issues are sorted out, I think we're good to go. So, a

for now. Worm^TT(talk) 19:49, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I have adopted your suggestions and rephrased the relevant parts. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:22, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, looks like it's good to go.

Worm^TT(talk) 20:48, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Capitoul

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The eight capitouls for 1623

... that Toulouse was long governed by magistrates known as capitouls?

ALT1:... that backroom negotiations and bribery were commonplace in the election of Toulouse's capitouls?
ALT2:... that the Toulousians believed their medieval capitouls were a continuation of the Roman consuls?
ALT3:... that election as one of Toulouse's eight annual capitouls elevated one into the French nobility?
ALT4:... that Toulouse's medieval magistrates, the capitouls, were once thrown to the ground and trampled during a religious parade?
ALT5:... that Louis XIV championed Toulouse's capitouls during the Fronde only to subjugate them to the regional Parliament afterwards?
ALT6:... that Toulouse's bishop complained that the town's seneschal and capitouls were arresting clerics indescriminately, torturing them, and throwing them into the Garonne at night?
ALT7:... that one failed candidate for Toulouse's Capitoulate tearfully complained in court that his 4000-livre bribe had bought him nothing?
ALT8:... that Toulouse's eight annual capitouls were entitled to a free red and black silk and ermine cape?
Reviewed: Susquehecka Creek

Created by LlywelynII (talk). Self-nominated at 04:56, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Note to potential reviewers: remember you don't have to actually verify all nine hooks; just the one you'd like to promote. — LlywelynII 05:20, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Article is new enough, long enough, and free of copyvios (with offline and French sources accepted AGF), with plenty of inline sources, and it looks neutral enough. QPQ is done, and the image is usable. All of the hooks are within policy and usable, but I think ALT7 is the most interesting.Ashorocetus (talk | contribs) 03:43, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Apocalypse Now (painting), Donald L. Bryant, Jr.

( Review or comment )

( Article history links: Apocalypse Now (painting)
Donald L. Bryant, Jr. )

ALT0 ... ~~that because Donald L. Bryant Jr.’s wife allegedly couldn't live with a work that said ‘SELL THE HOUSE SELL THE CAR SELL THE KIDS', he sold the painting?"~~

ALT1 ... ~~that the phrase "SELL THE HOUSE SELL THE CAR SELL THE KIDS" allegedly drove Donald L. Bryant Jr. to sell the painting?~~

ALT2 ... that Donald L. Bryant Jr. did not 'SELL THE HOUSE SELL THE CAR SELL THE KIDS', but sold the painting in 2001?

Reviewed: Walter S. Graf and Ju Zheng
Comment: My first double DYK. Note that a thumbnail image of Apocalypse Now (wonderful as it might be) can't appear on the Wikipedia main page per fair use restrictions and DYK rules, but is permitted within its own article. Although somewhat inferential, ALT1 might be better than ALT0 because it leaves Bryant's (first) wife out of it, and I think "allegedly" is necessary in both hooks, because the anecdote is relayed by a third party.

But "hookier" by far is ALT2, suggested by Montanabw. I've struck the other two, because I'd be very happy if this one (or an ever better variation on it) ran. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 01:34, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Created by Vesuvius Dogg (talk) and 64.134.65.105 (talk). Nominated by Vesuvius Dogg (talk) at 04:47, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Bryant, classed as a stub, please fix that. Created on Jan 2 nom on Jan 3/new enough, 1600 char/long enough. Neutral. In-line citations. This sentence is a direct quote and needs to be marked as such or rephrased "In 2013, Bryant sold an Andy Warhol portrait of Marlon Brando for $23.7 million". Hook is great, under 200 char and verified with a citation immediately following. Apocalypse created on 31 December, nom on Jan 3/new enough, 2111 char/long enough. Neutral, in-line citations. No close paraphrasing. 2 QPQs done. No images. Please ping me when the minor changes are fixed. Totally enjoyed them both :) SusunW (talk) 04:43, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I added a bit, but @Vesuvius Dogg: should check my work. Prose looks to already be over 1500 before my edits, and so I tossed the stub tag. Montanabw^(talk) 05:22, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
SELL THE ADMINS SELL THE JIMBOS BUY THE FOO. Thanks Montanabw and SusunW.Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 09:43, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks to you both. No longer a stub, Bryant piece is 2024 char with no close paraphrasing. GTG SusunW (talk) 13:28, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Minor grammar fix. It's Donald L. Bryant, Jr., or (better) Donald L. Bryant Jr. but it's not written with only half of the commas for the appositive phrase. Cf. WP:JR. — LlywelynII 06:03, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Besties (film)

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... that screenwriter Kelly Fremon is making her directing debut with the upcoming film Besties?

ALT1:... that the upcoming comedy-drama film Besties is a "John Hughes-style comedy"?
Reviewed: Srimanthudu

Created by Captain Assassin! (talk). Self-nominated at 04:24, 1 January 2016 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: N - n
Neutral: Y
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y
Other problems: N - y

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The Cast section needs to be sourced. The nomination should be listed under 31 December section and not 1 January section. Everything else is fine. Bharatiya 29 16:13, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

@Bharatiya29: I've cited much of the cast (lead cast), no need to cite other. And the nomination is listed correctly in 1 January section, because I nominated and listed it at 04:24 on 1 January, so it should be not an issue. Thanks. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 16:33, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

@Captain Assassin!: Checkout the DYK page. It says "In the current nominations section find the subsection for the date on which the article was created or on which expansion began, not the date on which you make the nomination." Bharatiya 29 16:40, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

@Bharatiya29: I've moved it to 31 December section, thanks for that. And would you please be able to review Template:Did you know nominations/The Bleeder? --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 16:56, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Good to go. Bharatiya 29 08:23, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Isopogon latifolius

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Isopogon latifolius

... that the wildflower Isopogon latifolius (pictured) is at risk of extinction in the wild from dieback?

ALT1:... that the wildflower Isopogon latifolius (pictured) is the showiest of the drumstick genus Isopogon?
ALT2:" and/or so forth. -->
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Melike Pekel
Comment: excuse to use a nice photo....

5x expanded by Casliber (talk), Choess (talk), and Peter Greenwell (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 13:02, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment Review under way. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:06, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Review Good to go! 5X expansion, timely nominated. Meets core policies and guidelines, and in particular: is neutral; cites sources with inline citations,. DYK nomination was timely and article is easily long enough. Every paragraph is cited. No copyright violations or too close paraphrasing. Earwig's copy violation detector: Isopogon latifolius report gives it a clean bill. Picture is clear, used in article and freeely licensed. Hooks cited, faithful to sources, are hooky enough, and relate directly to the essence of the article. Interesting, decently neutral, and appropriately cited. QPQ done (but not yet promoted). I prefer ALT1, but I leave selection up to the nominator. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:39, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Can go with either, TBH. I am happy with whatever the promoter picks. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:48, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Jarrad Seng

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Jarrad Seng

... that Jarrad Seng (pictured) pranked music festivalgoers by impersonating American DJ Steve Aoki?

ALT1:... that photographer Jarrad Seng (pictured) pranked music festivalgoers by disguising himself as American DJ Steve Aoki?

Created by Kollision (talk). Self-nominated at 03:19, 1 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is new enough, long enough, and well sourced. Hook fact about Aoki is sourced in the "Other projects" section. He does look a bit like Aoki. Appears to be your first DYK nom, so welcome, and QPQ is not required. Image is freely available and looks good at this size, though it would look a little better with a slight crop. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:34, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 1[edit]

Lionel Royce

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... that Lionel Royce, well-known for playing Nazis during the late 1930s and 1940s, was an Austrian Jew forced to flee Europe due to Nazi persecution?

Reviewed: Sicyopterus lagocephalus

Created by Onel5969 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:52, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

How about a bolded link to the article, per DYK nomination requirement?Georgejdorner (talk) 23:23, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Done above. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 05:09, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Northamerica1000. And sorry about that Georgejdorner - still kind of new to DYK, and forgot that part. Will try not to let it happen again. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 11:45, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

No problem. I would have done the bolding myself, but some folks get tetchy when you meddle with their nominations.Georgejdorner (talk) 16:50, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad

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Group chanting of Hare Krishna Hare Rama mantra

... that the earliest known Hindu text where the widely known Hare Krishna mantra (pictured group chanting) appears is a modern era text Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad ?

Group chanting of Hare Krishna Hare Rama mantra.

ALT1:...that the famous Hare Krishna Hare Rama mantra found in Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad (pictured group chanting) mentions goddess Radha eight times, god Krishna and god Rama four times each?

John Lenon.

ALT2:... that a Beatles' recording by John Lenon (pictured) and George Harrison of the Sanskrit language mantra verses in the Kali-Saṇṭāraṇa Upaniṣad topped the music charts in Europe in 1969?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Odontosyllis phosphorea

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk) and Ms Sarah Welch (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 01:55, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

The Music Machine

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The Music Machine in 1966

... that The Music Machine's (pictured) debut single "Talk Talk" (1966) has been attributed to influencing The Doors and Iron Butterfly, as well as future punk bands?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Poeciliopsis monacha (second of two)

Improved to Good Article status by TheGracefulSlick (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 13:38, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment Review under way. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:43, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Review Good to go! Promoted to GA, timely nominated. Picture is clear, used in the article and apparently copyright free per the attribution. Meets core policies and guidelines, and in particular: is neutral; cites sources with inline citations; is free of close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations and plagiarism. DYK nomination was timely and article is easily long enough. Every paragraph is cited. Earwig's copy violation detector: The Music Machine report gives it a clean bill. Hook relates directly to the essence of the article. It is interesting, decently neutral, and appropriately cited. QPQ done. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:34, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Forgive me: I don't like any subject with "'s" following, worse: that followed by (pictured). How is this?

ALT1: ... that the debut single "Talk Talk" by The Music Machine (pictured) has been attributed to influencing The Doors and Iron Butterfly, as well as future punk bands? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:37, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT1 confirmed. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:39, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Strikefleet Omega

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... that mobile game Strikefleet Omega is a hybrid of the tower defense and real-time strategy genres?

ALT1:... that Strikefleet Omega, the second mobile game released by Harebrained Schemes, is a hybrid of the tower defense and real-time strategy genres?
ALT2:... that Harebrained Schemes released Strikefleet Omega, a hyrbid tower defense and real-time strategy game, while they were developing Shadowrun Returns?
ALT3:... that Harebrained Schemes released Strikefleet Omega, a hyrbid tower defense and real-time strategy game, while they were developing their Kickstarter-funded game Shadowrun Returns?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1941 German football championship
Comment: I am really struggling to find something that would make a good hook here. If you think of something interesting, please propose it.

Created by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk). Self-nominated at 20:10, 1 January 2016 (UTC).

Jessica Plummer

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... that Jessica Plummer started her singing and acting career in the same year of 2013?
ALT1 ... that Jessica Plummer started her singing and acting careers in 2013?

Reviewed: ~~Soon~~ Newry City Ladies F.C.

Converted from a redirect by Vindre (talk) and Captain Assassin! (talk). Nominated by Captain Assassin! (talk) at 04:14, 1 January 2016 (UTC).

Y Article is new (created yesterday)
Y ~~Article is not long enough; I counted 1,434 characters (no spaces) with Word for lead+body~~ Long enough now
Y Article is within policy
Y Hook is below 200 characters
Y Hook is interesting
Y Hook is (now) cited with inline citations
Y ~~Nominator has not reviewed another article (yet)~~ QPQ done.
~~Article needs to be expanded a little bit and the nominator has to review another article~~. I'm assuming good faith regarding the hook; I'm not familiar with British pop culture so I can't say if this is interesting to the general public. Tupsumato (talk) 16:16, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

QPQ's done. I'm working on the article's length. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 15:54, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Noted. Tupsumato (talk) 19:36, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

@Tupsumato: I think it's good now. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 03:57, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Agreed. Tupsumato (talk) 05:41, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 2[edit]

Old fox

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... that on August 2015 when Britain embassy reopened in Tehran, some Iranian daily published report entitled "The old fox arrived with its lights turned off"?

ALT1 ... that for first time old fox had been used as anti-British concept in poet by Seyyed Ahmad Adib Pishavari, philosopher and poet?
Comment: Article was created by me on 28 December 2015 and moved to main space on 2 January 2016.

Created by Saff V. (talk). Self-nominated at 10:43, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

McEwen Bridge

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McEwen Bridge

... that the McEwen Bridge (pictured) has not being subjected to major rehabilitation or repair since opening in 1923?

Reviewed: Retroculus lapidifer

Created by Óðinn (talk). Self-nominated at 07:45, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

page large enough and new enough, written neutrally, earwig's copyvio negative. hook sourced and faithful to source. just waiting for a QPQ and then will be good to go. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 08:45, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

QPQ added, thank you for the review. Óðinn (talk) 16:51, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

all good then. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 19:45, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Retroculus lapidifer

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... that during feeding, the cichlid fish Retroculus lapidifer dives into the sediment with its mouth open and then expels sand through its gill chambers?

Reviewed: Zunera Ishaq

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:47, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

-the article is new enough and satisfies the length and policy criteria. Hook fact is accurate and is cited appropriately. Ready for the main page. Óðinn (talk) 16:45, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

The pic here () may be useful. --PFHLai (talk) 07:52, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Zueignung

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Richard Strauss in 1886

... that the premiere of "Zueignung" (Dedication), the first published song by Richard Strauss (pictured), was sung by Heinrich Vogl, the principal tenor of the Munich Court Opera?

Reviewed: Andean orogeny

Created by Byronmercury (talk) and Gerda Arendt (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 21:50, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Mitre Inn, Chipping Barnet

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The Mitre Inn

Etched windows at The Mitre Inn

... that a man died riding a horse backwards up a hill at the Mitre Inn, Chipping Barnet?

Reviewed: To be done

5x expanded by Philafrenzy (talk) and Edwardx (talk). Nominated by Philafrenzy (talk) at 12:25, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

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

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

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely license, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: ??
Overall: Thanks to Philafrenzy for a nicely-written short article. No problems; AGF on offline source. ~~Good to go!~~ QPQ still needed BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 04:01, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, I haven't done the QPQ in fact but will shortly. There are several pictures that could be used including the etched windows which I have added above and is free. Do you want to change it to "that according to legend, a man died"? Philafrenzy (talk) 13:55, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

@Philafrenzy: Ooops! I had missed the lack of a QPQ :( It is a requirement, so I have unticked the article for now.
To be honest, both pictures are weak. The image quality is OK, but neither gives much of a feel for the pub – it really needs a direct facing view, rather a choice of just the victorian-style window, or an obliquely angled view.
I prefer the shorter hook, but why not add an ALT for the longer version? Then whoever is promoting can decide. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 22:07, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

I will try to get a facing view but it is difficult without getting run over. I thought the etched windows were rather good (it is not my picture). Here's the Alt. Thanks.

Alt 1 ... that, according to legend, a man died riding a horse backwards up a hill at the Mitre Inn, Chipping Barnet? Philafrenzy (talk) 22:22, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

@Philafrenzy, neither hook relies on having a picture, so don't sweat it -- and don't get squashed under a bus! (Wikipedia doesn't need martyrs, and you wouldn't even get a statue lets alone a slot in a list of saints.).
A new picture might be a job for early on a summer morning, when there is lots of light and little traffic.
Whoever promotes this item can make the call about which pic to use, or none. It's still a nice article and a nice hook even if imperfectly illustrated or unillustrated.
So stay away from busy roads, and go do that QPQ! :) --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 17:01, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Project Waterpump

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... that that some trainee pilots of Project Waterpump had to sit on cushions to fly?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Virgin Atlantic Little Red

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self-nominated at 18:28, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

on newness/length/policy/interest/QPQ criteria. on the citation for the hook in the article. Imzadi 1979 → 05:56, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Marlin sucker

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... that the marlin sucker often clings onto its host fish in pairs, with a male under one gill cover and a female under the other?

Reviewed: David Fallows

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 11:09, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Article size and expansion fine. The article is appropriately referenced, and timely nominated. Hook is short enough, interesting, cited in the article, and verified in online references. Spot checks did not reveal close paraphrasing. QPQ done. Oceanh (talk) 21:16, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Conospermum

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Conospermum stoechadis

... that smokebushes (C. stoechadis pictured) get their name from the resemblance of their flowers to smoke arising from the plant?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Music of Red Dead Redemption

5x expanded by Gderrin (talk), Casliber (talk). Self-nominated at 08:40, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Article expansion new enough, but it looks like most of the expansion was by User:Gderrin?--Kev min § 03:25, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I am not sur ehow to make him appear. If you click "edit" on this page, I added him to the DYKmake template. Forgot to add in initial template. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:46, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Matt Hobden

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... that Matt Hobden scored 65* in a Sussex record tenth-wicket partnership of 164 with Ollie Robinson?

ALT1:... that Matt Hobden made his List A cricket debut the day after signing a junior professional contract?
ALT2:... that in May 2015, Matt Hobden bowled 11 no balls in the first 16 overs of a County Championship match?
Comment: 5x expanded, see [11] and [12]. I've added the names of all contributors who added or updated content in the last day on Matt Hobden.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Utulei Youth

5x expanded by Joseph2302 (talk), WWGB (talk), Class455fan1 (talk), Jhall1 (talk), and Edwardx (talk). Nominated by Joseph2302 (talk) at 20:12, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment Isn't it a bit tasteless and insensitive seeking to put this in when the chap has been found dead in so-far unexplained circumstances? Johnlp (talk) 10:17, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

@Johnlp: I don't personally think so, but I can see why others might. I've seen many cricket articles greatly expanded shortly after the person died, and so decided to do one myself, however, if people would prefer, I can ask for it not to go on main page for a while. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:31, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

@Joseph2302: I just wonder what his parents or team-mates might think if they saw something that makes no mention of their current tragedy in a section of WP that is, for the most part, fairly light-hearted. I don't think it should run here at all. That's not to decry your expansion, which is good and appropriate; just the positioning here. Johnlp (talk) 20:51, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

My intentions were the exact opposite- to draw attention to, and celebrate, the life that he had.
I made this DYK nomination in good faith, so do not plan to withdraw this nomination. However, I will not hold it against @Johnlp: or anyone else who opposes this nomination, and ultimately if consensus doesn't think it should be run, then don't run it. Joseph2302 (talk) 22:32, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

I'll leave my comments here, but I certainly didn't mean to imply any lack of GF on your part: far from it. Johnlp (talk) 23:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Nice work on the expansion. I like Alt1 best as the hook. Just needs to link to List A cricket rather than List A, as that redirects. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 19:30, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Done Joseph2302 (talk) 19:56, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Hasaan Ibn Ali

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... that jazz pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali remained an obscure figure until his only released recording, The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan, after which he again returned to obscurity?

Reviewed: Listronotus bonariensis

Improved to Good Article status by EddieHugh (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 18:24, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Alan de Neville (landholder)

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... that one historian described Alan de Neville's (flourit 1168) family relationships as "a veritable labyrinth into which many a genealogical enquiry has vanished without trace" ?

ALT1:... that Alan de Neville (flourit 1168) co-founded Tupholme Abbey in Lincolnshire with Gilbert de Neville?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self-nominated at 15:13, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Article new enough, long enough, and fully referenced; I like the first hook, which is short enough, features a nice quote, and is cited to offline source. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:13, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Passenger pigeon

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Passenger pigeon in 1896/98

~~... that the extinct passenger pigeon (pictured) was an important source of food for the people of North America?~~

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Poeciliopsis monacha (first of two)

Improved to Good Article status by FunkMonk (talk) 7&6=thirteen (☎). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 01:11, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

New GA, long enough, no copyvio detected (just mirrors.), image is PD, hook is interesting and cited inline, QPQ done, looks good. Keilana (talk) 06:28, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

@FunkMonk:, @Oceanh:, @Keilana: - I think we can find some better hooks, including:

ALT1 .... that the demise of the passenger pigeon (pictured) in 1914 has been described as one of the greatest and most senseless extinctions induced by humans?

ALT2 .... that in 19th-century America, any amateur hunter could kill six passenger pigeons in a single shot?

ALT3 .... that in 1886, a flock of over 3.5 billion passenger pigeons in southern Ontario was described as 300 miles (480 km) long and took 14 hours to pass?

I'm sure if I ask @EEng: and @Martinevans123: nicely, they can come up with a thigh-slapping hook, I'm sure. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:50, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

How about going for that hilarious Frankenpigeon angle?

ALT4 .... that it has been suggested the passenger pigeon may be revived by "de-extinction", using genetic material from 1,532 pigeon skins and 16 pigeon skeletons?

Hardly thigh-slapping, but plenty of material in that article to work on yet. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:53, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Have to agree, being food for Native Americans isn't what this bird is best known for. FunkMonk (talk) 11:02, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

The original hook doesn't say Native Americans, merely "the people of North America" (which could include everyone living in Alaska and Panama), and I don't even think it was that important - certainly from reading the article the most important time it was food was for the lower classes in the 19th century. I'll strike it. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:31, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Full review of ALTs required. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:31, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Ok, so I think since I didn't propose any of the ALTs I can review them. They're all cited inline etc, but I prefer ALT4 or ALT2. The article's good to go regardless. Keilana (talk) 22:18, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

If a fact about hunting or extinction is used, this image of a shooting might be better:[13] FunkMonk (talk) 22:36, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Dreaming of You (album)

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... that Dreaming of You, the fifth and final studio album by American singer Selena, became the best-selling Latin album of all-time in the U.S.?

Reviewed: Aplysia morio

Improved to Good Article status by AJona1992 (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 00:23, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Theatre Royal, Bath

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The auditorium of the Theatre Royal in 1864

... that the Theatre Royal (pictured) in Bath has been described by the Theatres Trust as "One of the most important surviving examples of Georgian theatre architecture"?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ona Kantheeswarar Temple (fourth of four)

Improved to Good Article status by Rodw (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 23:43, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Excellent work. New enough, long enough, interesting hook, referencing good. No close paraphrasing or copyright issues found. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:47, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Lakhiram Agrawal

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Lakhiram Agrawal

... that Shivraj Singh Chouhan termed Lakhiram Agrawal (pictured) as "an organiser and a devotee of nationalist values"?

Reviewed: Besties (film)

Created by Bharatiya29 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:17, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Length and date ok. No close paraphrase found in spot check. But the hook isn't very specific as hook fact, being praised by a fellow party member at one's funeral is rather given. An ALT would be preferrable. Also, the image is a bit strange, its original at Commons is photoshopped to remove all background, which isn't common for a private archive photo. --Soman (talk) 21:14, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that Lakhiram Agrawal (pictured) was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1990 to 2002?
ALT2 ... that Lakhiram Agrawal (pictured) was detained under Maintenance of Internal Security Act in 1975 during the emergency?
The image seems to have been uploaded by his son Amar Agrawal. I checked for any copyvio on Google Images but I found nothing. I think that his son is the copyright holder of the image. Bharatiya 29 05:57, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Why not merge ALT1 and ALT2? ALT3 ...that former Rajya Sabha member Lakhiram Agrawal (pictured) was detained under Maintenance of Internal Security Act in 1975 during The Emergency? --Soman (talk) 15:20, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Yes, thats good. Bharatiya 29 16:19, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Richie Powell

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... that bebop jazz pianist Richie Powell was fond of inserting musical quotes, including from nursery rhymes and opera?

ALT1:... that according to a band member, jazz pianist Richie Powell "was a little busy with the ladies" while touring, and "had harems in almost every city"?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ona Kantheeswarar Temple (second of four)

Improved to Good Article status by EddieHugh (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 14:09, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Substantial record of a short life, on good sources, offline sources accepted AGF. I prefer the original hook. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:17, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

All Eyez on Me (film)

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... that in development since 2011, the Tupac Shakur (pictured) biopic All Eyez on Me has finally begun filming?

Reviewed: Detlef Schrempf Foundation

Created by Captain Assassin! (talk). Self-nominated at 11:34, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Newry City Ladies F.C.

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... that Newry City Ladies retained the crest of Newry City F.C. after it was liquidated and then affiliated with Newry City A.F.C.?

ALT1:... that Newry City Ladies F.C. were the first team for 14 years to win the Women's Premier League outside of Belfast?
Reviewed: Fig cake

Created by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 11:27, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Recently created, within policy, no copy-vio detected, hooks are cited, and QPQ is done. Good to go with ALT1. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 15:49, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Fig cake

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Skillet fig cake topped with whipped cream

... that fig cake (example pictured) and similar cakes have traditionally been served in the Appalachian Mountains as a part of Old Christmas celebrations?

Reviewed: Moskva (1959 icebreaker)

Created by Northamerica1000 (talk). Self-nominated at 08:24, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Date, length and hook all OK. QPQ done. No close para. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 11:16, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Detlef Schrempf Foundation

( Review or comment
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... that the Detlef Schrempf Foundation was established in 1996 by Detlef Schrempf?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Christian Ramsay

Created by LavaBaron (talk). Self-nominated at 04:54, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Newly created, no-copyright vio, and QPQ is done. But the problem is that article's prose portion doesn't meet the criteria, and you should find another better hook. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 11:33, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

South Hams District Council

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... that South Hams District Council, in Devon, England, offers seagull-proof refuse sacks to reduce waste and injuries caused by the birds?

QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Bu-Ma Democratic Protests

Moved to mainspace by Jolly Janner (talk). Self-nominated at 21:23, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Article creation date (when moved to user space) okay with respect to DYK filing date. Article length okay at 2225 bytes readable prose size. Neutrality okay, sourcing a bit reliant upon subject itself but okay, I didn't spot any copyvio concerns. QPQ done showing effort.

Hook length is okay, hook source is online, hook interest level is very good given the otherwise dry nature of the article.

Regarding the article itself, there are some language and formatting issues. "(Local Government Act 1972)" in parentheses is a bit odd; why not say "... due to the Local Government Act 1972" or something like that. "As of the latest election" is likely to get out of date at some point; why not just say "As of the 7 May 2015 election ..." There is a missing closing parenthesis for "(excluding a brief period ..." Two instances of "(Ranked ..." should have a lower-case 'r'. The usage "South Hams DC" starts occurring late in the article; why not just say "the council" or "the district council" as was done earlier in the article. The retrieval date of "2009-11-20" should be in dmy format like the others. These should be corrected before it goes up on the main page. Wasted Time R (talk) 00:28, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

I've copy edited the article as such, although I do find this request a little bizarre for the DYK standard. Jolly Ω Janner 01:02, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

There are some writers who, always wanting what they put out to be as good as possible, are always grateful when people review their work, no matter what the context. I'm like that, but not everyone in WP is the same way, and I should be more mindful of that. Wasted Time R (talk) 02:08, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 3[edit]

Mylossoma duriventre

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... that the silver mylossoma is a migratory, freshwater-only fish?

ALT1:... that the silver mylossoma migrates in rivers in South American and flooded areas of tropical rainforest?
Reviewed: Electropodagrion

Created by Chiswick Chap (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). Nominated by Cwmhiraeth (talk) at 07:06, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill

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... that Rob Thomas had envisioned the main plot for "There's Got to Be a Morning After Pill", an episode of Veronica Mars, since the beginning of the third season?

Reviewed: TBD

Improved to Good Article status by Johanna (talk). Self-nominated at 00:02, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Bornö Marine Research Station, Elizabeth Rona

( Review or comment )

( Article history links: Bornö Marine Research Station
Elizabeth Rona )

... that Bornö Marine Research Station, built in 1902, has been considered by many Swedes to be the birthplace of Swedish oceanography. Famed nuclear chemist Elizabeth Rona went there to analyze a sample of sea bottom sediment to determine its radium content because her lab was contaminated, and spent the next 12 summers there?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Authority (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) Template:Did you know nominations/Łukasz Cieślewicz

Created by SusunW (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), User:Charles01 talk and 7&6=thirteen (talk). Nominated by 7&6=thirteen )) at 19:09, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

Thank you for the nomination. Am proposing alts because of the 200 char limit on the hook:

ALT1: ... that the Bornö Marine Research Station was used by nuclear chemist Elizabeth Rona for her research analyzing sea bottom sediment because her own lab was contaminated?

ALT2: ... that nuclear chemist and Haitinger Prize winner, Elizabeth Rona, worked at the Bornö Marine Research Station for twelve summers analyzing sea sediments for its radium content? SusunW (talk) 21:41, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Comment since it is a double nomination, we don't have to keep this under 200 characters. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:33, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

I always forget about that ;) but I like the idea of putting her prize in there (even if there isn't an article about the prize on English WP). SusunW (talk) 21:41, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Sicyopterus lagocephalus

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... that the red-tailed goby lays its eggs in a fast-flowing stream but its larvae will die if they are not washed downstream to the sea?

Reviewed: List of places of worship in Woking (borough)

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 07:11, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Newly expanded, length and hook all OK. QPQ done. No copyright violations. Looks good to me.

Militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

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Refuge headquarters

... that armed members of several rump militias have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (pictured) in protest to convictions of two ranchers on arson charges?

Reviewed: Christiane Floyd
Comment: Concurrently nominated in Template:Did you know nominations/Jon Ritzheimer as 2nd article. This stand-alone nomination is a response to the suggestion there. I could not find a better ALT; feel free to add one.

Created by LavaBaron (talk) and NorthBySouthBaranof (talk). Nominated by George Ho (talk) at 23:15, 5 January 2016 (UTC).

ALT1: ... that members of several armed groups have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (pictured) in protest to convictions of two ranchers on arson charges?

The ALT1 is a response to ongoing discussion on changing "rump militia" to something else. George Ho (talk) 18:10, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm fine with that. LavaBaron (talk) 02:28, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Ronald E. Mickens

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... that physicist Ronald Mickens was a member of the founding council of the Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute, which supports collaboration among African and American physicists?

ALT1:... that Clark Atlanta University physics professor Ronald Mickens was a co-founder of the National Conference of Black Physics Students?
Reviewed: Patiromer

Created by Opabinia regalis (talk). Self-nominated at 23:57, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Article long enough, created within time, well cited, neutral in tone. QPQ done. Earwig's tool shows some similarity of phrases but looking closer show that they are mainly for the long titles of the associations he's been involved with. Both hooks are of correct size, and supported by inline references. I don't have a preference on which hook runs, both seem about equal to me. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:39, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Ealdgyth! Just FYI, on review I'm striking my own ALT1 - I started to look to see if NCBPS itself needed an article, and then discovered that while it was very active in the 90s it seems to have petered out as an annual event after 2004, at least under that name. Seems kind of depressing to use the main page to highlight a now-defunct minority outreach event. Opabinia regalis (talk) 22:43, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Alan de Neville (forester)

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... that King Henry II of England supposedly said of Alan de Neville, his chief forester, that an abbey could have his body, the king would have his money, and "the demons of hell his soul"?

ALT1:... that a monastic chronicle said of Alan de Neville (d. c. 1176) that he "most evilly vexed the various provinces throughout England with countless and unaccustomed persecutions"?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cyclone Ilona
Comment: Other hook suggestions or wordings welcome.

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self-nominated at 23:49, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Article new enough, long enough, and fully referenced; I like the first hook, which is short enough, certainly catchy, and cited to offline source. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 12:44, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Guegoolithus

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... that Guegoolithus is a fossil egg from Spain that was probably laid by an ornithopod dinosaur?

ALT1:... that Guegoolithus is a kind of fossil egg that was once classified as an oospecies of Macroolithus?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/World's Fair (album)

Created by Ashorocetus (talk). Self-nominated at 17:16, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Fleet Street

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Fleet Street c. 1890

... that in the 1930s, the majority of British households bought a daily paper produced from Fleet Street (pictured)?

ALT1:... that although many prominent national newspapers have moved away from Fleet Street (pictured), the name is still synonymous with the printing and publishing industry?
Reviewed: Hualianceratops

Improved to Good Article status by Ritchie333 (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 02:02, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Recently created, within policy, no copy-vio detected, hooks are verified, image is good and QPQ is done. Good to go. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 10:45, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

There's not enough sex and violence in those hooks! ALT2 ... that an 18th century waxworks exhibition on Fleet Street featured a man spared from execution by sucking his own daughter's breast? (There's a picture here that should be out of copyright given its age, but it's not on Wikipedia or Commons yet.) Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:51, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT2 also looks good. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 16:27, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Jing Junhong

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... that Jing Junhong, who was born in China, represented Singapore in table tennis at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympic Games?

ALT1:... that between 1995 and 2003, table tennis player Jing Junhong won medals at five consecutive Southeast Asian Games?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ode de Pougy, Notre Dame aux Nonnains, Manassès II de Pougy, Church of St Urbain, using one of four QPQ credits from that nomination (one remaining)

5x expanded by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk). Self-nominated at 00:11, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is new enough, long enough (5x expanded), neutral, and well referenced. Hooks are interesting and supported with inline references. QPQ is done. No copyvio found. Good to go. -Zanhe (talk) 04:31, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Patricia M. Collins

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... that Patricia M. Collins, former mayor of Caribou, and Susan Collins, United States Senator from Maine, are the first mother and daughter to be inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame?

ALT1:... that Patricia M. Collins and Donald Collins were the first married couple to each serve as mayor of Caribou, Maine?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Eddie Loos
Comment: Created for Women in Red — Women in Leadership

Created by Yoninah (talk). Self-nominated at 23:58, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is long enough and posted by due date. Hooks are interesting, cited and verified. No copy vio noted. Text is neutral. QPQ done. Good to go. I prefer ALT1 hookNvvchar. 14:54, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Ollie Robinson

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... that in April 2015, Ollie Robinson became the first Sussex cricketer to score a century on County Championship debut for 95 years....?

ALT1:... that Ollie Robinson scored a century on his first-class cricket debut during a record partnership with Matt Hobden....?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of National Basketball Association seasons played leaders‎

5x expanded by Joseph2302 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:55, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Date, expansion and hook all OK. I would support using the original as ALT1 goes into just a bit too much detail that it loses it's hookiness. QPQ done. No close para. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 12:15, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Abbo Nassour

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... that Abbo Nassour became the speaker of the Chadian parliament in 1969, after having been sentenced to death a few years earlier?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lakhiram Agrawal

Created by Soman (talk). Self-nominated at 21:18, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

The article is long and new enough, neutral and properly sourced. No copvio was detected. But the hook is just partially supported by the source immediately cited after it. The nominator would better find a source covering the whole part of the nomination or change the hook. Mhhossein (talk) 05:20, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

The entire hook is supported by https://books.google.com/books?id=CGN9AAAAMAAJ page 386 (I've added it one more time now in the article). If you have difficulties accessing google books, the relevant passage has been copied here: https://www.facebook.com/Berimediatheque/posts/619169674858311 . @Mhhossein:, --Soman (talk) 10:20, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

I can't verify it based on a Facebook text. I tried to search through the google book and I could not find the text in the facebook page. Btw, the hook should exist in the article as it is here. Mhhossein (talk) 13:09, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Here is is copy-pasted from the book: "Al Hadj Abbo Nassour est le dernier descendant de la dynastie des sultans du Kapka évincée en 1936 par l'administration coloniale qui voulait grouper le Dar Zaghawa sous l'autorité unique du sultan Haggar de Kobé. Né vers 1927 à Kapka, fils du dernier sultan Abdoulaye Sabre, Nassour porte le titre A' abbo qui veut dire prince. Nanti d'un certificat d'études primaires, il a d'abord assumé la fonction de secrétaire du sultan d'iriba. Le 31 mars 1957, il est élu conseiller à l'Assemblée territoriale sous la bannière de l'UDlT. De 1959 à 1963 il a été successivement ministre des Finances, de l'Intérieur puis ministre d'Etat chargé de la Fonction publique. Arrêté en mars 1963 pour sa participation au « complot du 22 mars », il est accusé, avec d'autres, d'atteinte à la sûreté intérieure et extérieure de l'Etat. Une cour criminelle spéciale le condamne à la peine de mort en juillet. Libéré en 1969 dans le cadre de la politique de réconciliation nationale, il est élu député en décembre. Nommé président de l'Assemblée nationale le 30 décembre 1969, il restera à ce poste jusqu'à la chute du régime le 13 avril 1975. Il n'a pas exercé d'activités politiques après Tombalbaye. Abbo Nassour a été assassiné en 1982 sur ordre d'Hissein Habré." All material for the hook is already in the article. --Soman (talk) 13:45, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

The hook is now verified by the linked Google book. There are still some minor problems; Why did you right "...the speaker of" while it seems that you had to write "...president of"? By the way, I can't find the hook in the article just like as it is here, while all parts of it are found separately. Mhhossein (talk) 13:39, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Birdsill Holly

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1869 Holly fire-hydrant

... that Birdsill Holly's hydrant innovations (Holly fire-hydrant pictured) are responsible for the design of the modern fire hydrant?

ALT1:... that Birdsill Holly invented a water pumping system for city mains that not only supplied drinking water for domestic service, but also furnished water under pressure for fire hydrants (Holly fire-hydrant pictured)?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Davina Delor

5x expanded by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 19:48, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment Review under way. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:55, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
Review Clean, neat, long enough. Timely nomination. 5X expansion after creator moved draft article from his work space to the encyclopaedia. No copyright or close paraphrasing issues. Both hooks are cited and check out. Neutral and relate to essence of article. QPQ done. Picture is used in article, free and clear. Another 'patented'^[1] User: Doug Coldwell masterwork! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:25, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

^ but not copyrighted

Bridget Tan, Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics

( Review or comment )

( Article history links: Bridget Tan
Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics )

Tan receiving the award from Secretary of State Clinton

... that Bridget Tan, who founded the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics to provide services to abused migrant workers, was honored for her work by Hillary Clinton (ceremony pictured)?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ode de Pougy, Notre Dame aux Nonnains, Manassès II de Pougy, Church of St Urbain, using two of four QPQ credits from that nomination (two remaining)
Comment: Bridget Tan is new, Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics is a 5x expansion.

Created by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk). Self-nominated at 19:27, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Frances Stackhouse Acton

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... that Fanny Knight excavated a Roman villa, repaired a castle, wrote a book and was an accomplished botanist and artist?

Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Crab_Run_(Mahanoy_Creek)

5x expanded by Worm That Turned (talk) and Staceydolxx (talk). Nominated by Worm That Turned (talk) at 18:50, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

1978–79 Australian region cyclone season

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... that reconnaissance aircraft were flown into tropical cyclones in the Australian region only during the 1978–79 season?

Reviewed: Every family

5x expanded by 12george1 (talk). Self-nominated at 17:27, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is long enough, and has undergone a 5x expansion since 1 January. Hook is verified from an inline citation to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology which states recon aircraft used in only two cyclones, both of which occurred in this season. --Canley (talk) 04:46, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Edmund Wainwright

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... that Edmund Wainwright was considered to be amongst those who resurrected South Australian cricket?

5x expanded by Xender Lourdes (talk). Self-nominated at 14:08, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Expanded properly and long enough, inline citations and references checks, factual and interesting hooks, close paraphrasing and neutrality is checked as well and approved, Good work, well done! This one is good to go.BabbaQ (talk) 22:56, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

BabbaQ as before thank you. You are very helpful. Xender Lourdes (talk) 04:13, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Malheur incident

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that rump militias have seized control of a wildlife refuge in central Oregon?

Created by LavaBaron (talk). Self-nominated at 11:41, 3 January 2016 (UTC).
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bianca de' Medici

Chirand

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Kushan period coins

... that the archaeological finds reported from Chirand are from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic and iron age periods including a cache of 88 Kushan period coins (pictured)?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Army and Navy Union of the United States of America
Comment: Moved from usage page on 3 January 2016

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 07:35, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Awake craniotomy

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that brain surgery can be done while the patient is awake?

ALT1:... that an awake craniotomy can be used to treat brain tumors and seizures?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Passenger pigeon

Created by Keilana (talk). Self-nominated at 06:33, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Article and Hook criteria met, however, QPQ is underway, the reviewed nomination not yet approved.--Zoupan 12:12, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Bianca de' Medici

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Bianca de' Medici played an organ concert for a current Pope and a future Pope in 1460?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Donald Nichols (spy)
Comment: note that the new for this date is based on move from user space to main article space

Created by 1bandsaw (talk). Self-nominated at 05:55, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Passes QPQ, copyvio, and length. Has an interesting hook and meets all other DYK requirements. Good to go. LavaBaron (talk) 11:42, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Trylon Microcinema

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Trylon Microcinema

... that Trylon Microcinema (pictured) seats 50?

ALT1: ... that the movie theater Trylon Microcinema (pictured) seats 50?
ALT2: ... that prior to opening Trylon Microcinema (pictured), Take Up Productions' first film screening was projected against a coffee shop's exterior wall?
ALT3: ... that when it opened in 2009, rent for Trylon Microcinema (pictured) was $800 a month?

Reviewed: Alfred Charles Garratt

Moved to mainspace by Bobamnertiopsis (talk). Self-nominated at 05:08, 3 January 2016 (UTC).

Clears copyvio, length, newness, and hook interest. Good to go! LavaBaron (talk) 07:00, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

The hook is rather boring and probably needs more context. Also, is there any alternative hooks? FallingGravity (talk) 18:55, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm always a fan of short hooks but I get that not everyone is. I've proposed two alternates, FallingGravity. Best, BobAmnertiopsis∴_ChatMe! 22:42, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
- These hooks are pretty good. I've added another one which adds more context to the original hook since the word "microcinema" in the article's title isn't really that common. Review needed again, taking into account the various hooks. FallingGravity (talk) 18:00, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Good to go with primary hook. LavaBaron (talk) 21:45, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Htaw Lay

( Review or comment
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... that until 1989 a wide downtown Yangon street was named after Htaw Lay, a 19th century defector to the British and principal restorer of the Shwedagon Pagoda?

Reviewed: Protohabropoda

Created by Hybernator (talk). Self-nominated at 01:41, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on January 4[edit]

Julia Kronlid

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Julia Kronlid

... that .... Swedish politician Julia Kronlid (pictured) believes that human evolution should not be the only theory taught to children in schools?

ALT1 ... that .... politician Julia Kronlid (pictured)has stated that she does not believe in the evolutionary theory, but that she believes in "creationism"?

Reviewed: Zofia Glazer and Cypora Zonszajn

Created by BabbaQ (talk). Self-nominated at 16:42, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

QPQ done. Article is new and long enough, photo OK (but may not be ideal for front page). I may have missed something, but at two instances I could not find info in text backed up by the sources given, which is somewhat concerning. One instance is the claim of belief in creationism. Probably correct info, but I couldn't see it explicitly cited in source. (I have tagged the other example in the article). Main hook is interesting, sourced, short enough and as she is a politician probably OK with regard to BLP even if the info may be controversial. I didn't see outright copyvio/close paraphrasing, talk page gives attribution to the Swedish version of the article. (BabbaQ) Iselilja (talk) 23:03, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Velveeta Shells & Cheese

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Velveeta Shells & Cheese has been advertised as "liquid gold"?

Reviewed: Officer's Choice
Comment: Moved from draft to main namespace on 4 January 2016‎

Created by Afsinkl (talk) and Northamerica1000 (talk). Nominated by Northamerica1000 (talk) at 11:31, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

Every family

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17th century pirate Henry Every

... that the 17th century English pirate Henry Every (pictured) is thought to be a descendant of the Every family?

Reviewed: Brigitte Kieffer

Created by Stowe Jowe (talk). Nominated by Jolly Janner (talk) at 23:29, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Article was created on January 4, 2016, and nominated on January 7. Hook is interesting and verified through a book with a reliable author. Good job.--12george1 (talk) 03:35, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

First first-class cricket match in Australia

( Review or comment
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... that the first first-class cricket match in Australia was played on 11 and 12 February 1851?

ALT1:... that the first first-class cricket match in Australia was also the first intercolonial cricket match in Australia?
ALT2:... that the first first-class cricket match in Australia was a timeless match?
ALT3:... that the first first-class cricket match in Australia was played between teams from Port Phillip (Victoria) and Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)?
ALT4:... that the first ball bowled in the first first-class cricket match in Australia was an underarm delivery?

Created by Xender Lourdes (talk). Self-nominated at 04:56, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Note: In all the above ALT hooks, as the first first-class cricket match in Australia was played on 11 and 12 February 1851, we could add "played on 11 and 12 February 1851" after the article's name in case this DYK nomination appears on the Main Page on 11 and/or 12 February 2016 and any ALT hook is chosen to be displayed. For example, ALT1 could instead be written as "... that the first first-class cricket match in Australia played on 11 and 12 February 1851 was also the first intercolonial cricket match in Australia?" ALT5 could instead be written as "...that the first ball bowled in the first first-class cricket match in Australia played on 11 and 12 February 1851 was an underarm delivery?" Xender Lourdes (talk) 05:53, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

article is new enough, nominated in due time. With more than 7,000 characters it is long enough. Copyvio unlikely. Article is also currently a good article nominee. All hooks are interesting and sourced. Overall article is interesting. As per request of nominator, if this article gets promoted in February then dates can be mentioned. If it gets promoted soon then there is no need of mention of dates. QPQ not needed. Good to go.--Human3015^{Let It Go} 13:45, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Museum of Goa

( Review or comment
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... that the Museum of Goa in India does not host a permanent collection, instead operating as a gallery temporarily exhibiting works from around the world?

Reviewed: Adam Dahlberg
Comment: Published to main namespace on 4 January 2016 (diff)

Created by Subodhkerkar (talk). Nominated by Northamerica1000 (talk) at 04:48, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: N - One reference is to Facebook, which not a reliable source
Neutral: N - tone is promotional in places. Phrases such as "take art to the masses", "break the elitism barrier that so often exists in the art world" appear to reflect the artists's promotional material. per WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV, they should be attributed, or replaced with more neutral phasing
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: With the exception of the Fb ref, most the sources appear to be reliable. Some of the reports show almost gushing enthusiasm, and none offer even mild criticism, which led me to wonder if they had been cherrypicked. Then I spotted that the article's creator[14] User:Subodhkerkar is a single-purpose account of the same name as the Museum's founder, which is confirmed by his userpage. (That userpage is an autobiography which was userfied from mainspace on 4 January 2016 [15]. Even as userpage, it appears to contravene WP:UP#PROMO, but that's a separate issue).
My initial response to this article was to wonder whether the promotional tone was inadvertent, but when I see the WP:COI origins of the article, I think it's right to insist on a tighter compliance with neutrality principles. WP:NOTPROMOTION, esp on the front page.
In particular, none of the reviews appear to critique the branding as a "museum", whereas the TRipAdvisor reviews suggest it is a hybrid commercial gallery/museum. TripAdvisor is far from a reliable source, but it does suggest that a non-promotional perspective is rather different to that presented.
I am not sure how big a rewrite is needed to meet neutrality guidelines, but I fear it may be substantial. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 16:32, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

@BrownHairedGirl: Short reply – I didn't view the creator's user page, but promo there is a separate matter from the article itself. Regarding sources that criticize the museum, they may not exist yet, because this is a new museum that opened in November 2015. I scoured available sources quite thoroughly during the process of working on the article, but not a whole lot of them are actually available (see find sources options below). North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 16:42, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

@Northamerica1000: Sorry, but I don't regard the COI as a separate issue. (Note that I am not in any way suggesting that you have a COI here. Ideally you would have spotted the creator's COI and disclosed it in the nomination, but we don't all spot everything and I am sure you acted in good faith to improve the article before nominating it).
In a pure article-quality test, then I'd agree that the COI is an issue only pointing to a need for careful scrutiny -- but this isn't just an article-quality test like GA/FA. This is a decision about whether an article gets a hook on the front page of one of the world's busiest websites.
Given the blatant self-promotion behind this article's creation, I think there is a good case for simply rejecting it from DYK entirely. It seems like a very bad idea open up DYK up as a vector for self-promotion. Write your self-promotional COI article, have it polished a bit by an uninvolved and experienced editor, and see it on the front page? Not a good idea.
So I was minded to reject it outright, but am prepared to consider that it might be ok if it meets a much higher standard of neutrality than I would otherwise impose at DYK. I hope that principle is acceptable to you. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 17:03, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

– Find sources: "Museum of Goa" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · highbeam · JSTOR · free images · wikipedia library

I removed the Facebook source, which was used to verify content as a primary source. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 16:44, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
@BrownHairedGirl: I disagree with rejecting the nomination herein in an abrupt manner. While you were typing out your reply above, I have been copy editing the article to provide a neutral point of view. Check it out now, but please allow me some time to finish before rejecting the topic and my work in entirety. The article just needs a bit more copy editing. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 17:12, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

@Northamerica1000: Some misunderstanding here: I have not rejected it. I have merely set out the principle by which I am reviewing it, namely that even if an article with such blatantly self-promotional origins is not rejected outright, it gets no leeway from me on neutrality.
There is no rush, so please take your time and let me know when you think you have finished fixing it. Best wishes, --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 17:21, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Review update needed. I have overhauled the article, and it is now written in an entirely neutral tone. Additional matters in the initial review and commentary have also all been addressed. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 07:41, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
After that comprehensive rewrite (thanks Northamerica1000, and sorry for the slow reply), the promotional tone has gone, and the article is now nicely-written and neutral. It ticks all the formal DYK boxes, so I have ticked it as good to go.
However, I remain concerned about the article's promotional origins. There are no grounds at all for deletion when it has been so well rewritten, but DYK's purpose is to reward editors. Northamerica1000 clearly merits reward for cleaning up and improving this article, but a slot on the front page would also have the unfortunate effect of rewarding the blatant self-promotion of User:Subodhkerkar. I am going to post a note about this on WT:DYK, to seek other views. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 14:30, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

See Wikipedia talk:Did you know#DYK_unintentionally_aiding_self-promotion (permalink). --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 15:12, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Spiro Crne

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... that rebel leader Spiro Crne was trained and armed in Vranje?

ALT1:... that rebel leader Spiro Crne was forced to leave Serbia after Ottoman diplomatic intervention?
Reviewed: Tapastic

Created by Zoupan (talk). Self-nominated at 16:05, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Čakr-paša

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... that Čakr-paša was killed by his comrade while shaving?

Reviewed: Awake craniotomy

Created by Zoupan (talk). Self-nominated at 12:19, 5 January 2016 (UTC).

DYK checklist template

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Core criteria checked. Earwig's copyvio tool shows 0% paraphrasing! Only error found was listing this nom under 4 January instead of its 3 January creation date. Sources are AGF, as they are in a foreign language. GTG.Georgejdorner (talk) 16:54, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Khedda

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Artist's view of Khedda operation

... that in Assam, which has the largest elephant population in India, the practice followed to trap them was the khedda system (pictured), also known as Mela Shikar?

George P. Sanderson with the Maharaja of Mysore and Prince Albert Victor watching the khedda operation

ALT1:... that after the first Khedda held by Sanderson at Kakanakote became popular, 36 more such operations (pictured) were held until 1971, when it was banned under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Patricia M. Collins

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 14:12, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Kashibai

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... ~~that even though Peshwa family disapproved of Bajirao-Mastani's marriage, Kashibai, the first wife of Bajirao took care of their son Shamsher Bahadur after his parent's death in 1740?~~

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Christ, the Messenger

5x expanded by Dharmadhyaksha (talk). Self-nominated at 07:24, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment: Part of Wikipedia:WikiCup entry.

The hook is simply too long and convoluted. Article looks good - spot checked sourcing, checked for plagiarism, and so on, and - although it could use more context - it's not bad. However, too much is being packed into the hook. Perhaps something simpler? Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 04:16, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Adam Cuerden for the review. I also felt that its getting quite complicated but was hoping someone with better English would suggest alternatives. How about this Alt1? Too many appositions, I know. But then without those readers will have no idea of who is who. Have also added some more context in the article.

ALT1: ... that Kashibai, the first wife of Bajirao, took care of Shamsher Bahadur, son born from Bajirao and Mastani's marriage which the Peshwa family had disapproved?

Or do we go with a completely different hook? §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 04:44, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

I'd say another hook. It's just a little too much to fit in. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 05:32, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT2 ... after the death of Bajirao I, his first wife, Kashibai made arrangements to train his son from another marriage in weaponry? --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 06:37, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

I've added links. Think that's GTG.

Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 08:03, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks @Rsrikanth05 and Adam Cuerden: §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 08:15, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

You're welcome. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 12:51, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Agreed! Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 19:30, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Melissa Bachman

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... that to get her first job in television, Melissa Bachman worked four months for free, drove 150 miles daily, and supported herself as a waitress?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jon Ritzheimer

Created/expanded by GRuban (talk). Self-nominated at 15:45, 5 January 2016 (UTC).

Now at AFD. Yoninah (talk) 16:08, 5 January 2016 (UTC)
- Speedy Keep, back to review, please. --GRuban (talk) 17:03, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Recently moved to mainspace, length is okay, within policy, no copy-vio detected, hook is verified and interesting, and QPQ's done. Good to go. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 08:32, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

William Ketel

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... that although all copies of William Ketel's work on the miracles of John of Beverley are lost, it was transcribed before its loss and this forms the basis for the edition printed in Acta sanctorum?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ronald E. Mickens
Comment: Other suggestions for hooks welcome.

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self-nominated at 16:49, 5 January 2016 (UTC).

Article creation and DYK filing date okay. Article length okay. Neutrality and sourcing okay, no reason to suspect copyvio problems. Image in article is okay. QPQ done.

Hook length just qualifies, hook source is okay, but the wording is problematic. It would be better if "lost" wasn't repeated and it looks like an "in" is missing before "Acta sanctorum". If length is too tight, the specific name Acta sanctorum could be dropped.

Regarding the article itself, one of the sources uses "(fl. c. 1100)", and so I think it would be good to add "c." into the first sentence, since I gather it isn't known that Ketel was active in the year 1100, it's just a sort of averaging of some possible times he was active. For that same reason I presume you didn't place the article into any Category:English writers by century. In the first sentence of the second paragraph, "Ketel was active around 1100" is redundant and the "as 'Ketill' and was" part later doesn't parse for me. Rest of the article is good. Wasted Time R (talk) 02:17, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

I've fidgeted with the hook - changed "before it was lost" to "before its loss". Inserted the missing "in". I count 197 characters now, I hope I got that right. As to the category - I generally place one or two and leave the rest to others - I don't grok the category system well. Corrected first sentence of second paragraph. Thanks for the review. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:57, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Hook length depends on whether you count the "..." but it's okay by me. Rest is good and this one is ready. Wasted Time R (talk) 00:56, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Christiane Floyd

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Dr Christiane Floyd

... that Christiane Floyd (pictured) was the first professor of computer science in Germany?

Reviewed: 1978–79 Australian region cyclone season
Comment: May need to be a AGF review, citation of hook is in German: "Sie war die erste Informatik-Professorin Deutschlands." (Die Zeit) --Canley (talk) 04:52, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Created by Canley (talk). Self-nominated at 04:52, 5 January 2016 (UTC).

Well-cited... almost. I fixed the sources. However, one info is not in any of sources given. The article is long enough. Sources are reliable. Unsure about the hook. I'm trying my best to translate German. It doesn't say that she was the first woman in a German university unless I misread. George Ho (talk) 19:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, sorry, this was my mistake: there were two references from Die Zeit, and the citation that Floyd was the first CS professor in Germany was in the other one, I have fixed the references now—it's in the first paragraph: "Sie war die erste Informatik-Professorin Deutschlands" = "She was the first computer science professor in Germany". I have also added a reference for the Maestro I development and demonstration at the Siemens trade show. --Canley (talk) 21:04, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

All issues resolved. Again, everything is fine, including sources, hook and length. I hope no one else contradicts this. George Ho (talk) 21:13, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Project Copper

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... that Project Copper began and ended military cooperation between the Khmer Republic and the Kingdom of Laos?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Kent (Police Officer)
Comment: Overview section of article cannot be counted towards article length, as it has been used in a prior article. Refer to Rule A5 of the Supplemental DYK rules.Georgejdorner (talk) 04:39, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self-nominated at 04:39, 5 January 2016 (UTC).

Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple

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The Seventh Sister and Darth Vader dueling young padawans in Trials of the Temple

... that Jedi Training: Trials of the Temple lets children duel Darth Vader or the Seventh Sister, as well as featuring Darth Maul?

ALT1:... that Jedi Training Academy originally only took place during Star Wars Weekends?

Converted from a redirect by Elisfkc (talk). Self-nominated at 23:37, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Eric Lindros trade

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Eric Lindros in 2014

... that in June 1992, the Quebec Nordiques agreed to two different trades involving Eric Lindros (pictured) within 80 minutes?

ALT1:... that the Eric Lindros trade (Lindros pictured) required an arbitrator to decide what team he was traded to?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Annette A. Aguilar

Created by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 23:15, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Elizabeth Alexander (astronomer)

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... that one of the first women to work in radio astronomy, Elizabeth Alexander, actually preferred geology?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Leuresthes tenuis

5x expanded by Worm That Turned (talk) and Staceydolxx (talk). Nominated by Worm That Turned (talk) at 19:57, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

5× expansion, recent enough, hook is sourced and verified, no policy violations found with a quick check, QPQ done. May I suggest some slight paraphrasing of the hook: "... that Elizabeth Alexander was one of the first women to work in radio astronomy, while she actually preferred geology?" That's one less comma. Otherwise, good to go, also with the current hook. QVVERTYVS (hm?) 21:34, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

No problems with the suggested alt. Worm^TT(talk) 21:38, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

John Kent (Police Officer)

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... that John Kent was the first Black police officer in Britain?

ALT1:... that John Kent was the first ever black police officer in the United Kingdom?

Created by Factorylad (talk). Self-nominated at 15:26, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: Y
Neutral: Y
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: N - ?

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Checked core criteria on this promising article by a new editor. QPQ not required, as this is this editor's second DYK nom. I ran an Earwig check, which reported 22.5% chance of paraphrase. Although I am new at using this tool, an eyeball check of highlighted repeated phrases indicates a bit of rewrite is needed. The other problem with the nomination is the hooks. Hook ALT0 is in the lead with no cite to justify it; the factoid in the hook appears nowhere in the body, nor does ALT1 appear anywhere. The lead is meant as a precis of the body of the article, so the lead needs a rewrite to reflect that. A minor point is that the hook's link to the article nominated should be bolded. This advice may seem like a bit to tackle, but you can probably correct everything more quickly than I have outlined it. I will carry this nom on my watchlist, and am available to assist you. Please do not despair; after your first few DYK noms, you will catch the knack. Have you thought about designating this nom for Black History Month? I believe it would be a terrific addition, especially since it would be a non-American entry.Georgejdorner (talk) 04:19, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for taking a look. I've changed the ALT0 hook to read similar to the first line of the article, as well as bolding the subject. I think that's fixed that, let me know if otherwise! Paraphrasing is another matter, I've gone through he article a few times myself and I'm struggling to see any. I've used a couple of article rewriting tools and they just throw up gibberish. Any pointers? Thanks for the suggesting that the article would be good for Black History Month, I'll be certain to nominate it during that period.Factorylad (talk) 10:31, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

I did a proper job of bolding the subject as an example for you.

You might want to look at WP:LEAD. The present lead is unsupported by the body of the article, instead of being a summary of the body. Also, WP:HOOK could be helpful for correcting your hooks. A DYK hook is required to have a cite following the fact(s) in the article.

Lastly, if you click on Review or comment at the top of this nomination, the DYK Toolbox will appear in the upper right corner. One of those tools is Earwig's Copyvio Detector. Open it, and enter this article's title to be checked. In a minute or so, Earwig's tool will highlight paraphrases in your article. Swap in a few synonyms, do a bit of rearranging, and you are home free.Georgejdorner (talk) 18:08, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Oh, yes, Black History Month. As the nominator, it is your choice to designate this article for running then. Once the nomination passed, it would be held until February.Georgejdorner (talk) 18:10, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the guidance. I've expanded the lead and used the (vey useful) Earwig tool to eliminate as much paraphrasing as I could. It's now down to 6.5% now.Factorylad (talk) 11:01, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

I moved the article to John Kent (police officer) to remove the capitalisation from Police Officer. --Canley (talk) 01:56, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

The new lead is a great one, giving the reader the reasons Kent is notable. However, because the lead is a summary of the article's body, the same information should be given in the body, preferably with more detail or explanation. Then the info in the body has to be cited to be eligible for for a hook. This change is all you need to pass the review.Georgejdorner (talk) 16:29, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Soaring Stones

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... that Pioneer Place commissioned Soaring Stones as a gift to city residents to replace a fountain that was removed during their construction?

ALT1:... that in 2006 after removing from Pioneer Place, the Soaring Stones was returned to its owner, John T. Young, due to construction of the MAX Light Rail?
Reviewed: Onion cake

Improved to Good Article status by Another Believer (talk). Nominated by Captain Assassin! (talk) at 11:11, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Review by SteveStrummer

Eligibility

Article confirmed for GA status within previous 7 days (January 3, 2016)
Article is of sufficient size
Article is NPOV, currently stable, no edit wars, no dispute tags

Sourcing

Every paragraph sourced inline and online
No bare URLs, and no external links used as inline source

Hook

First hook is approved: 140 characters, NPOV, stated in the article and sourced

Pass. Nice article! SteveStrummer (talk) 23:57, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Onion cake

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Sugar onion cakes

... that various onion cakes (example pictured) are consumed in China, Germany, Korea, Switzerland, Wales and in other countries?

ALT1:... that the use of boiled onion can reduce the sharpness of the onion's flavor in onion cake (example pictured)?
Reviewed: Freefall 3050 A.D.

Created by Northamerica1000 (talk). Self-nominated at 10:32, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Newly created, long enough, within policy, no copy-vio, hooks are verified, image is good, and QPQ's done. Good to go. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 10:52, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Freefall 3050 A.D.

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... that Freefall 3050 A.D. was one of only eight video games released for the Nuon platform?

Reviewed: No QPQ, less than five credits

Created by Salvidrim! (talk). Nominated by Salvidrim! (talk) at 07:41, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

New and long enough, all ¶ have inline citations, nominator QPQ-exempt, hook content backed with citation to reliable source in article. The source states, "Its games lineup numbered just eight titles a year after launch", and additional searches verify that only eight games were ever released (e.g. [16], added to the article, although it's reliability is somewhat questionable). Checks for copyvio reveals no problems (e.g. [17]). North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:26, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Jon Ritzheimer

( Review or comment )

( Article history links: Jon Ritzheimer
militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge )

... that Jon Ritzheimer was the subject of an FBI warning two months before he helped lead the militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Trylon Microcinema (for Ritzheimer); Template:Did you know nominations/Christiane Floyd for the Malheur page

Created by LavaBaron (talk). Self-nominated at 07:00, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

New enough and long enough, but not within policy, and the hook isn't in the article:

The LEAD doesn't summarize the rest of the article - the first sentence is "Jon Ritzheimer is an American affiliated with the 3 Percenters.", and the 3 percenters are not mentioned anywhere else in the article except the infobox, and aren't described anywhere. The second sentence is "In numerous social media posts, Ritzheimer has established his passionate opposition to Islam, the Bureau of Land Management, and talk show host Anderson Cooper." - social media posts about Anderson Cooper aren't mentioned anywhere in the article, at most it mentions something about a t-shirt with an obscenity. It doesn't mention his being a former marine, which is basically the entirety of one of the two sections of the article. It also doesn't describe the reason(s) for his notability, which seem, from reading the article body, to be appearing in public protests, and threatening people... which isn't really the same as "passionate opposition", see below.
The "See Also" section is on the border of being a WP:BLP violation; I'm pretty sure neither Gaffney nor Geller, who are at least somewhat respectable political commentators, would appreciate being associated with a radical militia man known for threatening people. Here is an example of that difference between "passionate opposition" and threats; Gaffney and Geller are passionately opposed to Islam (or Islamism), but don't occupy government property or appear in videos waving weapons.
The hook isn't in the article, the closest is "In January 2016, Ritzheimer participated in the militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge." which isn't the same as "lead".
In fact, that one sentence is the only way we mention what may well be a noticeable part of his notability. The Malheur occupation is what's what got him three of the sources in the references section, right? We should try to at least give that a paragraph.
And this isn't a policy violation as such, but I strongly recommend including all the points from the Washington Post article in our article. The Washington Post is the highest profile source cited in our article, so when they decide to mention his former Marine rank and position, and say that he is notable for some Draw Muhammad contest in Arizona, they might just know what they are doing. --GRuban (talk) 15:22, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

I bolded "militia occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge" as the second target, which was created on 3 January. George Ho (talk) 18:48, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Added another QPQ for the 2nd article. George Ho (talk) 21:15, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Honestly, I think you're better off splitting these as two separate DYKs. Ritzheimer isn't that big a part of the Malheur occupation (looks like Ammon Bundy is their main spokesperson), and similarly, the Malheur occupation isn't the main thing that Ritzheimer is known for. --GRuban (talk) 21:53, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Done so. George Ho (talk) 23:16, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Andrena antoinei

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Andrena antoinei male

... that the extinct mining bee Andrena antoinei (pictured) has coloration of black, brown, and yellow?

Reviewed: Conospermum

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self-nominated at 04:21, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

I'll review this. —Noswall59 (talk) 13:05, 4 January 2016 (UTC).
I have compared this article to the journal which is cited throughout and to my layman's eye, this article seems to be accurate. However, there is one issue which ought to be addressed before this goes on the mainpage:

"A morphometric analysis of the wings indicates placement into the bee family Andrenidae, though specific features of the family, such as two sulci under the antenna and pointed glossa in the mouth parts." – you have missed something here: according to the article, the absence of the sulci and glossa is problematic, but you seem to have missed out the end of this sentence which says that.

Otherwise, I see no close paraphrasing or copyright issues; naturally some facts are presented similarly, but there is little way around it and I am pleased with the way you have summarised the technical and detailed journal contents in an encyclopedic manner.
The hook is within the size limits; the whole thing, including links is 121 characters.
The article's prose section is c. 3769 characters, so very much acceptable; it is neutral too.
The article is cited to a reliable and scholarly source throughout; its subject is a newly discovered and described (2014) species of extinct bee, so the one journal is probably the only in-depth source about it. A quick Google search seems to confirm this.
The journal, PLOS One, is open-access and has the following notice in the cited material: "Copyright: 2014 Dehon et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited." The image of the bee has been tagged with the CC BY-SA 4.0, which cites the author and links to the article.
Hook: this hook is fine grammatically and matches the article text which is sourced. I wonder whether a more exciting hook is possible, given that most people would assume that bees are yellow, black and brown anyway; if not, perhaps you could explain which parts are coloured yellow, black and brown.

@Kevmin: All in all, this article seems to meet the requirement; if you can correct the sentence above and perhaps take a look at the hook. Ping me when you have replied. All the best, —Noswall59 (talk) 14:22, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

@Noswall59: Andrena antoinei reading the comments section and the results sections of the article, both sections make it clear that placement into the family is certain, placement into the Andrininae is fairly certain, and placement into the hyperdiverse genus Andrena is due to lack of specific features that would differentiate the species into another genus.--Kev min § 01:03, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

@Kevmin: that's fine, I don't deny that, but please re-read that line I quote:

The wikipedia text reads: "A morphometric analysis of the wings indicates placement into the bee family Andrenidae, though specific features of the family, such as two sulci under the antenna and pointed glossa in the mouth parts."

You are missing something from the last clause of the sentence—it should read, I believe, something like this: "though specific features of the family, such as two sulci under the antenna and pointed glossa in the mouth parts are absent in the specimen." It's a grammatical issue, nothing more, but it changes the meaning somewhat. The article is otherwise fine. Cheers, —Noswall59 (talk) 18:58, 5 January 2016 (UTC).

Oh, I see now, my apologies. I have adjusted the sentence to make it actually complete!--Kev min § 15:50, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

@Kevmin: Okay, I am happy with this for all the reasons outlined above. The hook isn't very exciting, but then this is an extinct species of bee... Ready to go. Cheers, —Noswall59 (talk) 11:07, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

Broadhurst Park

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Broadhurst Park

... that the opening match of Broadhurst Park (pictured) was a friendly between host F.C. United and S.L. Benfica?

Reviewed: ~~Soon.~~ Fleet Street

Improved to Good Article status by Delusion23 (talk). Nominated by Captain Assassin! (talk) at 04:10, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

St Botolph's Church, Quarrington

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... that the artist Charles Haslewood Shannon is commemorated by a plaque in St Botolph's Church in Quarrington, where his father had been rector for nearly fifty years?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Andrena antoinei

Improved to Good Article status by Noswall59 (talk). Self-nominated at 13:06, 4 January 2016 (UTC).

Very well written GA article. Posted by due date after GA approval. Hook is interesting, cited and verified. No copy vio noted. Text is neutral. Img could be included as it is freely licensed. QPQ done. Good to go.Nvvchar. 04:57, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

NOTE: As per this comment, the reviewer has requested an image be used. I am not sure how to add this, but the image is linked below. Thanks, —Noswall59 (talk) 22:58, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on January 5[edit]

Pranav Dhanawade

( Review or comment
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... that Pranav Dhanawade scored 1,009 not out, to break a 116-year-old cricket world record?

Reviewed: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Comment: If you feel left out, please add your name! Other hooks welcome.

Created by Edwardx (talk), Cliftonian (talk), StAnselm (talk), and Aircorn (talk). Nominated by Edwardx (talk) at 23:19, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment I would not include the 327 balls in the hook because the 1009 runs and the length of the record should be the focus. Maybe should also add that it was a school match. Would make it more understandable for non-cricketers too.

ALT1 ... that during a schoolboy match Pranav Dhanawade scored 1,009 runs to break a 116-year-old cricket world record? AIRcorn (talk) 01:11, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Comment Thanks. I have dropped "in 327 balls" from the hook, as it is incidental, and brevity is usually a virtue in hooks. Personally, I prefer not to have "during a schoolboy match", as it reduces the impact of the hook, as well as making it longer. Edwardx (talk) 11:55, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Could put:

ALT2 ... that schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade broke a 116-year-old cricket world record by scoring 1,009 runs not out?

The point is he scored this number of runs in one innings as opposed to over the course of his career, or whatever. Putting "not out" makes this clear while also clarifying his actual score (that is, that he could well have got more had his team not declared). — Cliftonian (talk) 06:06, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Bromhead Memorial

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The Bromhead Memorial

... that the Bromhead Memorial (pictured) commemorates 307 ex-servicemen who died at the Royal Star and Garter Home in Richmond, London?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ruth B

Created by HJ Mitchell (talk). Self-nominated at 23:28, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

This article is new enough, long enough (over 3,900 characters), and within core policy requirements: it is neutral, well supported with inline citations (although two are to books to which I do not have access, so I am accepting them in good faith), and free of any apparent copyright issues (the reproductions of the actual inscriptions on the memorial obviously don't count). The hook is short enough, properly formatted, interesting enough, properly referenced with an inline citation, and neutral. Also, QPQ has been done, and the image selected for the hook is freely licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0, appears in the article, and shows up reasonably well at small size. All in all, I think that this article is good to go (again accepting the book sources in good faith). Nice work! Michael Barera (talk) 00:55, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Readington Reformed Church

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Readington Reformed Church in 1894

... that the steeple of the Readington Reformed Church (pictured) was blown over by a cyclone on January 3, 1913 and restored one hundred years later?

Reviewed: Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 58

Created by Zeete (talk). Self-nominated at 13:49, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

Neat article that is new and long enough; inline cited to a variety of sources; no problematic copyvio/close paraphrasing detected through spot checks. Hook is interesting, sourced and short enough. Picture is out of copyright (though the main picture of the article might have been better for the front page due to photo quality, even if it doesn't have the tall steeple). QPQ done. Good to Go. Iselilja (talk) 23:04, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Stormont–Vail HealthCare

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... that Christ's Hospital, the forerunner of today's Stormont–Vail HealthCare complex in Kansas, was deeded to the city of Topeka for one dollar?

ALT1:... that the regional medical center of Stormont–Vail HealthCare in northeast Kansas began as a two-story, 24-patient hospital in 1884?
Reviewed: Soaring Stones

Created by SteveStrummer (talk). Self-nominated at 00:16, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Haplophryne mollis

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Female with two attached males

~~... that many female ghostly seadevils never encounter a male in the deep ocean in which they live?~~

Reviewed: AtariLab

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 07:42, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is recently expanded >5x, appropriately referenced, timely nominated, interesting and neutral. Hook is short enough, and hook facts are cited in the article. First part of the hook is verified in online book reference. By checking the second part of the hook ("in the deep ocean in which they live", linking to mesopelagic zone), I observed that the cited reference says that Haplophryne mollis is "bathypelagic", and "also mesopelagic". While the article only says " it is found in the mesopelagic zone". This inconsistence should probably be clarified. Spot checks did not reveal close paraphrasing. QPQ done. Oceanh (talk) 01:15, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. I have changed the depth in the article and am suggesting ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:42, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that many female ghostly seadevils (pictured) never encounter a male in the ocean depths in which these fish live?

Thank you for fixing the article. ALT1 verified. Added (pictured) to the hook. Picture license seems to be fine. Oceanh (talk) 16:21, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Paul Kpoffon

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... that the Dahomeyan post and telegraph workers leader Paul Kpoffon went on to become a government minister and ambassador?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Petite France, Gapyeong

Created by Soman (talk). Self-nominated at 12:54, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Reviewing. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 16:06, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: ??
Neutral: Y
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: ??

Hook eligiblity:

Cited: ??
Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: This article is well-written and neutral. It is thoroughly cited, but I have been able to verify only 2 of the 17 citations (refs #9 & #11 of the current version of the article as of 16:44, 7 January 2016‎ .
Citation #8 is viewable, but does not appear to support the cited fact (tho maybe I have misread it), and all of the other 14 sources are simply links to Google Books pages without an eBook. There is no requirement for sources to be online, but please could Soman explain how they consulted the sources? Was it this through Google Books snippet view?
The use of snippet-view, but it has been controversial because the snippets provided are so small that vital context is missing. I am not sure what the current consensus is on snippet sourcing, and the relevant policies are not specific. I will see advice at WP:VPP. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 16:59, 7 January 2016 (UTC) BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 16:59, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

All Google Book links in this article were seen with Snippet View. I've never heard of any policy not allowing snippet view books as sources. I deal a lot with snippet view, and never publish any facts from snippet view that I'm not sure is well represented. I always google around the snippet, creating multiple snippets to gather a wider understanding of the text and usually (as in this case) only extract simple facts. Regarding citation #8, there was an error, fixed now. As per BLP concerns, I found online that he had died in 2004 (http://benin-temoignages.hautetfort.com/archive/2013/03/06/paul-kpoffon.html ), but unfortunately, not WP:RS, so it couldn't be used in the article). --Soman (talk) 17:43, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

As noted, I opened a discussion at WP:Village pump (policy)#Google_Books_.22snippet_view.22_as_reliable_source.
I don't doubt Soman's good faith in using the sources, but I am perplexed as to how a reviewer is expected to verify sources seen in this way. As Soman says, snippets can sometimes be useful if sufficient checks are made to ensure that the full context of each snippet is understood ... but much caution is needed, and it is very difficult to verify how caution much has been applied. In my own editing, I normally use snippet view only as a pointer to facts which I verify elsewhere; but in this case, the overwhelming majority of the sources are snippets.
I am aware that there is a systemic bias issue -- sources of Africa are not so readily available online as those for the OECD countries -- and I would love to see more en.wp coverage of Africa. But in this case it feels like verifiability is severely compromised. We don't even have an reliable source that this article is clear of BLP concerns. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 18:06, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

2 cents: 1) If snippet views are difficult to verify for the reviewer, how about off-line sources? AGF should be an option here as well. 2) What are the facts that are difficult to verify in this case? None of the sentences deal with any complex arguments, they are positions held at different junctures, and if snippet view is available all facts can be checked (using the family name 'Kpoffon'). --Soman (talk) 18:13, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Soman, I agree that all the points at stake here are simple statements about positions held at various times. We aren't talking of nuanced views or interpretations, so a smaller amount of info may be sufficient.
As to the AGFing, if someone says that they have used an offline source, I assume that they had access to a sufficiently large chunk to allow them make a reasonable assessment of the context. However, if they were telling me that the offline copy consisted of a few post-it-note-sized cut-outs from book pages, I would have similar concerns to those I am expressing here. If there were one or two such references, I'd be happy to overlook the difficulties, but in this case nearly all of the refs are compromised. I don't even have links to any of the snippets to test a sample of them. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 18:47, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Good to go. My only outstanding concern was the use of snippet-view sources, and in this case' I am very happy to AGF.
The article's creator (Soman) has kindly posted on my talk page a very detailed list[18] of the references sourced through Google Books snippet view. It was clearly a lot of work to prepare, and I am grateful to Soman for producing such a thorough and clear explanation.
In each case, the passage in the article is very reasonable interpretation of the source text, so I am thoroughly persuaded that Soman has assessed these sources very carefully. I haven't seen the snippets myself, so I have to AGF ... but in this case the good faith is very readily apparent.
As a general principle, I suggest that it would be a good idea for references using Google Snippets to disclose that fact in the citation, e.g. filling "via" field of {{cite book}} with something like via = Google Books snippet view. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 18:12, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Waterstart

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A waterstarting windsurfer in the process of rising up

... that in windsurfing, performing a waterstart (example pictured) in a light wind is considered to be an expert-level skill?

Reviewed: God Is Working His Purpose Out
Comment: Published to main namespace on 5 January 2016‎

Created by 24.143.248.50 (talk) 7&6=thirteen (☎). Nominated by Northamerica1000 (talk) at 10:05, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is new enough (the time spent in draftspace doesn't count). Enough readable prose. Article seems neutral and the lead is constructed from information found elsewhere in the article. Some of the sources are inaccessible (I'll assume that they are reliable and back up the statements), the "that are too unstable to be uphauled." needs a source. Otherwise everything seems to be backed up although I don't know anything about their reliability. Copyright/Plagiarism-wise there is one backwardscopy that is of no concern to us; nothing else to see. Hook is not too long, appropriately formatted and sourced. QPQ is done. Image is used, no questions about licensing and it shows up well at small size.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 12:47, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

@Jo-Jo Eumerus: I removed the "that are too unstable to be uphauled" part from the article, as it was unverified. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:51, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

then, per my previous note re accessibility of sources.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 12:53, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary

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Grizzled Giant Squirrel

... that the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is home to the grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura) (pictured), which is in the highly endangered category within Karnataka, India?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/River Tale

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 08:32, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Note: Tweaked the original blurb for grammar corrections. QPQ and 5x expansion (6.7x prose text expansion) verified. Image is free (taken and uploaded by Chinmayisk).
Given blurb conflicts with our article on the Grizzled Giant Squirrel. Listed source does indeed state that the grizzled giant squirrel is "highly endangered" but the IUCN Red List places it under "near threatened". The article's prose state's that the squirrel is under this status only within Karnataka, however. The blurb should either reflect the localized nature of this classification, or (in my opinion) a different blurb should be chosen to avoid potentially confusing/conflicting information. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 22:33, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Cyclonebiskit Thanks for the review. I have qualified the main hook with "only within Karnataka" as per reference. Also suggesting this ALT1 hook ... that in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary the Grizzled Giant Squirrel (pictured) is under the highly endangered category in Karnataka only but under IUCN Red List as near threatened?Nvvchar. 02:30, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Tweaked to remove the "only" bit (you'd have to look up specifics on other places to verify "only") and added India to give readers better context, alt blurb is a bit much and takes away focus on the target article so first hook is good to go. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 03:31, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks,Cyclonebiskit.Nvvchar. 04:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

The Star of Adam

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~~... that The Star of Adam is the largest star sapphire in the world?~~

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Albertine Winner

Created by AntanO (talk). Self-nominated at 07:01, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Recently created, long enough, within policy, no copy-vio detected, hook is verified, and QPQ's done. @AntanO: I would love to proceed the review if you would suggest another hook; maybe the fact about the sapphire's name. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 17:09, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT 1 ~~... that The Star of Adam, the six-pointed star-shaped mark on the center, is the largest star sapphire in the world?~~

ALT 2 ~~... that the world's largest star sapphire, The Star of Adam, is named after Adam?~~

Comment @Captain Assassin!: Thanks for the review and suggestion. I have tried another two hooks. If you have another idea, feel free to suggest. --Antan O 03:44, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

@AntanO: You don't need to mention "the largest star sapphire in the world" in every hook, and suggest a hook about its name like why was it given to this sapphire. Just another better hook and it'll be a go. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 04:07, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
My intention is to highlight its "largest" record, not the name, and entire article is about the record. --Antan O 04:10, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

I respect your intentions and so I'm passing all three suggested hooks. I just made a slightest change in ALT2. It's good to go. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 07:51, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Adding the price would make a better hook:
ALT3: ... that the world's largest star sapphire, The Star of Adam, is valued at $100 million? Yoninah (talk) 12:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks @Captain Assassin!:. ALT3 seems to ok @Yoninah:. --Antan O 15:52, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Yeah, all good. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 16:06, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Adam Dahlberg

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... that Youtuber Adam Dahlberg was featured in Lady Gaga's music video G.U.Y in a tuxedo and red outlined glasses?

Moved to mainspace by FiendYT (talk). Self-nominated at 03:14, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Picking up the review of this one, just checking a few things MPJ -US 04:26, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
It may just be me not being able to read the history correctly, but last action I see my user FiendYT was in November and user claims to have moved it to main space. To me that looks like this article is not new enough to qualify for DYK but I think a second set of eyes on the article history to either confirm or deny my findings would be appreciated. MPJ-US 04:31, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
Matters that check out: All non-lead paragraphs have inline citations, checks for copyvio reveals no problems (e.g. [19]), nominator QPQ-exempt per QPQ check. Matters that need to be addressed: the source used to verify the latter part of the hook about the subject's attire is not a reliable source and does not state this directly. The article is not new enough, so needs to be expanded 5x within 7 days to qualify. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:43, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

MPJ-DK, you are quite right. The article is not new enough—created and the bulk of the material added on November 6, two months prior rather than seven days—on top of being too short. It's currently 1111 prose characters according to DYKcheck, and the only way it can qualify for DYK at this point is under the 5x expansion criterion: it would need to expand to 5555 prose characters within the next seven days. I don't think that's feasible. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:01, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Psychology of eating meat

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... that the psychology of eating meat is relevant to both marketing meat and to advocates of reduced meat consumption?

Created by FourViolas (talk). Nominated by Jonathunder (talk) at 23:59, 5 January 2016 (UTC).

Is Quid Pro Quo required for this nomination? Fiddle Faddle 01:09, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

I would be happy to review a nomination. Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio appears to be the oldest one that hasn't been touched. Jonathunder (talk) 01:20, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

N.B. 358 words were copied from another article, most of which were subsequently cut down to WP:SUMMARYSTYLE. The draft is currently at 2,142 words, so the fivefold-expansion requirement is satisfied. FourViolas (talk) 01:13, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Alternate hook (more exciting):

ALT 1 ... that research into the psychology of eating meat suggests a correlation between meat-eating and support for hierarchy and inequality?

See Loughan 2014, p. 105 (secondary source); Wilson 2007, p. 79 (primary source with review of earlier literature); Allen 2002, p. 53 (primary source). FourViolas (talk) 03:38, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

The original hook is more within the spirit of a juxtaposition of paradoxical opposites than ALT 1. Perhaps you can design an exciting ALT 2 in that spirit? ALT 1 at present does not invite me in. I am curious about the terms used, but not curious enough to find out more. Fiddle Faddle 00:00, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT 2 ... that thinking of animals as food prompts people to think of them as less intelligent?

(On the grounds that "thinking of"="psychology" and "animals as food"="meat".) Jonathunder's original suggestion is an excellent choice as well; the topic might be provocative enough that a flashy hook is unnecessary. FourViolas (talk) 01:05, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Mary Amdur

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... that Mary Amdur gassed her own guinea pigs to prove that breathing sulphuric acid was dangerous?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Clovelly Lifeboat Station (by Staceydolxx)

5x expanded by Staceydolxx (talk) and Worm That Turned (talk). Nominated by Worm That Turned (talk) at 18:40, 5 January 2016 (UTC).

Article has been expanded five-fold recently and is long enough. It is well written and uses inline citations at least at the end of the paragraph. The hook is interesting and of suitable length, however it is not cited sufficiently. The following sentence does not have an inline citation at the end: "In the middle of 1953, Mary and her husband developed a method of spraying sulphuric acid mist into humid chambers containing guinea pigs to investigate the damage that the mist would cause on the lungs.". I would presume it is sourced from Musil, Robert, K. but I cannot access it to verify, so please use an inline citation. The other thing I noticed (and this isn't a criteria for DYK) is the use of the spelling in sulphuric acid. It seems very odd, as I don't think this version is accepted in any form of the English language. QPQ and copyvio checks out well. Jolly Ω Janner 03:27, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Hi Jolly Janner,that's no problem, both it and the following sentence are sourced from Musil, so I've just added an inline cite. I'm happy with either spelling for sulphuric acid, that's the spelling I grew up with, but it's been a while - it's a blue link and mentioned in the article for a reason, but I'm not precious about it. If you do make the change though, please change it on the article too, it would jar if it's written one way in the hook and differently in the article without good reason. Worm^TT(talk) 07:16, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

The hook is now appropriately backed up with an inline cite. I didn't realise the book had a preview option available at first, so I have also been able to verify it myself. I will leave the spelling issue for now and perhaps if it is important enough someone else will make adjustments. Jolly Ω Janner 07:35, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Scottish Diaspora Tapestry

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... that people in 34 countries embroidered the 305 panels that form the 164 metre long Scottish Diaspora Tapestry?

Created by Drchriswilliams (talk). Self-nominated at 23:51, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Created Jan 4-nom Jan 10/ new enough. 3190 char/long enough. Neutral. No apparent close paraphrasing. No image. No apparent previous DYK involvement, QPQ not required. Two unsourced sentences "The great majority of this project's £1 million costs ..." and " The Official printed Guide and the Double CD" require citations. Hook is under 200 char, interesting and cited by a verifying source immediately following the claim. (Though not required for DYK approval can you lose one of the "eventually"s in this sentence ..."the countries eventually included eventually reached"...) Ping me when the citations are completed and I'll be glad to clear it. Interesting piece, thanks for submitting it. SusunW (talk) 02:58, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 6[edit]

Filiz Koç

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... that Turkish-German women's footballer Filiz Koç acted as a model, performed in a TV-series episode and worked as a sideline reporter?

Reviewed: Bound for Glory IV

Created by CeeGee (talk). Self-nominated at 10:56, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Newly created and nominated, long enough, well sourced, hook fact is sourced in the lead as well as in the body. AGF on Turkish and German language sources. QPQ performed. Good to go. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:10, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Mina F. Miller

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* ... that pianist Mina Miller founded Music of Remembrance to perform music by and about victims of The Holocaust?

Reviewed: Atharvasiras Upanishsad
Comment: See final para in section Career and final sentence in section Personal life.

Created by Mirokado (talk). Self-nominated at 07:11, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Le livre du chemin de long estude

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... that in Christine de Pizan's dream allegory Le livre du chemin de long estude (1402–03), she takes the place of Dante and replaces Virgil with his own Sibyl?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Francis Zamora

Created by Drmies (talk). Self-nominated at 16:37, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

The Glory Brigade

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... that the Hollywood war film The Glory Brigade (1953), was the first to feature Victor Mature as a combat soldier?

ALT1:... that Greek characters in the Hollywood war film The Glory Brigade (1953), were portrayed by actors of Greek parentage?
ALT2:... that the Hollywood war film The Glory Brigade (1953), was the only one in which Lee Marvin wore glasses in all his scenes?
Reviewed: Austral plan

5x expanded by Skr15081997 (talk). Self-nominated at 10:26, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Louis D'Angelo

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... that bass-baritone Louis D'Angelo sang in the world premieres of seven operas at the Metropolitan Opera; including Puccini's Gianni Schicchi?

ALT1: ~~...that bass-baritone Louis D'Angelo sang in 1,882 performances at the Metropolitan Opera?~~
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of accolades received by The Hunger Games film series

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:15, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Many details on along and important career, well sourced, offline sources accepted AGF. You always win my heart mentioning Gianni Schicchi, - better to link to one of the few FAs of operas than just a number ;) - I moved "bass-baritone" from ALT1 to the original hook, replacing "opera singer", to not repeat "opera". - Please add a few more composer names, - readers may know who composed Eugen Onegin, but I would still mention the last name. For red linked titles, the full name please. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:04, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Isopogon anemonifolius

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Isopogon anemonifolius

... that the Australian shrub Isopogon anemonifolius (pictured) was first cultivated in the UK in 1791?

ALT1:... that the Australian shrub Isopogon anemonifolius (pictured) was so named for the resemblance of its leaves to anemones?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/McEwen Bridge
Comment: first hook interesting as Australia only settled in 1788....

5x expanded by Casliber (talk) and Melburnian (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 08:50, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Expanded within time, neutral, well cited, QPQ done. Earwig's tool shows no copyio. Both hooks are cited, agf on the offline source for the first hook, alt hook checks out with online source. Either hook works for me. Looks good to go. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:00, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Cecil Thomas (sculptor)

( Review or comment
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... that Cecil Thomas won the competition to design the first coinage for Queen Elizabeth II but his design was only used on two British coins?

ALT1:that so disaffected was Cecil Thomas with the Royal Mint that he declined a commission to design Britain's post-decimalisation coinage?
ALT2:that sculptor Cecil Thomas made terrain models for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Zenovie Pâclișanu

Created by HJ Mitchell (talk). Self-nominated at 00:20, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

reviewing. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 15:32, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

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

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

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nicely-written, well-illustrated new article by HJ Mitchell. No problems detected.
I have verified ALT2 ; AGF on the other hooks. Good to go. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 16:39, 13 January 2016 (UTC) {{subst:DYK top|passed=yes|monthyear=January 2016}}

Kashf-e hijab

( Review or comment
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... that many Iranian women chose not leave their houses, and a few even committed suicide, to avoid removing their hijabs due to Reza Shah's Kashf-e hijab decree?

5x expanded by MehrdadFR (talk). Nominated by Mhhossein (talk) at 07:13, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

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

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

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting: Y

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Claim is cited inline in the article to multiple sources by the same author, which is not ideal, but they are reliable publishers (Routledge, UoT Press) so I trust it. Owlsmcgee (talk) 01:51, 13 January 2016 (UTC){{subst:DYK bottom|passed=yes}}

Undulatoolithus

( Review or comment
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... that Undulatoolithus was the first elongatoolithid fossil egg discovered in the Pingxiang Basin?

ALT1:... that the shell of the fossil egg Undulatoolithus is covered with nodes and ridges that make up almost half of the eggshell's thickness?
Reviewed: Sacred Heart Church, Exeter

Created by Ashorocetus (talk). Self-nominated at 05:27, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

Jabala Upanishad

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Varanasi, the holy city

... that the nearly 2000 year old Hindu text Jabala Upanishad discusses what makes Varanasi (pictured) holy?

Jabala Upanishad discusses renouncers

ALT1:... that the Jabala Upanishad, a nearly 2000 year old text, states the four stages of life in Hinduism to be student, householder, retirement and renunciation (pictured)?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/St Botolph's Church, Quarrington

Created by Nvvchar (talk) and Ms Sarah Welch (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 04:40, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is new enough and well written. Has more than 11,000 characters. Copyvio unlikely. ALT1 is more interesting and has inline citation in article. Images are freely licensed and used in article. QPQ done. Good to go.--Human3015^TALK 22:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Agnieszka Popielewicz

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Agnieszka in 2011

... that Agnieszka Popielewicz (pictured) hosts the behind-the-scenes of the Polish Dancing with the Stars?

ALT1:... that Agnieszka Popielewicz (pictured) hosts the behind-the-scenes of the Polish version of Dancing with the Stars?
ALT2:... that the behind-the-scenes of the Polish version of Dancing with the Stars is hosted by Agnieszka Popielewicz (pictured)?
Comment: article translated from Agnieszka Popielewicz on pl.wikipedia.org; in the hook, could use "BTS" instead of "behind-the-scenes"

Created by Maestroso simplo (talk). Self-nominated at 03:48, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

Article was created and made large enough within the timeframe. The big problem here are the significant amount of unsourced statements. I will tag the article accordingly after I save this edit. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:19, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Muboshgu, thanks for the review! I'll add more references and comment here when I'm done. Maestroso simplo (talk) 00:28, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

I've added references to all the tagged statements. I've appreciate if you (Muboshgu) could have another look at it. Thanks! Maestroso simplo (talk) 01:32, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Great. The article is now sufficiently sourced, AGF on Polish language sources. The hook fact is supported by the source and the image is freely available. This is good to go. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:34, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

City Oval

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... that City Oval, Pietermaritzburg and St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury are the only two first-class cricket grounds with a tree inside the boundary....?

ALT1:... that Sachin Tendulkar made his highest Cricket World Cup score at the City Oval....?
ALT2:... that City Oval, Pietermaritzburg has a tree inside the boundary....?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pepe the frog

5x expanded by Joseph2302 (talk). Self-nominated at 19:36, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Recently expanded, within policy, no copy-vio detected, hooks are interesting and inline cited, and QPQ's done. Good to go. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 08:41, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF

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No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School pupil in a DH.60 Moth, c. 1940

... that lack of parachutes cut flying at No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF (pupil pictured) before "permission was granted to continue training without them until supplies were forthcoming"?

Reviewed: Alan de Neville (landholder)

Improved to Good Article status by Ian Rose (talk). Self-nominated at 11:12, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

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

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

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

Image: Image is freely license, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All core criteria checked. Earwig's copyvio script detected a "downstream" copy of the article as a false report of copyvio. AGF on sources. Engaging hook. GTG.Georgejdorner (talk) 17:00, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Sean Royal

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that [professional wrestler]] Sean Royal was once managed by a robot...??

ALT1:... that professional wrestler Sean Royal and Chris Champion played characters that supposedly traveled back to 1986 from 2002...?
Reviewed: Pending, will complete asap
Comment: Expanded the content five fold
QPQ: reviewed Adam Dahlberg

5x expanded by MPJ-DK (talk). Self-nominated at 04:21, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment Review under way. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 04:23, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Review Good to go! 5X Expansion (1075 ==> 8686 characters), timely nominated. Meets core policies and guidelines, and in particular: is neutral; cites sources with inline citations; is free of close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations and plagiarism. DYK nomination was timely and article is easily long enough. Every paragraph is cited. In passing, I note that I did not have access to the offline sources, which includes the book that is one of the two references for the hook. I WP:AGF. Earwig's copy violation detector: Sean Royal report gives it a clean bill. Hooks are hooky enough, I think, and relate directly to the essence of the article. They are interesting, decently neutral, and appropriately cited. QPQ done, although article is not and probably will not be promoted (not required). I learned more about professional wrestling than I wanted to know. Nicely done! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:53, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
Review Tweaks are confirmed. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:36, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

Timaeus of Locri

( Review or comment
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... that Plato was once thought to have plagiarized a book by Timaeus of Locri, but modern scholars think he invented Timaeus?

ALT1:... that Plato was once thought to have plagiarized a book by Timaeus of Locri?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Elizabeth Alexander (astronomer)
Comment: Translation from dewiki, subsequently expanded by yours truly. First hook is a bit long and Timaeus's historicity is still defended by some modern scholars.

5x expanded by Qwertyus (talk). Self-nominated at 21:35, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Before I Fall (film)

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Lauren Oliver's debut novel Before I Fall is being adapted into a feature film?

ALT1:... that Gina Prince-Bythewood was previously attached to direct Before I Fall, though her script, originally written by Maria Maggenti was directed by Ry Russo-Young?
Reviewed: ~~Very soon.~~ The Star of Adam

Created by Captain Assassin! (talk). Self-nominated at 16:44, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

For What It's Worth (game show), Insert Name Here

( Review or comment )

( Article history links: For What It's Worth (game show)
Insert Name Here )

... that For What It's Worth, an antiques game show on BBC1, and Insert Name Here, a comedy panel show on BBC2, premiered on the same day?

ALT1:... that although For What It's Worth was originally meant to have a different expert each week, the episodes were broadcast such that there was a different expert allocated to each weekday?
ALT2:... that although Sandi Toksvig's takeover of QI made her the first female to front a UK panel show, Sue Perkins' Insert Name Here was broadcast first?
Comment: The first article was new, the second expanded. I've put new, but I'm not sure how to enter this fact into the template.

Created by Launchballer (talk). Self-nominated at 13:19, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Tapastic

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Tapastic was created as a "YouTube for comics"?

Created by Maplestrip (talk). Self-nominated at 12:32, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Article and Hook pass. Nominator's first DYK (other rejected).--Zoupan 15:14, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

@Zoupan: you should provide a review that explicitly confirms that the five main DYK criteria have been met. Thank you, Yoninah (talk) 12:44, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

New (6 January), Long (1500+), Hook (short, interesting, accurate, neutral).--Zoupan 13:22, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

God Is Working His Purpose Out

( Review or comment
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... "God is working his purpose out" as year succeeds to year?

ALT1:... that "God Is Working His Purpose Out" was written as a tribute to the Archbishop of Canterbury?
Reviewed: Ollie Robinson

Moved to mainspace by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 12:19, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

New and long enough, QPQ review performed, all paragraphs have inline citations, checks for copyvio reveals no problems (e.g. [20]). Matters of concern are 1) the initial hook is not really usable, as it's a simple statement that is a quote from the hymn, and 2) The reliability of the source to verify ALT1 is questionable. Can this be better-verified with a book or news source? North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 09:59, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

@Northamerica1000: Actually Hymnary.com has been cleared as an RS but nevertheless, it is in the Telegraph book source so I have cited that to the sentence too. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 20:29, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Good to go for ALT1, the content of which is verified in the article with this source. I have struck the initial hook. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:34, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

Rempo Urip

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Rempo Urip, 1954

... that Rempo Urip (pictured) played football for a theatre company?

Reviewed: Theatre Royal, Bath

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self-nominated at 10:43, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Its long enough, neutral and well referenced. The hook fact is offline/AGF. The image is OK (50 years in Indonesia). Interesting guy. Could not really check paraphrasing as most sources are not accessible. Id suggest adding "film director to the hook" (but do feel free to use the hook as is) or ...

.(alt).. that film director Rempo Urip (pictured) played football to attract audiences for the an Indonesian theatre company?

I thank its unusual that he is mentioned as a football player in the lede as that seems a minor bit when I read the article. But can I thank you for another contribution. Victuallers (talk) 15:46, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

It says he began his career with the troupe as a footballer and extra; the two are clarificatory as to the nature of his career with Dardanella, as otherwise the reader may assume he was a playwright/acting coach. ALT is fine with me, but original still preferred as more "hooky". — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:59, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

National Wrestling Association

( Review or comment
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... that in 1930 the National Wrestling Association required professional wrestlers to post a $5,000 bond to compete for the World Heavyweight Championship....?

ALT1:...that the National Boxing Association created the National Wrestling Association in 1930 to try to regulate professional wrestling
Reviewed: Episode 7202
Comment: I did a five time expansion of this stub. Part of my WikiCup participation

5x expanded by MPJ-DK (talk). Self-nominated at 02:05, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Welcome to the WikiCup fellow participant! Date and expansion fine. AGF on offline hook source. I have made a few minor format corrections to the hooks to bring them into line with the DYK standard. A few minor spelling corrections needed in there but doesn't detract from the readiness. QPQ has been done. There is no close para. I'd say this was good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 14:57, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Mortonhall Crematorium

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Mortonhall Crematorium's expressionist architecture

... that Mortonhall Crematorium, opened in 1967, is one of Edinburgh’s best examples of expressionist architecture by Sir Basil Spence?

Created by Drchriswilliams (talk). Self-nominated at 02:09, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Just over the minimum length. Nominated within 7 days of creation. QPQ not mentioned but the nominator appears to have no DYK credits. The image is used in the article & has an appropriate license, but is probably too dark to use at that size on the main page. The hook fact is short enough & interesting; there is a problem of ambiguity (is it one of the best examples of Spence's expressionist work in Edinburgh or of expressionist architecture in Edinburgh?). Expressionism should be capitalised. More problematically, there is no direct mention of this main hook fact in the article, and it is not referenced at all. The architect is actually given as "A Dewar" in the listing. Aside from that, my main problem is that the bulk of the article addresses a controversy over ashes of stillborn or very young infants & a memorial garden built in response, rather than anything to do with the architecture; this feels unbalanced. The information on the architecture is very slight, sufficiently that it should really be labelled a stub. There is a long listed building report which is barely touched on apart from a too-close-paraphrased sentence: "The buildings include dramatic angular shapes made with white calcined flit aggregate concrete blocks" vs "dramatic geometric angular shapes of white calcined flint aggregate concrete blocks". Moreover a grade A listed building should have many many sources about its architecture that have not been touched on here. There are also other paraphrasing issues; for example: "A walled garden opened in December 2015. It featured plaques inscribed with the names of 149 babies and infants surrounding a stone water feature and trees." vs "The walled garden features plaques inscribed with the names of 149 babies and infants surrounding a stone water feature and trees." Espresso Addict (talk) 06:45, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 7[edit]

Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Gareth Porter, American award-winning author and policy analyst, demonstrates in his Manufactured Crisis that allegation of Iran’s attempts for building nuclear weapons are fabricated by Israel and the United States?

Created by Mhhossein (talk). Self-nominated at 20:55, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Dansk Datamatik Center

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that the Ada language compiler that Dansk Datamatik Center developed in the early 1980s has been termed an underappreciated success story in the use of formal methods?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/William Ketel

Created by Wasted Time R (talk). Self-nominated at 01:03, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

An-Nasir Ahmad

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that the Mamluk sultan an-Nasir Ahmad ruled from the desert fortress of al-Karak instead of the Mamluk capital in Cairo?

Created by Al Ameer son (talk). Self-nominated at 22:57, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

Salem Shore

( Review or comment
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... that Martha Graham's solo dance Salem Shore depicts a sea-wife "mad with grief"?

ALT1:... that Martha Graham's "tender and poignant" Salem Shore incorporates a hoop of driftwood?
Comment: One of the most famous pictures of Graham, this one by Barbara Morgan (photographer), is of this work. It meets the criteria of having no free equivalent, prior publication, and contextual significance. Could it be added under WP:FAIRUSE?

I'm pretty sure that Barbara Morgan photo is of Letter to the World. The Salem Shore costume had a large sash. [21] Feralpearl (talk) 15:37, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

I'm sorry. I misremembered, as did some nonRS [22], but you're right [23]. Adding a fair-use image is an option nonetheless, if you want. I've also been in touch with the MGDC's marketing director, who agreed to release some images under a CC BY-SA license, but then got busy and never followed through; I could try sending another email. FourViolas (talk) 15:44, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

It's easy to mix up Graham's costumes. So many of them look very similar. Images would be fantastic! Feralpearl (talk) 13:45, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Created by Feralpearl (talk) 7&6=thirteen (☎). Nominated by FourViolas (talk) at 14:09, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

I have reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Chandavaram Buddhist site. FourViolas (talk) 14:57, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Philip of Oldcoates

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that the chronicler Roger of Wendover called the 12th-century English nobleman Philip of Oldcoates one of King John of England's "evil counsellors"?

ALT1:... that the 12th century English nobleman Philip of Oldcoates was called one of King John of England's "evil counsellors" by the chronicler Roger of Wendover?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Isopogon anemonifolius
Comment: Other hook suggestions welcome.

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self-nominated at 16:06, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment Review under way. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:15, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Review New article, timely nominated. Meets core policies and guidelines, and in particular: is neutral; cites sources with inline citations; is free of close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations and plagiarism. DYK nomination was timely and article is easily long enough. Every paragraph is cited. No copyright violations or too close paraphrasing. In passing, I note that I did not have access to the offline sources and not access to those that are "subscription required." As to those sources, I WP:AGF. Earwig's copy violation detector: Philip of Oldcoates report gives it a clean bill. Hooks are hooky enough, I think, and relate directly to the essence of the article. I cleaned up the citations. It is interesting, decently neutral, and appropriately cited. QPQ done (but review is incomplete), although article is not yet promoted (not required). 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:59, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

- You didn't "clean up" the citations, you changed the citation style. I posted about it on the talk page, but you may want to investigate WP:CITEVAR, which strongly discourages such changes without discussion. Please kindly change it back. Ealdgyth - Talk 17:02, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Your citation style sucked. Revert it if you like. Casting pearls ... Change it back if you like, as I won't. This was better, but you don't care much about readers, apparently. I did the review, but I can take that back too. Happy editing. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:04, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

This has been extensively discussed at the talk page, and has nothing to do with the DYK, which still looks fine to me. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:07, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Borophryne apogon, Linophryne indica

( Review or comment )

( Article history links: Borophryne apogon
Linophryne indica )

Linophryne indica

... that fossils of the headlight angler (pictured) and the netdevil were found when a subway station in Los Angeles was being built?

Reviewed: Trash Market
Comment: Also reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/List of tributaries of Mahanoy Creek

Created/expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 07:32, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Lyndon Emsley

( Review or comment
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~~... that chemist Lyndon Emsley led the scientific team that first used the world's largest NMR spectrometer?~~

ALT1:... that chemist Lyndon Emsley and his research team have used solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance on whole nematode worms to study their metabolism?
Reviewed: Paul I. Richards
Comment: OK, stretching a little on making interesting hooks for someone in such a technical field :) Alexmar983, any other suggestions?

Opabinia regalis I would say "that first used the world's largest NMR spectrometer" is the best concept (metabonomics is a secondary field for Lyndon, the name of the other French scientist should be inserted) but is too generic. A lot of people used "the world's largest" and "largest" is ambigous. So I would rewrite it as "led the team that installed the world's most powerful currently operating NMR spectrometer, eventually adding [, breaking the billion-hertz barrier.]"

Created by Alexmar983 (talk). Nominated by Opabinia regalis (talk) at 06:02, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Aha, that does fit! (Hooks are <180 characters.) Good idea Alexmar983!

ALT2: ... that chemist Lyndon Emsley led the team that installed the world's most powerful currently operating NMR spectrometer, which breaks the billion-hertz barrier?

John Watson (solicitor general)

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that in 1918, Captain John Watson of the RAF, later Solicitor General for Scotland, had flown a secret mission to liaise with Lawrence of Arabia?

ALT1:... that in 1929 John Watson became Solicitor General for Scotland in the United Kingdom's second Labour Government despite not being a member of the Labour Party?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Museum of Goa

Created by BrownHairedGirl (talk). Self-nominated at 15:02, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Article creation date and DYK filing okay. Article length okay. Neutrality and sourcing okay, no reason to suspect copyvio concerns. Substantial QPQ done.

I like ALT1 better as a hook (the first hook is problematic given the article doesn't go into any detail about the Lawrence of Arabia mission). Length is okay.

As for the article itself, it's good. A mention of his wife and son (see Glasgow Herald obit) could be fit in somewhere. But that's not required so this is ready to go. Wasted Time R (talk) 02:44, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Many thanks for the review, Wasted Time R.
I felt that I had mined the Herald deeply enough that a any further use would be excessive without other sources. Luckily, local papers such as the Dundee Evening Telegraph and the Aberdeen Weekly Journal delivered the goods, so I have done some further expansion.[24] His wife gets a name and his son now get a mention. --BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 13:49, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Nyāya Sūtras

( Review or comment
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... that Nyāya Sūtras is a Hindu Sanskrit text, composed before 2nd-century CE, on how we gain knowledge and on logic, but it makes no mention of Vedic rituals?

ALT1:... that the Hindu Sanskrit text Nyāya Sūtras, composed before 2nd-century CE, discusses sixteen categories of knowledge including perception, inference, comparison and testimony of reliable sources?
Reviewed: DYK Gopi_Talav

5x expanded by Ms Sarah Welch (talk). Self-nominated at 19:02, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

Typhoon Fran

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Typhoon Fran in 1976 produced a then record 1,140 mm (44.8 in) of rain in 24 hours, in Hiso, Japan?

ALT1:... that Typhoon Fran in 1976 produced 109.5 in (2,781 mm) of rain over a six day period in Hiso, Japan?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
Comment: Alt blurb provided in case the slight discrepancies in the 24-hour record are a bit much. I placed focus on the Hiso total since it has the most recent source (2013) and it's via the American Meteorological Society.

5x expanded by Cyclonebiskit (talk). Self-nominated at 22:50, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM)

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that the auxiliary nurse midwife is a village-level female health worker in India who acts as the first contact person between the community and the health services?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Muhammad Najati Sidqi

5x expanded by Human3015 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:57, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Cicely Pearly Blair

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Cicely Blair discovered that people with albinism can't get blackheads?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/No. 1 Initial Flying Training School RAAF (by Staceydolxx)

5x expanded by Worm That Turned (talk) and Staceydolxx (talk). Nominated by Worm That Turned (talk) at 14:08, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

expansion verified. The article is neutral and written from sources. Doesn't closely paraphrase Munk's Roll, though it's close. The hook fact is directly cited and interesting; someone wittier than me could probably make a direct white/black play on the fact. QPQ verified. Mackensen (talk) 14:53, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Causeway Bay Books disappearances

( Review or comment
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CAPTION TEXT GOES HERE

... that five missing people linked to a Hong Kong bookshop are suspected of having been abducted by mainland public security bureau?

ALT1:... that five people linked to a Hong Kong bookshop disappeared within a two-month timeframe?
Reviewed: Efkan Ala
Comment: third party nomination to which I would happily apply one of my credits

Created by Rinbro (talk) and Underbar dk (talk). Nominated by Ohconfucius (talk) at 11:00, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

David Brand, Lord Brand

( Review or comment
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... that in March 1989, Lord Brand was one of three appeal judges who allowed Scotland's first ever prosecution for marital rape?

ALT1:... that in 1996, the retired judge Lord Brand opposed Scottish devolution because "One Ulster is enough"?
ALT2:... that the 20th-century Scottish judge Lord Brand was compared by his own Member of Parliament to the hanging judge George Jeffreys?
ALT3:... that in 1994 the retired Scottish judge Lord Brand became an appeals court judge in Botswana?
ALT4:... that the Scottish judge Lord Brand wrote the "duty of prosecuting counsel is not to obtain a conviction"?
ALT5:... that the Scottish judge Lord Brand said that prisoners he sentenced were lucky compared to the inmates of Japanese prisoner-of-war-camps?
Comment: 1300-word article relies heavily on refs to a subscription-only news site
Reviewed: Cecil Thomas (sculptor)

Created by BrownHairedGirl (talk). Self-nominated at 06:47, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Bravelets

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Bravelets donates $10 dollars of each purchase to the charity of the customer's choice?

ALT1:... that web-based jewelry retailer Bravelets donates $10 dollars of each purchase to the charity of the customer's choice?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ode de Pougy, Notre Dame aux Nonnains, Manassès II de Pougy, Church of St Urbain, using one of four QPQ credits from that nomination (last one/zero remaining)
Comment: Hat tip to Majora for suggesting the hook.

Created by The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk). Self-nominated at 04:33, 7 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is barely new enough and long enough. The company blog is an iffy source but since it's being used to state where the things are produced (a fairly uncontentious claim), it seems we can work with a primary souce. Ditto for that $2 million claim, with intext attribution. I am not sure where the " through which they can sell Bravelets products to raise money for a non-profit organization or to offset a family member's medical expenses." comes from, though. Sourcing otherwise OK assuming that the other sources are reliable, the lead is dependent on text elsewhere so it's fine too. The tone of the article is OK, I think. Nothing on copyviotools and I didn't notice any close paraphrasing either. Both hooks say essentially the same, both seem short enough (personally, I prefer the shorter one) and are sourced with an inline citation. QPQ is done.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 15:36, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the review Jo-Jo Eumerus. The medical expenses statement is from the Austin source, which says "They’ve even set up a fundraising options to help charities and pay people’s medical bills.". The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 23:05, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

@The Squirrel Conspiracy: The issue is that it doesn't explicitly say that these fundraising options are part of the custom sites. The two sentences are juxtaposed but that does not guarantee that they refer to the same thing. WP:SYNTH problems, so to say.Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 10:57, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Current nominations[edit]

Articles created/expanded on January 8[edit]

G2A

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Riot Games banned G2A from sponsoring teams during the 2015 League of Legends World Championship?

ALT1:... that in 2014 to 2015, G2A raised over $500,000 for Save the Children?
Reviewed: Norman C. Pickering

Created by Anarchyte (talk). Nominated by SSTflyer (talk) at 13:57, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Tartan Laboratories

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that in the 1980s, the software startup company Tartan Laboratories was considered an example of Pittsburgh's attempt to shift from an industrial-based economy to high technology?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Watson (solicitor general)

Created by Wasted Time R (talk). Self-nominated at 11:18, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Ainsi parla Zarathoustra (Boulez)

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Pierre Boulez in 1968

... that Pierre Boulez (pictured) composed incidental music to Barrault's Ainsi parla Zarathoustra after Nietzsche in 1974, many years after he was the music director for his theater?

Reviewed: Louis D'Angelo
Comment: written in memory of the unforgettable composer

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 22:14, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

Shiva Temple, Kera

( Review or comment
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Shiva Temple, Kera

... that in the 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake, the Shiva Temple, Kera was substantially damaged, leaving only the main spire and inner sanctum (pictured) in a good condition?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Basanti Devi

Created by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 07:52, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Brand new article at the time of nomination. Long enough with over 2400 characters "readable prose size". All images properly licensed, including the nominated one with the hook. Hook is referenced and neutral and properly worded. Did some minor copyedits to the article. No copyvios or unsourced content. AFGing on offline sources used in the article. Good to go but awaiting QPQ. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 08:42, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for review. QPQ done.Nvvchar. 11:31, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

GTG. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 11:41, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Foxymorons

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that the two members of Texas band the Foxymorons, David Dewese and Jerry James, first met at church camp when they were in high school?

Reviewed: Woodroffe-Hedley v Cuthbertson

Created by Everymorning (talk). Self-nominated at 14:42, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

Anant Dave

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that after winning the 1977 Indian general election from Kutch constituency, Anant Dave rose to the status of "giant killer"?

Reviewed: Kolkata Marathon

Created by Bharatiya29 (talk). Self-nominated at 08:14, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is new, meets prose length criteria (1,759 prose characters vs. required 1,500 minimum), QPQ verified, hook is neutral and verified, copyvio check yielded negligible chance of violation (highest is 7.4%, "violation unlikely", mainly from direct quotes) so no problem there. Tweaked the wording of the blurb to smooth the flow. All that being said, the hook is good to go! Nice work. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 01:25, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Psychic Blues: Confessions of a Conflicted Medium

( Review or comment
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[[File:{{{1}}}||120x133px |Psychic Blues by Mark Edward ]]

Psychic Blues by Mark Edward

... that the New York Times described the book Psychic Blues as "a compelling look at the disputed territory where entertainment meets religion"?

ALT1:... that after performing as a magician and psychic since the 1970s, Mark Edward characterized the psychic world in his book Psychic Blues as "a terribly disappointing con"?

Created by VaDawn (talk). Self-nominated at 01:20, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

Kolkata Marathon

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that to promote athletics in India, only Indian nationals are eligible for the prize money in the Kolkata Marathon?

ALT1:... that 2016 Kolkata Marathon will also be an official qualifier round for the 2016 Rio Olympics?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jabala Upanishad

Created by Human3015 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:58, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligiblity:

Cited: N - n
Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The original hook is not supported by ref 1 and 6. Bharatiya 29 08:12, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your review @Bharatiya29: You can read last para of this ref, organisers are saying only Indians are eligible to get prize. You can also read 6th para here. Lastly one can see notice at official website of Marathon.--Human3015^TALK 08:21, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Sorry for the mistake. Good to go! Bharatiya 29 08:25, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Operaphone Records

( Review or comment
Article history )

... that Operaphone Records did not release recordings of operas?

Reviewed: Brigitte Boehme

Created by 78.26 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:05, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

New and long enough, checks for copyvio reveal no problems (0.0% likelihood all the way through!), all non-lead paragraphs have inline citations, content of the hook is backed with an inline citation to a reliable source in the article, QPQ review performed. The source verifying content is not linked; AGF it verifies the content. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:41, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Cerro Panizos

( Review or comment
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... that orbs are found at Cerro Panizos in Bolivia?

Reviewed: Waterstart

Moved to mainspace by Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk). Self-nominated at 12:54, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

New and long enough, hook content backed by a reliable source at the end of a sentence in the article that states this information, all ¶ have inline citations, QPQ review performed, checks for copyvio reveal no problems (e.g. [25]). I have de-linked the word "orb" in the hook because it is a disambiguation page. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 05:19, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Take Back

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... that during the photo shoot for the cover of "Take Back", Kumi Koda didn't even know what that shoot was for?

ALT1:... that debut single "Take Back" by Kumi Koda, made her the first Japanese act to chart on any US Billboard chart since the 1980s?
Reviewed: ~~Soon.~~ Melissa Bachman

Improved to Good Article status by CaliforniaDreamsFan (talk). Nominated by Captain Assassin! (talk) at 08:17, 8 January 2016 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on January 9[edit]

MUSE School

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... that MUSE School a school in Calabasas, California, USA, has been described as the country's first vegan K-12 school?

Created by Yogesh Khandke (talk). Self-nominated at 02:09, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Bovista pila

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Bovista pila

... that tumbling puffballs (pictured) have been used as charms by the Chippewa people of North America?

Reviewed: Rafa Jordà

Created by Sasata (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 07:00, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

New enough, created day of nomination. More than four times long enough. The article is neutrally written. Each paragraph has multiple inline citations. No paraphrasing or other copyvio issues detected. The hook is within formatting guidelines, and is reasonably interesting. The fact is directly attributable to the (online) source, cited directly after stated fact. The image source confirms the Creative Commons license, and displays decently at small resolution. This article is ready for mainpage exposure. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 17:57, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Synbranchus marmoratus

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Marbled swamp eel

... that the marbled swamp eel can live for at least six months out of water?

Reviewed: Marianna Dolińska

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:40, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Hook verified online, article ready, QPQ good, img good, character count confirmed to be 1831 by DYKcheck! Rcej (Robert) – talk 07:16, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

State Shinto

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* ... that the Empire of Japan considered Shinto to be "suprareligious"?

ALT1:* ... the U.S. government created the term "State Shinto" to describe the Japanese Empire's ideology?
ALT2:* ... the term of "State Shinto" was first used only after the defeat of the Japanese Empire?
Reviewed: Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Kashf-e_hijab
Comment: I'd like to describe this fact in a way that doesn't seem controversial, so please help choose the most neutral phrasing!

5x expanded by Owlsmcgee (talk). Self-nominated at 01:52, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

January 1913 Atlantic coast storm

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... that a January 1913 Atlantic coast storm set the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading for a non-tropical system in the continental United States?

Reviewed: Tourism in Syria

Created by Zeete (talk). Self-nominated at 19:33, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

Alfonsina Orsini

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... that Alfonsina Orsini ruled the Republic of Florence from 1515, deciding who was elected?

ALT1:... that Alfonsina Orsini, though not elected, directed the decisions of the government of the Republic of Florence from 1515?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nicolette Bruining

5x expanded by 1bandsaw (talk). Self-nominated at 00:14, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

I cannot check the Tomas source because I do not have that book, but it is a plausible title for a book with this information. I will AGF on the correctness of the hook, which seems reasonable. I oppose the proposed hook - the meaning of "elected" is unclear because the implication here is that there was a fraudulent or manipulated election. The alternate hook is fine. The DYK check tool says that the article has expanded 5x in the past 3 days, and that it is 7700 bytes when 1500 is the required minimum. The nominator did a fine close in their QPQ and resolved an ongoing DYK discussion. The content is neutral, the hook is interesting and 136 characters, and the text seems like an original wiki-adaptation. My spot check finds no copyright violation. The inline citations are appropriate. I say pass! Blue Rasberry (talk) 01:29, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Jonas Åkerlund (politician)

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Jonas Åkerlund

... that Swedish politician Jonas Åkerlund (pictured) called immigrants "parasites" during a broadcast on the Sweden Democrat party's own radio station in 2002?
ALT1: ... that politician Jonas Åkerlund (pictured) was critizised by Sweden Democrat party leader Jimmie Åkesson, after having acted threateningly towards a female journalist in the Riksdag?

Reviewed: Edmund Wainwright

Created by BabbaQ (talk). Self-nominated at 22:56, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is long enough and posted by due date. Hooks are interesting, cited and verified. No copy vio noted. Text is neutral. Img is freely licensed. QPQ done. I prefer original hook. Good to Go.Nvvchar. 13:17, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
Copyedited original hook. GoingBatty (talk) 23:49, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Emil Källström

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Emil Källström

... that politician Emil Källström (pictured) was named "Sweden's sexiest politician of 2014" by the news site Nyheter24?

ALT1: politician Emil Källström (pictured) came in sixth in Land magazine's annual list of "Hottest hillbillys", the winner was Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland?

ALT2: politician Emil Källström (pictured) came in sixth in Land magazine's annual list of "Hottest hillbillys"?

Reviewed: Shinto wedding

Created by BabbaQ (talk). Self-nominated at 22:49, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Suggestion You might want to change ALT1 & ALT2 from "in the magazine Lands" to "in Land magazine's". GoingBatty (talk) 03:18, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Copyedit made per BabbaQ. Now I'm wondering if the plural of "hillbilly" should be "hillbillies". GoingBatty (talk) 23:53, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Yes I believe so.. good point.BabbaQ (talk) 22:06, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

İnsuyu Cave

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... that excessive drilling of artesian wells in the valley near İnsuyu Cave caused the lakes inside almost dried?

Reviewed: Agriculture in Indonesia

5x expanded by CeeGee (talk). Self-nominated at 19:08, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Kundika Upanishad

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A sanyasi

... that the ancient Hindu text Kundika Upanishad says a liberated sannyasi (pictured) is free from the thought of "I" and "mine", and feels "all are myself, and I am all"?

ALT1:... that the ancient Sanskrit text Kundika Upanishad states a man should go visit sacred places in his retirement, and take his wife with him?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jonas Åkerlund (politician)

Created by Nvvchar (talk) and Ms Sarah Welch (talk). Nominated by Nvvchar (talk) at 02:29, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Tourism in Burundi

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... that the small but growing tourism industry of Burundi has been decimated by ongoing unrest?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Westerly wind burst

5x expanded by Human3015 (talk). Self-nominated at 10:50, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Long enough and recently expanded. The article needed some copyediting, which I've done, but otherwise looked pretty good. The hook, while cited, is rather self-evident, but I'm glad to see articles like this get some love to combat systemic bias. QPQ is present as well.

I have modified the hook as well to not have Burundi twice in a six-word span; I hope this improvement is OK for you. Good contribution. Raymie (t • c) 04:56, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Raymie for your appreciation and copy-editing. Cheers.--Human3015^{Let It Go} 07:54, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Operation Silver Buckle

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... that two Silver Buckle companies attacked 50,000 enemy troops?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Edith Ellen Greenwood

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self-nominated at 00:08, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

There are now three incoming links to the article. The "orphan" tag is null and void.Georgejdorner (talk) 17:05, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Tyler Austin

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... that baseball player Tyler Austin was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 17?

Reviewed: ~~IOU~~ Template:Did you know nominations/Filiz Koç

5x expanded by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 23:51, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

Matters that are approved: Expanded 5x and new enough, all non-lead paragraphs have inline citations, checks for copyvio reveals no problems ([26]), hook content is verified in article with citation to a RS. Matters that need to be addressed: QPQ review has not been performed. A matter of concern is that content of the hook comes across as using main page to report about a human being's medical diagnosis and surgery, in that it's a basic statement about a medical matter the subject had to deal with, and of lesser relevance compared to the subject's achievements in life. No offense to the subject, but the hook is not very interesting. Is there anything else that can be used as a hook, such as information about the subject's baseball career or performance instead? North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:13, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

QPQ is provided. As far as the hook, I thought that was the most interesting thing about him. How many 17 year olds get diagnosed with cancer? Otherwise, his career isn't that distinguishable from others at his level. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:12, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

@Muboshgu: How about the following below. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:39, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that baseball player Tyler Austin was drafted as a catcher, but spent most of his playing time as a first baseman and third baseman?

Paul Rosche

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...that at 1,400bhp, the engineer Paul Rosche, produced the biggest horsepower output for a Formula One engine?

ALT1:...that the engines designed by Paul Rosche has won two European Touring Car Championship and World Touring Car Championship, two 24 Hours of Le Mans and one Formula One world title?
ALT2:...that Paul Rosche continued to design Formula One engines for his employer, BMW, despite them refusing to make a comeback?
ALT3:...that the engines designed by Paul Rosche can be found in the BMW 2002 Turbo, E30 M3, Brabham BT52, BMW M1, V12 LMR and the McLaren F1?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jimmy Greene
Comment: Preferred date March 20 (first race of the 2016 Formula One season) considering my last hook took almost 3 months to be listed, missing its intended date by almost a month.

Created by Donnie Park (talk). Self-nominated at 17:51, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

Edith Ellen Greenwood

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Edith Greenwood

... that Edith Ellen Greenwood (pictured) was the first female recipient of the Soldier's Medal?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lopamudra

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 15:14, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

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

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

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

Image: Image is freely license, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All core criteria checked per template. This DYK nom shows the skill of a practiced nominator. It is cited to the point of overkill. Anyhow, this nom passes, with a respectful salute to a hero.Georgejdorner (talk) 23:29, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Ruth M. Gardiner

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Ruth M. Gardiner

~~... that Ruth M. Gardiner (pictured) was the first nurse killed while serving in World War II?~~

ALT1:... that the first US Army hospital named for a woman or nurse was named after US Army Nurse Corps Lieutenant Ruth M. Gardiner (pictured)?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Urgyen Tsomo

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self-nominated at 14:53, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

New enough, long wnough, within policy, no copy-vio detected, hooks are interesting and cited, image is good for this, and QPQ's done. Good to go. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 03:41, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

@Doug Coldwell and Captain Assassin!: The source seems to say she was the first US Army nurse killed during WWII, while the main hook says she was the first nurse killed in the entire war. I believe the main hook needs to be modified or stricken. -Zanhe (talk) 04:16, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

@Captain Assassin!: struck original hook and modified ALT1 hook.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 12:48, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Restoring tick. --Captain Assassin! ^{«T ♦ C ♦ G»} 14:33, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Woodroffe-Hedley v Cuthbertson

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... that the claimant in the English court case of Woodroffe-Hedley v Cuthbertson was a six-year-old child whose father had died in a mountaineering accident in France?

Reviewed: Operation Junction City Jr.

Created by GiantSnowman (talk). Self-nominated at 13:56, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

The article is new enough and long enough. The hook seems to be accurate and everything in there is in the article, and seems to be backed up in the second source. [27] There are plenty of inline citations, the article seems neutral, and there seems to be little evidence of copyright violations. [28] [29] Hook is short enough and interesting, so this looks good to go to me. Everymorning (talk) 14:42, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

St. Paul's Church, Rusthall

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St. Paul's Church, Rusthall

... that St. Paul's Church, Rusthall (pictured) has been viewed as a symbol of the wealth of Tunbridge Wells due to the churchyard being "chockablock with expensive tombstones and memorials"?

Reviewed: National Wrestling Association

Created by The C of E (talk) User: Hassocks5489 (talk). Self-nominated at 11:16, 9 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment Review under way. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:25, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Review Good to go! New article, timely nominated. Meets core policies and guidelines, and in particular: is neutral; cites sources with inline citations; is free of close paraphrasing issues, copyright violations and plagiarism. DYK nomination was timely and article is easily long enough. Every paragraph is cited. In passing, I note that I did not have access to the offline sources, but I WP:AGF. Earwig's copy violation detector report gives it a clean bill. Hook is hooky enough, I think, and relates directly to the essence of the article. Interesting, decently neutral, and appropriately cited. QPQ done, although article is not yet promoted (not required). Am adding an article creator. Picture is clear, used in the article and properly licensed. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 11:53, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 10[edit]

William James Cullen, Lord Cullen

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... that the early 20th-century Scottish judge Lord Cullen disliked public speaking?

Reviewed: Ghost boat and William Goad
Comment: 1/ the qualifier "early 20th-century" is to distinguish this man from the three other senior Scottish judges listed at Lord Cullen.
2/ The hook source is behind a paywall, but the supporting sentence in the source is: "Cullen was of a retiring disposition and seldom took part in public ceremonies of any kind, and to the end the necessity of making a speech on the public platform was a thing he dreaded."

Created by BrownHairedGirl (talk). Self-nominated at 18:29, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

MV Imperial Transport

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Newly built forward half being towed down the River Clyde, 1941

... that when the oil tanker MV Imperial Transport broke in half after being torpedoed in 1940, a new front section was built and mated to the surviving stern?

Reviewed: Operation Phiboonpol

Created by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self-nominated at 17:26, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

New enough, long enough, QPQ done. Well cited, neutral in tone. Earwig's tool gives it a clean bill of copyvio health. Is there a reason there isn't a link to the uboat.net webpage being used as a source? Otherwise good to go. Ealdgyth - Talk 14:39, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Oops, fixed.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:34, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Sandsfoot Castle

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Sandsfoot Castle

... that Historic England consider the Sandsfoot Castle (pictured) to be "one of the most substantial examples" of the 16th-century blockhouses to survive in England?

Reviewed: Hakea cucullata

Created/expanded by Hchc2009 (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 21:25, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is long enough at 10,815 characters and newly promoted to GA on 10 January. The article is well-referenced to a variety of online and printed sources and uses inline citations. The article is within policy with broad, neutral coverage of the subject. No obvious copyvios detected. The hook is correctly formatted, interesting and the hook fact is properly cited to an online source which I have checked. The image accompanying the hook is freely licenced by CC and passes the other image criteria. QPQ done. Happy to pass this for DYK.

The Getaway Car

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... that The Getaway Car 's host, Dermot O'Leary, was considered as host of Top Gear, which his co-host has worked on since its inception?

Comment: I am aware that my last nomination didn't include any QPQs. I will be dealing with these in a large block.

Created by Launchballer (talk). Self-nominated at 14:08, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

IPhone 6

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... that pre-orders of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus exceeded four million within its first 24 hours of availability?

Reviewed: Frank Stähle

Improved to Good Article status by ViperSnake151 (talk) and SSTflyer (talk). Nominated by SSTflyer (talk) at 08:10, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is in good shape. New enough promotion. Images look okay. No close paraphrasing found. Good job! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:34, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Ranikot Fort

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Ranikot Fort

... that the Ranikot Fort (pictured), also known as the Great Wall of Sindh, is believed to be one of the world's largest forts, and has been compared to the Great Wall of China?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Titien Sumarni

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 03:45, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Abyssinian guinea pig

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A male Abyssinian guinea pig

... that the coat of the Abyssinian guinea pig (pictured) is marked with large swirls of hair known as rosettes?

Reviewed: Salamanca (Erie Railroad station)

Created/expanded by White Arabian Filly (talk). Self-nominated at 01:45, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment: This article was a redirect. I unredirected it and wrote all of the content. I wasn't sure whether to list it as new or a redirect, so I listed it as both. If that's an issue I'll fix it. White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 16:21, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Length, date, hook, and quid-pro-quo verified. Some sources online word their definition of "rosette" similarly to the definition in the lead section, but I don't see it as a serious close-paraphrasing problem. It's a single sentence, and there are only so many ways you can define a word that has few synonyms. Rosette (zoology) presents a bit of a snag, because that article only talks about a type of color marking, not a cowlick. White Arabian Filly, I suggest you either delink rosette (zoology) or add something to the rosette article about the guinea-pig-specific definition of the word. A. Parrot (talk) 22:02, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

I unlinked it. I thought there was some mention of guinea pigs at the rosette (zoology) article, but I was probably confusing it with a different article, and I'm not sure I can find anything right off the bat to back up the specific terminology as applied to guinea pigs. Thanks for your review. White Arabian Filly (Neigh) 00:29, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Okay, it looks good to go. A. Parrot (talk) 04:38, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Swan Service

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White plate, partly painted

... that pieces from the Meissen porcelain Swan Service of over 2,000 pieces (1737-1742, example pictured) were used for clay pigeon shooting by the Red Army?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Monarchies in Africa

Created by Furius (talk) and Johnbod (talk). Nominated by Johnbod (talk) at 21:00, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

ALT1 ... that 2015 auction prices for pieces from the Meissen porcelain Swan Service of 1737-1742 (example pictured) include £31,250 for a teacup and saucer and £15,000 for a saucer? Johnbod (talk) 15:36, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

New article. Long enough, well sourced. Earwig's Copyvio Detector: violation unlikely. QPQ checked. DYK posted by due date. The original hook, and just posted ALT1, are both interesting, neutral and supported by Bonhams' source. ALT1 is more hooky. Image is freely licensed. @Furius and @Johnbod: This is an interesting collector art article. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 15:49, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Ewa Bandrowska-Turska

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Ewa Bandrowska-Turska (1934)

~~... that in 1939, a trans-Atlantic radio broadcast featured Ewa Bandrowska-Turska singing four songs by Karol Szymanowski from the Royal Castle in Cracow for U.S. audiences?~~

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Apocalypse Now (painting), Donald L. Bryant, Jr. this was a double review, only using Apocalypse Now (painting) for this nomination.
Comment: for WikiProject Women in Red's Women in Music editathon

Created by SusunW (talk). Self-nominated at 15:26, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Interesting bio, well sourced, Russian and Polish sources accepted AGF. Article name: some sources have just Bandrowska, - perhaps using that once the full name has been established would be less clumsy? The image is free, but shows little of her that size. The hook is interesting and sourced. Perhaps mentioning Polish and/or coloratura soprano would make it even more interesting? Or consider to mention the title of the songs? It's about music, not some royal place in Crakow ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:10, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the review Gerda Arendt! My thoughts on the name, only the US sources, and Americans are forever shortening things, give her name as only Bandrowska. The Polish ones give the full name (even including her middle name), as do the Russian ones and I suspect Bandrowska is her mother's surname, but I found no source giving the parents names. Would that I had access to that book, but I was reluctant to shorten the name without a native language source showing a shorter version.

I would love to crop the photo but don't know how once it is on WP. Maybe @Dr. Blofeld and Victuallers: could do that so it is just her headshot?

I thought the Royal palace of Kraków much more interesting than just Poland, but felt that it needed a beginning and an end as it was clearly broadcast from and to. It also seemed rather ironic that it was being broadcast from a Royalist stronghold during the brief period of a Republic when the German invasion was literally a couple of months away. And I liked the imagery in my minds eye of them finding beauty in song and the place in the midst of such a horrible tragedy. But ... that's just me.

I can add coloratura soprano and still be at 194 chars so can do

ALT1: ... that in 1939, a trans-Atlantic radio broadcast featured coloratura soprano, Ewa Bandrowska-Turska (pictured), singing four songs by Karol Szymanowski from the Royal Castle in Cracow for U.S. audiences? SusunW (talk) 22:39, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining name and reasons, got it. Miss the friend who did pic crops for me, including the signature image of Gardiner I put on (almost) every GA. Good luck finding someone. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:46, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt I think I managed to figure out the photo myself. I looked at one someone else had cropped and used the same type of reasoning so hopefully I did it right. Also added word pictured to the hook. SusunW (talk) 16:00, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Polyclonoolithus

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... that Polyclonoolithus is one of the only dinosaur eggs known from the Hekou Group in Gansu?

Reviewed: Capitoul

Created by Ashorocetus (talk). Self-nominated at 03:47, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

starting review--Kev min § 16:33, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Paul I. Richards

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... that Paul I. Richards published one of the earliest theoretical models of traffic waves?

Reviewed: Daechong Dam

Moved to mainspace by Spinningspark (talk). Self-nominated at 23:45, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is new enough (moved to mainspace Jan 10), long enough, neutral and free of copyvio or other content problems. Hook is cited to offline source. Good to go. Opabinia regalis (talk) 05:33, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Mysteries of Isis

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... that the only description of the mystery rites of the goddess Isis comes from a Roman novel about a man who is transformed into a donkey?

Reviewed: Neonatal infection

Created by A. Parrot (talk). Self-nominated at 18:54, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Monarchies in Africa

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Location map of Lesotho, a monarchy in Africa

... that Lesotho is a monarchy in Africa presently ruled by King Letsie III?

Reviewed: Operaphone Records

5x expanded by WP:TAFI members Presidentman (talk) and Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Northamerica1000 (talk) at 13:54, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Ok to go - essentially all the text sections except the lead are new, so easily 5x. References added & adequate, hook ok & refed. Johnbod (talk) 21:06, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Hotel Bora Bora

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The entrance to Hotel Bora Bora

... that the overwater bungalows at Hotel Bora Bora (entrance pictured} were the first in Bora Bora, and set a precedent for future developers?

Reviewed: List of U.S. Highways in Michigan
Comment: Published from draft to main namespace on 10 January 2016

Created by Madisonwalsh1 (talk). Nominated by Northamerica1000 (talk) at 11:01, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Sorry to be picky (and I never thought I'd say this sentence) but Pierce Brosnan and Eddie Murphy are unreferenced. Miyagawa (talk) 21:03, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

@Miyagawa: It appears I forgot to cite this; it is now corrected in the article. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:49, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! The source says "set a benchmark", which I'm happy to take as a precedent. The article is otherwise full cited, newly moved from mainspace and there are no copy vio issues. Good to go. Miyagawa (talk) 17:22, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Titien Sumarni

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Sumarni in 1955

... that the Indonesian film actress Titien Sumarni (pictured) was married to her uncle?

ALT1:... that the Indonesian film actress Titien Sumarni (pictured) reportedly married her uncle to take revenge on a soldier?
Reviewed: Prakash Poddar

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self-nominated at 08:29, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is long enough and posted by due date. Hook is interesting, cited and verified. No cop vio noted. Text is neutral. Img is free. QPQ done. GTG.Nvvchar. 03:50, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Brenda Andrews

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... that Brenda Andrews co-lead a team of scientists to create the first fully detailed cell protein map?

Created by EuroCarGT (talk). Self-nominated at 07:12, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

The article was newly created and nominated, is large enough, and well sourced. Inlines 5, 6, and 7 source the hook fact. This appears to be the user's third DYK, so no QPQ is required, yet. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:04, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Louise Lincoln Kerr House and Studio

( Review or comment
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... that the floor tiles of the Kerr Cultural Center were made with a now-rare mix of cement and white marble dust?

Reviewed: Ionaco
Comment: Louise Lincoln Kerr from another editor was DYK'ed on March 31, 2015, so I've made sure to make the hook about the building. I had begun this article nearly two years ago and just now got to completing it.

Moved to mainspace by Raymie (talk). Self-nominated at 05:34, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Ford Fry

( Review or comment
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... that Ford Fry has been described as one of the most prolific chefs and restaurateurs in the United States?

Reviewed: Cerro Panizos
Comment: Moved from draft to main namespace on 10 January 2016‎

Created by EAStallings (talk). Nominated by Northamerica1000 (talk) at 05:24, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

At 1702 characters, this is large enough, and is new enough having been moved from userspace on the same day as the nomination. The hook fact has a direct citation, although I took the liberty of changing part of the line into a quote as I was concerned that it might be otherwise considered a copy violation from an overzealous editor. Good to go. Miyagawa (talk) 20:37, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Arthur John Matthews

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... that Arthur John Matthews, president of the Tempe Normal School, wrote the education section of the Constitution of Arizona?

Reviewed: Luna: New Moon
Comment: Some offline sources but both should be available through Google Books.

Moved to mainspace by Raymie (talk). Self-nominated at 05:14, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

New: Created January 9, nominated the next day. Y
Long enough Y
Within policy: I would just recommend to point the offline citations to the right page of every book. For example, the particular piece of information that the hook talks about can be found on page 22 of "Arizona State University". It was revealed by a quick Google Books, but it would be useful for the reader who's looking to know a little more of the background.Y
Content and format are in order-Y
QPQ checks. Y

Good to go. Interesting fact by the way.

Zesh Rehman

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... that Zesh Rehman is the first Pakistani international footballer to play in the AFC Cup?

Reviewed: ~~Soon.~~ Ruth M. Gardiner

Improved to Good Article status by Royroydeb (talk). Nominated by Captain Assassin! (talk) at 03:30, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Social Encounter Party

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... that despite being described as "liberal", the Social Encounter Party supported a constitutional amendment in Baja California to ban same-sex marriage?

Reviewed: Palestinian Liberation Front (Abu Nidal Ashqar wing)
Comment: All sources in Spanish

5x expanded by Raymie (talk). Self-nominated at 02:32, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Cafe Barbera

( Review or comment
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... that the first Cafe Barbera coffeehouse was established in 1870 in Southern Italy?

Reviewed: Tyler Austin
Comment: Moved from draft to main namespace on 10 January 2016‎

Created by Writingasaghost (talk). Nominated by Northamerica1000 (talk) at 02:20, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Westerly wind burst

( Review or comment
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... that a westerly wind burst can spur the formation of twin tropical cyclones across the equatorial Pacific?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Anant Dave

Created by Cyclonebiskit (talk). Self-nominated at 01:28, 10 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is new. Subject is interesting. Hook is also interesting and sourced. Article has more than 2400 characters. Copyvio unlikely. QPQ done. Good to go.--Human3015^{Let It Go} 10:35, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 11[edit]

Jan Theobald Held

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Jan Theobald Held

... that physician Jan Theobald Held published a set of folk songs under the pseudonym Jan Orebský?

Reviewed: Bovista pila

Created/expanded by 78.26 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:02, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Ralph fitzStephen

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... that Ralph fitzStephen, an 11th-century English nobleman, was responsible for the maintenance of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine while she was imprisoned by her husband King Henry II of England?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/MV Imperial Transport
Comment: Tweaks to this hook or other hook suggestions welcome.

Created by Ealdgyth (talk). Self-nominated at 14:43, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth

( Review or comment
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... that Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth was also known as Mr Valentine?

Reviewed: Sandsfoot Castle
Comment: possibly for use on 14th February, St Valentine's Day?

Created by Jowaninpensans (talk). Nominated by Bcp67 (talk) at 12:49, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Katcheri

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A katcheri by Rama Varma

... that the modern format for the Katcheri (pictured) conceived by Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar in the 1930s incorporated traditional Carnatic music rendered by the Trinity of Carnatic music?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1995 India cyclone
Comment: Created for "Women in Music" editathon

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 01:52, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Foreshore Freeway bridge

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The uncompleted Foreshore Freeway Bridge in 2007

... that the Foreshore Freeway Bridge (pictured) has remained unfinished since construction was halted in 1977?

ALT1:... that the unfinished Foreshore Freeway Bridge (pictured) is a popular movie shoot location?

Created by Robvanvee (talk). Self-nominated at 10:54, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

Cyclone Ula

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Cyclone Ula on January 10, 2016

... that Cyclone Ula (pictured) affected six nations during its 17-day journey as a tropical cyclone across the Southern Pacific Ocean?

Reviewed: Stone Hall, Nashville
Comment: The six affected nations are listed in the infobox and explained in prose (no outright statement of total) and the duration as a tropical cyclone was December 26, 2015 – January 12, 2016; the system is presently active (at the time of this nomination) as an extratropical cyclone north of New Zealand.

Created by Cyclonebiskit (talk). Self-nominated at 21:24, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Sometime (Gene Thomas song)

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... that after becoming a local hit in Texas, Gene Thomas' "Sometime" was reissued on the United Artists label and entered the national top 100?

Reviewed: Arthur John Matthews

Created by GDuwen (talk). Self-nominated at 18:55, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Tourism in South Sudan

( Review or comment
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... that the governments of the US, the UK and Canada have advised their citizens to avoid travel to South Sudan?

ALT1:... that South Sudan has world's 2nd largest animal migration, but there are no tourists to see it?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Roy Señeres

Created by Human3015 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:43, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Yolanda Marculescu

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... that Yolanda Marculescu, prima donna of the Romanian National Opera of Bucharest, defected to the U.S. in 1968 and founded the International Festival of the Art Song in Milwaukee, Wisconsin?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Apocalypse Now (painting), Donald L. Bryant, Jr. this was a double review, only using Donald L. Bryant, Jr. for this nomination.
Comment: for WikiProject Women in Red's Women in Music editathon

Created by SusunW (talk). Self-nominated at 22:52, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Detailed moving bio, thank you! Excellent sources, Romanian sources accepted AGF. Made minor changes to the interesting hook, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:29, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Operation Desert Rat

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... that Desert Rat followed Silver Buckle?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF

Created/expanded by Georgejdorner (talk). Self-nominated at 17:53, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Ilse Gramatzki

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... that Ilse Gramatzki appeared as a Rhinemaiden in the Jahrhundertring at the Bayreuth Festival, and in Zimmermann's Die Soldaten in Frankfurt and Brussels?

Reviewed: Ewa Bandrowska-Turska
Comment: Women in Red music

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 17:28, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

New article. Long enough, neutral BLP, sourced. Earwig's Copyvio Detector: violation unlikely. QPQ checked. DYK posted by due date. @Gerda Arendt: the #3 reference is a dead link. Do you have another or archived link elsewhere? The German wikipedia article on Ilse Gramatzki offers some additional resources. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:55, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for looking. I took the link (and another one which I could replace) from the German article and just read an answer by the author where I asked, at de:Benutzer Diskussion:Brodkey65#Ilse_Gramatzki. There's more material, but I have a few more urgent projects, - patience please. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:29, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Terreña

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Terreña cow near Zumaia, in Gipuzkoa

... that oxen of the Terreña breed of cattle from the Basque Country in northern Spain were used in the traditional Basque rural sport of idi probak, or stone-pulling?

Reviewed: Elizabeth Cadbury-Brown

Created by Justlettersandnumbers (talk). Self-nominated at 15:18, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Girolamo Benivieni

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... that Girolamo Benivieni twice sought the help of Pope Leo X to return the body of Dante Alighieri to Florence?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Woodburn Bank Bombing

5x expanded by 1bandsaw (talk). Self-nominated at 06:44, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

New, Long enough, Within policy, Hook pass. QPQ done. Image PD. Concise and perfectly referenced.--Zoupan 09:00, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Ralph Waldo Swetman

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... that Ralph Waldo Swetman confronted falling enrollment at Oswego State Teachers College by luring an Air Corps unit to the school?

Reviewed: Tourism in Burundi

Created by Raymie (talk). Self-nominated at 04:58, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

Principality of Erfurt

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... that during the Napoleonic occupation of the Principality of Erfurt, the French introduced street lighting and a tax on foreign horses to pay for maintaining the road surface?

ALT1:... that during Napoleon's occupation of the Principality of Erfurt, the French auctioned off the inventory of the Peterskirche—including the organ, bells and even the tower of the Corpus Christi chapel?
ALT2:... that a 70-foot column was built in Napoleon's Principality of Erfurt to commemorate the birth of the Prince Imperial—only to be destroyed within 3 years when the Sixth Coalition recaptured the city?
ALT3:... that rioting after the French decreed 1,000 men from their Principality of Erfurt would be conscripted into the Grande Armée led the French to order the closure of all inns and alehouses?
Reviewed: Exempt (3 credits), but will review one or more shortly

5x expanded by OwenBlacker (talk). Self-nominated at 00:43, 11 January 2016 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

Adequate sourcing: N - no reference for first paragraph of background and establishment
Neutral: Y
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook eligiblity:

Cited: N - ALT0, ALT1 and ALT3 accepted AGF to non-English sources. ALT2 needs an inline citation at the end of the sentence.
Interesting: Y

QPQ: None required.

Overall: ALT2 may be a good hook for Wikipedia's 15th Birthday (or at least if its destruction is omitted). Jolly Ω Janner 07:12, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Jolly Janner (also, say hi to Plymouth for me; I grew up in Ivybridge :o) ). I was meaning to fix the {{cn}} I forgot that I'd left about the destruction of the Cyriaksburg Fortress this evening, so I shall find a suitable reference for that first background paragraph as well.

The destruction of the Napoleonsäule is referenced in citation 8 ("Denkmale Erfurts 1806–1814" [Monuments of Erfurt 1806–1814] (in German). Thüringer Naturbrief. Retrieved 3 January 2016., which has an image of Beck's painting of the column all aflame). The relevant passage reads

Endlich am 6. Januar 1814 war der ersehnte Tag gekommen, die leidvolle Belagerung durch die verbündeten Truppen beendet. Die französischen Besatzungstruppen übergaben die Stadt an die Preußen und zogen sich zunächst auf die Citadelle Petersberg und die Cyriaksburg zurück. ... In der Folge zerstörten einige Bürger den Napoleon-Obelisken. Dieses symbolhafte Ereignis wurde in zwei Bildern festgehalten. Der Erfurter Maler H. Beck zeigt in seinem zeitgenössischen Aquarell eine Ansicht des Anger mit Blick nach Osten mit dem bereits brennenden Obelisken im Mittelpunkt, aus dem Flammen am Sockel und an der Spitze steigen. Der Vordergrund ist in ganzer Breite mit jubelnden Bürgern und Soldaten ausgefüllt. Das Ganze wird von der damaligen Bebauung umrahmt mit Kaufmannskirche und ummauerten Kirchhof sowie „Römischen Kaiser“ im Hintergrund. Noch eindringlicher ist die Szene auf dem Schlußbild der 1882 eingeweihten historischen Galerie im Rathausfestsaal „Die Zerstörung des Napoleon-Obelisken auf dem Anger“

, which Google translates to

Finally, on 6 January 1814, the awaited day arrived, stopped the painful siege by the allied troops. The French occupation forces handed over the city to the Prussians and initially withdrew the Petersberg Citadel and the Cyriaksburg. ... As a result, some citizens destroyed the Napoleon Obelisk. This symbolic event was held in two images. The Erfurt painter H. Beck shows rise in its contemporary watercolor shows a view of Anger facing east with the already burning obelisk at the center, from the flames at the base and at the top. The foreground is filled in its entire width with jubilant citizens and soldiers. The whole is framed by the then development with a merchant church and walled cemetery and "Imperial" in the background. Still haunting the scene is displayed on the final scene of the 1882 initiated historical gallery in Rathausfestsaal "The destruction of Napoleon obelisk in Anger".

I've also added an inline citation pointing to reference 5 ("1806–1814: Erfurt unter französischer Besetzung" [1806–1814: Erfurt under French occupation] (in German). Erfurt Stadtverwaltung [Erfurt city administration]. Retrieved 2 January 2016.) where it reads 1811 (20. März) ... Die ca. 20 m hohe Säule wird beim Einmarsch der verbündeten Truppen 1814 durch Bürger der Stadt zerstört., which Google translates to The 20 m high column is destroyed by citizens of the city during the invasion of the allied troops 1814th. Both machine translations are clearly imperfect, but both should give you enough detail not to need to assume my good faith, I would hope? :o) I've also added clearer citations to both of those pages for the detail of the Napoleonshöhe as well, fwiw.

Does that resolve your concerns with ALT2 ? Do you still need me to sort out a reference for the first paragraph of the background section or can that be taken in good faith for the DYKnom? (Like I say, I should be able to look at that this evening, I would hope.) — OwenBlacker (Talk) 07:56, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the translations, although all that was needed was an inline citation for the sentence. I can now see you have done so for the column's construction (and destruction). Based on the overall exceptionally high quality of referencing, and the fact that the background paragraph isn't very disputable, I will pass the overall referencing quality on the article. I would advise a closing editor to use ALT2 for Wikipedia's 15th Birthday and trim away the second phrase about its destruction. PS I've actually never lived in Plymouth. I spent the first 18 years of my life growing up in Ivybridge, however. I've now moved far away and cannot say hello for you :( Jolly Ω Janner 23:17, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

@Jolly Janner: Hah, what a small world :o)

Out of interest, what's your concern about the destruction? I thought the reference for that was ok (and that's what I thought made the hook more interesting). If you don'think it's adequately referenced, I'd like to improve that... — OwenBlacker (Talk) 11:29, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 12[edit]

St Peter's Church, Aberdeen

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St Peter's Church, Aberdeen

... that the first post-Reformation Catholic Church in Aberdeen, St Peter's Church closed in 1860 when the cathedral was built, but was re-opened twenty years later?

Created by Pjposullivan (talk). Self-nominated at 16:25, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

EA Sports UFC 2

( Review or comment
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... that Conor McGregor became the cover athlete of EA Sports UFC 2 by defeating José Aldo at UFC 194?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ted Stanley

Moved to mainspace by AdrianGamer (talk). Self-nominated at 12:29, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Kandia Crazy Horse

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... that when Kandia Crazy Horse started as a music journalist, she was considered a "novelty" because "a black, young female wasn't the picture of a rock critic"?

Reviewed: Hotel Bora Bora

Created by Megalibrarygirl (talk). Nominated by Miyagawa (talk) at 21:06, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Kang Shi'en

( Review or comment
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... that Vice Premier Kang Shi'en, China's "energy czar", was officially reprimanded after an oil rig accident that killed 72 people?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jing Junhong

Created by Zanhe (talk). Self-nominated at 04:29, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Debopriya Chatterjee and Suchismita Chatterjee'

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Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia playing the bansuri

... that Debopriya Chatterjee and Suchismita Chatterjee', popularly known as “flute sisters,” are Indian artists in the instrumental music of flute trained by guru Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (pictured)?

ALT1 ... that Debopriya and Suchismita Chatterjee, the "flute sisters", are Indian instrumentalists trained by Hariprasad Chaurasia?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yvonne Ciannella
Comment: Created for "Women in Music" editathon

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self-nominated at 02:18, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment only: I have added a more succinct ALT1. As the picture is only okay and is not of them, I've dropped it from the ALT1. Edwardx (talk) 10:50, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Yvonne Ciannella

( Review or comment
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... that Yvonne Ciannella, who performed the title roles of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and Puccini's Suor Angelica, recorded Telemann's cantata Ino with "dramatic colouring"?

Reviewed: Hana Wirth-Nesher
Comment: Women in Red music, - I hope to make a stub for the cantata

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk), 4meter4 (talk), and Tim riley (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 20:59, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

Artcile conforms to DYK rules. Hook is interesting, cited and verified. No copy vio detected. Text is neutral. QPQ done. GTG.Nvvchar. 02:28, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

Koesbini

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... that the Indonesian composer Koesbini changed the final lines of his song "Bagimu Negeri" at the request of Sukarno?

Reviewed: IPhone 6

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:26, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

1995 India cyclone

( Review or comment
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... that a storm in November 1995 killed 63 people across the country of Nepal, 33 of them related to avalanches?

ALT1 ... that a 1995 storm killed 63 people in Nepal, 33 of them related to avalanches?

Reviewed: Sakura Hauge

Improved to Good Article status by Hurricanehink (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 15:38, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

GA is long enough, and posted by due date. Hook is interesting, cited and verified. No copy vio detected. Text is neutral. QPQ done. GTG.Nvvchar. 02:04, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

More concise ALT1 added. Edwardx (talk) 13:11, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Amritabindu Upanishad

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Lotus pose in Amritabindu

... that the Amritabindu Upanishad composed before 300 CE condemns "bookish learning" and emphasizes the practice of a five limbed Yoga (pictured) similar to the Patanjali's eight limbed Yoga?

Reviewed: Done, Swan Service.

5x expanded by Ms Sarah Welch (talk) and Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Ms Sarah Welch (talk) at 15:01, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

Sarah Howe

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... that poet Sarah Howe won the 2015 T. S. Eliot Prize for Loop of Jade, the first time a debut collection has won the award?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mortonhall Crematorium
Comment: Howe previously published something referred to as a 'pamphlet' or sometimes a 'chapbook' but this has been ignored by the awarding body. Ping me if you need another hook because of this as there are several possibilities but I'd prefer this hook.

Created by Espresso Addict (talk). Self-nominated at 07:06, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

Joaquín Clausell

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~~... that Mexican painter Joaquín Clausell was known as "Lawyer Chicken"?~~

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nominated at 13:13, 2 November 2014 (UTC).

Comment: this is an orphaned nomination from November 2014 which has been rescued per the discussion at WT:DYK#What to do with the remaining untranscluded nominations?. I have given it a copy edit and confirmed to the best of my ability that there are no copyvios; however, the majority of sources are AGF as off-line. As his notability stems from his art, it seemed to me that the hook should have to do with that rather than an obscure fact about his law practice, so I propose two hooks:
ALT1: ... that the National Council for Culture & Arts of Mexico and the Campeche State Cultural Ministry have sponsored a biennial juried art event to honor Mexican impressionist Joaquín Clausell since 1993?

Paisaje con bosque y río by Joaquín Clausell

ALT2: ... that the work of Joaquín Clausell stands out among Mexican landscape artists because it is in the impressionist style (example pictured)?

I wasn't sure if I had to provide a review since there isn't one and it's a save, but I reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Scottish Diaspora Tapestry. If it is not required, please advise and I will use it for another nomination. Should anything else be needed, please ping me and I will do my best to assist. SusunW (talk) 03:11, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Gulf Hamstery

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Gulf Hamstery advertisement

... that Gulf Hamstery established the commercial Syrian hamster industry in the United States?

ALT1:... that in the 1940s Gulf Hamstery fulfilled mail orders for Syrian hamsters?
QPQ - I reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Alfonsina Orsini

Created by Bluerasberry (talk). Self-nominated at 01:15, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

New and long enough, QPQ review performed, all paragraphs have inline citations, checks for copyvio reveals no problems, interesting hooks, content of the hook and ALT1 are verified in the article to an offline reliable source. The image appears to be properly licensed as public domain. I prefer the initial hook because it provides an overview as the company establishing the commercial Syrian hamster industry in the U.S. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 05:24, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

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Samantha Bee

~~... that when it debuts on February 8, 2016, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee will be the only late-night talk show hosted by a woman?~~
ALT1 ... that when it debuts on February 8, 2016, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (Samantha Bee pictured) will be the only late-night TV talk show in the United States hosted by a woman?

Reviewed: ~~IOU~~ Template:Did you know nominations/Brenda Andrews
Comment: Can we run this on February 8, when the show debuts?

5x expanded by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 21:46, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

5x expansion recent enough. Long enough. Both the hook and the article need the words "in the US". The source does not state that is the only one in the world, but our readers will likely infer that, so I've created an ALT1 and added the word "TV", as many outside the US may not infer that. NPOV. Hook is interesting and sourced. All paras cited. Spot checking revealed that "and will be hosted by comedian Samantha Bee, an alumna of The Daily Show" is the same as the source, so please check the whole article for such issues. Edwardx (talk) 23:48, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

I suppose that's a good point about the hook, so we should cross out the initial. QPQ is provided now, and I'll take care of that sentence, which wasn't my contribution I don't think. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:07, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I grew up in the US, so I know how US-centric things can be there, and how this can subtly affect the way we look at stuff. Edwardx (talk) 00:15, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

The Old Gray Lady, my paper of record, didn't specify if there are other female late night hosts in other parts of the world. The sentence is rewritten. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:23, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, but the request was "please check the whole article for such issues". The article also has "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is an upcoming American late-night talk show that will air on TBS in the United States. The show will premiere on February 8, 2016, and will be hosted by comedian Samantha Bee", and the source has "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee is an upcoming American late-night talk show that will air on TBS in the United States. The show will premiere in February 2016 and will be hosted by comedian Samantha Bee". Could you please address this sentence too, and confirm that you have checked the entire article for close paraphrasing, copyright violations and plagiarism. Edwardx (talk) 11:48, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

To which source are you referring? I just clicked on them all and don't see that quoted text verbatim in any of them. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:01, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Oops. Profuse apologies. It was via Earwig's Copyvio Detector. Now I look at it closely, the "source" is derived from the WP article! Sloppy reviewing on my part. We are good to go. Edwardx (talk) 10:44, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Pobody's nerfect. Thanks for the review! – Muboshgu (talk) 18:10, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
@Edwardx: It just occurred to me a photo might work well here, so I added one. Do you mind approving the image too? – Muboshgu (talk) 18:14, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Operation Phiboonpol

( Review or comment
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... that Operation Phiboonpol caused vultures to become an aviation hazard?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Čakr-paša

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self-nominated at 17:09, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Size of article and hook good, new article, no copyvio, hook is interesting and cited. Every para is cited.Good to go.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 17:19, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Stone Hall, Nashville

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Stone Hall, Nashville

... that the Stone Hall in Nashville (pictured) was once a private house of the Cantrell family but is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places?

Reviewed: First first-class cricket match in Australia

Created by Zigzig20s (talk) and Human3015 (talk). Nominated by Human3015 (talk) at 13:26, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is new, long enough (1,658 characters vs. minimum requirement of 1,500), copyvio is unlikely (though one source returned 31%, a review of it shows that the highlighted segments are lists, titles, or other unavoidable phrases that can't be reworded), QPQ verified, hook is neutral and verified. Suggested picture is under CC BY-SA 3.0, taken and uploaded by Skyrunner75, and is good to use. I've made a minor tweak to the hook for grammar. Looks good to go, nice work! ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 21:20, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Basanti Devi

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... that the arrest of Basanti Devi during the Non-cooperation movement in 1921 proved to be a major impetus causing wide spread agitation?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Shiva Temple, Kera
Comment: Part of WP:WikiCup

Created by Dharmadhyaksha (talk). Self-nominated at 09:08, 12 January 2016 (UTC).

Nice and informative. Article is long enough and posted by due date. Hook is interesting, cited and verified. No copy vio noted. Text ia neutral. QPQ done. GTG.Nvvchar. 11:28, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 13[edit]

Thomas J. Latham

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Judge Thomas J. Latham

... that Thomas J. Latham (pictured), a Memphis judge and businessman after the American Civil War, was a millionaire?

Created by Zigzig20s (talk) and Nunh-huh (talk). Nominated by Zigzig20s (talk) at 12:45, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Negro Labor Committee

( Review or comment
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... that the Negro Labor Committee was created so that African Americans could be allowed into labor unions?

Created/expanded by Bellerophon5685 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:44, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Operation Phoutah

( Review or comment
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... that during Operation Phoutah, Groupement Mobile 33 carried their gut-shot colonel and 50 other wounded for 13 hours?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Raja Thakur

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self-nominated at 23:50, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

Romona Robinson

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~~... that Romona Robinson is the first African-American female news anchor in Cleveland?~~

Created by Vjmlhds (talk). Self nominated at 16:28, 16 February 2014 (UTC).

This is an orphaned nomination from February 2014 which was never transcluded to the DYK nominations page and which I have rescued per the discussion at WT:DYK#What to do with the remaining untranscluded nominations?. Surprisingly, much of the article incorrectly quoted the sources. I have corrected the facts per the sources, removed unreferenced information, and corrected the reference formatting. I added myself to the co-creation credits.
Here is a QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Li Hongzhong
Here is a new ALT for review:
ALT1: ... that Romona Robinson won a television news anchor job in Cleveland, Ohio, with a demo tape that showed her remaining poised and self-confident while "being wiped out by a hurricane-whipped wave"? Yoninah (talk) 22:35, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Josh Gottheimer

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Josh Gottheimer at a meeting of the Federal Communications Commission

... that Josh Gottheimer (pictured) became a speechwriter for President Bill Clinton at the age of 23?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dry Run (Susquehecka Creek)
Comment: How many 23 year olds get to write speeches for the POTUS? Most 23 year olds are just writing Wikipedia articles.

Converted from a redirect by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 21:19, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

Donald Lavoie

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... that Donald Lavoie is a self-proclaimed former hit man who confessed to performing at least 15 murders?

Reviewed: Gulf Hamstery
Comment: Published from Draft to Main namespace on 13 January 2016

Created by Taylorcarson (talk). Nominated by Northamerica1000 (talk) at 05:32, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

William Grant, Lord Grant

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... that in 1972, Scotland's second-most senior judge Lord Grant died in a car crash after drinking, killing two other men and hospitalising a young family?

ALT1:... that in 1960, a political opponent congratulated Scottish Lord Advocate William Grant for his "extreme common sense" in not prosecuting the publishers of Lady Chatterley's Lover?
ALT2:... that in 1955, two girls fainted at an election rally in Glasgow for Unionist candidate William Grant?
ALT3:... that in 1962, Scottish Lord Advocate William Grant defended the British government against a lawsuit worth over a billion pounds in 2016 money?
ALT4:... that William Grant, the 1960s Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, was the grandson of the founder of the Glenfiddich whisky distillery?
Reviewed: Mitre Inn, Chipping Barnet
Comment: expanded about 10X from stub. Readable prose size as of 03:27, 13 January: 9654 characters (1606 words); as of 9 January 731 characters (126 words)
Note: article relies heavily on subscription-only sources, but the first 4 hook facts are verifiable in open-access refs: Main hook[30][31]; ALT1[32]; ALT2 [33]; ALT3[34].
I like ALT4 the best, because none of the newspapers reported it at his death, but the source is subscription-only[35]

5x expanded by BrownHairedGirl (talk) and George Burgess (talk). Nominated by BrownHairedGirl (talk) at 04:04, 13 January 2016 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on January 14[edit]

Rebirth (sculpture)

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... that the proposed sculpture Rebirth, projected as a deer with a human child's face, was meant to represent "the interaction between the nearby riparian forest and the people living in Oak Grove"?
- ALT: ... that Rebirth, a proposed outdoor sculpture projected as a deer with a human child's face and considered for installation in Milwaukie, Oregon, was nicknamed "Twilight Zone Bambi"?

Improved to Good Article status by Another Believer (talk). Nominated by Wilhelmina Will (talk) at 08:20, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai

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Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai and Mao Zedong

... that Tibetan "living Buddha" Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai (pictured with Mao Zedong) worked as a manual labourer during the Cultural Revolution?

ALT1:... that Tibetan "living Buddha" Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai (pictured with Mao Zedong) was appointed vice chairman of the Qamdo Liberation Committee at the age of 10?
Reviewed: TBD

Created by Zanhe (talk). Self-nominated at 04:08, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Production of Avengers: Infinity War

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... that for the production of Avengers: Infinity War, the films will be the first to be shot entirely using IMAX cameras and its exclusive aspect ratio?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Poe Dameron

Moved to mainspace by Favre1fan93 (talk), TriiipleThreat (talk), and Richiekim (talk). Nominated by Favre1fan93 (talk) at 03:41, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Jewish boycott of the Western Wall

( Review or comment
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... that some Jews refuse to pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem?

Created by Chesdovi (talk). Self-nominated at 21:59, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

. Interesting information. I know many people who have traveled to Jerusalem and I have never mentioned anything like this. The sources are reliable. I would recommend adding references for the Background section, though. This is good to go.--12george1 (talk) 05:23, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Orion (Star Trek)

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... that Gene Roddenberry pushed for Star Trek to be filmed in color so that the green skin of the Orion slave girl could be seen?

ALT1:... that although female Orions were introduced in the first pilot of Star Trek, it wasn't until 2004 that males were seen in a live action episode?
Reviewed: Ford Fry
Comment: If anyone can think of an alt which fits the makeup testing story within the character limit, then I'd be glad to hear it. There used to be a uncited article at the same location which was merged into a list (and somehow completely removed from that list at some point). I've de-merged that today with this fully cited article (and there is still scope for expansion, but the major topics are covered).

Converted from a redirect by Miyagawa (talk). Self-nominated at 20:48, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Date from redirect, length and hook all OK, the original is my preference. QPQ done. No close para. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 16:39, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Bad Moms

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... that after the departure of the previously attached distributor, the upcoming film Bad Moms ' US rights are now being handled by STX Entertainment?

ALT1:... that after leaving the QED International, Bad Moms is the first film Bill Block producing through his own company, Block Entertainment?
Reviewed: Soon.

Moved to mainspace by Captain Assassin! (talk). Self-nominated at 16:40, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Aguas Calientes (volcano)

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Aguas Calientes is the mountain on the right. The ridge on the left background is Lascar.

... that the crater lake of Aguas Calientes (pictured on the right, Lascar on the left) has been researched as a possible terrestrial analogue to Mars?

ALT1:... that the crater lake of Aguas Calientes (pictured on the right, Lascar on the left) is one of the highest lakes in the world?
Reviewed: Bravelets

5x expanded by Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk). Self-nominated at 15:48, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Tejobindu Upanishad

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The text emphasizes meditation

... that the ancient Indian text Tejobindu Upanishad describes a 15 limbed yoga system, including exercises, meditation (pictured) and Samadhi?

ALT1:... that the ancient Hindu text Tejobindu Upanishad has been compared to the Neoplatonism of Proclus, and called a wonderful monument in the history of subjective monistic idealism?
Reviewed: Done, Ilse Gramatzki

5x expanded by Ms Sarah Welch (talk) and Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Ms Sarah Welch (talk) at 13:08, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3

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... that in Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3, a chorale cantata based on Moller's hymn in 18 stanzas, the first cantus firmus is sung by the bass supported by a trombone?

Reviewed: Yolanda Marculescu
Comment: for the second Sunday after Epiphany, 17 January, please

Improved to Good Article status by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 07:38, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Ghana Code Club

( Review or comment
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... that the Ghana Code Club is an after school program in Ghana that teaches children computer programming skills and computer literacy?

Reviewed: Dodo Marmarosa
Comment: Published to main namespace on 14 January 2016. Note that the initial creator has been soft-blocked with a request to change their user name.

Created by Ghana Code Club (talk) and Northamerica1000 (talk). Nominated by Northamerica1000 (talk) at 06:03, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Ella Orr Campbell

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~~... that New Zealand botanist, Ella Orr Campbell won three university blues in field hockey ....?~~

5x expanded by Ambrosia10 (talk), Wittylama (talk). Nominated by Duckduckstop (talk) at 16:14, 24 March 2015 (UTC).

This is an orphaned nomination from March 2015 which was never transcluded to the DYK nominations page and which I have rescued per the discussion at WT:DYK#What to do with the remaining untranscluded nominations?. Much of the early page history was blanked due to copyvio concerns. I went through the entire article and did not note any further copyvio or close paraphrasing concerns.
Here is a formatted and tweaked revision of the hook:
ALT1: ... that Dame Ella Orr Campbell, a New Zealand botanist, won three university blues in field hockey?
Here is a QPQ for this nomination: Template:Did you know nominations/Corn stew. I am adding myself as a nominator. Yoninah (talk) 00:30, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

2007 Coca-Cola 600

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... that Kyle Petty's third place result in the 2007 Coca-Cola 600 was his first top-five finish in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series since 1997?

ALT1:... that the 2007 Coca-Cola 600 was the first time since 1991 that someone with the surname Mears won in auto racing?

Improved to Good Article status by Z105space (talk). Self-nominated at 14:49, 14 January 2016 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on January 15[edit]

Penney de Jager

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Penney de Jager, 1970

... that Dutch dancer and choreographer Penney de Jager appeared in Playboy twice, the last time at age 60?

Reviewed: I'm on it.

Created by Drmies (talk). Self-nominated at 18:45, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Vera Songwe

( Review or comment
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... that Vera Songwe, an economist, went to school in Cameroon, Belgium, and the United States, and has worked for the World Bank since 1998?

Reviewed: I'm on it.
Comment: I've been doing committee work all morning and have no inspiration for a juicy hook.

Created by Drmies (talk). Self-nominated at 17:50, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Ted Stanley

( Review or comment
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... that Ted Stanley donated over $825 million to support work and research at the Broad Institute?

Reviewed: Billie Maxwell
Comment: Published to main namespace on 15 January 2016‎

Created by Bibliophile73 (talk). Nominated by Northamerica1000 (talk) at 10:43, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Article is long enough (1603 words), new enough (moved to mainspace on January 15), free from any copyright violation (3.8%), and neutral. The hook is interesting, of suitable length and supported by reliable sources. QPQ done. The article is good to go. AdrianGamer (talk) 12:28, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Billie Maxwell

( Review or comment
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... that Billie Maxwell was the first woman recorded in country music, and the first recorded musician from Arizona?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Musa

Created by 1bandsaw (talk). Self-nominated at 07:19, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

New and long enough, QPQ review performed, all ¶ have inline citations, checks for copyvio reveals no problems ([36]). Only that latter part of the hook is verified, whereby the source states that the subject was "the earliest recorded Arizona musician". Regarding the former part of the hook, the source quotes a person stating "I think I read somewhere that she's credited as being the first country girl singer". This wording does not absolutely confirm this as a fact. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:38, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

North America, thanks for catching that! A couple of the other sources did state it definitively, so I've put those references in now. Please take another look. 1bandsaw (talk) 17:15, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Cyclone Peter

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... that Cyclone Peter was the rainiest tropical cyclone on record in Australia?

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jewish boycott of the Western Wall

Created by 12george1 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:09, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Comment only If it is still the Australian record holder, the hook should read "is", not "was". Edwardx (talk) 13:06, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Francis Zamora

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Article history )

... that Francis Zamora was part of the De La Salle Green Archers basketball team which won two consecutive titles in the UAAP Basketball Championship?

Created/expanded by Pinespunned (talk). Self-nominated at 16:04, 15 January 2016 (UTC).

Tweaked the hook some; about to look at the article. Drmies (talk) 17:53, 15 January 2016 (UTC)
Long enough, new enough. Don't see any copyvios. Article needed some cleaning up, and it needs a reference at the end of the sports section. (I made some copy edits in that section since it was a bit unclear/wordy; please check for correctness.) Hook is verified. Drmies (talk) 18:02, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

Special occasion holding area[edit]

Do not nominate articles in this section—nominate all articles in the nominations section above, under the date on which the article was created or moved to mainspace, or the expansion began; indicate in the nomination any request for a specially timed appearance on the main page.

Note: Articles nominated for a special occasion should be nominated (i) within seven days of creation or expansion (as usual) and (ii) between five days and six weeks before the occasion, to give reviewers time to check the nomination. April Fools' Day is an exception to these requirements; see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know.

Nomination passed long ago, but was somehow never promoted (2013–present)[edit]

Please promote these hooks when feasible, as they were somehow never promoted after they were approved.

February 3 commemorate plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper[edit]

Buddy Holly Center

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Buddy Holly's glasses at the Buddy Holly Center

... that the Buddy Holly Center showcases Holly's final Fender Stratocaster and the pair of glasses (pictured) that he was wearing at the time of his death?

ALT1:... that the Buddy Holly Center exhibits a 1958 Ariel Cyclone motorcycle previously owned by Holly, Waylon Jennings, and Jessi Colter?
ALT2:... that the Buddy Holly Center hosted a Paul McCartney concert in October 2014?
Reviewed: Vietnamese people in Poland

Moved to mainspace by Michael Barera (talk). Self-nominated at 04:46, 16 December 2015 (UTC).

Review by Maile

QPQ by Michael Barera

Eligibility

Article moved from User:Michael Barera/sandbox/Buddy Holly Center on December 16, 2015 and has 7150 characters (0 words) "readable prose size"
Article is NPOV, currently stable, no edit wars, no dispute tags

Sourcing

Every paragraph sourced inline and online
No bare URLs, and no external links used as inline source

Hook

Hook with (pictured) is 141 characters, NPOV, stated in the article and sourced
ALT1 hook is 130 characters, NPOV, stated in the article and sourced
ALT2 hook is 75 characters, NPOV, stated in the article and sourced

Image

Image used is in the article and licensed on Commons. As these are Buddy Holly's actual glasses, not a work of art, these do not fall under :Commons Freedom of panorama United States copyright issues.

Tools

Earwig's tool shows no issues of concern
Labs Duplication Detector run on each individual source shows no issues of concern

This easily passes. @Michael Barera:, how do you feel about this nomination going into a holding area for February 3, to commemorate "The day the music died", the plane crash that claimed the lives of Holly, Ritchie Vallens and The Big Bopper? — Maile (talk) 15:40, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

That sounds like a great idea to me, Maile; go for it! And thanks for the review. Michael Barera (talk) 00:48, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

Note for promoter on February 3

Is it possible to make this a lead hook with Buddy Holly's glasses? Those glasses are one of the most iconic symbols in American rock and roll history. — Maile (talk) 13:20, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

February 7, to coincide with Super Bowl 50[edit]

Kevin Jordan (American football)

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... that Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin credited chaplain Kevin Jordan with establishing unity on their Super Bowl-winning team of 2009?

ALT1: ... that Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin credited their chaplain, Kevin Jordan, with establishing unity on their Super Bowl-winning team of 2009?

Reviewed: Bat flip
Comment: Hook is mainly supported by the second ref from insidesocal.com listed after the text: "... who later credited Jordan with establishing unity on their Super Bowl-winning team in 2009."
Posting date: If this is approved, request posting on February 7, 2016, to coincide with Super Bowl 50. Can move to Template talk:Did you know#Special occasion holding area. Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 08:33, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

5x expanded by Bagumba (talk). Self-nominated at 04:22, 19 November 2015 (UTC).

Length, history and reference verified. Daniel Case (talk) 07:14, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

February 15, to coincide with 58th Annual Grammy Awards[edit]

Jimmy Greene

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Jimmy Greene

... that Jimmy Greene (pictured), a jazz saxophonist, whose six year-old daughter was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, is nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Jazz Instrumental Album category?

Created by The Cross Bearer (talk). Self-nominated at 04:37, 6 January 2016 (UTC).

Reviewed/QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Nestorian Church (Famagusta)

Not a review I find the hook as stated quite odd. Can I suggest that we do not mention his daughters death? Victuallers (talk) 16:40, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Jimmy Greene (pictured), a jazz saxophonist has been nominated for a Grammy Award for the Best Jazz Instrumental Album?

..or

ALT2: ... that the album that Jimmy Greene (pictured) wrote in tribute to his murdered daughter has been nominated for a Grammy Award?

I like your second hook the best, where many of the sources and reviews specifically cite the daughter death with regards to this album and its contents. I would change "wrote" to "created was".The Cross Bearer (talk) 04:38, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

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

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

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

Image: Image is freely license, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I prefer the last hook, poignant but tragic. Rather than getting this in DYK before of after, ever thought of getting this nomination moved in the "Special Holding Area" - during Grammy Night (February 15)? I think it would be best to. Donnie Park (talk) 18:35, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Whatever you all want to do with regards to the timing of this articles appearance on the mainpage is others' decision to make. If others' think it best to wait, then by all means let it happen at the most pertinent time.The Cross Bearer (talk) 13:56, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

BlueMoonset I thought it would be safe to ask rather than move the nomination. Donnie Park (talk) 16:15, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Donnie Park, since the nominator is fine with it and the nomination has been approved, please feel free to move it to the special occasion section. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:58, 10 January 2016 (UTC)

Good call on the waiting, and thanks for asking.The Cross Bearer (talk) 06:06, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Dodo Marmarosa

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... that two of the tracks that pianist Dodo Marmarosa recorded with the Charlie Parker group, "Ornithology" and "Yardbird Suite", have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame?

ALT1:... that once, jazz pianist and composer Dodo Marmarosa got mad at his old piano and chopped it up with an axe?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ona Kantheeswarar Temple (third of four)

Improved to Good Article status by EddieHugh (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 18:41, 2 January 2016 (UTC).

Rather than getting this in DYK before of after, ever thought of getting this nomination moved in the "Special Holding Area" - during Grammy Night (February 15)? Donnie Park (talk) 20:53, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

That's a good idea. Oceanh (talk) 20:52, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

New and long enough, promoted to GA on 1 January 2016 ([37]), all non lead ¶ have inline citations, checks for copyvio reveals no problems ([38], just quotes and very short phrases that are not easily rewritten), hook content is verified with reliable sources; one is primary, but it is reliable ([39]), the alt hook is backed to an offline source that appears to be reliable. I prefer the alt hook, as it is a bit shocking and likely to create intrigue. Per the suggestion above, and approval by the nominator, this entry has been moved to the Special occasion holding area (diff) to coincide with the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 05:19, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

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