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Your GA nomination of Julius Morgan

The article Julius Morgan you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Julius Morgan for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 17:01, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Julius Morgan

The article Julius Morgan you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Julius Morgan for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Ealdgyth -- Ealdgyth (talk) 13:01, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Milam Residence

On 25 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Milam Residence, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the facade of geometric shapes on the Milam Residence (pictured) also provides shade to the interior? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Milam Residence. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Milam Residence), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 15,950 views (1,329.1 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of February 2022 – nice work!

IABot archive

Sure, to use IABot to archive links, click 'View history' of the article you want to archive, then in the External tools line near the top click 'Fix dead links', then check the little box for "Add archives to all non-dead references...", and click ANALYZE. Right now it doesn't work in some platforms and browsers, but I've been assured they're working on it. Abductive (reasoning) 01:06, 26 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you @Abductive: that works well

DYK for Louis Micheels House

On 27 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Louis Micheels House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Louis Micheels House was called a building of "great significance", but the new owners wanted it gone? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Louis Micheels House. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Louis Micheels House), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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) 00:02, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 9,046 views (753.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of February 2022 – nice work!

Cyril Colnik

Hi Bruxton, I have seen you'd like promote the article to a GA. The Guild of Copyeditors might be able to help you in this endeavor.Paradise Chronicle (talk) 11:58, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you much @Paradise Chronicle:. I will investigate. Bruxton (talk) 14:44, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Door Tree

On 7 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Door Tree, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Door Tree (pictured), which stood for nearly 200 years, was cut down because of a brother's hatred? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Door Tree. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Door Tree), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Kusma (talk) 00:02, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 48,540 views (2,022.5 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2022 – nice work!

DYK for Mephistopheles and Margaretta

On 14 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mephistopheles and Margaretta, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the sculpture Mephistopheles and Margaretta (pictured) is best seen with a mirror behind it? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mephistopheles & Margaretta. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mephistopheles and Margaretta), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Kusma (talk) 12:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 31.180 views (2,598.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2022 – nice work!

DYK for Ides of March coin

On 15 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ides of March coin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Ides of March coin (pictured) was struck to celebrate an assassination and an assassin? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ides of March Coin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ides of March coin), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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) 12:02, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 18,322 views (1526.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2022 – nice work!

theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (she/they) 05:59, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Scale Lane Footbridge

Hello, can you have a look at Scale Lane Footbridge under the design section. The sentence "The speed of the bridge opening and closing is 15 metres (16 yd) meters second." does not make sense. Thanks. Keith D (talk) 19:47, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

@Keith D: Doh! 0.15 per second per the source. I will correct. Bruxton (talk) 22:24, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Hittite plague

On 21 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hittite plague, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Hittite plague in the 14th century BC was the the first documented use of a disease as a biological weapon? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hittite plague. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hittite plague), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 12,081 views (1,006.7 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2022 – nice work!

DYK for Utroba Cave

On 23 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Utroba Cave, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Utroba Cave was made to resemble female genitalia, and the cave puts on a show with natural light to symbolize fertilization? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Utroba Cave. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Utroba Cave), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

 — Amakuru (talk) 00:02, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Hook update
Your hook reached 23,156 views (964.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2022 – nice work!

Bruxton (talk) 14:00, 24 March 2022 (UTC)