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This page transcludes a subset of the nominations found on the page of all the approved nominations for the "Did you know" section of the Main Page. It only transcludes the nominations filed under dates of the third-most recent week. The page is intended to allow editors to easily review recent nominations that may not be displaying correctly on the complete page of approved nominations if that page's contents are causing the page to hit the post-expand include size limit.

Lisdoonvarna Music Festival

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Created by Valenciano (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

Valenciano (talk) 11:23, 22 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: New enough, long enough. Hook fact is cited, interesting. Earwig spies no issues. QPQ was done. Looks good to go. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:36, 29 December 2024 (UTC)  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:36, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dethloff Willrodt

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  • Source: Johnson, Francis White (1916). A History of Texas and Texans (PDF). Vol. IV. The American Historical Society. pp. 1634–1635 – via Legislative Reference Library of Texas.
Created by Aquabluetesla (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Aquabluetesla (talk) 18:47, 18 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: @Aquabluetesla: charlotte 👸🎄 00:44, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Luigi Mangione

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Created by Liamashron (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 262 past nominations.

Launchballer 13:41, 21 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, hook fact is interesting and well supported. Biography section would do with merging. Earwig is not happy, and looking at the results I feel like bits and bobs could be better paraphrased.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:15, 21 December 2024 (UTC)but that's beyond the DYK purview.[reply]
Earwig is picking up a lot of false positives because of the volume of quotes used in the article. I believe I've fixed all the ones that don't come under WP:LIMITED. The first four body paragraphs are all now one.--Launchballer 14:15, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Image is NOT approved, however; it is currently at FFD, and very much will end up deleted. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:26, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Amata of Assisi

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5x expanded by Figureskatingfan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 53 past nominations.

Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 22:41, 16 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new and long enough. Both hooks are present in the article, interesting, and sourced. The rest of the article's sourcing looks good as well. Earwig returns nearly 25%, though most all from direct quotes. My only issue with this is a lack of attribution, particularly using It was said..., which is sort of a meaningless expression - it would be great if you could replace that with the attribution of the quote. QPQs are needed - since you have over 20 DYK credits and we're in backlog mode, you'll need two. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 23:32, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@PCN02WPS: wow that was fast. I will take care of your comments and complete the QPQs, probably by end of the day tomorrow. Thanks for the review. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 23:54, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@PCN02WPS:, both QPQs done. Thanks, Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 19:03, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Awesome! Just the "it was said" issue above (It was said that Amata's decision to become a nun was an answer to her aunt's prayers... - the quote in that line needs attribution) and then we should be GTG. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 19:55, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, right. All done, thanks. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 06:02, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@PCN02WPS:. TSventon (talk) 20:58, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
sweet! PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 18:06, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

John A. Tibbits

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John Arnold Tibbits
John Arnold Tibbits
  • Source: Strings of power: "...Thomas Waller of New London [was] narrowly elected governor in the 1882 state elections...Tibbits, a zealous Republican, editorialized against Waller's candidacy in the harshest of terms"
  • ALT1: ... that John A. Tibbits (pictured) and his law firm partner served as consecutive U.S. consuls to Bradford, England? Source: The Whaling City: A History of New London: "...when Benjamin Harrison became president, John A. Tibbits was appointed consul at Bradford, England, 1889 replacing Waller" (Decker 280); "John A. Tibbits lost his collectorship in 1885 and interestingly, Waller and Tibbits reestablished a law firm with Waller's son, Tracey" (283)
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: This is my first DYK nomination, so please let me know if I'm missing or need to fix something; thanks! Thank you to User:Epicgenius on the Discord for helping me reword these hooks!
Moved to mainspace by Staraction (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Staraction (talk | contribs) 03:11, 17 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is easily new and long enough. Both hooks are good but I find ALT0 to be far more interesting. Article's sourcing is excellent and both hooks are present in the article. I suspect the sourcing checks out for both, but could you provide page numbers for each hook (both are sourced to FN 11) so I can double check? (As a note, I recommend {{sfn}} for book citations, that way each instance of the citation has its own page number - of course, this is separate from the DYK nom, just a tip that I have found helpful). Earwig looks good, basically all "violations" are the exact phrase "Connecticut House of Representatives" so no issues there. Image is public domain and nom has no prior DYK credits so no QPQ is required. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 23:35, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doctor Who specials (2022)

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Improved to Good Article status by TheDoctorWho (talk) and OlifanofmrTennant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TheDoctorWho (talk) 22:47, 22 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: All good! I don't think ALT0 needs the "giving them the name Thasmin" part, since that's not particularly interesting and removing it makes the hook snappier. ALT0 is the most interesting hook, other than that minor issue. Congrats on the GA! Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 07:44, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings

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Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings
  • ... that a painting (pictured) depicts the Mughal emperor Jahangir preferring a Sufi saint to the Ottoman sultan and the king of England?
  • Source: Smee, Sebastian (2021-03-03). "A Mughal masterpiece". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-12-08. It shows Jahangir, the great Mughal emperor and patron of the arts, sitting cross-legged on a throne that takes the form of a European hourglass. Beneath him are four people, slightly smaller in scale. The lower one is Bichitr, the artist who painted it. Above him are King James I of England, the Sultan of Turkey and – uppermost at left, the object of Jahangir's rapt attention – Shaikh Hussain. Shaikh Hussain was a Sufi descendant of the revered saint Khwaja Mu'in-ud-Din Chishti. It was to this saint's shrine that the emperor Akbar once prayed for a son. Jahangir himself was the happy result. One of the Persian couplets that appear in cartouches above and below states: "To all appearances, even as kings and potentates stand in attendance upon him, his gaze falls, inwardly, ever upon holy dervishes." In other words, Jahangir – for all his immense worldly power, evoked by the magnificent jewels on his fingers and the transparent delicacy of his body-clinging jacket, or "jama" – knew what mattered.
Beach, Milo Cleveland (1981). The imperial image: paintings for the Mughal court. Freer Gallery of Art, Washington. pp. 168–169. Ettinghausen argued that it is precisely this choice of holy men over secular rulers, of the divine over the mundane, that is the subject of the illustration. He notes the putti above, who seem both dazzled by Jahangir's splendor and distressed that their emblems of worldly sovereignty are rejected
5x expanded by AmateurHi$torian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

AmateurHi$torian (talk) 14:31, 17 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was nominated the day it was expanded. It is long enough, the sources are cited throughout, and the image is obviously in public domain. I see a potential for a much more interesting hook, however. AmateurHi$torian, would it not be possible to expand the article about the painter as well and nominate it along with this article? There is an opportunity for a nice double hook. Can we also get some commentary on how Jahangir appears to spurn the monarchs? I see it in RS and it is hinted at in the title but it is not elaborated on in the text. I would suggest noting that the painter inserted himself into the painting, and/or that the painting of King James was used to depict him spurned. Also, it seems quite obvious to me that a photo of the painting should be included in the hook. Surtsicna (talk) 16:27, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Added an image to the nomination. Added some mention of how the kings and the artist are all spurned in favour of the holy man in the article. Also started to expand Bichitr.
A double-hooked alt could be ALT1 "... that a painting (pictured) by the artist Bichitr shows the Mughal emperor Jahangir preferring a Sufi saint over the king of England and the Ottoman sultan?" or ALT2 "... that a painting (pictured) by the artist Bichitr shows the Mughal emperor Jahangir attending to a Sufi saint even as the king of England and the Ottoman sultan stand in the audience?"AmateurHi$torian (talk) 00:33, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The article about Bichitr has come along very nicely. It is sufficiently and recently expanded, and is wonderfully sourced. My spot checks have not uncovered close paraphrasing issues. Thank you for taking the time to expand this one too! There is so much coverage about both the painting and Bichitr that I am surprised it took so long to flesh out these articles; I also think the abundance of sources makes it possible to turn these into Good or Featured Articles. I have made some minor MoS changes to the hooks. Both alt hooks are suitable, but ALT1 is more concise and so takes precedence. Perhaps a simpler hook would capture the attention of more readers: ALT3 "... that an Indian emperor spurns the king of England and the Turkish sultan in a painting (pictured) by the Indian artist Bichitr?" Surtsicna (talk) 11:57, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ALT3 is fine by me as well, perhaps even better to replace "Indian emperor" in place of Mughal as people might not know about the Mughal empire. Thanks for the review :) AmateurHi$torian (talk) 13:44, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Autoflow

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Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 202 past nominations.

Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:37, 17 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Maury Markowitz: A few issues: (i) there is a maintenance tag on the article, as it has no categories – this needs to be fixed; and (ii) could you provide a direct quote verifying it as the first software patent? In the cited article I read that "In 1968, Goetz applied for a patent for the program; in 1970, it was one of the earliest software product patents granted." Might be missing it, but I'm not seeing it explicitly referred to as the first, as opposed to one of the earliest. Add categories and let me know the part of the source confirming it as the first and this should be good. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:47, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Well caught, wrong link. I can't seem to cut and paste from PDFs any more, so if you go here and scroll to page 10 you will see "for the first time computer software is being covered by a patent from the U.S. Patent Office. Autoflow... is to be the first patented program." Worth noting that this was not Goetz's first software-related patent, he got another in 1968 for a sorting system but that was not "a program" in the sense this is. Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:23, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I think this should be good to go now. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:31, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flag of Okinawa Prefecture

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Flag of Okinawa Prefecture
Flag of Okinawa Prefecture
  • Source: 沖縄のシンボル [Symbols of Okinawa]. Okinawa Prefecture Official Website (in Japanese). Okinawa Prefectural Government. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
Created by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

Yue🌙 10:27, 18 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Very well sourced and illustrated article! New enough, long enough, and both hooks are interesting (but I have a personal interest in ALT1). The only thing I did not go fully in-depth on was all the sources, as many are in Japanese, and in that case I am AGF because I don't speak the language. Thank you for your quality contributions, cheers! Johnson524 10:10, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bob Fernandez

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Created by Jolielover (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

jolielover♥talk 14:18, 17 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Jolielover:, this one is currently circa 300 characters below the 1500 character requirement and needs expansion before it meets WP:DYKCRIT. I am also not entirely sure the hook is sufficiently interesting. 17 is young these days, but back then this was a common military age. I am simply not sure the subjects age or occupation is sufficiently interesting to meet this criteria. Overall you did well for your first nomination, but I'd want to see an expansion and also someone provide a second opinion before I passed this. — MaxnaCarta  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 01:36, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • @MaxnaCarta:, when I submitted this it was above the character limit but someone reverted my edit (mistakenly probably), I have added the information back. Personally, I think it's interesting given that one of the few survivors of the attack was only 17 but I understand the criticism. jolielover♥talk 15:19, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries @Jolielover:, also, my comments are not so much a critisicm as much as a concern the hook is not interesting enough. However, as "interesting" is subjective and you have passed the objective criteria, I am going to pass this and allow reviewing admins to decide whether to proceed to prep queue. NB: QPQ not required. — MaxnaCarta  ( 💬 • 📝 ) 22:12, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Close to You (Frank Ocean song)

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  • Source: On Saturday night (July 22), during one of the more bizarre moments of his staggering, raw, emotive headline set at FYF Festival, Ocean told the crowd he was going to cover his favorite song: Stevie Wonder’s version of “Close To You” by The Carpenters. Brad Pitt suddenly appeared acting out a phone conversation while Ocean performed it. Ocean never acknowledged him. He may as well have been on a TV in the background.
(https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/frank-ocean-brad-pitt-prince-stevie-wonder-fyf-festival-a-tribe-called-quest-7874068/)
Converted from a redirect by Phibeatrice (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Phibeatrice (talk) 07:46, 17 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, and properly cited. QPQ has been satisfied. The hook is interesting enough. The only issue I found was that Earwig flagged some possible copyright violation, though it appears to stem from a long quote that is properly attributed. All in all, I see no reason not to approve this article. JJonahJackalope (talk) 18:17, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Andreas Kordellas

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Andreas Kordellas, 1888
Andreas Kordellas, 1888
  • Source: Papastefanaki, Leda (2016). "Mining Engineers, Industrial Mondernisation and Politics in Greece, 1870–1940". The Historical Review/La Revue Historique. 13. doi:10.12681/hr.11557. pg. 88
Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 96 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 06:55, 24 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Just a note about his father. The source mentions he was from Ampelakia without mention which of them (there are three localities with than name in Greece). Given the early 19th century setting, it is more possible that it was Ampelakia, Larissa than the town in Salamina. C messier (talk) 12:52, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rockwell PPS-8

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Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 203 past nominations.

Maury Markowitz (talk) 15:53, 18 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good — Interesting read. C F A 04:14, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yuri Kochiyama

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ALT0: ... that Japanese-American activist Yuri Kochiyama converted to Islam in 1971?

  • Source: "Malcolm X’s influence on Yuri extended beyond the political, and from 1971 to 1975, she practiced Sunni Islam." (Fujjino 2005, p. 209)
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: First DYK, sorry if the formatting is wrong! I tried to follow the guidelines as best I could.
Improved to Good Article status by Spookyaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Spookyaki (talk) 18:05, 20 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall:

Article is new enough (promoted to GA on 18 December), long enough, sourced, neutral, and free of copyright violations. QPQ not required. The hook is cited and interesting. I'm not sure about the wording of the hook. "Sunni Islam" seems overly specific, its like specifying someone converted to Protestant Christianity rather than just Christianity. Additionally, I don't think "conversion" is a long process, so she didn't convert from 1971 to 1975; She converted in 1971, and practiced the religion until 1975. (I might be wrong in this definition of "conversion" and if so, please let me know) Just these couple of minor pedantic issues and it would be good to go. :) AmateurHi$torian (talk) 21:49, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No, you're right, the original use of "converted" was a bit imprecise. How does it look now? Spookyaki (talk) 22:50, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The new hook is good to go. If the part about her deconversion is also to be included, it could be worded as - ALT1:"... that Japanese-American activist Yuri Kochiyama practiced Islam between 1971 and 1975?" and ALT2:"...that Japanese-American activist Yuri Kochiyama converted to Islam in 1971, and practiced it until 1975?". -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 03:43, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think Alt0 or Alt2 are good. Maybe Alt2 if I had to pick. Thanks! Spookyaki (talk) 06:42, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up

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Created by CanonNi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

'''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 13:03, 18 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - Neither hook is stated in the article.
  • Interesting: No - See comment below.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Both sources are cited in the article, but neither hook is stated. ALT0 is interesting but could use a bit more context, namely what kind of video game is it and what kind of stations? I suggest this rewording to the nominator and promoter:

... that in the simulation video game Overcrowd: A Commute 'Em Up, the player needs to manage everything from the construction of train stations to dumping trash cans?

ALT0 is interesting because the latter activity, dumping trash, is not typically an enjoyably activity and so it would be odd to put it in a video game that is meant to entertain. ALT1 seems quite weak to me in comparison, as none of the listed items are unusual for actual train stations to have.

As soon as ALT0 is stated in the article, I will approve that hook for this nomination. Yue🌙 02:21, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Debris fallout

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  • ... that debris lofted by tornadoes has been known to rise over 6 km (3.7 mi) into the atmosphere and can be transported up to 353 km (219 mi) away?
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: The height range for the Super Outbreak was 5.5 to 6.5 kilometres, so I went with the figure of 6.0. Probably one of the most interesting tornado science-related topics that exists.
Created by Departure– (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Departure– (talk) 18:45, 18 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I am afraid I have concerns here related to article size. Only 100 words are in the prose section, which also doubles as the lead and is just a single paragraph. Then the rest of the article is a list of events grouped under 'notable events', which, a) is in the bullet point format (and thus not counted by the prose size checker), and b) is problematic - notable according to whom? This is a list with no clear criteria. Overall, I am afraid this article is just too short for a DYK - it does not have a lead section. Please ping me if this is expanded to at least have 250 words of non-bulleted prose, and I'll comment here again. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 14:40, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Western Kentucky University swim team hazing scandal

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Improved to Good Article status by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 55 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 18:23, 18 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Alec Nyasulu

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  • ... that after serving as Malawi's first speaker of the assembly following independence, Alec Nyasulu was a tobacco farmer?
Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 283 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:40, 26 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

2019 NFC Championship Game

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Raheem Mostert
Raheem Mostert
Moved to mainspace by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 55 past nominations.

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:53, 19 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Having read through, this looks good to me. Earwig copyvio check looks fine. One small thing (Tyler Ervin, the Packers kick returned, muffed the return and was only able to move the ball to the eight-yard line should read Tyler Ervin, the Packers kick returner, muffed the return and was only able to move the ball to the eight-yard line), but other than that this was a smooth read. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 17:07, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Red-tailed hawk, I fixed the typo! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 13:58, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Abdoulkader Waberi Askar

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Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 284 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:49, 26 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough and barely long enough. QPQ present. Hook fact checks out and is actually a reasonable way to make the hook more hooky than a standard "events banned", even if Waberi had little to do with sport. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:58, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gerhard Schwedes

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5x expanded by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 14:13, 19 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Dan Hays (artist)

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Created by Jonathan Deamer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

Jonathan Deamer (talk) 14:03, 19 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Price Tower

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Price Tower
Price Tower
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 690 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 23:05, 19 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, sourced, neutral, free of copyright violations. The image used is free, clear, and used in the article. Hooks are cited and interesting; ALT6 is the most interesting in my opinion.

Wuju

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  • ... that the Chinese dance theatre known as wuju blends influences of ballet and traditional opera?
  • Source: MacKerras, Colin (2005). "Wuju". In Davis, Edward (ed.). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. London and New York: Routledge. pp. 926–927. ISBN 978-0-415-24129-8.
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 724 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:42, 19 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough and long enough. Article is presentable, neutral, well-sourced, and BLP-compliant. No copyvios are apparent. The hook is interesting and its offline source is accepted in good faith. QPQ has been done. Good work here. gobonobo + c 01:16, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Florida State University academic-athletic scandal

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Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 56 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:07, 20 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was nominated one day after its creation. It's impressively long and certainly meets the DYK length requirement. Earwig flagged some possible copyright violations, but they belong to long, blocky quotations that have been properly formatted and sourced; no actual problems have surfaced. I also read the article, with an eye for proper sourcing, and found no issues. The hooks are straightforward, punchy, and properly sourced as well. I personally prefer the first one fact-wise. I would also consider an editor replacing the word "involved" with "implicated", as that's what the article and sources say, and it may lessen ambiguity. Anyway, I digress. There are no issues of any sort, and a QPQ has been done. This looks good to go. Phibeatrice (talk) 04:55, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Star Trucker

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Created by CanonNi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

'''[[User:CanonNi]]''' (talk • contribs) 11:48, 19 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough, and properly cited. QPQ has been satisfied, as no review is needed. Both hooks seem interesting, though I would lean towards the first one, personally. All in all, I see no reason to not pass this QYK. JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:01, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Burma (elephant)

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Burma in 2007
Burma in 2007
Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 07:48, 19 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: No - Generally well sourced, but for direct quotes like "crashed through", "teenage high jinks", "caught in court action" I'd prefer to see clearer attribution, eg. "what The New Zealand Herald called 'teenage high jinks'", or at least a cite at the end of the sentence.
  • Neutral: Yes
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Yes

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - Hook is sourced in the article, but not immediately after the sentence that contains the relevant fact, ie. after "...allowing her to wander around Western Springs Reserve."
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice work! Moved to mainspace today. Pic is a public domain derivative work by the article author of someone else's public domain work. Once the couple of minor sourcing issues are fixed this is good to go. Jonathan Deamer (talk) 13:57, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Many thanks, good to go!

Polish prisoners of war in World War II

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Oh yeah, 2nd QPQ review for the backlog: Template:Did you know nominations/Western Kentucky University swim team hazing scandal

5x expanded by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 539 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 14:50, 19 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

That 70s Line

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Moved to mainspace by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

Kimikel (talk) 05:29, 19 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Interesting article. The hook is mentioned, and the article overall has no problems with citations and copyright. Images used in the article are properly licensed as per their Flickr source. Overall, the article is good to go. Toadboy123 (talk) 01:29, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

KBDI-TV

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 722 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 14:27, 19 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 14:40, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lars Chemnitz

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  • Source: see comment below
  • ALT1: ... that Lars Chemnitz was the joint-first person to receive the highest honor of Greenland? Source: same
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Brachyrhaphis roseni (1/2)
  • Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours. Note that for this, the source is the offline ref 17: René Westh, Jan (December 2010). "Grønlands fortjenstmedalje Nersornaat" [Greenland's Order of Merit Nersornaat.]. Ordenshistorisk Tidsskrift (in Danish). Ordenshistorisk Selskab: 20. I haven't looked at the source myself, but this was included at the German Wikipedia article for Chemnitz ([3]) as a reference for him being the joint-first recipient of the award ("Zudem war er gemeinsam mit Jonathan Motzfeldt der erste Empfänger des Nersornaat, den er am 1. Mai 1989 in Gold erhielt" [In addition, together with Jonathan Motzfeldt, he was the first recipient of the Nersornaat, which he received in gold on 1 May 1989.]"). The creator of the German article seems to be a prominent Greenland editor at de.wikipedia, so I'd be inclined to assume that the editor was correct, although if you think I should try to verify it myself (or contact that user), let me know.
Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 285 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:34, 27 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Prefer the original suggested hook over ALT1, the wording seems better. Earwig looks good, and I spot-checked all online English sources. I'm going to AGF-tick this one because of the foreign-language offline source. This is my first review without asking a second opinion, so if anyone encounters something I missed please let me know! Perfect4th (talk) 06:49, 4 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Portrait of Toulouse Lautrec, in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, with the Natansons

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Improved to Good Article status by Viriditas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 33 past nominations.

Viriditas (talk) 00:44, 22 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, well-sourced (this is nearly for free with recent GAs unless something wacky happened), Drouant link is fine for ALT2. ALT0 mostly checks out, although strictly speaking, it just says "cooking country meals" was one of his favorite pasttimes and doesn't mention friends. (Mack also just says "enjoyed cooking.") ALT1 looks fine although I'm not sure I'd call them "Gourmands" rather than just, y'know, "friends," although I guess Mack writes Toulouse-Latrec considered himself a "connoisseur of food and wines" so close enough for him at least. ALT2... I'm not so sure on? Have you read La Cuisine de Monsieur Momo, Célibataire? [4] seems to indicate the book was illustrated by Toulose-Letrec, and that he's "cited" in the book, but that it's not exactly a recipebook. That said, I guess https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140729-how-to-cook-like-toulouse-lautrec suggests there were lots of recipes of his, so I guess it's fine. QPQ done, and images are all public domain.
  • The main concern is interestingness. I'm a fan of impressionism so certainly recognize Toulouse-Lautrec, but even still, I don't necessarily care about his cooking habits or where he ate dinner. And many casual readers won't recognize the name and be even more confused, or assume that the article is about a cook. Keeping hooks short and punchy is good, but so is maybe being a bit more clear, as would perhaps being hinting more directly that this article is actually about a painting. Here's a few suggestions from me, but flexible - feel free to recommend others yourself.
  • I figure more casual readers know Monet, 1B ties it to the restaurant more, and 2A is a little more clear on the nature of the article itself. THoughts? SnowFire (talk) 07:52, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @SnowFire: Hello, friend. We are in the middle of New Year's right now, so I can't comment too much until later tomorrow, but Lautrec wasn't an Impressionist. Yes, he was influenced by them in his early work, but he wasn't one of them. He was something else entirely, sometimes categorized as Post-Impressionist, but the fact is he didn't fit any category. I didn't highlight Monet because he didn't just meet with Monet, although perhaps more could be said about their love for food, I didn't go there for various reasons. The portrait is not on the cover of the book, it's the frontispiece, and I found that most uninteresting, which is why I didn't go with it. Clearly, the original version of the book was not illustrated by Toulouse-Lautrec as he had been dead and buried for decades before Maurice Joyant put the cookbook together. You can review the newer, 1966/1995 edition online here for some insight. I'll have more to say tomorrow, but perhaps that link will give you some new ideas. Viriditas (talk) 08:21, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't necessarily care about his cooking habits or where he ate dinner. And many casual readers won't recognize the name and be even more confused, or assume that the article is about a cook The article is about Toulouse-Lautrec Cooking, a painting of Lautrec by Vuillard. Notable takeaways from the article: 1) Lautrec was known as a cook by his family before he was known as a painter by the wider world during his short-lived art career before his death. 2) Lautrec continued his love for cooking alongside his art career, even fusing the two together to create illustrated menus and turning dishes into so-called works of art themselves. 3) He primarily cooked for his friends, as the paining is titled "in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, with the Natansons" (although the literature is full of anecdotes about how Lautrec loved to cook for strangers as well, particularly those he just met on excursions). The country estate of the Natansons is where the cooking of lobster in the painting took place (he wasn't cooking for himself), and he held one of his legendary parties, complete with food and drinks he invented, at their other property. 4) His cookbook was published after his death by a friend. 5) He wasn't an Impressionist, nor is the article about Impressionism. Vuilllard was a member of the Nabis, who were Post-Impressionists. Perhaps additional hooks can be drawn from one of these points. Viriditas (talk) 21:19, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the comments. Edited my ALT2A to switch to "frontispiece" rather than "cover". That said, I think it's fair to say Toulose-Latrec illustrated it, if posthumously - sure, he wasn't commissioned for it, but "Illustré de vingt-quatre aquarelles et dessins par H. de Toulouse-Lautrec" suggests his art was used anyway. On Impressionism & Post-Impressionism, fair point, just I've seen the group Wikipedia classes as Post-Impresionists as at least Impressionism-adjacent, broadly speaking, and often exhibited right alongside the core Impressionists. I'm fine with "artist" perhaps to hint at more casual readers unfamiliar with Toulouse-Latrec though as uncontroversially true. On Monet, I know he wasn't the only one, just trying to name-drop someone a little more broadly famous.
  • For ALT3 - hmm, I'm not sure. He was known as a cook by his cousins according to the article, which is a bit misleading as most people reading "known" will read that as meaning he was independently notable as a cook to the public, rather than just a friends & family hobby. And just more generally, per above, this isn't really that interesting IMO - even for vastly famous people, I'm not certain that just hearing that they liked to cook is that special. There needs to be some special interesting-sauce added on top. Oddly enough, I think just stating the obvious - that he served as the subject of another artist's portrait with the topic being his cooking - is already more interesting here than just saying he cooked.
  • Anyway, here's a few more suggestions from me:
  • Feel free to remove "Henri de" if desired, I just figure it makes more clear it's a name to those who don't know him. SnowFire (talk) 15:12, 2 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't see any value to including his full name. My original idea was to write a variation of ALT4, as I do find it the most interesting out of all of them, however, it is also the most tangential and distant from the article, which is why I avoided it. I think a new version of ALT3 is possible, but your wording in ALT3B is problematic. Toulouse-Lautrec wasn't just a painter, he was also a printmaker and illustrator, and it could be argued he is known more for those things. We are supposed to avoid alliteration in English, so I would offer this hook instead:
  • Close enough. ALT3a and ALT3b are approved; promoter should note nominator's preference for 3b, although I'd consider including the first name in 3a something that a promoter has flexibility to do if desired for clarity. (I've renamed my own 3B as 3C for clarity so that we don't have two separate 3bs.) SnowFire (talk) 00:29, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @SnowFire: Thanks, but as the reviewer, you can't approve your own hook. That's why I came up with ALT3b. You can just cross off ALT3a as I don't agree with the use of painter, the full name, or the alliteration. If we can't compromise on ALT3b alone, and it should be easy for us to agree on a single hook to move forward, not one that either of us don't like, then I will create a new hook. If you truly don't like ALT3b, then please cross off ALT3a and ALT3b (and any others), and I will create additional hooks until the cows come home. Viriditas (talk) 00:37, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Viriditas: I approved 3B, so not sure why you think I'm opposed to it. Just to restate, I consider your 3B approved.
  • For 3A, I'm familiar with the usual "don't solo approve your own hook" but did not think you would oppose 3A quite so strongly and assumed it would be fine given that 3A and 3B are very close to one another. I still don't really get why it's a problem. I think you're overestimating how many readers will know "Toulouse-Latrec" without clarification. I'm not sure a compromise is really possible here other than informing the promoter that the nominator (i.e. you) opposes the use of the first name - I've had wonderful, perfect hooks of my own (In My Totally Unbiased Opinion) rewritten to slop and with needless extra words added by tasteless promoters (Also In My Totally Unbiased Opinion) with no feedback at all, and this is just how it's done, promoters have discretion to modify hooks. I don't think the kind of rewriting where a first name is added is the kind of thing that can reasonably be expected to be stopped. Can I ask why exactly you're so opposed to the inclusion of the first name? To be clear, I think last-name only is somewhat unusual and I would generally avoid it even for exceptionally famous figures, say contemporaries like "Einstein" or "Gaugin" who would be recognized by last name alone to a larger audience. If there's some reason to prefer only last-name here, let's hear it, but I don't think Toulose-Lautrec was known monomonously like El Greco or the like. Sources like https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/laut/hd_laut.htm and https://driehausmuseum.org/blog/view/tragedy-brilliance-the-life-of-henri-de-toulouse-lautrec call him with "Henri de" with no problem.
  • For the alliteration or artist vs. painter, sure, if you prefer it that way it's fine. Anyway, here's a separate alt that is exactly your 3B but with a fuller name:
  • @SnowFire: I think there's some confusion about process here. You're the reviewer. You're supposed to review hooks that I have presented. Other people besides the nominator can also present hooks, but the reviewer is supposed to limit themselves to the review, not to proposing hooks. You can offer advice for constructing hooks provided that they don't deviate too much from the presented hooks, but you can't approve your own hooks. Regarding ALT3d, I am completely unclear why you keep adding the full name of the artist to your hook, when they are popularly known as Toulouse-Lautrec in English. The rule of thumb is that we should shorten the hook (for "hookiness") whenever possible, and adding the full name of the artist goes against this idea. More importantly, it's not needed (the painting is popularly known as Toulouse-Lautrec Cooking not Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Cooking) which is the bottom line for me. If, however, there were more than two famous people with that name, you would have a point. But, there are not. At first I thought you were taking the piss, but now I'm not so sure why you are so focused on adding the full name. Here's an idea: think of a hook that doesn't use the full name, and I'll try and construct it so that you can approve it. Deal? Viriditas (talk) 01:17, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've got a lot of other stuff to do. This isn't as important to me as I think it is. Here is another hook with the full name that you prefer:
  • Let me know if that works for you. For the record, I still prefer ALT3 and think it's the best hook. I don't think it's misleading. Before he was known as a painter, he was known as a cook. It doesn't matter that he was known as a cook by his family, since he wasn't known as a painter by the public until much later. The hook doesn't have to make that distinction nor go into that kind of specificity. It only has to bring people to the article. Sorry, not a fan of long hooks. Approve what you want. I'm out. Viriditas (talk) 02:00, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • (de-indent, also written before the above) Not taking the piss. However, there are plenty of times where reviewers have indeed proposed alternate hooks, the nominator agreed, and those new hooks have been happily promoted. This happens all the time, so you're not being called out or anything. In fact, the guidelines specifically allow "minor changes" to be approved, and I would consider matters such as full name vs. last name just such a minor change. There are also plenty of times that promoters slightly modify the hook even compared to what the nominator and reviewer agreed upon. I'm sorry it didn't work here, but this isn't particularly unusual for DYK. It's fine to just say "Whoa hold up I don't agree", which you have; per above, I did not understand you were this opposed to my suggestion previously. My more recent comment was a polite request for more info on why exactly you were opposed, and you've provided it; I read the sources and did not see it referred to as literally being titled "Toulose-Latrec cooking" anywhere so was treating that as a more descriptive, normal phrase. If there are other sources that do use it as a title not to be modified (and yes, I saw the lede, but even that only says "sometimes", and it sounded descriptive there too), then that's fair, but you could just say that.
  • I'll leave the larger discussion for elsewhere, but you will just have to believe me that there are writing styles that consider it bad form to not use full name on first introduction. (AP Stylebook for one; "Always use a person's first and last name the first time they are mentioned", and it's not the only one). It's fine if you disagree with them, but they exist, and they would suggest writing "Albert Einstein" rather than "Einstein" even despite his fame. If you accept that someone uses such a style, then they would "have a point," even if you don't use that style. And this is why I said that there wasn't an easy compromise before: the whole point of what I'm suggesting is precisely to use the full name.
  • Like I already said, 3B is still approved. Since you clearly feel so strongly about this, 3D is obviously not approved. (EDIT: For ALT5, if you really hate the variant so much, I was never going to force it on you. Like said several times before, I merely did not realize this would even cause opposition before.) SnowFire (talk) 02:01, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • For your most recent comment on ALT3: We don't want misleading hooks at DYK, even if they're punchy. That hook is interesting but it's interesting precisely because it suggests Toulouse-Latrec was "known" as a cook first, implying that he was a famous-chef-turned-famous-artist. But being known to your family as a cook isn't really the meaning any reader would take from that. By the time his cooking skills were "known" to the public, it was after he was known as an artist (even if that didn't happen immediately). So I don't think that can be approved. SnowFire (talk) 02:10, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Doctor Who series 14

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TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:03, 23 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Promoted to GA 3 days before nomination. Well-sourced and neutral. Passes Earwig's Copyvio check (the possible violations are from properly-attributed quotes). Hooks are reasonably interesting and backed by sources. This is your fifth DYK nomination so no QPQ. I prefer ALT1 or ALT2 over ALT0 because I do not think ALT0 would make sense to a general audience. Also, ALT2 can have the word "both" removed (it is redundant with "at the same time") Riley1012 (talk) 01:41, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jennifer Reid, Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada

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Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 01:45, 27 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Both articles are long enough and moved from draft in time. Earwig found no copyright problems and spotchecks revealed no concerns. Articles are neutral and there are no BLP concerns.
Inline sourcing is provided. However, in Jennifer Reid I would strongly question the use of Ref 2 to a memorial site; even if it is adequately reliable there's nothing to indicate it is the correct Jennifer Reid. From Ref 3 I would say it is a stretch to say her father was a friend of Oscar Peterson. I'm also very worried about the use of an Academia.edu source for the CV in Ref 6, which covers much of the text; CVs should generally be hosted at an academic institution not a self-publishing site. Sourcing in Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada has the problem that there is an sfn error in multiple references, but I think it's just trying to cite different pages in the book itself; otherwise sourcing is adequate for this one.
Hooks are interesting and concise. Alt1 is adequately supported by sourcing. Alt0 I'm concerned that the source for the book being about national identity is merely the book's blurb. It would be better to source this to a review.
There is no image.
Two QPQs have been done.
Other issues: in addition to the sfn error noted above, both articles could do with some light copy editing; eg there are several punctuation errors. I'll try to fix them later but I'm running late now. Espresso Addict (talk) 14:30, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Espresso Addict: Thanks for the review. Before doing the rest, just have to note first that the sfn issue is a recurring issue with Citation bot. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:36, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Espresso Addict: The parents mentioned in the ref 1 match with the couple in refs 2 and 3, which both mention a daughter named Jennifer, and ref 2 says she was in Farmington where her employer University of Maine at Farmington is in. There's also a match of the father's place Arnprior in ref 2 with her Louis Riel Day interview saying she was raised in Arnprior. I think there's a high level of confidence here. Oh, and I fixed the Oscar Peterson issue for now.
Since she is now retired, the best I could find was in the Wayback Machine, but the CV should be fine for WP:ABOUTSELF. And for the ideology part, I have added a JSTOR review ref which says that the book at base is about the role of collective memory in the production of Canadian national identity, with Riel standing as the central figure in that mnemonic production. ミラP@Miraclepine 22:51, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Miraclepine Ok, I just don't agree that the current sourcing is adequate in Jennifer Reid. The identity of her parents seems the definition of original research based on synthesis from self-sources/unreliable sources (from WP:OR: This includes any analysis or synthesis of published material that reaches or implies a conclusion not stated by the sources.) Neither of us have any clue how many Jennifer Reids there are who meet these criteria., nor how many William Reids there are.
On the CV, it is fine to use a reliably hosted CV for a few odd biographical facts about a person but a huge swath of the article was sourced to it. WP:OR also says Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published secondary sources, and to a lesser extent, on tertiary sources and primary sources. (emphasis added), and WP:ABOUTSELF says under exceptions: The article is not based primarily on such sources.
You've got:
Ref 1: the subject's thesis
Ref 2: a memorial site for a person who may or may not be the subject's father
Ref 3: an adequate source if it were certain this person were the subject's father, but which in any case is not about the subject and could be perceived as undue weight
Refs 4,5: interviews with the publishers of her book
Ref 6: her CV hosted at a user posting site
Ref 7: her bio at the University of Maine, which is usable but brief
Ref 8,9,15: things written/edited by the subject, which are fine for what they are being used for
Refs 10,11: more things written by the subject; I couldn't access these without going in again via the library so I'm AGF'ing that they are ok to support the text
Ref 12: a fellowship citation, which now I look at it more carefully, actually has a decent blurb about her that is definitely better than most of the previous sources
Refs 13,14: local newspaper coverage; again I'm AGF'ing
Remainder of refs (not checked) are book reviews, which are fine but are not being used
I'd recommend using ref 12 to source as much as possible, and see what else can be drawn from 13, 14 and the book reviews.
Turning to Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada: thanks for fixing the bot errors. The review you cite is fine. Espresso Addict (talk) 08:32, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Espresso Addict: I don't have time to look at all the reviews, but at the least: I've trimmed the parents info to be safe, as well as the extent to which the self-published CV sources the info, and I've expanded the extent of what the Sun-Journal, UM Farmington, GF.org (though some of it was already in the UM Farmington ref), and other news refs cite. If it helps, one of the interviews is for an academic publisher that published her book, so unless I'm wrong, it should have as much weight as a university-hosted CV. ミラP@Miraclepine 20:35, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for this, Miraclepine, it's looking a lot better now! (I disagree, by the way, that interviews with even an academic publisher have the same weight as a university-hosted CV; neither is a perfect source, but the first is much more clearly selling a buyable product.) For clarity, either hook is acceptable. Espresso Addict (talk) 11:09, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Zoe Smith

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  • ... that weightlifter Zoe Smith (pictured) was nicknamed "Pablo", after the Olympic gold medal winner Pablo Lara, who had a reputation for being lazy?
Improved to Good Article status by BennyOnTheLoose (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:27, 24 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough (GA on 20 December); Meets the requirement of length; Sourced, neutral, free of copyright violations; The image provided is free, used within the article and clear; The hook is cited and interesting.

I found another alt hook potential within the article, that is:

  • ALT1:" ... that British weightlifter Zoe Smith (pictured) broke 98 national records in 2008?"
  • ALT2:" ... that in 2008, British weightlifter Zoe Smith (pictured) broke 98 national records across the junior and senior categories?"

The source for both the hooks is The Independent which is the inline citation used in the article. It is also mentioned in The Times and many other newspapers. AmateurHi$torian (talk) 08:53, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, AmateurHi$torian. Those ALT hooks are fine by me. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:25, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Donum Montford

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  • ... that brickmason Donum Montford purchased his own freedom from slavery and became a prominent slave-owner?
Bishir, Catherine W. (2014). "Searching for Donum Montford: Methods and Mysteries in Researching an African American Artisan". Buildings & Landscapes: Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum. 21 (1): 126–150. doi:10.5749/buildland.21.1.0126. JSTOR 10.5749/buildland.21.1.0126. p. 143
Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 97 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 07:03, 24 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Tilaluha

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  • ... that the Filipino boy band SB19 once considered disbandment after their debut single "Tilaluha" saw little success upon release?
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Created by Relayed (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

– Relayed (t • c) 12:09, 20 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Good work on the article, Relayed! It looks in excellent shape and is well-sourced; no copyvios found, either. Hook is interesting, because if they disbanded, then they wouldn't become one of the top stars of Philippine pop music today! ~ Tails Wx 01:02, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Tails Wx! Thanks for reviewing the hook! – Relayed (t • c) 08:54, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clay Stevenson

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Kimikel (talk) 17:45, 20 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Aquilegia hinckleyana, Capote Falls

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Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 60 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 15:52, 21 December 2024 (UTC). Both articles:[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 03:04, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

R/BreadStapledToTrees

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Moved to mainspace by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 21:55, 20 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:44, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Shō Hashi

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  • Source: Pearson, Richard (2013). Ancient Ryukyu: An Archaeological Study of Island Communities. University of Hawai'i Press. ISBN 9780824837129. JSTOR j.ctt6wqnq6. pp. 259-260
Improved to Good Article status by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 94 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 06:10, 21 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Always a delight to see something from Asia get such quality coverage. Hook is interesting and well-sourced with appropriately placed citations. Article is long enough with no copyright or image licensing issues. GA sailed through on 20 December. QPQ completed. Excellent work all around, Generalissima! ~ Pbritti (talk) 15:57, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Rain of Flowers Along the Silk Road

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Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 725 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:20, 20 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is in great shape, don't see any problems there. Hook is interesting, and checks out within the source (cited to pg. 178 of Wilcox in the article for any future checker). QPQ also checks out. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 06:04, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Håkon Balstad

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Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 286 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:30, 28 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was created in the past seven days . It hasn't been featured on the Main Page's In the news section and hasn't previously appeared as a "qualifying article" in an earlier DYK. It contains at least 1,500 characters of readable prose and is not be a stub. The hook fact(s) is stated in the article, and is immediately followed by an inline citation to a reliable source. The article in general uses inline cited sources. Sources are properly labelled in a references section and the references do not have bare URLs. Any direct quotations have been marked as such and cited to a reliable source. The article contains no dispute templates. The article does not violate Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living people. The article does not contain plagiarism or close paraphrasing. The article deals with the subject in a neutral manner. The hook is properly formatted and is shorter than about 200 characters. The hook does not have neutrality problems or undue emphasis on a negative aspect of a living individual. The hook does not contain a redlink There is no image included with the hook and the fair use case for the in article image is fairly standard although given his involvement with the exiled Norwegian government in Britain in WW2 it might be worth checking if any crown copyright expired images exist. May also be worth turning "Ministry of Church Affairs" into a link.©Geni (talk) 03:53, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Colonia La Cuarta Transformación

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  • Source: Eje Central "El municipio de Tultitlán, Estado de México, anunció el cambio de nombres de 47 calles en la nueva colonia La Cuarta Transformación, en honor a las obras y programas sociales implementados durante el gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador." ("The municipality of Tultitlán, State of Mexico, announced the renaming of 47 streets in the new neighborhood La Cuarta Transformación, in honor of the works and social programs implemented during the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.")
Created by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

(CC) Tbhotch™ 02:54, 22 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: AGF for the sources since they're not in English. The source given for the hook isn't in the article, but I don't think that strictly stops this from passing since there is a citation for the fact in the article. I don't think "elements" is the right word, though - what about:

... that streets in a neighborhood in Mexico were renamed after concepts and projects associated with Andrés Manuel López Obrador?

All good otherwise! Suntooooth, it/he (talk/contribs) 08:11, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks you. No issues with the alternative. (CC) Tbhotch™ 20:30, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Annilese Miskimmon

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  • Source: Hannah Nepil (13 March 2015). Interview: Annilese Miskimmon, Danish National Opera director. Financial Times (via Proquest)
Moved to mainspace by Espresso Addict (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 49 past nominations.

Espresso Addict (talk) 12:48, 28 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Tokyo Expressway

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The Tokyo Expressway looking west towards Nishi-Ginza Junction
The Tokyo Expressway looking west towards Nishi-Ginza Junction
  • Source: Portions of the highway were opened in 1959, making it the oldest expressway in Japan... The closure is slated to convert the elevated expressway right of way into an elevated park similar to the Coulée verte René-Dumont in Paris. [10]
5x expanded by Mccunicano (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 04:21, 22 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new and long enough (expansion 374 B → 3108 B, 8.31×). Hook is interesting and cited (a note: if the quote given as the source above is quoting the article, we're good; if it's quoting the source, then the article should be re-worded to avoid direct copying. I'd check this myself but I'm not able to read the source and I don't want to pass judgement based on a translated webpage). No issues from Earwig and the article's sourcing as a whole looks solid. QPQ has been completed, so this will be GTG as soon as I can get confirmation that the article's wording isn't copied from the source (I assume it isn't, just want to cover my bases). PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 18:10, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Darryl De Sousa

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Created by Queen of Hearts (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

charlotte 👸🎄 00:46, 23 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Lonely Orchid

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  • ... that the 1926 film Lonely Orchid was adapted from a British novel via Japanese and Chinese translations?
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 726 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:07, 21 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: No - While I will otherwise default to ALT0, I found something more interesting...
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Size at 4138 B and created on nom day. Article is reliably-sourced and everything has been verified. I also did some fixes while checking the refs. Oh, and I found two more interesting and more accurate hooks:

  • ALT1: ... that the 1926 film Lonely Orchid was adapted from a Chinese translation of a Japanese translation of a British novel? Source: As described in Chapter Two, Zheng proposed that Mingxing adapt the novel Konggu lan for the screen and asked Bao to prepare a screenplay ... Konggu lan was serialized in the newspaper’s literary column between April 1910 and January 1911. It was translated from the Japanese version entitled No no hana 野の花 (Huang 157-158) ... Translated by Kuroiwa Ruikō 黑岩淚香 (1862–1920) from the Victorian novel A Woman’s Error (by Charlotte Mary Brame), No no hana was serialized in the Tokyo tabloid newspaper Yorozu Chōhō 萬朝報 in 1900 and was published in book form by the Tokyo publishing house Fusōdō 扶桑堂 in 1909. (Huang 160)"
  • ALT2: ... that the 1926 film Lonely Orchid was adapted from a British novel via a Chinese translation of a Japanese translation? Source: Same as ALT1

@Crisco 1492: Thoughts? ミラP@Miraclepine 22:34, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If forced to choose, I prefer ALT0 or ALT2, as it keeps the source novel forefronted.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:59, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
So with that, ALT2 approved as my second choice. And to clarify my previous reply here, I meant this applies if I have more than one new hook to propose. ミラP@Miraclepine 23:06, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speed Me Up

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Created by Tails Wx (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

~ Tails Wx 01:23, 23 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The only paragraph not cited is the music video summary which should be okay per MOS:PLOTCITE. No concerns for copyvio, any direct quotes are attributed and cited.

The IMDb user rating in the reception section needs to be removed per WP:IMDB since it's user generated content.

Everything else appears to be okay, Alt 1 reads as more interesting to me just because I feel that "16-bit" in ALT0 may disinterest non-technical readers. TheDoctorWho (talk) 05:55, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Camponotus inflatus

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2003 LN6 18:41, 28 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Berenice pet cemetery

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Created by Gobonobo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 124 past nominations.

gobonobo + c 14:51, 28 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Malik Ambersley

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  • Source: The Twitch and TikTok creator Leaks World, who also goes by Malik, has created an entire persona around being Miles Morales. But he’s not just a straightforward version of the Spider-Man character — Leaks World specifically acts as “NPC Miles Morales.” As he livestreams on a busy city block or at an event, he’ll talk to chat with canned one-liners. The uncanny effect of the routine has captured the attention of hundreds of thousands online. His stiff poses evoke those street performers who pretend to be statues, but this creator has adapted his show for a more modern age. During a TikTok Live, people can send gifts, which will prompt certain behaviors from Leaks World. Sending a galaxy gift might prompt a scenario where Leaks World disappears from the camera frame, pretends to be sucked into another universe, and then leaps back on camera. The streams feel interactive, as if each viewer is a person holding a controller to prompt an interaction with an NPC on the screen. In May 2023, the content creator posted a video about how he was broke and homeless at the time. “Everybody acts like their life’s perfect. Everybody on social media is rich and famous. Not me,” he said while recording a video in a desert landscape. Later in that same video, he says, huffling as he hikes, “So I might not be somebody today, but I could be somebody tomorrow.” (Polygon tried to contact Leaks World for comment on this story, but we were unable to reach the creator.) Source: https://www.polygon.com/culture/474340/npc-miles-morales-tiktok-live
  • ALT1: ... that while Malik Ambersley impersonated the superhero Miles Morales in public for TikTok Live, he dealt with robbery, police stops, fist-fights, and other incidents, all without breaking character? Source: NPC Miles Morales – whose real name is Malik Ambersley – has performed his role since midway through 2023, and over time, he has become increasingly popular and controversial. While streaming, he has been robbed, accosted by police, and gotten into fights, all the while performing a character that he rarely breaks from. Source: https://insider-gaming.com/npc-miles-morales-retire-streams/
  • ALT2: ... that Malik Ambersley, while impersonating the superhero Miles Morales in public for TikTok Live, was once arrested by a police officer after starting a fight in a parking garage while in character? Source: Ambersley posted a video of his own arrest with a caption saying he was trying to "make it back to his own universe," but the reference to one of the biggest sci-fi movies of 2023 might not land so well. More footage of NPC Miles Morales starting a fight appears to further contextualize the event, however. In the video, Ambersley runs through a parking garage, shoves a woman, and jumps at a man, attacking him. Many were left curious about why he started the fight, and some have suggested that the group stole the lightsaber that Ambersley is holding later in that video. Source: https://gamerant.com/npc-miles-morales-handcuffed-police-arrest/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Flag of Mozambique
Created by Phibeatrice (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Phibeatrice (talk) 05:19, 24 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is new enough and meets the length requirements for DYK. A check of possible copyright violations via Earwig's Copyvio Detector flags some possible issues, but it seems that these are from quotes that are properly cited. Additionally, the article and hook are neutral in their presentation of the subject. Concerning the hooks, both are interesting and properly cited. Additionally, as QPQ has been satisfied, I see no reason not to approve this DYK submission. JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:15, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WMYA-TV

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 723 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:36, 22 December 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: All good on this one! Happy to pass this. Sims2aholic8 (talk) 10:15, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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