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Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ is not needed as nominator has 5 or less nominations. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 16:46, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Review: Hook fact is cited in the article to an RS, and is sufficiently interesting; hook length is ok; earwig copyvio shows no issues; DYK check shows 5 x expansion so article is valid for DYK: Assuming article is at 5x now, expansion began 60 edits ago on September 29, 2024; 223 characters to 4,485 characters is actually a 20x expansion; article is long enough; article is presentable, stable and fully cited (note it was recently saved from AfD by the nominator); QPQ done. Either hook considered acceptable. Good stuff! ResonantDistortion08:38, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Everything looks good in terms of meeting the criteria for DYK but the hooks are lackluster (€464,000 isn't that fascinating a sum for a major chocolate factory). I recommend you look to a different aspect of the topic for the hook. ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:41, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Source: "Actividades e Realizações" [Activities and Achievements]. CECAB-STP. Organic Cocoa Production and Export Cooperative. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
Source: Urbainczyk, Theresa (2014). Slave Revolts in Antiquity, pp. 52, 56. Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-84465-101-6.
Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Harren the Red (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Overall: Article is new enough, well sourced, hook is interesting and QPQ is completed. I don't see anything that would hold this back from DYK, so I approve. Only thing I will say is that I don't think this image should be used, as I don't find it particularly informative, and the caption is also quite long. However, if anyone disagrees, feel free.TheBritinator (talk) 22:42, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
On a second look, it would appear that the website the image is sourced from declares that the image is published under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, which would make it incompatible with commons. If I am missing something, please feel free to correct me. TheBritinator (talk) 22:49, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I can certainly edit the caption to be shorter (more concise), but from what I gather the image is a no go? I am not the original uploader of it to Commons, nor am I super familiar with copyright, so I will defer that judgement to you, though the image on commons itself says CC 4.0 international license. Also, would I edit the caption here, submit a new entry, or something else? How does the process work exactly? Thank you! Harren the Red (talk) 23:16, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@AirshipJungleman29: hi, the verbage is a bit of an oversimplification. Eunus became king of the revolting slaves; so I guess it could be that he "rose to become leader and king of the First Servile Revolt", but the name of the article on the war is First Servile War, so it reads a bit strangely. It can certainly be edited toward that end. Harren the Red (talk) 16:45, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
... that although Hugh O'Neill(pictured) publicly assisted the English Crown in thwarting Irish rebels during the Nine Years' War, he was secretly the leader of the Irish confederacy?
... that to capture the essence of 1980s-style action film, the opening fight scenes of Stuntman were filmed on the escalators of an old shopping arcade?
ALT1: ... that Stephen Tung was cast in Stuntman because the directors envisioned someone who had co-starred with Bruce Lee for the lead role? Source: [2]
Overall: New enough, long enough, and including Bruce Lee will definitely hook readers. Earwig shows only 4.8% for English-language sources; AGF on Chinese ones. Not sure the image is very relevant, and it should probably be omitted. Looks good to go! — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:27, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
References
^彭麗芳 (20 September 2024). "《武替道》導演:找一個方法繼續走下去". Ming Pao (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 September 2024. 電影開首完美還原一九八○年代港產經典武打戲場景和老舊質感,包括在尖東半島中心幾層樓和扶手電梯之間追逐打鬥、從九龍海旁天橋一躍而下到貨車頂等等。 [The film's opening perfectly recreates the classic action scenes and vintage feel of 1980s Hong Kong films, including chase fights between several floors and escalators at Peninsula Centre, East Tsim Sha Tsui, as well as jumping from the Kowloon waterfront overpass onto the roof of a truck.]
^"《武替道》兄弟導演致敬港產動作片 伍允龍夥董瑋演繹武師辛酸". Hong Kong Economic Times (in Chinese). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024. Albert透露他們常到尖東星光大道一間咖啡店構思劇本,有次留意到咖啡店外設於星光大道的李小龍銅像,但如今像被置於一旁,予人一種不再重要的感覺。兩人坦言:「始終李小龍令香港動作電影變得知名。」因此深思現時香港有誰曾跟李小龍同框出現過,便即時想起董瑋參演《龍爭虎鬥》中「Don' t look at my finger」的經典對白,認為若戲中有Dee哥望着李小龍銅像一幕,對武師題材的電影帶有一份深厚的意思。 [Albert [Leung] revealed that they often go to a café at the Avenue of Stars to brainstorm for the script. One time, they noticed the statue of Bruce Lee located on the promenade outside the café, but now it seems to have been set aside, giving off a sense of being unimportant. The two admitted, "After all, Bruce Lee made Hong Kong action films famous." This led them to reflect on who in Hong Kong has appeared alongside Bruce Lee, and they immediately recalled Stephen Tung’s classic line "Don't look at my finger" from The Big Boss. They believed that if there were a scene in the film with Tung looking at the Bruce Lee statue, it would add a profound significance to a film about martial artists.]
... that members of the Fijian Labour Corps(pictured) attracted notice on the Western Front of the First World War for their height and muscularity?
Source: "The Native Fijian Contingent caused quite a stir on their travels to the frontline. They were highly visible in their traditional sulu uniform, wore no hats, and were of large and muscular build" from: "Fiji – Pasifika involvement in the First World War". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 23 September 2024. the goes on to give other examples of their physicality, including references to their height
I love the height/muscle hook. Is the source reliable? I'm not familiar with it. Is there perhaps a better one? Facially, the base requirements are met, and it's a well-written, well-sourced article. Only pending the source for the hook (which is also the sole cited source for the fact in the article). ꧁Zanahary꧂03:09, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, then that is reliable Dumelow. I would still seek a source with an attributable author, since it is a viewpoint, but for the purpose of DYK I think it's settled. ꧁Zanahary꧂17:15, 14 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
... that Rose O'Neill's marriage to nobleman Hugh Roe O'Donnell united two powerful noble families that had been rivals for centuries?
Source: Morgan, Hiram (1993). Tyrone's Rebellion: The outbreak of the Nine Years' War in Tudor Ireland. London: The Boydell Press. ISBN 0-86193-224-2. p.
Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by SkywalkerEccleston (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Overall: No QPQ required, article was promoted to GA in the last week. Interesting hook as well, and is supported by reliable sources. Good work on the article, Captain Galaxy! ~ TailsWx13:51, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Article is new and long enough (expanded), well-sourced, copyvio-free, and presentable. I prefer ALT1. All hooks are cited to reliable sources, and are short enough and interesting. Images are properly licensed. QPQ done. Looks good to go. Vacant0(talk • contribs)18:39, 4 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Source: Hüseyin Aykol. Türkiye'de sol örgütler: bölüne bölüne büyümek. Phoenix yayınevı, 2010. p. 41, Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat. Human Rights in Turkey. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013. p. 47
Source: Swordsman: Zheng Jiazhen (鄭家鎮) (2018). 香港漫畫春秋 [Hong Kong Comics: Spring and Autumn] (in Chinese). Sanlian Bookstore. ISBN978-962-04-4165-3. Translated: "When he was young, he studied swordsmanship with a monk from a temple in Sichuan, so he called himself Swordsman"; not to carry Americans: Jiang Peiyang (江沛扬) (6 May 2019). 广东——中国现代漫画的策源地 [Guangdong – The Origin of Modern Chinese Comics] (in Chinese). Guangdong Department of Arts and Culture. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020. "1905 年,在反对美国对华工苛约的运动中,美国陆军部部长塔夫脱偕总统女儿到广州活动。何剑士闻讯,立即创作《龟抬美人图》张贴街头,轿夫见漫画,义愤填膺,拒绝给美国人抬轿,令美国佬狼狈不堪" ("In 1905, during a campaign against the harsh terms imposed by the United States on Chinese workers, U.S. Secretary of War Taft and the president's daughter went to Guangzhou for activities. Upon hearing the news, He Jianshi immediately created "A Beautiful Woman Carried by a Tortoise" and posted it on the streets. When the sedan bearers saw the cartoon, they were filled with righteous indignation and refused to carry the sedan for the Americans, which embarrassed the Yankees.")
ALT1: ... that a Chinese swordsman urged the people of Guangzhou not to carry William Howard Taft? Source: Swordsman: Zheng Jiazhen (鄭家鎮) (2018). 香港漫畫春秋 [Hong Kong Comics: Spring and Autumn] (in Chinese). Sanlian Bookstore. ISBN978-962-04-4165-3. Translated: "When he was young, he studied swordsmanship with a monk from a temple in Sichuan, so he called himself Swordsman"; not to carry Americans: Jiang Peiyang (江沛扬) (6 May 2019). 广东——中国现代漫画的策源地 [Guangdong – The Origin of Modern Chinese Comics] (in Chinese). Guangdong Department of Arts and Culture. Archived from the original on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020. "1905 年,在反对美国对华工苛约的运动中,美国陆军部部长塔夫脱偕总统女儿到广州活动。何剑士闻讯,立即创作《龟抬美人图》张贴街头,轿夫见漫画,义愤填膺,拒绝给美国人抬轿,令美国佬狼狈不堪" ("In 1905, during a campaign against the harsh terms imposed by the United States on Chinese workers, U.S. Secretary of War Taft and the president's daughter went to Guangzhou for activities. Upon hearing the news, He Jianshi immediately created "A Beautiful Woman Carried by a Tortoise" and posted it on the streets. When the sedan bearers saw the cartoon, they were filled with righteous indignation and refused to carry the sedan for the Americans, which embarrassed the Yankees.")
ALT2: ... that He Jianshi used the Chinese opera to advance an anti-Qing agenda? Source: Guo Shan (蔡登山) (28 August 2014). 潘达微与何剑士:寓褒贬于毫端诛奸邪于纸上 [Pan Dawei and He Jianshi: Putting Praise and Blame to Paper and Punishing Evil on Paper]. Nanfeng News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024 – via Sina.com. 精通音律的何剑士,于辛亥革命前夕创办“优界改良社”,用戏曲宣传革命。"He Jianshi, who was proficient in music, ... used opera to promote the revolution."
Interesting life, on good sources, foreign and offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio ovious. I like ALT2 bes, thinking that the others may a bit too cryptic, - funny, that swordsman, but more so after you know that it was his chosen art name. I wonder if the word "revolution" from the source would make a hook more interesting. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:12, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Source: "Not only was she the first Ambassador to Ceaucescu's [sic] Romania or to any Communist country; she was also the first woman Ambassador to serve in that part of the world." —The Philippine Star
The article is new enough, long enough, and adequately sourced. I did not find any close paraphrasing and a QPQ has been provided. I'm only approving the first hook as the second hook is less interesting and more complicated; it is a "first" hook, but the sourcing required for the claim isn't exceptional and so it should be acceptable in this case. My only sticking point is that the Embassy isn't reopening until next year, so I'm not sure if the hook should instead say "was", but I'll leave it to the promoter to decide. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:45, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, Narutolovehinata5. The Embassy is reopening this year, not next year, so I would argue that the language is appropriate, but a revision to "was" would be fine too and, as far as I know, should fit in either instance. --Sky Harbor(talk)11:57, 7 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
... that Matthew Webb swam for nearly 22 hours to become the first person to cross the English Channel unaided?
Source: Seccombe, Thomas (1899). "Webb, Matthew" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 60. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 105: "At the beginning of August 1875 public interest was greatly aroused by the announcement that Webb intended to attempt the feat of swimming across the English Channel without any artificial aid. The attempt made by J. B. Johnson to swim the straits in August 1872 had ended in a fiasco. On 28 May 1875 Captain Paul Boyton, the American life-saving expert, had, after one failure, successfully accomplished the feat of paddling across the Straits when clothed in his patent dress; but although the journey demonstrated the great value of the dress, the paddle in itself was mere child's play in comparison with the task which Webb set himself to accomplish. His first attempt on 12 Aug. was a failure, owing to the fact that he drifted upwards of nine miles out of his proper course in consequence of the strong current and the stress of weather. Twelve days later he dived from the Admiralty Pier, Dover, a few seconds before one o'clock in the afternoon (31/4 hours before high water on a 15 ft. 10 in. tide), and swimming through the night by a three-quarter moon reached Calais at 10.40 A.M. next morning (25 Aug.), having been immersed for nearly twenty-two hours, and having swum a distance of about forty miles without having touched a boat or artificial support of any kind."
ALT1: ... that Matthew Webb died attempting to swim down the Niagara Rapids? Source: Watson, Kathy (2001). The crossing: the glorious tragedy of the first man to swim the English channel. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 1-58542-109-X: 223-224, 230 (link to fulltext in article sources)
Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by It is a wonderful world (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: None required.
Overall: @It is a wonderful world: No issues from a DYK stand, GA is new enough(despite what DYKCheck thinks?), interesting hook, certainly comprehensively cited, no need for a quid pro quo. Earwig caught a few similar clips but they're generic and small enough that I don't see any issue with copyvio. Marking as AGF since I don't have access to the text for the hook cite. Awesome work, approved from me. PixDeVlyell talk to me!22:11, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that little is known of Hermance Edan before she patented her first board game in 1908, at the age of 57? Source: French Patent office, Brevet n° 396.795
Comment: I translated this article from the French, so the references in the article may need some work, but Edan's age at the time of her patent seems well-attested. Thanks for your consideration!
Created by Farrest (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.
Article is long, new, and presentable enough, and as well-cited as a figure this obscure can be. The hook cites a reliable source and is quite interesting, as "board game designer" was an extremely rare profession in 1908, and dramatically more so for a single 57-year-old woman. I might like it if the hook included both game names, though — perhaps "... that L'Attaque, the board game that became Stratego, was patented in 1908 by a 57-year-old woman?" Personman (talk) 04:21, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
... that the Royal New Zealand Navy dive and hydrographic vessel Manawanui(pictured) sank off Samoa in October 2024?
Source: "The HMNZS Manawanui, a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel worth $100m, sank this morning after it ran aground on a reef off the coast of the Samoan island of Upolu and caught fire last night." from: "He said losing one of the Navy's five crewed ships, the first to be lost in peacetime, was "significant"." from: "HMNZS Manawanui crew and passengers rescued after ship runs aground in Samoa". New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
ALT1: ... that in October 2024 the Manawanui became the first Royal New Zealand Navy vessel to be lost in peacetime? Source: "He said losing one of the Navy's five crewed ships, the first to be lost in peacetime, was "significant"." from: "HMNZS Manawanui crew and passengers rescued after ship runs aground in Samoa". New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
Comment: Currently nominated at ITN, but not gaining much traction. Will withdraw if it is posted there. Lots of edits over the past days, I have tried to pick out the most significant contributors so far but happy for more to be added.
... that the practise of some Christians to make the lesser sign of the cross has been traced back to the 11th 12th century? Source: "Then in the eleventh century, forehead, mouth and breast are mentioned: the so called little sign of the cross, which has become common practise since the twelfth century." Richter 1990
Created on October 6, and nominated at DYK five days afterward (with mandatory QPQ given by seasoned nominator); 612 words in length prosewise at this writing (from 3643 bytes). A concern (per PMC's later commentary below) is that the GBooks preview differs from the article text, which says "traces the origin...to the 11th century" instead. Although Earwig returns a 59.7% score by way of StackExchange (thanks to the inclusion of this extract from the General Instruction of the Roman Missal), the text in question is blockquoted. I find the hook 90% interesting, though. This may be good to go unless another editor expresses concerns. --Slgrandson (How's myegg-throwing coleslaw?) 21:01, 14 October 2024 (UTC) 07:11, 15 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
... that the Black Lesbian and Gay Centre supported a boycott of the magazine The Voice in solidarity with gay footballer Justin Fashanu? Source: "supported a boycott of ‘The Voice’ newspaper for condemning Justin Fashanu’s coming out as a disgrace to his family and the Black communities as a whole. ‘The Voice’ eventually agreed to give a full page right of reply to the Black lesbian and gay community" https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2016/10/31/theblacklesbianandgaycentre/ [source is a blog, but its written by a curator at the London School of Economics, so I think it is a reliable source]
Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - Just a little close paraphrasing to clean up: The centre found a permanent home in 1992 in a converted railway arch in Peckham is a little too similar to the source wording ...in 1992 the BLGC finally found a permanent home in a converted railway arch in Peckham, South London in my opinion.
Hook eligibility:
Cited: - Very minor wording issue with ALT0 - the source says they "supported" the boycott, the article says they "organised" it, and the hook says they "joined" it. I think all instances should reflect the wording in the source as these three can mean different things.
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: A cite for the one cn tag would be good but I won't hold this up just for that. Earwig looks good apart from the close paraphrasing noted above (basically all of the other similarity is a direct quote, which is attributed and cited. QPQ is good as well. I'm cool with either hook, both interesting IMO and sourcing checks out apart from a small wording question. (Just a note, I have named the reference used for ALT1 so the reference itself isn't duplicated). After the two issues above are resolved we should be good for a tick! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 15:37, 9 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]