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This page is for nominations to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page.

Instructions

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

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

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 | author        = User
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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on September 7

SMS Weißenburg

• ... that SMS Weißenburg, a German pre-dreadnought battleship, was sold to the Ottoman Navy, and later came to the rescue of the battlecruiser Goeben, another former German warship in Ottoman service?

5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk). Self nom at 12:34, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• 11,532 bytes $/$ 2,344 bytes = approx. 4.9x expansion. You're only 188 bytes of prose away, though, so I reckon you're capable of fixing this concern. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 12:56, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Charterhouse cave

• ... that following recent explorations, Charterhouse cave is now confirmed as the deepest cave in the Mendip Hills in Somerset, England?

Created by Dmvward (talk). Self nom at 11:08, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• IMO, the hook is not notable at all. Materialscientist (talk) 11:46, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Petrotel Lukoil Refinery

• ... that the Romanian—American Refinery was one of several refineries bombarded by the allied powers in Operation Tidal Wave during World War II?

Created by Mario1987 (talk). Self nom at 10:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• (checked using DYKcheck) Everything checks out. The article is classified as a stub, but I'll leave that to the discretion of another reviewer. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 12:43, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Rick Dancer

• ... that Hillsboro, Oregon, native Rick Dancer announced he was running for Oregon Secretary of State while on air working for KEZI?

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 09:23, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Ryūkyū Shimpō

• ... that the Ryūkyū Shimpō, founded in 1893 by former royal prince Shō Jun, was the first newspaper in Okinawa?

Created by LordAmeth (talk). Self nom at 09:17, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• That what they say about themselves. Any chance to have a third-party reference? Another problem is 1315 bytes of prose, whereas 1500b is a minimum. Materialscientist (talk) 09:42, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Ah, well, I suspected the article might be a bit short. I did what I could with the sources I happened to have immediately available. As for the sourcing issue, I've cited a number of different sources; one is from an online encyclopedia which happens to be published/organized by the Ryukyu Shimpo Company. Nothing in the article is from the primary source directly - such as an "About Us" or "History" page on the newspaper's website. It's from an encyclopedia. LordAmeth (talk) 10:48, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Okay, I've added a bit more, from a history of the prefecture by Shinzato Kenji et al. Hopefully that pushes it above 1500kb. Thanks again. LordAmeth (talk) 11:22, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

It does. BTW, the japanese wiki page brings much more info (though unreferenced, as usual) Materialscientist (talk) 11:41, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Tawang Monastery

• ..that Tawang Monastery in northeastern India is said to be the biggest Buddhist monastery in the world outside of Lhasa, Tibet? John Hill Self nom by (talk) 08:06, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Caroline Moore, SN 2008ha

• .. that Caroline Moore was 14 years old when she discovered supernova 2008ha?

• Comment: double nom.

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 06:40, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Butt Hole Road

• ... the residents of England's Butt Hole Road (pictured) raised ₤300 to have the name of the street changed to keep tourists away and end jokes about the street's name?

5x expanded by Dream out loud (talk). Self nom at 05:50, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

USS Emily

• ... that the USS Emily was a Union steamer during the American Civil War?

Created by pd THOR (talk). Self nom at 04:22, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• Article is too short (only 387 characters), the minimum is 1500. Can you expand the article at all? Javért  |  ^Talk 05:45, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Wholly my fault, I misremembered the DYK criteria from previously (thinking character count only mattered for those articles nominated due to expansion). No, I don't believe I can expand the article at this time; I've scoured the internet for all due sources, and it appears the only ones left available to me are offline at the New York State Library archives. Thanks for the notice, though! — pd_THOR ^{| =/\=} | 05:49, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 6

Battle of Unsan

• ... that the Korean War Battle of Unsan has been described as "one of the most devastating U.S. losses of the Korean War"?

Created by User:Cerebellum (talk). Self nom at 12:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

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Jimmy Melbourne

• ... that Jimmy Melbourne, the first Indigenous Australian Australian rules footballer to play senior football in Australia was also murdered in Melbourne?

Created by Dan arndt (talk). Self nom at 09:27, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• Whoa: "Australian - Australian - Australia" in one hook. Can we tweak that somehow and avoid the repetition? And what does "also" add to the hook? Was he also murdered elsewhere? Dahn (talk) 12:54, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Kicks (song)

• ... that "Kicks," a 1966 hit single by Paul Revere & the Raiders, was called "a dumb anti-drug song" by singer-songwriter David Crosby?

• ALT1:... that "Kicks," a 1966 hit single by Paul Revere & the Raiders, was first offered by the songwriters to The Animals, whose lead singer, Eric Burdon, turned it down?

5x expanded by Gongshow (talk). Self nom at 07:01, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• Expansion and date verified, offline hook refs accespted in good faith. --Bruce1ee^talk 07:46, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

No Letting Go

• ... that the Wayne Wonder song "No Letting Go" is about a girl who is not mentioned by name?

Created by 03md (talk). Self nom at 00:30, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• (checked with DYKcheck) Everything looks good. I made one minor wording correction in the first sentence of the article. Javért  |  ^Talk 05:49, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Virginia Shehee

• ... that Virginia Shehee, Louisiana's first woman state senator, once bought a pig at a 4-H show, the proceeds of which helped a boy with cerebral palsy to learn how to walk?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 23:58, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World

• ... that American theologian Jonathan Edwards, in his 1765 work A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World, argued that God's end in creating the world was not human happiness but His own glory?

Created by Javert (talk). Self nom at 23:17, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• (checked using DYKcheck) Everything checks out. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 23:32, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Lana Cantrell

• ... that Australian singer Lana Cantrell, a 1968 Grammy Award nominee for Best New Artist, later became an entertainment lawyer in New York?

Created by Metropolitan90 (talk). Self nom at 22:06, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Hélène Deschamps Adams

• ... that Hélène Deschamps Adams saved American parachutists from capture at drop zones and helped Jewish families escape to Spain during World War II, while after the war she wrote two books, was the subject of several TV documentaries on female spies, and served as the basis for video game character Manon Batiste?

Created by A Nobody (talk). Self nom at 21:06, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Do you think you could submit a shorter hook? At 268 characters, it runs well over the general limit. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 21:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Do you have any recommendation for how to tighten it? She achived so much (saved lives, authored two books, inspired a video game character who appeared in multiple notable games), I am not sure how to to best encapuslate it all. Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 21:11, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• I'm not sure there's any requirement for or purpose of the hook to "encapsulate it all". Dahn (talk) 21:15, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Well, I am open to whatever any of you think makes for the most compelling hook. What about something like "... that French Resistance fighter and spy Hélène Deschamps Adams served as the basis for video game character Manon Batiste?" or something to that effect? Best, --A Nobody^{My talk} 21:18, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• I don't think it would be a good idea to include a link to the Manon Batiste article while it's at AfD. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 21:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• We could of course always eliminate those particular brackets from the proposed hook above, but because the article was merged it can't actually be deleted per the GFDL anyway, so at worst it would just be a redirect to an internal link to somewhere, but anyway, okay so what about: "... that French Resistance fighter and spy Hélène Deschamps Adams served as the basis for video game character Manon Batiste?" Regards, --A Nobody^{My talk} 21:31, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Cherasco Synagogue

• ... that the Baroque Cherasco Synagogue was built on a courtyard of that the sounds of Jewish worship would not offend Christian ears?

Created by User:Historicist (talk). Self nom 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• There seems to be a word or words missing from the hook: "a courtyard of ... that". --Metropolitan90 (talk) 22:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• ... that the Baroque Cherasco Synagogue was built on a courtyard so that the sounds of Jewish worship would not reach Christian ears, and possibly endanger the Jewish community?Historicist (talk) 00:05, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• slight alt:... that the Cherasco Synagogue was built on a courtyard within a residential building so that the sounds of Jewish worship would not reach Christian ears, and endanger the Jewish community?--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 04:19, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• clarification, since "built on a courtyard" may suggest being out in the open: ... that the Cherasco Synagogue was built within a residential building, facing an internal courtyard so that the sounds of Jewish worship would not reach Christian ears and endanger the Jewish community?

--Rich Janis (talk) 07:52, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Forensics in antiquity

• ... that forensic techniques in antiquity included pulling donkey tails and filling the mouths of suspects with rice?

Created by Sandstein (talk). Self nom at 19:26, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Offline reference accepted AGF, this passes all the criteria. It's also an intriguing hook!—S Marshall ^Talk/_Cont 11:21, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Josefin Crafoord

• ... that Josefin Crafoord originally declined an offer to appear on the Swedish version of Dancing on Ice because she did not know how to skate?

Created by Theleftorium (talk). Self nom at 19:21, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• (checked using DYKcheck) Everything checks out, assuming good faith with foreign-language ref used to support the hook. --Dylan620 (contribs, logs)^{help us!} 21:12, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

List of outlying islands of Scotland

• ... that the outlying islands of Scotland include the highest sea stack in the British Isles and the ruins of a castle, said to have been a hideout of the 12th century pirate Sweyn Asleifsson?

Created by Ben MacDui (talk). Self nom at 19:17, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Very fine new list; all criteria met. But - and that's a question to DYK regulars - the pirate hideout bit is cited to what seems to be a self-published source ([1]); is that adequate? If not, it could be dropped from the hook.  Sandstein  20:05, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• If it's self-published, it's to be dropped from the article, not just from the hook. Dahn (talk) 21:13, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• ... that the outlying islands of Scotland include the highest sea stack in the British Isles and the islet said to be the most isolated small rock in the oceans of the world?

• the above alt should suffice for the hook. I will look into the Mestag sourcing in more detail. Andrew Spratt (caithness.org) is a genuine historian, but this a pretty obscure and remote spot so it may not be easy to find an alternative - RCAHMS have zilch. Ben MacDui 08:25, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Trabzonspor (women)

• ... that the women's team of Trabzonspor is the first Turkish one, which was entitled to participate in the UEFA Women's Champions League?

Created by CeeGee (talk). Self nom at 19:13, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• The hook is ungrammatical: if I read it right, the comma has no place in there. I also removed the picture, which is fair use and therefore can only be used in the article itself. And lastly: I'm not sure "(women)" is a proper distinguishing title for such articles on women's football teams. Dahn (talk) 21:11, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

List of Romanian counties by foreign trade

• ... that the Ilfov County that also includes the national capital Bucharest accounts for 19% of exports and 40% of imports in Romania?

Created by Mario1987 (talk). Self nom at 18:52, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Wait up. First of all, the hook looks awful with a string of bold lettering that reads very poorly. Secondly: Ilfov County may have been combined with Bucharest for the purpose of this particular statistic, but it does not actually include the capital - it merely borders it. This is therefore misleading. So is the very rationale it uses, since it seems to ascribe to Ilfov things that could only apply to Bucharest. I'm also perplexed about the "comparable country" column, which seems to be WP:OR (and particularly WP:SYNTH), and have to wonder about the use of the entire article - especially given that it would have to be updated periodically from top to bottom, since the numbers that are likely to fluctuate greatly. I would suggest another hook, only I find nothing that could be formulated into one, and, as stated, I feel the entire article may be pointless cruft. Dahn (talk) 21:06, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• The comparable country columns are based per List of countries by exports and List of countries by imports. And yes it will be updated when figures for the year 2009 wil be available so i don't know what the problem is. The hook does need some rearranging but how about:

• ALT1:...that the region formed by the Ilfov County and Bucharest accounts for 19% of exports and 40% of imports in Romania?

• Concerning the comparative column: a) Wikipedia is not a source; b) WP:SYNTH; c) what is the ultimate purpose of the comparison? d) with two variables, what hope does the analogy have of still being valid, say, in six months? Dahn (talk) 10:50, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• Removed the columns. And BTW what do these columns have in common with the hook? Mario1987 11:08, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• Yes, they do. An new article ideally has to abide by certain standards before it is linked on the main page. And thanks. Dahn (talk) 12:39, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Brazilian cruiser Bahia

• ... that after being driven mad by heat, lack of food and prolonged exposure to the sun, some survivors of the Brazilian cruiser Bahia jumped off of their rafts, where they were eaten by sharks?

Created by The ed17 (talk). Self nom at 17:18, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• I was asked to look over for grammar and sourcing problems. Everything looked clean, and everything checks out. Ottava Rima (talk) 18:50, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• I figured I'd find this article at DYK, but I really thought you'd have gone for the "second fastest light cruiser in the world at the time of commissioning" hook </subtle hint for a possible alt hook> :) Parsecboy (talk) 01:20, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

First Madagascar expedition

• ... that France's First Madagascar expedition (bombing action pictured) of 1883 was triggered by the will to remove British economic and religious influence from the island of Madagascar?

Created by PHG (talk). Self nom at 16:31, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• AGF offline refs, this all checks out.—S Marshall ^Talk/_Cont 11:24, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Jackson B. Davis

• ... that former Louisiana State Senator Jackson B. Davis was a Navy officer stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when he was awakened in his hotel room by exploding bombs?

OR ... that former Louisiana State Senator Jackson B. Davis, a Navy veteran of Pearl Harbor, still practices law, at the age of 91, in Shreveport?

!-- --> Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 14:04, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Erm... a "Pearl Harbor survivor" is one who survived the appalling conditions of "a harbor on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu". I suppose you mean "Pearl Harbor survivor", but I for one would prefer this to be stated more clearly than a hidden link - squeezing "Pearl Harbor attack" in the hook shouldn't be a problem. Dahn (talk) 20:39, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
• My point, I believe, still stands for the updated hook: if he was a survivor/veteran/whatever of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, why point the reader to the vague article on the harbor itself? Dahn (talk) 10:53, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Fred Allison

• ... that in 1930 Fred Allison claimed to have discovered new chemical elements alabamium and virginium?

Created by Stone (talk). Self nom at 12:22, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Peau d’Espagne

• ... that Havelock Ellis called peau d’Espagne “of all perfumes that which most nearly approaches the odor of a woman's skin”?

Created by Sandstein (talk). Self nom at 11:43, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Size and the rest check out. Use of a blog, but the source is cited to a non-blog in addition (the blog just provides free access to the same quote), so, it checks out. I would suggest a rewrite to the grammar of the hook and say "Havelock Ellis claimed that peau d’Espagne 'is of all...". Ottava Rima (talk) 18:56, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• By the way, if anyone was wondering - I got 1539 characters sans blockquote. So, it is at the bottom but it passes in size for as much as I am concerned. Ottava Rima (talk) 18:57, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I personally prefer the original hook, since I do not think that "claim" is appropriate for something so subjective as an opinion about how to describe a scent, but I'll leave this up to the promoting admin.  Sandstein  19:21, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

You could always use "said" or some other variant. My concern was mostly to use the word "is" as a sort of buffer between the noun and "of". It is not a big deal either way. Ottava Rima (talk) 19:39, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

There's apparently another source for the hook, but the blog "source" needs to go from the article, per WP:RS, WP:V, WP:ELNO etc. It doesn't matter and is in fact inconsistent to state that the blog is an an okay source because it cites another source - using the same rationale, we could start "citing" wikipedia articles and even talk pages. And, frankly, an untrusted source is untrusted even for plain facts, since there's no editorial policy binding them. The policies and guidelines are clear on this one. Dahn (talk) 20:45, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

20 ITK 40 VKT

• ... that the gun, 20 ITK 40 VKT received a nickname Vekotin (gadget) from the manufacturers VKT?

Created by MFKI (talk). Nominated by Pmlinediter (talk) at 10:15, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Skaz

• ... that Russian literary critic Boris Eikhenbaum used skaz to explain How Gogol's "Overcoat" is Made?

Created by Lampman (talk). Self nom at 09:35, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Date, length, refs are fine, and the article is rather useful and deserves expansion (strangely, it does not exist on russian wiki), but. I believe the hook might be more interesting, as nobody knows "Overcoat" and and even Gogol' is not that famous. How about something like ALT1 ... that literary critic Boris Eikhenbaum considered skaz as a central element of Russian culture and literature? Materialscientist (talk) 10:15, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• That's fine with me; I had problems finding anything really captivating about this one. I removed the repetition of "Russian". Lampman (talk) 18:51, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

  then Materialscientist (talk) 22:51, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Healey 1000/4

• ... that the 120 mph Healey 1000/4 British motorcycle of 1973 was fitted with a 1000cc engine designed by Edward Turner in 1928?

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 08:48, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Ilyushin Il-22 (1947)

• ... that the prototype of the Soviet Il-22 jet bomber made the first ever Soviet jet-assisted take-off on 7 February 1948 with a pair of SR-2 boosters?

Created by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self nom at 08:37, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Oregon PHL/DEQ Laboratories

• ... that the State of Oregon laboratories for health and environmental quality (pictured) use to be located in an old parking garage before moving to a new facility in Hillsboro, Oregon?

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 08:21, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Roppongi Hills Mori Tower

• ... that a six-year-old boy was killed in 2004 after his head was crushed in a revolving door at the entrance of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (pictured) in Tokyo?

5x expanded by Torsodog (talk). Self nom at 06:38, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• When? Where (what city, etc.)? --74.13.126.87 (talk) 12:34, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Good questions. I added the year and city. --Torsodog^Talk 17:13, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Cook Island, New South Wales

• ... that the marine surrounding Cook Island, New South Wales, Australia, is an important area of shark habitat?

Created by Alex Douglas (talk). Self nom at 05:34, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Date, length, refs Ok, but "an important" is too vague in the hook. Materialscientist (talk) 09:15, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Understood. I don't know what I can change "an important" to. How about either of the following:

• ALT1... that English explorer James Cook discovered Cook Island, New South Wales, Australia, in 1770?

Created by Alex Douglas (talk). Self nom at 10:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT2... that two fishermen were rescued nearby Cook Island, New South Wales, Australia, after they were thrown overboard as a result of their boat overturning?

Created by Alex Douglas (talk). Self nom at 10:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT2 is worse, ALT1 a bit better, but has no reference (ref. 2 doesn't say who discovered the island). It is pretty logical that Cook discovered Cook Island, but this also makes the hook uninteresting. I would urge seeking a better hook, and if not found, provide a ref. and go with ALT1. Materialscientist (talk) 10:27, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
• Perhaps ALT3 ... that in 1770, James Cook named two landmarks of the Cook Island, New South Wales, Australia, as Mount Warning and Point Danger because he nearly shipwrecked there? Ref. 2 covers that. Materialscientist (talk) 10:37, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• That sounds more interesting and it's referenced, let's go with ALT3. Thank you! I suggest rewording it to ALT4 "... that in 1770, James Cook named two landmarks near Cook Island, New South Wales, Australia, as Mount Warning and Point Danger because he nearly shipwrecked there?" I think it makes more sense gramatically, for the landmarks are on the mainland (a few hundred metres from the island) rather than on the island itself. Cheers. Alex Douglas (talk) 18:26, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

  with ALT4. Materialscientist (talk) 23:10, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Pogopalooza

• ... that Pogopalooza is the world championship of stunt pogo and that competitors perform back-flips?

Created by Smartse (talk). Self nom at 02:56, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• That first hook is a bit crap:

• ALT1 ... that somebody jumped 8 foot, 6 inches high on a pogo stick at Pogopalooza this year? Smartse (talk) 15:13, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

HAWAII MR1

• ... that the HAWAII MR1 mapping system was used to find the USS Yorktown, a shipwreck 17,000 feet underwater?

Created by Hardtofindaname (talk). Self nom at 04:03, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length, date, refs Ok. Materialscientist (talk) 04:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

For those that don't know feet:
ALT 1... that the HAWAII MR1 mapping system was used to find the USS Yorktown, a shipwreck 17,000 feet (5,200 m) underwater?

• USS Yorktown is an disambiguation page. Pls link to the page of the specific Yorktown, and italicise just the ship's name but not "USS". --74.13.126.87 (talk) 12:37, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• I've fixed the link so it goes to correct ship and is formatted correctly too. Mjroots (talk) 14:49, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Whinfield Power Station

• ... that during World War I, Whinfield Power Station provided electricity for the only ferrochrome factory in the UK, ferrochrome being an important ingredient in the manufacture of armoured steel?

Created by Fintan264 (talk). Self nom at 23:18, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 5

William Chaloner

• ... that William Chaloner an audacious swindler, charlatan, sham plotter, and 'agent provocateur' was convicted of counterfeiting coins by Isaac Newton, sent to Newgate prison and hung on the gallows at Tyburn.?

new article Autodidactyl (talk). Self nom at 10:40, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• alt1 ....that William Chaloner, a master swindler, turned 'King's evidence' when he was caught forging £100 Banknotes in 1695, received a reward of £200 from the Bank of England and kept all his counterfeiting profits. Autodidactyl (talk) 12:39, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

List of Minnesota North Stars head coaches

• ... that Charlie Burns is the only person to have been a player and a head coach for the Minnesota North Stars at the same time, in the 1969–70 NHL season?

5x expanded by SRE.K.A.L.24 (talk). Self nom at 22:20, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

William Sharman

• ... that William Sharman, a finalist in the 110 meter hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, is also a classically trained pianist and has a master's in banking and finance?

Created by Sillyfolkboy (talk). Self nom at 12:51, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Robert Cooke (officer of arms)

• ... that as Clarenceux King of Arms, Robert Cooke arranged the state funeral of Sir Philip Sidney (pictured)?

Created by PKM (talk). Self nom at 05:16, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Added image file - PKM (talk) 21:39, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

List of Panamanian monkey species

File:File-Squirrel monkey1-cropped.jpg

• ... that the range of the Central American Squirrel Monkey (pictured) within Panama has been reduced, and no longer includes its type locality of David?

Created by Rlendog (talk). Self nom at 01:29, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• –Juliancolton | ^Talk 02:55, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Automatic Complaint-Letter Generator

• ... that the Automatic Complaint-Letter Generator generates complaint letters that are "general enough to be true or fit anyone and everyone, yet specific enough to mean something"?

Created by Cunard (talk). Self nom at 23:55, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Loy F. Weaver

• ... that retired banker and former Louisiana legislator Loy F. Weaver was as an FBI agent cited five times for outstanding performance and personal bravery by Director J. Edgar Hoover?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 22:45, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Murba Party

• ... that in the midst of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, the Indonesian Murba Party pledged to send volunteers to Cuba?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 21:55, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Demetrius the Chronographer

• ... that Josephus used the chronicles of Demetrius the Chronographer for his Antiquities of the Jews and adopted his chronological system?

Created by A ntv (talk). Self nom at 21:42, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Names in Marble

• ... that the film based on the novel Names in Marble is the most successful film in Estonia regarding box office profits?

Created by Alarichus (talk). Self nom at 21:36, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Date, length, fact and refs all check out. J Milburn (talk) 22:26, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Most successful film made in Estonia is doubtless intended, though that's not what the statement says.--Wetman (talk) 09:09, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Hubert D. Humphreys

• ... that the Louisiana oral historian Hubert D. Humphreys was a charter member of the faculty at Louisiana State University in Shreveport?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 20:52, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Ref checked  Francium12  22:33, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Nan Vernon

• ... that Nan Vernon provided the end credit music of both of Rob Zombie's Halloween films and has been noted for being part of the the "singer-songwriter trend" of women nurturing folk music's rebirth.?

Created by A Nobody (talk). Self nom at 20:39, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana

• ... that Montana's 30 percent tax on coal production, upheld in Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana (1981), was once called "the most significant piece of legislation enacted in Montana in this century"?

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 18:45, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Which century? Otto4711 (talk) 22:03, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• "What century" is quite clear in the article. But the hook would be too long to make clear that it's the 20th century. - Tim1965 (talk)

• ALT1: ... that Montana's 30 percent tax on coal production, upheld in Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Montana (1981), was once called "the most significant piece of legislation enacted in Montana in this century"? - Includes the year.Geschichte (talk) 10:23, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

List of Students' Unions in the United Kingdom

• ... that that St Andrews Students' Association is the oldest students' union in the United Kingdom?

Created by Francium12 (talk). Self nom at 18:29, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• 1289 characters of prose. The bulleted part doesn't count. Please expand to at least 1500. Shubinator (talk) 00:09, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Done.  Francium12  15:40, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

The source for the hook is quoting the president of St Andrews University. I'd be more comfortable with a third-party source. Shubinator (talk) 19:01, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Can't find a particularly "scholarly" source. [2] repeats the claim  Francium12  21:16, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

List of accidents and incidents involving the Vickers Viscount

• ... that Vickers Viscount G-ALWE (pictured) crashed on approach to Ringway Airport, Manchester when a bolt on the starboard flap mechanism failed?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 18:08, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• That is some impressive sandbox work  Francium12  22:24, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• 107 characters of prose. The bulleted part doesn't count. Please expand to at least 1500. Shubinator (talk) 00:13, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• I "shot" the bullets, should be OK now. Mjroots (talk) 05:25, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Apologies for passing this. I wasnt aware that an article of some 71,007 bytes still needed 1500 characters of prose  Francium12  15:45, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• It is now 1500 characters of prose exactly in the intro. This user has beaten the system!  Francium12  15:48, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Comment Can User:Esemono be credited as a 5x expander please? Mjroots (talk) 21:11, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

BSA Thunderbolt

• ... that the 1964 British BSA Thunderbolt motorcycle was capable of over 100 mph?

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 16:30, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• AGF offline ref, this is good to go.—S Marshall ^Talk/_Cont 11:27, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

John Carpenter (game show contestant)

• ... that John Carpenter was the first top-prize winner in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Expanded by Kubek15 (talk). Self nom at 14:50, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• According to the article's history, it has not been edited since August 22, and the nominator's last contribution to it was made on April 10. LiteraryMaven (talk • contrib) 15:30, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
• and the article has no references whatsoever. Materialscientist (talk) 04:31, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Siegfried Palm

• ... that Siegfried Palm (1927–2005), a German cellist who inspired composers, (head of Hochschule für Musik Köln, Intendant of Deutsche Oper Berlin,) appeared (as a music teacher) in the 1982 German film Doktor Faustus....?

• Comment: way too long, () indicating possible shortening, completely unbelievable, especially that no article existed for him so far, smile

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk), Michael Bednarek (talk). Self nom at 14:36, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• There are a lot of problems, but since this is your first DYK we'll give you time to work on them. First of all, the hook is far too long and detailed, and all the things in parentheses should be removed (particularly the dates; hooks generally do not list birth and death dates). The rule of thumb is not to cram as many facts as you can into a hook, because it makes it cluttered and uninteresting; rather, choose one interesting fact and attempt to bring it out as well as possible. Another possible problem is that the only source for this hook fact is an IMDB page, which may not be a reliable source (there is debate on this; some people say IMDB should be considered reliable for cast lists but not for other biographical information). Also, the hook is not formatted correctly; relevant terms need to be linked (most importantly, there needs to be a link to the article itself) and Siegfried's name needs to be bolded; see WP:DYK#The hook and Wikipedia:Did you know/Additional rules#Other additional rules for the hook for more information. The last problem with the hook is that it's not that interesting; all it's saying is that a famous cellist also appeared in a film. Is there anything more unique or eye-catching that he did? Finally, the last problem is that the hook has peacock terms, "inspired composers", which need to be removed.
• That's it for problems with the hook. Now, for things that need to be fixed within the article itself. I don't read German, but based on the layout this article appears to be nearly a word-for-word translation, and only three references have been added, meaning the bulk of the article is completely unreferenced. I'm sure the The Independent obituary could be used as a source for some of this article. But the bottom line is that other Wikipedia articles are never considered reliable sources, including Wikipedia articles in other languages, so if you just copy it word-for-word from German there is no way of knowing that the information is correct. I'm not sure if this article can be passed unless it is completely rewritten and references are added. If you want an example/model, take a look at Suanmeitang, which I translated from Chinese Wikipedia (zh:酸梅汤) back in December and was then featured on DYK). rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 14:49, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• The article was accepted by my advisor who reads German, s. discussion. I'll work on improvements, but not this weekend. Forget the hook, my first one was better, Graham Waterhouse, Aug 22.--Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:11, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• idea after sleeping it over: ... that 20th-century composers – Kagel, Ligeti, Xenakis ... – wrote music for cellist Siegfried Palm ... ? compare Cello#Solo and as an example Nomos Alpha, please. (names chosen for shortness, could be Krzysztof Penderecki, Bernd Alois Zimmermann ...)--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:03, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Just how does any of that address Rjanag's objections (which, btw, are sound). The ideas here are: a) that the article is poorly written and not up to the minimal standards (WP:V, WP:MOS, WP:RS etc.); b) that the hook and the alternative don't comply with the basic rules anyone should read before posting here (you'll find them linked at the very top of the page). Statements such as "The article was accepted by my adviser who reads German" are utterly irrelevant to any of that. Dahn (talk) 16:40, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• The alternative hook is ok (I can clean up the punctuation), but Dahn is right about the article issues. Particularly, you should read the core guidelines Wikipedia:Verifiability and Wikipedia:Citing sources; just assuring us that your advisor OK'ed the article is not enough, the article needs to meet Wikipedia's standards, and more particularly it needs to meet DYK's standards. rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 04:30, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• Monday morning, I'll improve the article taking your good advice, the subject deserves it. Questions: Do I have to cite facts that are evident on the linked pages as Hochschule für Musik Köln, Deutsche Oper Berlin? How do I refer to Cello#Solo where he is mentioned as one of three notable cellists for whom cello concertos were written? How do I refer to the specific works written for him listed in List of solo cello pieces?--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:06, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

• Wikipedia relies on reliable outside sources for verifiability. Obviously, you cannot use wikipedia itself to source facts on wikipedia - find sources that mention those facts and cite them for what they say. Like Rjanag, I encourage you to spend some time reading the core guidelines, you'll find that it's all in there. Dahn (talk) 12:44, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Valère Somé

• ... that Burkinabè politician and revolutionary ideologue Valère Somé was forced into exile to Congo-Brazzaville after the overthrow of Thomas Sankara?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 13:59, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Leonid Rogozov

• ... that Leonid Rogozov, the sole doctor stationed at the Soviet Antarctic research station Novolazarevskaya, performed an appendectomy on himself?

Created by Serge925 (talk). Self nom at 11:20, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• I rewrote the hook for better clarity. Length and reference confirmed. This is an interesting article! LargoLarry (talk) 16:16, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Arsenal Park Transilvania

• ... that Arsenal Park Transilvania is Romania's largest outdoor theme park and one of the few military theme parks in Europe?

Created by Mario1987 (talk). Self nom at 11:20, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length checked. Foreign-language reference accepted in good faith. Ready for DYK. LargoLarry (talk) 19:35, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Intuitive perhaps, but where is the reference for it being the largest such site in Romania? Dahn (talk) 00:18, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Look again. Mario1987 07:55, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• What the new ref says is: "Aici se va construi, pe o suprafaţă de circa 80 de hectare, primul şi cel mai mare complex turistic exclusivist din România." ("Here shall be built, on an 80 hectare surface, the first and largest complex for exclusive tourism [there may be a better translation for "exclusive tourism", but I decline competence] in Romania"). This is not the same as saying it is the "largest outdoor amusement park". Also, the one source mentioning this predates construction works (when the article lets know that construction is not yet complete) and it appears to be the only one so far making this specific claim. For this reason, the claim needs to be introduced with words such as "reportedly", "allegedly", "according to" - which I'm also unsure would validate inclusion of this fact in the hook. The rest checks out, though. How about replacing the one questionable part with a verifiable tidbit from the article? Dahn (talk) 11:20, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• And what should i add to the hook? Mario1987 14:16, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Ida know. How about: "... that Arsenal Park Transilvania, one of Europe's few military-themed amusement parks, hosts villas named after Douglas MacArthur, Julius Caesar and Eremia Grigorescu?" Dahn (talk) 14:45, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that Arsenal Park Transilvania, one of Europe's few military-themed amusement parks, hosts villas named after Douglas MacArthur, Julius Caesar and Eremia Grigorescu? Mario1987 16:50, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Effect of psychoactive drugs on animals

• ... that caffeinated spiders fail to build a proper web?

• Comment: Ugly hook, but my other versions fail to properly link the article. Image can be improved.

Created by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 11:13, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT ... that after ingesting caffeine, spiders fail to build a proper web (see picture)? Johnbod (talk) 20:30, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

  Thanks! I can never find right phrasing at night. Materialscientist (talk) 23:59, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

  Since when do we use "(see picture)"? Dahn (talk) 01:04, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

  I have had accepted hooks with (see pictured) when it was more appropriate than (pictured). Here, (pictured) would refer to "a proper web" only, which the picture is not. Any better idea is welcome. Materialscientist (talk) 03:37, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

  How about (results pictured) or (web samples pictured)? They're both more orthodox. Btw, the brackets now say (see picture), not (see pictured), but maybe there's something I'm missing. Dahn (talk) 11:23, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

  Length, date and hook ok. I agree that (see picture) is better; if you used (pictured) you would have to put it after "fail", which would seem awkward. I like the left-hand picture, anything you could do to improve it would be great. I put a comma after "caffeine". PS: please link to the English language version of Google Books, not the Japanese one. Lampman (talk) 04:02, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Save for April 1st? --74.13.126.87 (talk) 12:41, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Burkinabé parliamentary election, 1992

• ... that 94% of the Members of Parliament elected in the 1992 election in Burkina Faso were male?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 09:28, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length, date and hook ok. Lampman (talk) 04:07, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Shirley Huffman

• ... that Shirley Huffman, the first female mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, worked to change the city's charter to allow her more time in office?

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 07:50, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length and date verified. Source for hook accepted in good faith. ceranthor 12:43, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Fred McQueen

• ... that Fred McQueen, the son of Steve McQueen, is in the cult movie hit 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope?

Created by Esemono (talk). Self nom at 07:51, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• The references confirm his appearance in the film, but none of them in this article or the article about the film call it a "cult" film, which is a pretty subjective term anyway. I suggest ALT1: ... that Fred McQueen, the son of Steve McQueen, is in the 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope, one of the most expensive Japanese films ever made? LargoLarry (talk) 15:53, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Actually sort of a play on words as the movie is about a cult but ALT 1 sounds good! -- Esemono (talk) 23:03, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Dennis Gorski

• ... that Dennis Gorski sponsored legislation in the New York State Assembly that preserved the right to declare "loss of fetus" as a serious injury in automobile accidents?

5x expanded by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 07:27, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• I don't have access to these particular NYT archives, so AGF on them. The article looks fine though. NW (Talk) 03:07, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Cypraea tigris

• ... that specimens of the Indo-Pacific gastropod the tiger cowry have been found at Pompeii?

5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Self nom at 04:34, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• comes to 1492 characters of prose; a tiny expansion, then we're there. I'd suggest amending the hook because it doesn't really scream "click me"; how about ... that specimens of tiger cowry have been found at Pompeii, where they were most likely used as ornaments? A slight improvement. Ironholds (talk) 06:30, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Gah! Miscounted! ok...expanded now. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:37, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT - ... that specimens of the tiger cowry have been found at Pompeii, where they were most likely used as ornaments?

• both hooks acceptable, alternative preferred. Don't worry about the miscount; could happen to anyone. I did the same thing with Inns of Chancery a while back. Ironholds (talk) 16:45, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I just put "the" into the hook, that's usually how it is referred to, the tiger cowry. Thanks, Invertzoo (talk) 22:24, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Charles L. Gilliland

• ... that, at seventeen years old, Charles L. Gilliland was the youngest Medal of Honor recipient of the Korean War?

5x expanded by Jwillbur (talk). Self nom at 03:32, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• offline reference accepted in good faith, everything else checks out. Ironholds (talk) 06:34, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Ilyushin Il-40

• ... that the Soviet Il-40P ground-attack aircraft had the engine air intakes extended all the way to the tip of the nose to avoid flameouts when it fired its guns?

• ALT1:... that the first time that the prototype of the Soviet Il-40 ground-attack aircraft fired its guns in the air its pilot was temporarily blinded and both jet engines flamed out when they ingested the combustion gasses from the guns?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self nom at 02:49, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Please wikilink the qualifying article in the hook. Shubinator (talk) 02:58, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT2:... that the first time the Soviet prototype of the Ilyushin Il-40 ground-attack aircraft fired its guns in the air its pilot was temporarily blinded and both jet engines flamed out? Anotherclown (talk) 03:25, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award

• ... that in 2008, Cole Hamels (pictured) became the fifth player in Major League Baseball history to win the World Series MVP Award and the League Championship Series MVP Award in the same season?

• ALT1:... that Liván and Orlando Hernández (pictured), who are half-brothers, are the only family pair to win Major League Baseball's League Championship Series MVP Award?

Created by Killervogel5 (talk). Self nom at 01:43, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Comment: The picture for the second hook, though I can't put it in the template, is File:Orlando Hernández.jpg. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 01:43, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Original hook is good to go. Rlendog (talk) 19:42, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Harold H. Thompson (anarchist)

• ... that after being sentenced to life imprisonment plus 50 years for murder and expropriation, anarchist Harold Thompson had his sentence lengthened by 31 years for attempting to murder three prison officers in a failed escape attempt?

Created by Skomorokh (talk). Self nom at 00:22, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• All the inline citations are to one source. Could you add more? Shubinator (talk) 02:59, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Done -- Esemono (talk) 10:53, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• I'm a bit concerned the negative tone of the hook. Granted, the guy isn't living, but he died less than a year ago. Even for long dead people, combining murder, expropriation, anarchy, and life imprisonment is not flattering. Shubinator (talk) 18:57, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

The anarchy and expropriation are positive connotations for the subject and his supporters, and I daresay they'd consider the others justified or an intolerable injustice to the subject. Check the sources.  Skomorokh  02:52, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Thomas Z. Morrow

• ... that although he failed to win the office himself in 1883, Thomas Z. Morrow's brother-in-law and son were both elected governor of Kentucky in 1895 and 1919, respectively?

Created by Acdixon (talk). Self nom at 14:15, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length, date and hook ok. Lampman (talk) 04:19, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

LeGarrette Blount

• ... that LeGarrette Blount, a running back suspended one game into his second season of NCAA football, rushed for over 1,000 yards in one season, but under 1,000 for his two-season career?

5x expanded by Peteforsyth (talk). Self nom at 03:30, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Not a fivefold expansion. Expansion started as far beck as August 19/20, when it reached 1,955 characters. It is now at 7,066, which gives ≈ 3.6 Lampman (talk) 04:28, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 4

George William Beatty

• ... that George W. Beatty (pictured) flew his first solo flight on July 23, 1911, and set a U.S. altitude record with Al Welsh that same day?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 00:33, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve

• ... that the Montreal Gazette of November 18, 2008, included the Papineau-Labelle Wildlife Reserve (pictured) in the 10 hot spots of Quebec's wilderness that "you should experience before you die"?

Created by P199 (talk). Self nom at 15:36, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Date, size, cite, hook all verified. Image relevant and tagged as Creative Commons. --maclean (talk) 18:00, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Ada Jack Carver Snell

• ... that the short story writer Ada Jack Carver Snell focused on the multicultural dimension of the historic Cane River country in her native Natchitoches, Louisiana?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 01:04, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

:OR

• ... that the Louisiana short story writer Ada Jack Carver Snell had a French grandmother who encouraged her literary and intellectual pursuits?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 01:06, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Maltman Barry

• ... that Maltman Barry, a British political activist, was a friend of Karl Marx, but stood for election as a Conservative?

Created by Warofdreams (talk). Self nom at 20:22, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT with fewer commas: ... that despite his friendship with Karl Marx, British political activist Maltman Barry stood for election as a Conservative? --74.13.126.87 (talk) 12:51, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

The Edw. Malley Co.

• ... that The Edw. Malley Co. department store operated for 130 years and was billed as "The Metropolitan Store of Connecticut"?

Created by Needscurry (talk). Self nom at 18:31, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

How the Scots Invented the Modern World

• ... that the book How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The true story of how western Europe's poorest nation created our world & everything in it was published in the UK as The Scottish Enlightenment?

• Comment: fact from 1st paragraph of "Publication" section referenced to an offline source but can be confirmed via publishers' webistes: US UK

Created by Maclean25 (talk). Self nom at 17:32, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT: ... that the author of the American book How the Scots Invented the Modern World is from the Midwestern United States and has no Scottish in his ancestral background?

Scissor Sisters (convicted killers)

• ... that the Scissor Sisters dismembered and beheaded their mother's partner, chopped off his penis and dumped most of his body in the Royal Canal?

Created by GainLine (talk), expanded by User:Candlewicke (talk). Nominated by Candlewicke (talk) at 14:46, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Note: He's dead by the way... --candle•wicke 14:47, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Communications Workers of America v. Beck

• ... that at the heart of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Communications Workers of America v. Beck is a dispute over a US$10-a-month agency shop fee?

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 13:25, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Beyond Words Publishing

• ... that Hillsboro, Oregon, based Beyond Words Publishing's first book retailed for over US$2,000, with one copy presented as a gift to the Japanese Emperor?

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 07:14, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

David Snell (journalist)

• ... that David Snell, who in 1946 was the first person to reveal that Japan had tested her own atomic bomb prior to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, later became a writer for Life Magazine?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 03:07, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• approved, but I'd suggest tweaking the hook to "... that in 1946 the later Life Magazine writer David Snell was the first person to reveal that Japan had tested her own atomic bomb prior to Hiroshima and Nagasaki?". Ironholds (talk) 06:37, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• IMHO, the phrase "later Life Magazine writer" is clumsy and slightly confusing. I would reword the hook to read "... that David Snell, who was the first person to reveal Japan had tested its own atomic bomb prior to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, later became a writer for Life Magazine?" LargoLarry (talk) 14:09, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Very close wording. For example,

Article: Snell filed a number of stories for the Constitution, both while in military training in the United States and after having arrived with the World War II occupation forces in South Korea.

Source: Snell filed a number of stories to the Constitution both while in training in the United States and after arriving with the occupation forces in Korea.

"RewordedBilly Hathorn (talk) 00:11, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Shubinator (talk) 16:39, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Tasmanian Masked Owl

• ... that the Tasmanian Masked Owl is threatened by competition for nest hollows by feral bees, kookaburras and possums?

Created by Maias (talk). Self nom at 01:44, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Dwór (manor house)

• ... that the majority of the Polish nobility's manor houses (known as dwór or dworek) were wooden?

Created by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 22:22, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Hook would be more interesting if it explained why most of them were wooden. Even the article fails to mention why. I suggest ALT1: ... that the architectural style of the manor houses known as dwór or dworek that evolved during the late Polish Renaissance period still inspires some contemporary Polish manors? LargoLarry (talk)

• I have no problem with the alt hook. The sources I found did not discuss the "why wooden" issue, I could speculate but... --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 17:20, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length checked. Foreign-language reference accepted in good faith. ALT1 ready for DYK. LargoLarry (talk) 19:39, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

The first hook seems stronger, imo. Asking why seems a tad unreasonable. Johnbod (talk) 20:33, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't really see what the brackets add to the hook, and they look terribly irregular - particularly since a (pictured) is supposed to come right after that (and bracket on bracket outside of maths is an eyesore). If you want the native name, why not go for it? I could suggest: manor houses, dwór manor houses, dwór manors or the plural for dwór (which for some unfathomable reason, the article doesn't mention - dwóry?). Any of these would look better. Dahn (talk) 21:54, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Ney v. Landmark Education Corporation and Werner Erhard

• ... that in the lawsuit Ney v. Landmark Education Corporation and Werner Erhard, a default judgment of over US$500,000 was entered against Erhard?

Created by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 21:50, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Bobby Keyes (gridiron football)

• ... that CFL rookie Bobby Keyes's first career interception was also the Edmonton Eskimos' first of 2009?

5x expanded by Bobbykeyes2 (talk), DoubleBlue (talk). Nominated by Giants27 (talk) at 21:49, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Alt1... that after recording the Edmonton Eskimos first interception of 2009, Bobby Keyes received $1,000 in a player pool?--Giants27 (c|s) 02:17, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
• Alt2... that CFL rookie Bobby Keyes won a $1,000 player pool for grabbing the Edmonton Eskimos' first interception of the 2009 season?--DoubleBlue (talk) 20:24, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Voices Carry (song)

• ... that the song "Voices Carry" was originally written and sung by 'Til Tuesday's lead singer, Aimee Mann, to a woman?

Created by Frcm1988 (talk). Self nom at 21:12, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Albert Pape

• ... that Clapton Orient footballer Albert Pape travelled to a match against Manchester United in February 1925 and ended up scoring against his previous employers that day?

5x expanded by PeeJay2K3 (talk). Self nom at 20:10, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Alternative: ... that while playing for Clapton Orient, footballer Albert Pape scored against former club Manchester United during a match in February 1925? GiantSnowman 21:50, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

No no, he was a Clapton Orient player on the morning of the game, but signed for Manchester United an hour before kick-off and scored against Orient in the match. I can see why that would have been confusing, though, and that's why I asked for help with the hook. It's not easy to fit something like this into 200 characters! – PeeJay 23:01, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Haha, oh right - you're right, very confusing! GiantSnowman 19:38, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

ALT: ... that Albert Pape scored a goal for Manchester United against Clapton Orient, despite only having been transferred from Orient to United earlier that day? (153 characters) Jmorrison230582 (talk) 06:15, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Oh yes, that's much better! – PeeJay 07:38, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Yes, that wording is much better. GiantSnowman 19:38, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Just as a minor change, I would like to suggest the following:

ALT: ... that Albert Pape scored a goal for Manchester United against Clapton Orient in 1925, despite only completing a transfer from Orient to United an hour before kick-off? – PeeJay 23:50, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Confédération générale du travail du Burkina

• ... that the F.N.B.P.B. bakery workers' union, founded in 1960, is the oldest member of the Confédération générale du travail du Burkina trade union centre in Burkina Faso?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 19:42, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Counsellor at Law

• ... that while filming Counsellor at Law, director William Wyler had to resort to placing cue cards around the set because lead actor John Barrymore kept forgetting his lines?

5x expanded by LiteraryMaven (talk). Self nom at 17:48, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length verified and offline hook reference accepted in good faith. OK for DYK. LargoLarry (talk) 13:48, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Austin Davis

• ... that Southern Miss Golden Eagles quarterback Austin Davis broke 15 different school records his redshirt freshman season?

Created by Richard (talk). Self nom at 17:45, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• The word "different" seems redundant. A redshirt freshman is someone whose year as a student doesn't count against their eligibility. So if he played and broke 15 records, I don't think he was a redshirt freshman. I think he broke the records after his redshirt freshman year. It sounds from the article like that was his first year as a starter? ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:24, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• He broke 15 school records in one year, which was his redshirt freshman year, which was first year as a starter. The records broken are single-game and single-season records. Richard (talk) 19:01, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• I see. So he "redshirted" in 2007 making him a redshirt freshman in 2008. Confusing, but I get it now. ChildofMidnight (talk) 00:11, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Can we get a wikilink of some sort for "redshirt", as personally I don't have a clue what it means.....? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:44, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Montenegrin Air Force

• ... that although the Montenegrin Air Force inherited over 40 aircraft following the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro, currently operates only few helicopters due to insufficient funds?

Created by Eurocopter (talk). Self nom at 17:41, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT:... that the Montenegrin Air Force inherited more than 40 aircraft after the dissolution of Serbia and Montenegro, but only operates a few helicopters due to insufficient funds? ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:26, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Agree, no prob. --Eurocopter (talk) 22:59, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Yibir

• ... that the Yibir are a Somali clan of itinerant magicians who give blessings to newborns and newly married couples?

5x expanded by Drmies (talk). Self nom at 16:38, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• I tweaked the lead so as to magically eliminate the commas. Revert if you don't like it, but it's much much better this way. :) ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:28, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Bhima Devi Temple Complex

• ... that Bhima Devi Temple Complex comprises restored ruins of a Hindu temple dated from 8th to 11th century AD with an adjacent 17th century Pinjore Gardens in Haryana, India?

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 14:18, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• TWEAKED HOOK: ... that Bhima Devi Temple Complex in Haryana, India, includes the restored ruins of a Hindu temple dated from the 8th to 11th century AD and Pinjore Gardens from the 17th century? (What does restored ruins mean? This seems oxymoronic. I would think it could be in ruins, or restored, but not both.) ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:33, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

The rest of us may have too much experience of on-site restorations of ruins, (Knossos?) to disbelieve in them.--Wetman (talk) 01:08, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Sexuality in music videos

• ... that according to 1996 research of sexuality in music videos, hip-hop and R&B were greatest in the sexual variables?

Created by Brandmeister (talk). Self nom at 14:07, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• I tweaked the hook. What is "the" sexual variables? ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:37, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Variations, variants. Could be changed, the current wording is per reference. Brand[t] 08:28, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

No doubt, and it is meaningless here and in the article without the context of that source (the lead para is a forest of dubious jargon too). Reread the source & see what they actually mean, which I suspect is something like "... that according to 1996 research into sexuality in music videos, hip-hop and R&B scored highest in an analysis of sexual content?" Johnbod (talk) 20:38, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

I noticed that the image used in the article has a fair use rationale exclusively for a different article. You need to add a second rationale to be able to use it here. Lampman (talk) 12:41, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Decltype

• ... that decltype can be used to "clean up function syntax mess" in C++ programming?

• ALT1:... that "decltype" is a portmanteau of "declared" and "type"?

Created by Decltype (talk). Self nom at 13:59, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Magnolia x wieseneri

• ... that the fragrance of the flowers of Magnolia × wieseneri have been likened to that of a pineapple?

Created by Casliber (talk). Self nom at 13:32, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Needs a cite for the sentence with the hook, otherwise ok. I don't know which of the sources that support the hook, so I couldn't add it myself. decltype (talk) 14:02, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• clarified - commented out text notes first ref refs whole para anyway. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:17, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Okay. Found it in online sources too, but don't know if they're considered reliable. decltype (talk) 14:27, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Martha Wollstein

• ... that Martha Wollstein became the first female member of the American Pediatric Society in 1930?

Created by Lampman (talk). Self nom at 10:19, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length, date, fact, refs checked. Materialscientist (talk) 12:27, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• I rewrote the hook because its structure was clumsy. LiteraryMaven (talk • contrib) 18:15, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Selection rule

• ... that In quantum mechanics the basis for a spectroscopic selection rule is the value of the transition moment integral?

5x expanded by Petergans (talk). Self nom at 07:23, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• This suggestion is not just an expansion. Previously the article was tagged as in need of expert attention. I have given it just that. The bulk of the present article, Section 2 is completely new. Petergans (talk) 07:23, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

  Nice rewriting, but the prose expansion is 8265/2484=3.3, i.e. too far from 5, and most of the article is unreferenced. Materialscientist (talk) 08:18, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

I can't do much about the prose style because of the high level of technical and mathematical content. In this context it is more important to be precise than eleoquent. Regarding references, we have been here before. The material is not recent and is covered in many books including that of Harris and Bertolucci, which covers it all in different places in the book, though I did not use all of thse when writing the article. Indeed, most of the material is covered in the other books which have been referenced in the article. How much detailed referencing is needed when expounding "standard" material in science? Petergans (talk) 16:42, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

On the "not just an expansion" issue, please see F2. Art LaPella (talk) 23:17, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

I have strong compassion on this nom, and do share the point that brevity (i.e. clarity) of the article often helps DYK more than number of bytes, but I do not feel like to make exceptions on 3.3x expansion. Referencing issue I understand too, but disagree - you know that "basic quantum mechanics", I know, but the reader may not trust that. Unspoken DYK rule is at least one ref should be in every non-trivial paragraph to cover it. Materialscientist (talk) 23:25, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

I have added page and other references so that almost all paragraphs have references. Wihout having done a word count, I believe that I have complied with the 5 times rule. Petergans (talk) 09:40, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Prose expansion 8471/2484=3.4, the rest is Ok. I can't judge this nom. Materialscientist (talk) 12:03, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Gwalia Gold Mine

• ... that Herbert Hoover, later to become the 31st President of the United States, was once the manager of the Gwalia Gold Mine in Western Australia?

Created by Calistemon (talk). Self nom at 00:29, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that U.S. President Herbert Hoover, was once the manager of the Gwalia Gold Mine in Western Australia?

• I prefer succinct hooks, but either way it's good to go. decltype (talk) 14:25, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 3

Dutch Golden Age painting

• ... that in Dutch Golden Age painting a lute, stocking (example illustrated) or bird may represent a visual sexual pun?

• Comment: Hook in "Scenes of everyday life" section. Expansion size very kindly checked here

5x expanded by Johnbod (talk). Self nom at 00:14, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Geumsansa

• ... that the Geumsansa temple (pictured) in Gimje, South Korea, served as the training ground for the Buddhist volunteer corps along with monks against Japanese invasions of Korea in the end of the 16th century?

5x expanded by Steve46814 (talk). Nominated by Caspian blue (talk) at 10:38, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Cowboy Casanova

• ... that Carrie Underwood's single "Cowboy Casanova" was rush-released on YouTube after an unfinished mix of the song leaked online?

Created by CarrieFan89 (talk). Nominated by TenPoundHammer (talk) at 15:58, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Everything checks out.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 07:13, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Faith Bible High School

• ... that Faith Bible High School in Hillsboro, Oregon, closed for a day after a student received a threatening message on AOL Instant Messenger?

• Comment: Should be vague enough to get lots of clicks. Aboutmovies (talk) 06:07, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 06:07, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Date, length, refs are all fine, but. The ref which supports the hook is offline and I failed to cross-check the fact on the internet. Materialscientist (talk) 09:50, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Comment: We're not playing charades here. It needs to be clearly stated that the message contained a threat, even if that gives a few less clicks. Anything else is misleading. Lampman (talk) 10:37, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Where exactly in the rules does it say that? Quite the opposite, the rules say it should be "short [...] and likely to draw [the] readers", which the hook meets. Regards SoWhy 13:38, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

If you need a rule to tell you that hooks shouldn't be misleading, then I'm afraid I can't help you. Lampman (talk) 14:38, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

While hooks don't need to summarize the article or contain complete information, leaving out that the message was a threat seems a bit too tricky. ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:43, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Agree. There's also a strong likelihood that readers will assume that we are incompetent hook writers. In either case, not a good idea.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 07:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

IMO, the article facts should be as precise as possible, but the hook may be somewhat vague, but brief - hook is never sited itself and merely leads to information. The article should contain the hook, but not verbatim. Overly long, "precise" hooks just do not read and do not survive the review. I do respectfully disagree with Lampman on this and note that one should not enforce a policy which does not exist. That said, I would be glad to see the evidence for this hook and am uncomfortable to accept that one supporting reference (local newspaper) in good faith - everything is possible, even if that publication did exist, it might be in error, confusion, or else. Materialscientist (talk) 23:37, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• I would recommend that the hook have the word "threatening" added before the word "message", because it would be easy to guess anyway that the message was a threat rather than, say, a compliment or an invitation to a party, while using the phrase "a threatening message" would be a more natural way to refer to the incident than just using "a message" would be. One will still have to click through to find out what the nature of the threat was. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 04:46, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Add what you want, but there is nothing wrong with the existing hook. As to the source, excuse me but what is the problem? Please read through this page and you might notice which is exactly for these situations, offline sources. Also note, The Oregonian is not a local newspaper, it is a regional, top 25 circulation in the US, multiple Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper that easily passes WP:RS. The local paper is the Hillsboro Argus. But if you would really like to check, search their archives using "Hillsboro police tracking online threat against boy" and the all dates option and you can get a free preview, or more if you have access via your local library. But let's not forget AGF and our existing processes already in place at DYK in the future. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:04, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• I fail to see why you're resisting the addition of the key word "threatening" to the hook. If I read the hook as originally submitted, I would think "big deal" and move on. IMO, the fact a threat was involved adds to the intrigue and will prompt more clicks, which seems to be your chief concern. LargoLarry (talk) 14:32, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Resisting what? I started out with "Add what you want"! Most of the rest is about why we for some unknown reason decided to get rid of normal protocol and not accept the offline hook in good faith, and addressing an editor's implication that the source must not meet WP:RS (that would be the only reason for saying "am uncomfortable to accept that one supporting reference (local newspaper) in good faith"). But as to more intriguing, threats online happen fairly often and I have read where schools close down due to them before, thus not that intriguing to me if threat is mentioned in the hook. Whereas if I read a hook that says a school was closed because of an IM message, I'm probably going to click through to see what kind of message it was, if only to confirm it was some sort of threat. But, obviously you disagree, which we have room for. But we usually don't fail hooks because we think a different version might be more interesting, as "interestingness" is too subjective. Now, as to misleading, well most hooks would be to some extent. In order to not be misleading at all we would need to have something like "...school X closed down for one day after a student received a message on AOL IM on his home computer that said the author of the message was going to kill that student and that the student should not go to school." That's what happened, and anything less would to some extent be misleading. Do we also need to mention it was a death threat? Maybe we should also mention the threat was made to the student when the student was at home? Otherwise, as the hook was proposed: message via AOL IM received - check; school closed because of it - check. But leaving some info out is can be part of the point of the hooks we have on DYK. Some editors even encourage this. Aboutmovies (talk) 21:01, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Now you're being facetious. There's a vast difference between leaving out peripheral details and leaving out information that is essential to avoid a misunderstanding. The former is a practical necessity, the latter is a lie by omission. But if you agree to add "threat" then there shouldn't be a problem? I don't think it will be more intriguing that way, but neither do I believe in making the hook intriguing at the cost of veracity and reliability. I'd probably get a lot of clicks on "... that President Obama was born in Kenya?" See what I did there? I left out the word "not"! Lampman (talk) 04:51, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• And you are going with a straw man argument. So three cheers all around for logical fallacies! Should we try for some more? Or can you recognize that leaving out threat (an adjective describing the type of message) from my hook versus leaving out "not" in your hook is materially different? One is vague or misleading without the word, the other is just plain incorrect without the word. And at least with mine a RS source confirms it was a message; and in fact never in the article is it called a "threatening message", and threat or a version of that word only appears a single time in the same sentence as message, and they are separated by more than a dozen words. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:40, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Checked the newspaper archives on the fact of police following the threat, can't read the rest (that the school was closed), but accept AGF. Date, length Ok. Agree with Aboutmovies on "interestingness" and thus support the hook as it stands. Materialscientist (talk) 00:09, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I would be very careful about implicitly lying to our readers, and trying to increase the number of hits on one particular DYK at the cost of the credibility of the project. Furthermore, the creator has already agreed to change the hook. Lampman (talk) 04:55, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I am very careful with lies, which this one is not. What the author said was said under pressure to have the nom accepted. However, I have no hard feelings there, if the consensus is for modify, I'm fine with that. Materialscientist (talk) 06:44, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

If there turns out to be a consensus (not seeing one either way at the moment) for the modified hook, then I'm fine with that, but my preference is for the unmodified version. Aboutmovies (talk) 08:40, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

U.S. Post Office (Peekskill, New York)

• ... that the Georgian arched windows on the Peekskill, New York, post office (pictured) are the only ones used on any Colonial Revival post office in New York built before the New Deal?

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 04:14, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• I'm not liking the hook. What about: ... that the the Peekskill, New York, post office includes Palladian window Georgian arched windows (pictured) in its Colonial Revival design? The proposed hook seems to have too many conditions on the assertion of novelty (in New York, built before the New Deal, Colonial Revival). Adding a date might be good. I don't know what the built before the new deal part signifies? ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:49, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

During the Roosevelt administration, a lot more new post offices were built than had been built before, with a lot more architects involved, as part of the relief programs. I couldn't say "before the Depression" because it was built during the Depression. Perhaps I could add "relief programs" to the end of the hook? Daniel Case (talk) 05:59, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Comparison with Palladian window shows these are not they, in spite of the shared arch motif. Tripartite windows unified by a fanlike recessed tympanum, here typically with the radiating fluting of a patera, are elements instead of English Neoclassical architecture as practiced most familiarly by Robert Adam: see his Boat House at Kedleston, 1769, for the very same motif. That is the reference intended at the Peekskill P.O..--Wetman (talk) 01:36, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Appropriately reworded (and good catch! Thanks for adding the ref in the article!). Daniel Case (talk) 05:59, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Eddie Gillette

• ... that Eddie Gillette led the Wisconsin Badgers football team to an undefeated season and in baseball "beat some of the best pitchers in the 'Three-Eye League'"?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 03:34, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Off-line sources accepted in good faith.--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 07:16, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Ockie Anderson

• ... that Buffalo's "Ockie" Anderson scored more points in the 1920 NFL season (the league's first) than four entire teams?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 01:36, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Good to go. decltype (talk) 11:27, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm

• ... that SMS Kurfürst Friedrich Wilhelm, a German-built pre-dreadnought battleship, was sold to the Ottoman Empire, renamed Heireddin Barbarossa, and sunk by a British submarine during World War I?

5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk). Self nom at 23:24, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Only a x3 expansion by my count, sorry. Gatoclass (talk) 10:50, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Are you sure you're checking the size right? Prose at pre-expansion was just over 1mb, and when you checked it at 10:50, the prose was about 8mb (to which another 4mb has been added since). That's significantly more than 5x expansion. Parsecboy (talk) 16:47, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Article went from 811 to 10,049 characters, well over 5x expansion. References checked, no problems, ready for DYK. LiteraryMaven (talk • contrib) 18:24, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Sorry, but that isn't the case. this is the pre-expansion version, and it's already over 5k in size - 2k by DYKcheck - and the current version is only about 6k of prose, which is only a x3 expansion. Gatoclass (talk) 18:29, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Actually, it's been expanded further since I made the original comment, so it's now just over the x5 limit and therefore a pass. That was pretty quick work Parsecboy! Gatoclass (talk) 18:34, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Why are you confirming something I already cleared for DYK? Had you checked my math instead of disputing it, you would have seen I was right to approve it. LiteraryMaven (talk • contrib) 18:42, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Replied on your talk page. Gatoclass (talk) 18:56, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Not that it matters at this point, but to clear up any confusion on my part in the future, why is the revision from Sept. 1 the "pre-expansion" version? Why isn't this revision, which was what the article stood at before I started working on the article on 3 Sept.? Parsecboy (talk) 00:33, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Please see F2, which says "previously existing" not "pre-expansion". Art LaPella (talk) 06:13, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

9 part Tennyson hook

• ... that William Britten illustrated many images from Lord Tennyson's early poems, including: a lonely woman (pictured), a corpse, a jilted lover, drug users, an odd saint, a sleeping lady, a knight, and waves?

• Comment: 195 characters. Mariana was a history merge (see here for the timing). The rest are new articles. The hook can be found in the page on William Britten. There are images for each of the poems, but Shoemaker's Holiday has not had a chance to finish them (personal problems).

Created/expanded by Ottava Rima (talk), Juliancolton (talk), Shoemaker's Holiday (talk). Self nom at 23:17, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Edit war described at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Page move warring at Break, Break, Break needs to be properly resolved. --Allen3 ^talk 13:51, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• There is no edit war nor would it affect DYK. Ottava Rima (talk) 13:53, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Should the name of the poems be italicized? ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:54, 4 September 2009 (UTC) My mistake. I'm not sure "illustrated many images" is great wording. But I guess it's okay. ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:55, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

In the articles? Or where? The above DYK doesn't have their actual name but a description of their imagery. I've discovered that it is more interesting to give a short summary than just list a title (as you can have quite a bit of fun with that). :) Ottava Rima (talk) 19:41, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Dispute over Break, Break, Break is resolved, and the articles all look good. NW (Talk) 00:05, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Sir John Pelly, 1st Baronet

• ... that Sir John Henry Pelly was Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company and Governor of the Bank of England?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 22:37, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• All good. decltype (talk) 14:31, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Denial of the Temple in Jerusalem

• ... that the growing practice of denial of the Temple in Jerusalem denies that the Temple where Jesus taught ever existed?

Created by Historicist (talk). Selfnom <Historicist 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Unless I'm misreading both this article and Israeli–Palestinian history denial, it appears that "temple denial" is not necessarily a denial that the temples ever existed, but a denial that they were located in Jerusalem at the Temple Mount. As cited in this article, Arafat suggested that the temple was in Nablus. In "Israeli–Palestinian history denial" there are numerous cited quotes from people stating a belief that the temple wasn't in Jerusalem (and suggesting that it may have been elsewhere -- Jericho is mentioned in one case). The only claims that the temple never existed seem to come from a single television broadcast in 2004. Also, neither this article, nor any other that I can find, say that Jesus taught there, unless you consider Jesus and the money changers to be teaching. Thanks, cmadler (talk) 16:36, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• See Finding in the Temple which refers to the incident discussed in Luke 2 in which Jesus as a boy is reported to have taught in the Temple. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 04:50, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

The only Canonical Gospel source does not quite amount to "taught", though this was how the Middle Ages, & no doubt many modern Christians, interpret it: Luke 2:46+ "Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers". "disputed" would be the technical term, but the everyday meaning sounds too confrontational - "debated" maybe? Johnbod (talk) 20:46, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Presupposing the historical accuracy of the gospels amount to proselytising. Go with one of the Alts. Lampman (talk) 05:09, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• alt... that at the 2000 Camp David Summit, Yasser Arafat insisted that the Jewish Temple existed in Nablus, not Jerusalem?--brewcrewer (yada, yada) 19:27, 4 September 2009 (UTC)*
• alt2... that at the 2000 Camp David Summit, Yasser Arafat denied that a Jewish Temple ever existed in Jerusalem?Historicist (talk) 01:56, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Ilyushin Il-20 (1948)

File:Il20-2.jpg

• ... that the pilot in the Soviet Il-20 ground attack aircraft prototype sat on top of the engine, directly behind the propeller?

• ALT1:... that the wing-mounted cannon of the Soviet Il-20 ground attack aircraft prototype were adjustable on the ground to fire either directly ahead or depressed at an angle of 23° to allow it to strafe targets on the ground while remaining in level flight?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self nom at 21:25, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• This version is a 250 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 22:30, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Expansion, date, fact Ok, length (for the main hook). Materialscientist (talk) 09:39, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Carletonomys

• ... that the rodent Carletonomys is known only from one incomplete upper jaw?

Created by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 20:57, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• As it is a genus containing only one species (I forget the proper name!) it should be written about the genus and then say that it only contains one species. I've changed the text but I can't remember how the taxobox should be reorganised and I can't think of another genus with only one species. The second paragraph of the description doesn't have a reference but other than that once the species/genus formatting has been changed it is good to go. Smartse (talk) 03:55, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
  • Thanks for your comment. I don't know of any rule or policy to that effect, however, and I note that other monotypic oryzomyine genera (Sooretamys, Lundomys, Amphinectomys, Noronhomys, Mindomys, Pseudoryzomys, Oreoryzomys) are organized in the same way as in my original article. Furthermore, your version seems to suggest that other species will be discovered in the future, which it shouldn't do. I therefore reverted your change. Ucucha 12:26, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
    • I actually came here to nominate the article, so instead I will second the nomination. Ucucha's paragraph formatting is more commonplace. Andrewsarchus may be a good example since it too is a species only known from fossils (and with no common name). Thoughts on a more informative hook?
    • ALT1 ... that Carletonomys, a rodent related to modern rice rats, is known only from one incomplete upper jaw from over 1 million year old silt deposits in Argentina? --Aranae (talk) 13:34, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Don Bell (radio broadcaster)

• ... that after being reported as dead in LIFE magazine, Don Bell was greeted with "Hello, Lazarus" by General MacArthur?

Created by Jasper33 (talk). Self nom at 14:48, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Yaakov Bodo

• ... that the "Moishe Ventilator" character, portrayed by acclaimed Israeli actor Yaakov Bodo, was enacted in a self titled theater show that ran over a thousand times and was eventually made into a film by the same name in 1966?

Alternative suggestion:

• ... that Yaakov Bodo played the character "Moishe Ventilator" over 1000 times?

Created by Jaakobou (talk). Selfnom Jaakobou^{Chalk Talk} 14:50, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• • Suggesting alternate hook. Durova³¹⁰ 16:55, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• ... that Israeli actor Yaakov Bodo invented a character called "Moishe Ventilator" whose successful run on stage led to a 1966 film titled after the character?

Created by Jaakobou (talk). Suggested nom text by Durova³¹⁰ 16:55, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Coprinellus micaceus

• ... that the glistening particles atop the mica cap mushroom (pictured) are remnants of a universal veil?

5x expanded by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 05:15, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Maybe it's too picky, but I can't see the glistening particles in the small photo and the way the hook is phrased it makes it seem like that's what's pictured. ALT... that the mica cap mushroom (pictured) is topped with glistening particles that are remnants of a universal veil? ChildofMidnight (talk) 18:59, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Not picky at all, I agree that's a better worded hook... thanks Sasata (talk) 19:43, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Lateran Council of 649

• ... that Greek monk Maximus the Confessor (pictured) dominated the Lateran Council of 649, the first council convened by a pope to claim ecumenical status?

• Comment: Maximus is a featured article

Created by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 03:46, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Daggernose shark

• ... that the daggernose shark (pictured) can adjust the timing of events in its reproductive cycle by several months in response to the environment?

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 02:36, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Date, length, expansion Ok. Can't very the hook ref., but accept in good faith. The problem is the article states "possibly" "in response to the environment", and thus I suggest deleting the latter part from the hook. Materialscientist (talk) 05:20, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• So struck. -- Yzx (talk) 05:25, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

  So . Materialscientist (talk) 06:15, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

The "timing of events" part seems weird and the hook also makes it sound like the shark is making a conscious choice. What about:... that the timing of the daggernose shark's (pictured) reproductive cycle adjusts by several months? It leaves us hanging a bit. But maybe that's okay for a hook. ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:06, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Winton Train

• ... that the one off Winton Train commemorates Sir Nicholas Winton, the 'English Oskar Schindler'?

Created by MickMacNee (talk). Self nom at 02:17, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Is "one off" British for "once only"? I think so, but most Americans don't know that. Art LaPella (talk) 04:21, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Yup. MickMacNee (talk) 13:44, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• What about something like: ... that the journey of the Winton Train commemorates the rescue of children by Sir Nicholas Winton, the 'English Oskar Schindler'? ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:13, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• I think mine is snappier, but meh. MickMacNee (talk) 12:37, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Simplemente Amigos

• ... that the number-one song "Simplemente Amigos" written and performed by Mexican singer Ana Gabriel is considered her first smash hit?

Created by Jaespinoza (talk) 00:26, 3 September 2009 (UTC). Self nom at 00:26, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• How to define a "smash hit"? --74.14.21.211 (talk) 10:44, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Like a very succesful charting song? Do I have to change the hook? Jaespinoza (talk) 01:12, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

You could probably drop the word smash. It's a bit flowery. You could also try quotation marks if it's well sourced and that might help make it fly. ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:15, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that the number-one song "Simplemente Amigos" written and performed by Mexican singer Ana Gabriel is considered her first hit? Jaespinoza (talk) 01:20, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

ALT2: ... that singer Myriam received a gold certification in México for an album that included a cover version of the number-one song "Simplemente Amigos"? Jaespinoza (talk) 01:20, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• I don't understand how "Simplemente Amigos" could be Gabriel's first hit or even her first smash hit, unless I'm misreading both this article and "Ay Amor", which reports that "Ay Amor" spent 14 weeks at #1 a year before "Simplemente Amigos" spent 2 weeks in the top position. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 04:55, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• The "fact" "Simplemente Amigos" is considered her first smash hit is referenced, but that doesn't mean the reference is right. It's not enough to provide a reference for a hook - the reference has to contain accurate information or it's useless. Metropolitan90 is correct. The numbers speak for themselves. "Ay Amor" was #1 for 14 weeks, while "Simplemente Amigos" - released two years later - was #1 for only 2 weeks. That hardly makes it her "first" smash hit. LargoLarry (talk) 14:51, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

I agree completely with both of you. I wrote the hook based on the reference from Allmusic, which reads: "considered"... even when I know that is Gabriel's second number-one hit, specially since I did all the Hot Latin Tracks lists for every year and almost all the articles about the number-one singles. That is why I am presenting the ALT2, which is referenced and also includes the name of the article.

ALT2: ... that singer Myriam received a gold certification in México for an album that included a cover version of the number-one song "Simplemente Amigos"? Jaespinoza (talk) 20:24, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 2

Music of the Katamari Damacy series

• ... that the distinctive "na-na-na-na" sound found in the games' title screens was created by sound director Yū Miyake for the music of the Katamari Damacy series as an experiment in creating memorable video game music?

• Comment: Hook might be a bit wordy, its my first nom.

Created by PresN (talk). Self nom at 20:13, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• No offense, but why does this article even exist? Information about the soundtracks should have been included in the individual articles for each game. This entire article seems redundant to me. LargoLarry (talk) 14:58, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Really. You think (size based on when this article is completed) that Katamari Damacy should spend more paragraphs talking about the music than the gameplay and story sections combined? The idea is to go into more detail than would be feasible in the parent article. --PresN 17:19, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

American Christian Television System, Vision Interfaith Satellite Network

• ... that the religious American Christian Television System and Vision Interfaith Satellite Network television networks were direct competitors before combining channels in 1992?

Both are new, self nom by DantheCowMan at 20:05, 4 September 2009 (UTC). Other possibilities include:

• ALT1 ... that the American Christian Television System was the first television network established by a Protestant denomination?

• ALT2 ... that the religious Vision Interfaith Satellite Network evolved into the Hallmark Channel?

• ALT3 ... that the Vision Interfaith Satellite Network channel became known as the PBS of religion due to its emphasis on interfaith programming?

• Given Hallmark broadcasts little if any religious programming these days, I think ALT2 is the most interesting hook. Length checked and offline reference accepted in good faith (no pun intended). ALT2 OK for DYK. LargoLarry (talk) 15:10, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

CRS Racing

• ... that British auto racing team CR Scuderia won races in all three series it participated in during 2008 as well as two championships?

• Comment: The image included here is not in the article but is better cropped. If an article image is preferred then this image will work as well.

Created by The359 (talk). Self nom at 09:49, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Bart Macomber

• ... that after leading Illinois to what was regarded as "the greatest football upset of all time," Bart Macomber left school for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit?

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 05:23, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• if the greatest upset of all time part is in quotes, I don't think you need the "what was regarded as" part. Or, if you leave the was regarded as, I don't think you need the quotes. But maybe others have a different opinion. ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:17, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• I think you're right. I'm OK with striking "what was regarded as." Cbl62 (talk) 04:55, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Dayak Unity Party

• ... that the Indonesian Dayak Unity Party was dissolved in 1959 when President Sukarno issued a ban on ethnic political parties?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 16:19, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Joseph Oberbauer

• ... that 70 paintings of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, by Tyrolean-born painter and engineer Joseph Oberbauer are to be exhibited in Sofia's planned museum of local history?

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Self nom at 14:49, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Tweaked... ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:23, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
• A link to the museum might be good also if it is notable and deserves an article... ChildofMidnight (talk) 19:25, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• It would be relevant if the museum wasn't a future museum and if an article existed. However, we can afford no red links. Todor→Bozhinov 00:20, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Pope Constantine

Pope Constantine

• ... that Pope Constantine, in 710/711, was the last pope to visit Constantinople for over 1260 years?

5x expanded by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 00:18, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Date, expansion Ok. Can't access refs, but cross-checked the fact here. The only request is to change 1260 to 1250 in the hook (1967-711=1256). Materialscientist (talk) 05:36, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Maria Mitchell Association

• ... that staff members of the Maria Mitchell Association conduct research into topics as varied as exoplanets and the American Burying Beetle?

5x expanded by Bearian (talk). Nominated by Bearian (talk) at 22:08, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Currently only 2338/941 = 2.5x expansion, please keep going. orangefreak³³ 03:47, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

I shall try! Bearian (talk) 17:53, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

I've given up, as I can't find any more useful information. If it doesn't make it, I can live with it. Bearian (talk) 18:15, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Don't give up yet. I just removed bullets from the list at Components and buildings section[3], so then the article is now at 5384 byetes which is fivefold. Now, give me some sweet cookies for helping you. =) --Caspian blue 18:39, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Wacław Olszak

• ... that Dr. Wacław Olszak, Polish physician and former mayor of Karviná, Czechoslovakia, was murdered by Nazis just ten days after the war started?

• Comment: It would be nice to DYK it on 11 September, on the 70th anniversary of his death

Created by Darwinek (talk). Self nom at 21:22, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Date, length Ok, refs accepted in good faith. Hook is clumsy. Suggest something like ... that Wacław Olszak, Polish physician and mayor of Karviná, Czechoslovakia, was murdered by Germans on the 11th day of the World War II?

Charles of Lorraine-Commercy

• ... that Charles of Lorraine-Commercy was the one of the most trusted lieutenants of Prince Eugene of Savoy?

Created by Alarichus (talk). Self nom at 21:04, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Short, but there's 3k of text - enough. Shimgray | talk | 21:19, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• But what's in the hook? That he was an adviser? That's way bland. Dahn (talk) 22:29, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Behind Closed Doors (1958 TV series)

• ... that the NBC docudrama about the Cold War, Behind Closed Doors, featured a prescient 1959 episode about communist infiltration from North into the former South Vietnam?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 21:02, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• "Prophetic" looks like editorializing, and, after all, it's not like they foresaw the Vietcong victory - they imagined it. Right? Dahn (talk) 22:33, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length and age check out but the hook is referenced to IMDB, which is not considered reliable. Should be easy enough to find an alternate source to date LBJ's unveiling the buildup, though. "Prescient" might be a better word choice than "prophetic". I am rather concerned that even though DYKcheck is counting the episode content as readable prose that it's really an episode list that just isn't in list format. I don't know if that would be considered gaming the system or if it has any effect on the article's eligibility. Just as an aside, the sourcing overall is quite weak. I suggest beefing up the article with some of these sources before it hits the front page. Otto4711 (talk) 07:00, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Made an adjustment with a new source.Billy Hathorn (talk) 20:35, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

New source OK, but I'd like a second opinion on the episode list issue. Otto4711 (talk) 22:26, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Very close wording. For example,

Article: The plot also concerns the conversion of a local military base into a Nike Hercules missile site. A citizens’ group in Illinois objects to the placement of nuclear missiles near their town ...

Source: Plot concerns the conversion of a local military base into a Nike Hercules missile site. A group of citizens living in "Whitfield, Illinois" objects to the placement of nuclear missiles near their small town.

Shubinator (talk) 16:43, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Wording is close, agreed, but there are only so many ways you can summarize a plot, because it is what it is. LiteraryMaven (talk • contrib) 22:02, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Fred Griffiths (footballer)

• ... that Fred Griffiths (pictured), who played twice for the Wales national football team, was killed in action during the First World War?

Created by ChrisTheDude (talk). Self nom at 20:49, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Article length and references meet criteria. --Jimbo^[online] 23:55, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Neonatal incubator

• ... that an incubator (pictured) may be used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for a newborn baby, and is often used in preterm births?

Created by Mikael Häggström (talk). Self nom at 20:38, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Entirely too short at only 678 characters. The functions section is bulleted, and therefore is not being counted. It would be better also if the link was not piped. orangefreak³³ 03:55, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

National People's Party (Indonesia)

• ... that in the 1950 confidence vote for the Indonesian Natsir cabinet, the National People's Party was the sole party without ministers of its own to support the government?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 20:32, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Egawa Hidetatsu

• ... that Egawa Hidetatsu (pictured) designed and built in 1853–54 the artillery batteries of Odaiba at the entrance of Edo (modern Tokyo), to prevent an intrusion by the United States fleet of Commodore Perry?

Created by PHG (talk). Self nom at 20:30, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Murba Women's Union

• ... that the Indonesian Murba Women's Union ran programmes to help women start batik and weaving household industries?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 20:26, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Page has been moved, I updated the nom. --Soman (talk) 14:31, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Stephen Dunnett

• ... that between studying maths at Cambridge University and becoming a highly cited neuroscientist, Stephen Dunnett was a social worker in the London Borough of Southwark in the mid-1970s?

Created by Qwfp (talk). Self nom at 17:53, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Chamchuri Square

• ... that Chamchuri Square (pictured), an office/residential/retail building complex in Bangkok, Thailand, stood uncompleted for almost ten years due to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis?

Created/expanded by Paul 012 (talk). Self nom at 17:45, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Niels Ebbesen Hansen

• ... that in 1949, a monument in recognition of Dr. Niels Ebbesen Hansen and his contributions to the Horticultural Department of the college was erected on the campus of South Dakota State College?

Created by Hauganm (talk). Nominated by Pmlinediter (talk) at 17:22, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• This will be ready to pass as soon as the hook is sorted out. Contributions to what exactly? I have also added a link to South Dakota State College?  Francium12  17:39, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Added, but needs grammar fixes. Pmlineditor  Talk 17:47, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1 The wording seems a tad awkward to me. How about "... that in 1949, a monument in recognition of Dr. Niels Ebbesen Hansen and his contributions to the Horticultural Department was erected on the campus of South Dakota State College?" Javért  |  ^Talk 09:42, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
• Ok with me. ;) Pmlineditor  Talk 09:46, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

We're go for the alternate hook. Javért  |  ^Talk 05:39, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Trilulilu

• ... that the video sharing website Trilulilu is one of the most visited websites in Romania having an average of 2.2 million unique visitors per month?

Created by Mario1987 (talk). Self nom at 15:14, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• I can AGF on the issue of whether the Romanian source is accurate. My problem is the hook. How impressive is getting 2.2 million hits? How many sites are there getting more than 2.2 million hits? Where does this website rank in List of Romanian websites by number of unique visitors....  Francium12  17:31, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• It's impressive by Romanian standards. Mario1987 19:49, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
• BTW not 2.2 million hits but unique visitors. Hits amount to around 67 million. Mario1987 19:54, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Thomas H. Hoatson House

• ... that the 13,000 square foot Thomas H. Hoatson House in Laurium, Michigan (pictured), is the largest mansion in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan?

Created by Andrew Jameson (talk). Self nom at 11:47, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• passes nicely. Ironholds (talk) 12:26, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Belgaum Fort

• ... that Belgaum Fort in Karnataka , an early 13th century fort, is also famous in modern history as Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned here by the British during India’s freedom struggle?

Created/expanded by Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 11:17, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• hook needs some tweaking for grammar and structure - I'd say just simplify it into "... that Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned in the Belgaum Fort during India's struggle for independence? In addition the fact that he was imprisoned has no inline citation, which means this hook can't be listed. Ironholds (talk) 12:31, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Thanks for the review. I have rearranged the references. This reference links to the Hook.[4]. I hope it meets the requirement. The hook suggested by you is fine with me and is given below as Alt.--Nvvchar (talk) 14:29, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Alt... that Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned in the Belgaum Fort (pictured) during India's struggle for independence?

• both hooks now pass - I think the second one flows better and I prefer that; obviously I'm a tad biased. Ironholds (talk) 17:43, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
• Thanks.--Nvvchar (talk) 05:08, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Alma, Palestine

• ... that the depopulated Palestinian Arab village of Alma was once the biggest centre for growing olives in the District of Safad?

5x expanded by Himalayan Explorer (talk). Self nom at 11:11, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• I know Arabic has a different alphabet, but the hook says "'Alma", and the article says "Alma" 7 times and "'Alma" 3 times. Should we be consistent, with or without the apostrophe? Art LaPella (talk) 04:21, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

I think officially it is 'Alma. Alma if it is consistent should be fine.. Himalayan 19:13, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Vladislav Titov

• ... that after losing both his hands, Vladislav Titov wrote several books holding a pen by his teeth?

Created by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 07:20, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• The article has serious language issues, and needs a thorough copyedit before it can go on the Main Page. Lampman (talk) 09:12, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

  Thank you. I have fixed some obvious blunders and would appreciate an advice of yours and others on this point. Whereas I accept a copyedit is required there, I do doubt this issue deserves this assessment tag. Materialscientist (talk) 11:45, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Though technically good language is not mentioned in the DYK requirements, it is up to the discretion of reviewers to turn down an article that is substandard. I'd be happy for another reviewer to give a second opinion though, alternatively do a copyedit. Lampman (talk) 14:25, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Christopher Elrington

• ... that Christopher Elrington, general editor of the Victoria County History, was a professor at the University of London even though he never taught there?

Created by Lampman (talk). Self nom at 04:18, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length, date of creation, and hook verified. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 21:44, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on September 1

Gerda Ring

• ... that when actress Gerda Ring had to flee from Norway to Sweden during World War II, she started the theatre group Fri Norsk Scene, together with her husband Halfdan Christensen?

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 00:44, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Asylum Seekers (film)

• ... that as a publicity stunt, the makers of the film Asylum Seekers arranged for a couple to be married on the red carpet immediately before the film's premiere at the CineVegas film festival?

5x expanded by Big Bird (talk). Self nom at 20:10, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Note: This article is currently debated at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Asylum Seekers (film). It is highly unlikely to be deleted at this point (this was the version nominated for deletion) and the debate expires on September 8. Since the expansion began on September 1, I'm nominating the article now so that it falls within the five day period from its expansion because nominating it after the AfD debate closing will be too late. Of course, should it be promoted to DYK, it will have to be after the AfD debate is closed. Big Bird (talk • contribs) 20:20, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

Phil Collins discography

• ... that No Jacket Required is highest selling release from the discography of Phil Collins, having been certified diamond for sales of over 10 million copies in the United States?

5x expanded by Mister sparky (talk). Nominated by Cannibaloki (talk) at 20:06, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length and expansion verified. Technically, the expansion appears to have begun on Aug. 31 in Wikitime, but that should not be an issue. However, most of the hook is not actually stated in the text of the article. That the album is the highest selling release can be gleaned from the list itself, and the fact that it received a diamond award is mentioned, but not the fact that diamond represents 10 million sales. In theory this can be easily resolved by just stating the information from the hook in the article and incorporating the inline citations to support them. A source for the diamond=10M sales should be easy to find, and in theory the best selling album portion can receive the same inline citation as the RIAA reference within the list. But the link to the relevant fact in the list does not take me to a list of the Phil Collins songs by award, it just takes me to the RIAA cite and I could not figure out where the relevant information is located. So that needs to be fixed. Rlendog (talk) 20:02, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Done.--Cannibaloki 04:01, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Pap Dean

• ... that Louisiana cartoonist Pap Dean received help from Governor Huey P. Long, Jr., to enter LSU after Dean's college funds were lost in a depression bank failure?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 01:32, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Close wording. For example,

Article: ... he enrolled in the Landon School of Cartooning in Chicago, Illinois, and was mentored by C. H. Landon, at the time one of the best political cartoonists in the United States.

Source: ... he enrolled in the Landon School of Cartooning, headquartered in Chicago, and was mentored by C. H. Landon, who was recognized at that time as being the best political cartoonist in the United States.

Shubinator (talk) 16:51, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

I reworded the section on C.H. Landon.Billy Hathorn (talk) 00:25, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Jesse L. Boucher

• ... that two of the three daughters of the Louisiana real estate developer and Springhill mayor Jesse L. Boucher became Hollywood actresses?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 01:42, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Union security agreement

• ... that the ILO's Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 neither authorizes nor prohibits union security agreements, "such questions being matters for regulation in accordance with national practice"?

5x expanded by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 01:26, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Ridge A

• ... that Ridge A in Antarctica has been identified as the coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth?

Created by Twp (talk). Nominated by Bender235 (talk) at 00:25, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• The article length is 714 bytes (should be at least 1500). You need much much better references and numbers to justify "the coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth" (see, e.g. Vostok Station with its -89 °C and Atacama Desert - hard to imagine a dryer place than the latter). As to the calmest, you need to explain how it is defined. Materialscientist (talk) 01:27, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

A place does not have to be a sand desert to be dry. Also, Ridge A has an average temperature of -70 °C, while Vostok Station has about -65 °C (-89 °C was the record low). The source for that other claims is that study. BTW: "calm" means "most free of light pollution". --bender235 (talk) 12:01, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I know, but have no access to that article and thus may not accept or judge such claims. Dry does not mean desert, but that desert has exceptionally low precipitation values, and you need to come with numbers (for all claims) to beat that. As to calm, I think your definition contradicts to what most people understand by that word. Don't take me wrong, I would love to see you're right, but not with this evidence. Materialscientist (talk) 23:15, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

See the article "The coldest, driest place in the world" from the Brisbane Times which explicitly supports the claim of Ridge A for coldest and driest place in the world. Alansohn (talk) 02:20, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Samuel Clucas

• ... that Samuel Clucas was offered a soccer scholarship in the United States after studying sports development at Lincoln College?

Created by Jimbo online (talk). Self nom at 23:59, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• Will this Brit be offended? It's football, not soccer! --74.14.21.211 (talk) 01:10, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• I used soccer as that's what it's referred to in across the pond in the U.S. --Jimbo^[online] 12:51, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Two things: the article says he studied "sports development qualification" which isn't the same as sport science. Also, I would take out the everything in the hook after the comma. Mm40 (talk) 15:30, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Changed hook accordingly. --Jimbo^[online] 19:33, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Lucky Lady II

• ... that after B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II (pictured) ended the first round-the-world airplane flight, Curtis LeMay of SAC said the USAF could now fly to "any place in the world that required the atomic bomb"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 21:25, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that the B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II (pictured) was the first aircraft to fly around the world nonstop? --Bruce1ee^talk 07:14, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• While ALT1 is entirely accurate, LeMay's remark is a bit more hookish. Alansohn (talk) 01:29, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Pavel Argeyev

Pavel Argeyev

• ... that Pavel Argeyev (pictured), a Russian flying ace, fought on both the Eastern Front and the Western Front for both Russia and France during the First World War?

Created by LGF1992UK (talk). Self nom at 20:02, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• How about "France and Russia" instead? --74.14.21.211 (talk) 04:13, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Actually, that's better cos it matches with the names to the two Fronts. LGF1992UK (talk) 08:58, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• You need find an alternative source to support the facts that sourced by Russian wikipedia, Regards--Chanaka L (talk) 02:24, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• All sorted with the reference from the Russian Wikipedia, a book of biographies of aviators who recieved the Order of St. George in World War I, which seems reputable. LGF1992UK (talk) 22:07, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

A Failure of Capitalism

• ... that, in his 2009 book A Failure of Capitalism, Judge Richard Posner criticizes the Bush administration's policies and moves away from his past advocacy of free-market capitalism? that Judge Richard Posner, in his 2009 book A Failure of Capitalism, criticizes the Bush administration's policies, and Posner moves away from his past advocacy of free-market capitalism?

Created by Bearian (talk). Self nom at 17:16, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• This checks out in terms of date, length and references. I've approved it accordingly but I have my concerns about the hook, which is a little too long, and is grammatically unclear (about whether it's Posner or Bush who's moved away from advocacy of free-market capitalism). I would recommend rephrasing the hook.—S Marshall ^Talk/_Cont 17:32, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• Done. Is that better, or should it be shorter? Bearian (talk) 17:49, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• I think I'd prefer shorter, if possible.—S Marshall ^Talk/_Cont 19:07, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• I much prefer the revised hook, thanks.—S Marshall ^Talk/_Cont 20:28, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• I'm sorry, but I for one find the phrase a bit disjointed. How about:
• ... that, in his 2009 book A Failure of Capitalism, Judge Richard Posner criticizes the Bush administration's policies and moves away from his past advocacy of free-market capitalism? Dahn (talk) 10:37, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• Great suggestion: I would go along with that one, thanks. Bearian (talk) 22:20, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• ... that Judge Richard Posner's 2009 book A Failure of Capitalism moves away from his past advocacy of free-market capitalism and criticizes the Bush administration's policies? This would be my version. Is Posner the judge from the custody battle over Anna Nicole Smith's baby? ChildofMidnight (talk) 23:30, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
• Please resolve the POV issues raised at the talk page. Shubinator (talk) 03:19, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

• ... that the owners of the Flickinger Center for Performing Arts in Alamogordo, New Mexico, gave the building away to local government so that state funding could be used to renovate the building?

Created by Uncia (talk). Self nom at 14:52, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• Source offline but seems to be reliable. Reworded the hook a bit to make it more understandable. Pmlineditor  Talk 18:10, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Headway

• ... that the spacing between vehicles, or headway, is a key determinant of passenger capacity of a public transit system?

5x expanded by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 12:07, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• I appears that the hook fact is not directly cited inline. Could you please do so, or point out to me where it is? Thanks! The V-Man ^{(Said · Done)} 14:08, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Anderson covers it in detail. It is reffed as #9, in the para that claims that hook. Maury Markowitz (talk) 21:19, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

The citation should be right after the claim. And you should know this by now; we've asked you several times with various noms to add sufficient inline citations. Again, add more inline citations. Shubinator (talk) 03:23, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Ferdinand Richard, En Avant

• ... that the songs on Ferdinand Richard's solo album En Avant are sung in eight different languages?

5x expanded by Bruce1ee (talk). Self nom at 09:53, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that Ferdinand Richard sings in eight different languages on his album En Avant? LargoLarry (talk) 14:35, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• Thanks for that. ALT1 does read better, although it's not quite correct – he only sings on seven of the eight songs. --Bruce1ee^talk 15:22, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Dark shyshark, puffadder shyshark, brown shyshark, Natal shyshark, Haploblepharus

• ... that the dark, puffadder, brown, and Natal shysharks (puffadder shyshark pictured) of South Africa are so named because they curl into a ring when threatened and "shyly" cover their eyes with their tails?

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 06:47, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• The hook is not clear on its face that these are different types of shyshark. Suggest ".. that the dark, puffadder, brown, and Natal breeds species of shysharks (puffadder shyshark pictured), native to South Africa, are so named because they curl into a ring when threatened and "shyly" cover their eyes with their tails?" Otto4711 (talk) 16:44, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• "Species" would be the correct term, not "breed". Otherwise I've no objections. -- Yzx (talk) 17:42, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• Length, date and age check out on all articles. Brown shyshark and Haploblepharus need an inline citation directly after the fact. Otto4711 (talk) 18:49, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• Changed. -- Yzx (talk) 21:06, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• Good to go. Otto4711 (talk) 21:46, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• I improved the grammar and removed "of" repetition. -- Yzx (talk) 05:54, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 31

Doodle Jump

• ... that iPod Touch/iPhone game Doodle Jump has been the top paid downloaded app in five countries including the US?

Created/expanded by Secret Saturdays (talk), Wikisergiowiki (talk), Freaky Face Films (talk). Self nom at 17:24, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• 1374 characters of prose. Please expand to at least 1500. Also, please add more inline citations. (I've removed the icon since non-free images are not allowed on the Main Page.) Shubinator (talk) 03:29, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Russian annexation of Eastern Galicia, 1914-1915

• ... that in 1914 Russian Empire captured and attempted to annex Eastern Galicia, the last significant territory of the medieval state of Kievan Rus?

Created by Faustian (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 20:29, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• "the last significant territory" is unclear. Materialscientist (talk) 06:07, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron

• ... that the U.S. Coast Guard's Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron uses .50-caliber rifles to shoot out the engines of fleeing drug runners?

Created by New Hampshirite (talk). Self nom at 15:44, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• You need to work the article into the hook somehow. You also need to find an interesting fact from the article that is directly supported by an inline reference. Lampman (talk) 16:02, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• • • Changed it to be more specific and to work the article into the hook. The little-known and interesting fact is HITRON's existence and it's purpose. The citations apply to the entire paragraphs as will be seen if you look at the page cited. New Hampshirite (talk) 02:44, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• That's fine, but if you read the rules, you'll see that "The hook fact must have an inline citation right after it since the fact is an extraordinary claim; citing the hook fact at the end of the paragraph is not acceptable." Lampman (talk) 03:44, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Raonaid Murray

• ... that one suspect in the unsolved murder of 17-year-old Raonaid Murray is said to resemble the former Oasis member Noel Gallagher?

Created by User:GainLine (talk), expanded to requirements by Candlewicke (talk). Nominated by Candlewicke (talk) at 02:32, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Not with this hook: (i) "one suspect is said to resemble" - too vague for a fact. Said by whom? (RS ?) (ii) the hook does read as Gallagher might be involved (iii) refs said his hair style resembled that of Gallagher, not he resembled. Materialscientist (talk) 05:13, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Everett Strupper

• ... that Georgia Tech halfback and College Football Hall of Fame inductee "Stroop" Strupper (pictured) used lip-reading to overcome deafness?

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 06:04, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• I don't think this fact is particularly remarkable or interesting. Many hearing-impaired people do that. If he used this to his advantage in a football game, then you have a hook. --74.14.21.211 (talk) 10:50, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• I disagree. I've written and read extensively about American football, and I'm not aware of any other deaf person who has risen to this level of accomplishment (College Football Hall of Fame) in the sport. Bear in mind that he played in the 1910s. At the time, his deafness was a major issue, and his coach John Heisman wrote a lengthy article about the efforts they undertook to help Strupper overcome the impairment. Cbl62 (talk) 00:11, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

The loss of hearing doesn't affect one's ability to catch/throw/run with the ball. If no one has written about it, maybe it's not relevant? Furthermore, just by reading the hook, no one would know if Strupper lost his hearing before or after his football career. (Hall-of-Famers are usually old people, and old people losing their hearing and than learning lip-reading is common.) Using lip-reading to overcome deafness, accomplished by many hearing-impaired people, is not the same as using lip-reading to overcome the difficulties related to playing a team sport that requires hearing what other people on the field are saying. Please put more "football-ness" into the hook. --74.13.126.87 (talk) 20:41, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Wendy (1999)

• ... that this Tropical Storm Wendy of 1999 (pictured) was monitored by three agencies in the West Pacific, of which all reported Wendy having a different peak intensity?

Created by Anhamirak (talk). Self nom at 16:30, 31 August 2009 (UTC) This is the basic DYK hook, I can't think of how to write it better. --Anhamirak 16:32, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

• The problem is that is wasnt monitored by just 3 warning agencys (JMA, JTWC, PAGASA.) The HKO, CWB, CMA, would off monitored it aswell. so it has to be a unless you can find a better hook. Jason Rees (talk) 16:44, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

• ALT 1 ... that even though Tropical Storm Wendy of 1999 was officially a tropical storm for only 12 hours, it killed 133 people? (The official agency for the West Pacific is the JMA) --Anhamirak 18:06, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

• I don't think this fact is particularly remarkable or interesting. Many Category 4 and Category 5 cyclones kill no-one, and many short-lived tropical storms kill thousand. The strength and duration of a tropical cyclone may have very little to do with its effects. –Juliancolton | ^Talk 18:18, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

• I have to say per the above comments. Pmlineditor  Talk 18:14, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Guptakashi

• ... that according to Hindu mythology, god Shiva hid in the form of a bull at Guptakashi (hidden Kashi), avoiding the Pandava brothers, earning the place its name?

• ALT1:... that according to Hindu mythology, god Shiva proposed to his consort Parvati at Guptakashi?

Created by Nvvchar (talk), Redtigerxyz (talk). Self nom at 14:32, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

• Good to go. ≈ Chamal ^talk ¤ 05:30, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Constanţa South Container Terminal

• ... that the CSCT is the largest container terminal in the Black Sea basin having an annual traffic capacity of 1,500,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs)?

Created by Mario1987 (talk). Self nom at 14:10, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

• Sourcing problems where citations do not properly match information with the source that provides the information. The two sources used as references for the 1,500,000 TEU figure claim values of 1,300,000 and 1,380,935 TEUs respectfully. The article does link to other references with the 1,500,000 figure (the terminal is apparently undergoing planned expansion) but those footnotes are linked to other sections within the article. --Allen3 ^talk 22:41, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• 1,500,000 represents the terminals nominal traffic capacity, the 1,300,000 and 1,380,935 figures represent the traffic that the terminal had in 2007 and 2008. Mario1987 07:59, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 30

Oslo Airport, Fornebu

• ... that a Lufthansa Junkers Ju 52 was the first plane to land at Oslo Airport, Fornebu of Norway, nine months before it opened?

5x expanded by Arsenikk (talk). Self nom at 21:33, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

• Sorry, I'm missing two points: what is unusual or remarkable in this hook? Why runways are struck through in the infobox of the article? Materialscientist (talk) 04:29, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

• Is it usual procedure for airliners on scheduled routes to make detours to unfinished, unopened airports? I guess the runways are struck through because they no longer exist, don't know if that's the way to do it or not. Manxruler (talk) 21:11, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

  No it is not, but. The article states in this regard "The plane had flown a scheduled route to Kjeller, and the captain had taken the plane onward to Fornebu to try out the new airport." (?!?) which does need clarification and reference(s). I also do not believe striking out is a proper way to cancel anything in a mainframe article. Materialscientist (talk) 00:59, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• I agree. We'll have to wait for the creator to respond to the issues in question. Manxruler (talk) 13:16, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• If someone has a good idea how to rephrase this, feel free. The hook is referenced at the bottom of the paragraph and is from a book about the history of the airport. I am sorry, but this makes perfect sense to me, so I am not quite sure how to be more specific. According to the source, the pilot just decided to take a trip to the new airport to test it out, long before it was finished—back then aviation was a bit wilder business. As for the striking out, that was not me; I have seen it in other articles as well, but I have never come across it in the MOS. Arsenikk ^(talk) 23:24, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

  I don't understand whether the pilot flew (nearly) alone or it was a part of improvised passenger flight. If second then it is remarkable, if first then the hook sounds like "the first car to park at White House was a brown Ford". Then I would search for another hook in the article rather than rewrite this one. Materialscientist (talk) 01:50, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I think I understand your point, and to follow your metaphor: it was like eight months before the parking lot at the White House opened, some random brown Ford owner decided to try out the parking lot to see if it worked... But I can see if I can find some other hook. Arsenikk ^(talk) 20:53, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, then maybe something like ALT1 ... that the first plane landed at Oslo Airport, Fornebu nine months before it was officially opened? ("was officially" added only to avoid confusion on what had opened) Materialscientist (talk) 23:19, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 29

Speleonectes atlantida

• ... that the recently discovered Speleonectes atlantida is the only crustacean known to be poisonous?

• ALT 1 ... that the eyeless species Speleonectes atlantida is the only crustacean known to be poisonous?
• ALT 2 ... that <the recently discovered> Speleonectes atlantida is an eyeless crustacean equipped with powerful prehensile limbs and poisonous fangs that function as hypodermic needles?

Created by ZooFari (talk). Self nom at 01:46, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• The reference doesn't support "the only crustacean known to be poisonous", but rather says "Aside from members of the Remipedia group, no other venomous crustaceans are known", suggesting that this particular one belongs to the only known family of poisonous crustaceans, rather than this exact species being the only one. Arakunem^Talk 18:30, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

• Misread. I listed an alt above, but probably won't be as unique as the other false positive. The phrase in brackets just indicates it would be fine without it. ZooFari 22:50, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg

• ... that Peter Tamm's collection, starting the International Maritime Museum Hamburg, was severely criticized in Germany?

• Comment: Mostly based on German sources.

5x expanded by Sebastian scha. (talk). Self nom at 23:31, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that most of the exhibits at the International Maritime Museum Hamburg are from the private collection of Peter Tamm, who started collecting when he was six years old?

• Comment: With the one and only English source.

• ALT2:... that the International Maritime Museum Hamburg was opened in 2008 in a former warehouse, which was used as a grain elevator and ground storage for packaged goods?

• Comment: Based on German sources, but my favourite. Sebastian scha. (talk) 23:31, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

• Comment If you insist on translating the name into English for the hooks, please note that's it "maritime", not "maritim". Dahn (talk) 10:37, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

No, I don't insist about this. changed it anyway because it's translated. If you choose to use the German name, that's okay for me. Sebastian scha. (talk) 11:15, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Jiabiangou

• ... that 2500 out of 3000 prisoners at the Chinese Jiabiangou labor camp died within three years, mostly from starvation?

Created by Addyson Smith (talk). Self nom at 14:37, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

• Need better refs. We can't use several recently published reviews of one recently published book as the source for such an article about a labour camp without any further supporting refs. The book in question is not even used as the ref. Instead, we have the webpage of a book retailer selling the book. At best, the 4 refs in the article right now can only be used to support the fact that the book has such contents, but they cannot validate the contents of the book. --74.13.125.201 (talk) 15:14, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

• Only the translation of the book is recent, the Chinese version has been out for many years - long enough to expose any fraud. What we have are secondary sources: reviews by some of the most reliable newspapers in the world (NY Times, Washington Post) of survivor stories written down in an acclaimed book (still counts as a primary source in my opinion). The cited description of the events at Jiabianguo by the book's translator is even closer to the events. The fact that the book is reviewed in the NY Times adds to its credibility and is consistent with Wikipedia's policy to usually rely on material from secondary sources. Addyson Smith (talk) 18:37, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

Do you have any other independent refs unrelated to this one book? News articles about the closing of the camp and about the investigations, perhaps? --74.13.130.88 (talk) 10:41, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

• As of now the article cites 2 books "Woman from Shanghai" and "The Tragedy at Jiabiangou" about Jiabianguo, both based on independent sets of survivor interviews and the book "New ghosts, old ghosts: prisons and labor reform camps in China" that also mentions the camp and a statement on the death toll by a survivor (90%, the other sources that the article follows are closer to 80%) in a footnote. News articles from the period are unlikely to exist, since this happened China in the early 1960's. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Addyson Smith (talk • contribs) 12:27, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the new refs. --74.13.126.87 (talk) 20:50, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 28

Mela shikar

• ... that before 1977, hundreds of wild elephants in North-East India were captured each year by mela shikar, a traditional method involving a lasso?

Created by Xeteli (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 12:48, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

• "unreliable sources and plagiarism"? See NW's misplaced comments one section below. --74.14.21.211 (talk) 01:03, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

• I found major issues here, including unreliable sources (Facebook) and plagiarism. Several paragraphs are written in the matter of a newspaper report, and look to be copyright violations. No go unless these are fixed. NW (Talk) 18:11, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

• As the first poster said all refs were offline unless facebook is some sort of code for a book not sure what you're talking about. I haven't contributed to the content of this article but if all the sources are offline how are you able to prove they're plagiarized? -- Esemono (talk) 01:29, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

NW put his comments for another DYKnom one section too low. --74.14.21.211 (talk) 00:48, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Note that the above comments were originally placed in the section below accidentally. NW (Talk) 19:59, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

This appears to be a fixable problem. But I don't have access to the off-line sources, so I can't do the fixing. I've left a note on the author's usertalkpage. Hopefully, (s)he can fix the text accordingly. --PFHLai (talk) 20:21, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

I’m a newcomer to Wikipedia, hence inexperienced. I however created the article Mela shikar with the sources I had. Now it’s being nominated for DYK by PFHLai. If some tweaking of the text can make it eligible for the main page, I would like to request you veterans to help me. What I have are the references and the external link. - Xeteli (talk) 11:20, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Ask NW which sentences appeared too similar to the source. Just re-write them without using the same sentence structure as in the source. --74.13.126.87 (talk) 12:55, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Letchworth Corset Riot

• ... that the opening of a corset factory in 1914 led to a riot in Letchworth Garden City, England?

Created by Jspearmint (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 12:06, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

• Comment: All refs currently in this article are off-line. I can't find alternate sources about this riot by googling. This is a totally AGF nom. But, can someone familiar with the history of Letchworth / Hertfordshire / early 20th century England confirm this, please? Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 20:26, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

• Think this guy might be a hoaxster? It's certainly a possibility. His other article, Garden City (album) seems even more unlikely. The fact that he has only made about 20 edits but created two articles which conform perfectly to MOS is another red flag, as is the fact that every live link he has left that I have clicked on comes up blank. Gatoclass (talk) 16:27, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Subject is proving extremely resistant to independent confirmation. In addition to a simple search engine test I have performed news archive searches through both Google News and The Times (closest big city newspaper) and have been unable to find any mention of this event while using search terms such as "Letchworth corset" "Letchworth riot" and "corset riot". A search for an online presence by the museum listed as the source of several of the article's photographs only turned up information dealing with the Second World War.[5] As for the referenced offline sources, most are local interest books providing no online access. Exceptions are the Valerie Steele book which is available through Google Books via limited preview (referenced pages are however unavailable online) and Charles Purdom book which is available via snippet view. A search through the Steele book for the words "Letchworth" and "riot" both failed to generate any matches.[6] The Purdom book also failed to match these terms along with "Wilbury Road" (a name in the sentence for which this book is used as a source).[7] --Allen3 ^talk 18:31, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Pedantry alert - FYI, Allen3 - The Times is a national newspaper, not a 'big city newspaper' (only Americans call it the London Times - to us Brits its just 'The Times'). 81.159.89.82 (talk) 16:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• Comment: In the absence of hard evidence of wrongdoing, I want to AGF. But I'd rather err on the side of caution. I'll have no problem letting this nom sit here on T:TDYK and eventually scroll off due to old age. I don't want to see iffy materials sneak onto MainPage. --PFHLai (talk) 20:10, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

But it would be great if someone familiar with the history of Letchworth can look into this article. Thanks in advance. --PFHLai (talk) 05:50, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

As this is clearly outside the personal expertise of the dozen or so regulars that patrol this page, I have dropped a note at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject England asking for more localized knowledge. --Allen3 ^talk 10:51, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I think this is the burden of the nomiator and/or article writer to justify. And if they can't, I suggest we send both this and Garden City over to AFD and see if the heat of that fire causes anything to develop.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:29, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Nothing is verifiable in either article. AGF is not a suicide pact. I am labeling both articles as hoaxes and submitting them to AfD. Let God sort them out. If this is a hoax, and I think it is, it is going to take time and effort to take out the text inserted to support the hoax in other articles.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:49, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

I've nommed it for deletion, currently it is three for deletion to nil. I've also indef blocked Jspearmint on discovering a third hoax, Sebastian Openshaw. Jspearmint has twice requested unblocks, insisting that he is "Super Cool", an allegation dismissed as "Lies" by the most recent admin to review it. Quite a Sunday morning! I don't think we need concern ourselves any further with this nom.--Wehwalt (talk) 16:12, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Bara (genre)

• ... that the work of Tom of Finland was published in a Japanese bara magazine?

Created by SykoSilver (talk). Nominated by Malkinann (talk) at 00:14, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that bara has been called "the next big porn wave coming out of Japan?" —Preceding unsigned comment added by SykoSilver (talk • contribs) 03:30, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

• Article has some problem tags. Please try to fix the issues. ≈ Chamal (sock) ^{Master · talk} 06:15, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• Would fixing the orange tag be enough? The additional rules for DYK seem to indicate that only the orange tags are problematic? --Malkinann (talk) 12:36, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• In general all section tags should be addressed. Expansion tags also fall under D6; the article should appear to be complete and not some sort of work in progress. Shubinator (talk) 15:55, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

The Disasters of War

• ... that the final etching in Francisco Goya's series The Disasters of War shows a female figure, possibly intended as a personification of Spain, besieged by a mob of baying animals?

Created by Ceoil (talk) and Johnbod (talk). Self nom at 20:09, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

• The article says it might be a personification of Spain, or Truth, or the Constitution of 1812. So this hook is a little problematic. The image of the plate isn't all that good either. Perhaps you could submit a hook about a different plate? Gatoclass (talk) 16:05, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

You are right; the article developed after I nomed. I need to sleep now; alt hook to follow. Thanks for the look. Ceoil (talk) 02:57, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that Francisco Goya's series of etchings The Disasters of War was not published until 35 years after his death, when there would no longer be a risk of political repercussions?

(Image has been switched) Ceoil (talk) 11:43, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

ref problem - 35 years is in refs but not in ref 5 the one inline. Also I can find no ref for the reason for the delay. One ref even says that they can see no reason as it wasn't anti-French but anti-war?

U.S. Post Office (Nyack, New York)

• ... that the Nyack, New York, post office (pictured) has been renamed in memory of two local police offcers and a security guard slain in the 1981 Brinks robbery?

• ALT1:... that the Nyack, New York, post office (pictured) is a rare use of the Classical Revival style for a U.S. post office built after World War I?

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 05:42, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

• The first is better, as classicising post-World War I post offices are commonplace.--Wetman (talk) 17:48, 29 August 2009 (UTC)

• Try ALT2: ... that the Nyack, New York, post office (pictured) is a rare use of the Classical Revival style for an interbellum U.S. post office? That seems more in line with what the article says. Thanks, cmadler (talk) 19:29, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

That's actually more accurate (although I think the first hook is more eye-catching). Daniel Case (talk) 22:07, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

The renaming doesn't seem successful as this article is not titled with the new name ... in fact I can't find out what the new name is in the article in a quick read. Surely this should be obvious? Victuallers (talk) 11:36, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Special occasion holding area

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

Articles created/expanded for September 11

Peekskill Presbyterian Church

• ... that the same bell at New York's Peekskill Presbyterian Church (pictured) which probably tolled for the death of George Washington was rung in memory of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks?

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 06:10, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

• "which probably"? Speculation or fact? --74.13.126.87 (talk) 20:48, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

The church's bell has not been replaced since (at least) its formal incorporation in 1826. The church began meeting in 1799, shortly before Washington's death and had a bell then. It seems, according to the centenary history cited in the NRHP nom, that it probably was tolled at Washington's death. Call it informed speculation ... I qualified it because I can't claim it as a black-and-white fact, and neither does the church's website. Daniel Case (talk) 05:39, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

"It is possible..." That's what your ref says on its page 5. Do we know what happened to the bell between 1799 and 1826? --74.13.126.87 (talk) 12:24, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded for September 23

Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmstead Historic District

• ... that 50 years ago today, on an Iowa farm, farmer and hybrid corn salesman Roswell Garst hosted Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev?

Created by Doncram (talk). Self nom at 08:27, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

This is preliminary, not yet meeting DYK standards in the article, but it will get there soon. doncram (talk) 08:27, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

I7 says "No redlinks in the hook." Art LaPella (talk) 04:21, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Added a link to Heterosis#Hybrid_corn. Otto4711 (talk) 10:33, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Pls don't make Iowa seem like an agricultural produce grown at a farm. It should be "a farm in Iowa, USA".--74.13.126.87 (talk) 20:47, 5 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't see any problem with "an Iowa farm"; this kind of wording is used all the time, and is shortier and punchier (which is important for a DYK hook). rʨanaɢ ^talk/_contribs 14:29, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

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