Template:Did you know nominations/K-23 (Kansas highway)

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The result was: promoted by Amkgp (talk) 05:43, 5 December 2020 (UTC)

K-23 (Kansas highway)

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~~... that K-23 (Kansas highway) was first established as K-20 in 1926, but was renumbered K-23 by 1927?~~Source: 1926 Rand McNally Atlas and 1927 Rand McNally Atlas

Improved to Good Article status by 420Traveler (talk). Self-nominated at 18:49, 20 November 2020 (UTC).

...That's pretty common, isn't it? Nova Crystallis (Talk) 06:41, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
I was coming to say the same thing. In this timeframe, highway systems across the US were in flux because of the creation of the U.S. Highway System. What makes this highway's renumbering interesting? –Fredddie ™ 06:43, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
Sounds good I agree to delete\not pass it. Just didnt realize it needed to be interesting, as many Ive seen passed aren't .420Traveler (talk) 14:26, 22 November 2020 (UTC)

I wasn't saying being interesting is a requirement of DYK, but it certainly helps. A hook should make you want to click the link and read the article (this is my opinion). This hook doesn't do that. –Fredddie ™ 06:14, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

@420Traveler:@Fredddie: Being interesting is certainly part of our criteria: see WP:DYK#Cited hook a. The hook should include a definite fact that is mentioned in the article and interesting to a broad audience.
Here is a suggested angle:
ALT1: ... that Kansas highway K-23 is known as Main Street in Cimarron, Dighton, and Hoxie?
If you like this alt, each sentence mentioned in the hook needs an inline cite per WP:DYK#Cited hook. Yoninah (talk) 23:27, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

@Yoninah: I do like that one. I added the citations, they may be in the wrong place but I'm new to DYK. Thanks -420Traveler (talk) 00:02, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Thank you. They belong in the article, not the hook, so I moved them to the article. ALT1 is ready for review. Yoninah (talk) 00:22, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

ALT1. For some reason I'm unable to access ksdot.org, but the references are in place and verified by two others. Well done finding an interesting hook, I wasn't able to myself. CMD (talk) 07:58, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, CMD These cites are maps which I was able to access and confirm that K-23 enters and exits the cities under its route number but is labeled as Main Street within the city. Yoninah (talk) 11:27, 29 November 2020 (UTC)