User:HalfGig/DYK blurbs
DYK for Guilá Naquitz Cave[edit]
 | On 28 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Guilá Naquitz Cave, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that squash remains at Guilá Naquitz Cave are the oldest known evidence of crop domestication in the Americas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Guilá Naquitz Cave. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:02, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Squash mosaic virus[edit]
| On 31 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Squash mosaic virus, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in addition to infecting squashes, the squash mosaic virus also infects melons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Squash mosaic virus. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:04, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Pyrus ussuriensis[edit]
| On 30 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pyrus ussuriensis, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Ussurian pear is the hardiest of all pears? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pyrus ussuriensis. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 00:03, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Prunus sibirica[edit]
| On 2 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Prunus sibirica, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Siberian apricot has been studied as a source of biodiesel? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prunus sibirica. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Prunus nipponica[edit]
| On 3 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Prunus nipponica, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the fruit of the Japanese Alpine Cherry can be used to make green dye? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prunus nipponica. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Thanks from the DYK project and I Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Prunus mandshurica[edit]
| On 3 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Prunus mandshurica, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prunus mandshurica. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Allen3 talk 17:41, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Prunus simonii[edit]
| On 4 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Prunus simonii, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prunus simonii. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Allen3 talk 09:08, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Thomas W. Whitaker[edit]
 | A fact from HalfGig/DYK blurbs appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 November 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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DYK for Bruce D. Smith[edit]
| A fact from HalfGig/DYK blurbs appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 December 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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DYK for Jesse More Greenman[edit]
| A fact from HalfGig/DYK blurbs appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 December 2014 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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DYK for Julia Wilmotte Henshaw[edit]
| On 9 December 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Julia Wilmotte Henshaw, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Canadian botanist, combat ambulance driver, and political activist Julia Wilmotte Henshaw (pictured) urged women voters to support conscription, yet was also anti-suffrage? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Julia Wilmotte Henshaw. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Graeme Bartlett (talk) 13:51, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
DYK for Shortia galacifolia[edit]
| On 1 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Shortia galacifolia, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Shortia galacifolia (pictured) was rediscovered nearly 100 years after its first sighting? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shortia galacifolia. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:01, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf[edit]
| On 7 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that self-taught botanist Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf is the namesake of the type species Suksdorfia violacea? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Harrias talk 00:02, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Suksdorfia violacea[edit]
| On 7 February 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Suksdorfia violacea, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that self-taught botanist Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf is the namesake of the type species Suksdorfia violacea? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Harrias talk 00:02, 7 February 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Thomas Minott Peters[edit]
| On 5 March 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Minott Peters, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although Alabama Chief Justice and botanist Thomas Minott Peters owned slaves before the Civil War, he later championed equal rights for African Americans and women, and wanted Jefferson Davis hanged? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Minott Peters. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 10:27, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
DYK for Erythranthe[edit]
On 22 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Erythranthe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Suksdorf's monkeyflower of the genus Erythranthe was named after the mostly self-taught immigrant botanist Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Erythranthe), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:03, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Erythranthe suksdorfii[edit]
On 22 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Erythranthe suksdorfii, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Suksdorf's monkeyflower of the genus Erythranthe was named after the mostly self-taught immigrant botanist Wilhelm Nikolaus Suksdorf? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Erythranthe suksdorfii), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Coffee // have a cup // beans // 12:03, 22 February 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Erythranthe cuprea[edit]
On 28 February 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Erythranthe cuprea, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that because of a water-soluble pigment, Erythranthe cuprea has copper-colored flowers instead of the more common red and yellow flowers found in its genus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Erythranthe cuprea. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Erythranthe cuprea), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Mifter (talk) 12:03, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
DYK for Erythranthe peregrina[edit]
On 14 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Erythranthe peregrina, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Erythranthe peregrina (pictured) is a rare example of a species developing in multiple locations from parents that normally produce sterile hybrids? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Erythranthe peregrina. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Erythranthe peregrina), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.