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How we got here
How to cope
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  • Every year the rich avoid paying $500-600 billion in taxes, globally.[1] We are being distracted from this fact.
  • What do the rich do with the money they use to evade taxes? They fund anti-democratic movements worldwide by going after the younger generation
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DYK nomination of Portrait of Toulouse Lautrec, in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, with the Natansons

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Hello! Your submission of Portrait of Toulouse Lautrec, in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, with the Natansons at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! SnowFire (talk) 07:53, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Precious anniversary

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Precious
One year!

Happy new year! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:10, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

story · music · places

Happy new year 2025, opened with trumpet fanfares that first sounded OTD in 1725 (as the Main page has). - I saw a lovely opera by Rimsky-Korsakov, - see here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:53, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123, my story today 300 years after the first performance, is up for GAN. Dada Masilo will be my story tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I will take a look. Viriditas (talk) 22:09, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My story today is about a composer who influenced music history also by writing. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:35, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Today a violinist from Turkey, Ayla Erduran, whom you can watch playing Schubert chamber music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:59, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Her Polish ancestry is apparent in the pic! Viriditas (talk) 23:10, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Today, pictured on the Main page, Tosca, in memory of her first appearance on stage OTD in 1900, and of principal author Brian Boulton. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:05, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I saw it. I love those old poster designs. I might go down a rabbit hole of 19th century graphic design because of you. Viriditas (talk) 20:10, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Enjoy it! - Very early 20th century, this one. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:17, 14 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Today I had a composer (trumpeter, conductor) on the main page who worked closely with another who just became GA, - small world! To celebrate: mostly flowers pics from vacation ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:43, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have more vacation pics to offer, and today's story of Werner Bardenhewer. I took the pic, and it was my DYK on his 90th birthday, in both English and German. He spent the day in Africa, and after his return said - chatting after a mass of thanks he celebrated at Mariä Heimsuchung - that we'd have to talk about these articles. - The singer now on top of your talk was mentioned for Gabriel Yacoub, DYK? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:03, 30 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mountain Landscape

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On 3 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mountain Landscape, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a Mountain Landscape is difficult to capture with photography? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mountain Landscape. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mountain Landscape), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LEvalyn -- LEvalyn (talk) 02:02, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 06:04, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others

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The article If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others 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:If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others and Talk:If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LEvalyn -- LEvalyn (talk) 08:01, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@LEvalyn: Thank you, great review. I will be working on it for the next several days or so. Viriditas (talk) 08:03, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Point the Finger

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Point the Finger you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LEvalyn -- LEvalyn (talk) 10:02, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe

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The article Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe 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:Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe and Talk:Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 02:41, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for The Bootleggers (Hopper)

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On 8 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Bootleggers (Hopper), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The Bootleggers portrays the illegal alcohol trade during the Prohibition era of the Roaring '20s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Bootleggers (Hopper). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Bootleggers (Hopper)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

RoySmith (talk) 12:02, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Bootleggers

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Very good, glad it made it to the main page. I calculated, looking at the views minus average day views, that 18% of readers who clicked on the painting's article during the time it was on the main page also clicked on the "List of paintings by..." in the See also section. Pretty good indication that adding lists there works well. Watching Jimmy Carter's funeral, met him once, a good guy. Randy Kryn (talk) 16:45, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. Viriditas (talk) 22:08, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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

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On 15 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Portrait of Toulouse Lautrec, in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, with the Natansons, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a portrait of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec cooking captures him in an unusual moment of sobriety? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Portrait of Toulouse Lautrec, in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, with the Natansons. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Portrait of Toulouse Lautrec, in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, with the Natansons), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

1=Launchballer 00:02, 15 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hook update
Your hook reached 24,068 views (1,002.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:29, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others

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The article If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LEvalyn -- LEvalyn (talk) 02:44, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@LEvalyn: Thanks for the review. I’ve got some new ideas for article improvement that I will be rolling out soon. Viriditas (talk) 05:21, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Point the Finger

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The article Point the Finger you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Point the Finger for comments about the article, and Talk:Point the Finger/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of LEvalyn -- LEvalyn (talk) 01:44, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of E. Graham Howe

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article E. Graham Howe you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:46, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Chiswick Chap: Thanks. This will take me a few days. Viriditas (talk) 23:31, 18 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for The Hangover (Suzanne Valadon)

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On 24 January 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Hangover (Suzanne Valadon), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The Hangover by Toulouse-Lautrec, which features the stylistic influence of Vincent van Gogh, was once displayed by Aristide Bruant in his nightclub? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Hangover (Suzanne Valadon). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, The Hangover (Suzanne Valadon)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

– 🌻 Hilst (talk | contribs) 00:02, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hook update
Your hook reached 9,310 views (775.8 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of January 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:29, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Delivery After Raid

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Hello! Your submission of Delivery After Raid at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Departure– (talk) 20:35, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of E. Graham Howe

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The article E. Graham Howe you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:E. Graham Howe for comments about the article, and Talk:E. Graham Howe/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:45, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

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I really appreciated the review on Flying saucer and felt like you went well beyond what most reviewers put in. Take care, Rjjiii (ii) (talk) 23:23, 25 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of noticeboard notice

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Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Drbogdan misuse of talk page while blocked. Thank you. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 13:29, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at WP:MCQ § File:1940 Dole ad Pineapple Bud O'Keeffe 1939.jpg

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 You are invited to join the discussion at WP:MCQ § File:1940 Dole ad Pineapple Bud O'Keeffe 1939.jpg. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:32, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Viriditas. Just letting you know about this as a courtesy. It's possible that this file may not need to be treated as non-free content. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:33, 31 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

50501

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Title. Viriditas (talk) 11:00, 1 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

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...for "How to Cope". I've bookmarked both pages. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:25, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In case you are wondering, this is where it's going.[2] The Trump admin, Elon Musk et al. are intentionally disrupting the US government to create a network state. This is the pipe dream that right-wing conservatives steeped in libertarianism have been working towards for many decades. "At a recent rally in Las Vegas, Donald Trump promised that, if elected in November, he would free up federal land in Nevada to 'create special new zones with ultra-low taxes and ultra-low regulation', to attract new industries, build affordable housing and create jobs. The plan would, he said, revive 'the frontier spirit and the American dream'." "Steve Sisolak, announced a plan to launch so-called "Innovation Zones" in Nevada to attract technology firms. The zones would permit companies with large land areas to form governments with the same authority as counties, including imposing taxes, forming school districts and courts, and providing government services." "In March 2021, Elon Musk announced plans to incorporate the Boca Chica area of far southeastern Texas, the site of a SpaceX rocket manufacturing and launch facility, as the city of "Starbase". Some have labeled the plans and SpaceX's existing operations in the area as an example of a company town." They are just re-inventing company towns, a workaround to reintroducing feudalism and serfdom.[3] These people never change. Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis wrote a book about technofeudalism in 2023.[4] Viriditas (talk) 22:42, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Check this out: [5] People are finally getting it. Viriditas (talk) 18:37, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

February music

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story · music · places

On the main page today, 300 years after its first performance, Bach's cantata BWV 125, - a lovely very intimate piece, with peace and joy in the title. Enjoy listening with score - I discovered that only now! - Today is also the birthday of James Joyce, who has an article by many authors. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:08, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great piece. Listening now. Viriditas (talk) 23:10, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There is a famous melody there, early on, I believe it is played by the oboe and the flute, that has found its way into much popular music. If I had more time, I would track it down, but I'm working on other things. Viriditas (talk) 23:13, 2 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Interesting! - My story torday is about an actor who played in almost every German TV series and in internal cinema. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:16, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
today: a German-born Spanish art collector, - the video in her honour is remarkable, as what she gave the world. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:00, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you take a look at her original photo, it's even better than the cropped one! This is one of my pet peeves. A Wikipedia/Commons editor thinks, "Hey, all bio photos should have a close crop and look the same", destroying any sense of uniqueness and creativity. Viriditas (talk) 20:25, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You are right! (I had not looked.) Only, in both my story and my list in memory, I can use only small size, and then you'd see almost nothing of her face. - I find today's birthday child particularly inspiring, by enthusiasm and determination. That was - believe it or not - a pictured DYK in 2021, without the last line though. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:25, 9 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Paul Plishka, a bass who sang 88 roles of all kinds at the Met was interviewed before his (first) retirement. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:56, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Love me some bass! Viriditas (talk) 20:38, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Today's story is about Edith Mathis, who portrayed young women by Mozart. The video of a 1993 interview has videos of her performances. - You said bass: I saw my brother on stage, double bass, - see places. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:46, 13 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I point at a composer today, as the main page does. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:23, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Makes me wonder what Takemitsu thought of Ralph Vaughan Williams. Viriditas (talk) 23:30, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt: I wanted to thank you again for reminding me of Tōru Takemitsu. Although he is played almost every day on the classical musical station in Hawaii, I had not gone back and revisited his work in earnest since 1985, when Ran was all the rage. I was also unaware that he was the arranger of all of the famous guitar reinterpretations of songs by the Beatles, as I've heard them so many times and never stopped to read the liner notes listing his name. I spent about two hours listening to his work today, and it left me in a very unusual state of mind. Viriditas (talk) 08:34, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's great - spring flowers and a song bird in action --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:38, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe

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The article Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe for comments about the article, and Talk:Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Simongraham -- Simongraham (talk) 04:41, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of John Hunter Thomas

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Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article John Hunter Thomas you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of An anonymous username, not my real name -- An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 20:25, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of John Hunter Thomas

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The article John Hunter Thomas 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:John Hunter Thomas and Talk:John Hunter Thomas/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of An anonymous username, not my real name -- An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 23:43, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of John Hunter Thomas

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The article John Hunter Thomas you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John Hunter Thomas for comments about the article, and Talk:John Hunter Thomas/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of An anonymous username, not my real name -- An anonymous username, not my real name (talk) 00:45, 8 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Amaranthus pakai

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Aloha, I saw how much time you put into Amaranthus brownii and figured you might be interested in knowing that it now as a close relative which was just formally described: https://doi.org/10.3417/2025953

Its amazing that this species had its inoa Hawai'i preserved despite the species being overlooked by western botanists until now. It might also explain why A. brownii is extinct, if it was infected by the Wilsoniana pathogen too. Wasp32 (talk) 06:15, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wasp32: Thank you for thinking of me. I will read the paper. Viriditas (talk) 20:39, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I will add the paper to the A. brownii article. Viriditas (talk) 20:47, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wasp32: Can A. pakai be added to Wikispecies? [6] Viriditas (talk) 21:23, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Wasp32: Based on the paper, it looks like the article needs some significant changes. For example, in the table located in the notes section, it says that A. viridis ranges from Kure Atoll, Kaʻula, Kauai, Oahu, Lanai, Maui, Kahoolawe, to Hawaii. But the paper suggests that this was wrong based on a misidentification in Wagner et al., 1990. Based on the current paper A. viridis should now be replaced as A. pakai in this table. Can you confirm this is correct? Viriditas (talk) 21:38, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Delivery After Raid

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On 16 February 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Delivery After Raid, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that The London Milkman was staged? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Delivery After Raid. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Delivery After Raid), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Query for you

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Can you help me with a hard-to-find item? I need to find the Talk Page where people discuss the requirement that headings not begin with articles. I ask you because you participated in this debate long ago. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Opus33 (talk) 05:07, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So here's the dealio: I'm pretty good at tracking down old discussions, but this doesn't ring any bells. If you can give me a bit more info, such as the venue and year, that would help. Viriditas (talk) 09:07, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! The old discussion can be found at [7]. Opus33 (talk) 22:32, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, that's an old discussion. The US was still a democracy back then. Viriditas (talk) 22:36, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't give up hope. Thanks for giving it at try. Opus33 (talk) 00:51, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination of Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe

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Hello! Your submission of Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! MartinPoulter (talk) 15:53, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

March music

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story · music · places

Today: Carmen turns 150, as the main page and my story tell you. I chose a 1962 concert of the Habanera, - enjoy! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:15, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

On Ravel's birthday, we also think of a conductor and five more composers ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:05, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today Rossini's latest "sin", as the main page has --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:29, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Today I could have written five stories off the main page, and chose Sofia Gubaidulina. I find the TFA also interesting, and two DYK, and a birthday OTD. How about you? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:38, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Flight Pattern, Sofia Gubaidulina, Douglas Ahlstedt, Crystal Pite, and Simon Neal? Viriditas (talk) 23:46, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Almost, just Unity Temple that I had reviewed. You can simply check my user page any day ;) - preparing 21 March, and not Bach's birthday this year --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:50, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I knew I missed it. Thanks for the correction. Viriditas (talk) 23:57, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt: What do you think of Nigel Eaton? I was unaware of the role the hurdy-gurdy played in church music until the other day. Viriditas (talk) 23:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(ec) I managed Ravel's opera centenary 3 minutes before midnight ;) - Too late for 200 years of the first UK performance of Beethoven's Ninth the same day, but also too similar, - I didn't know that they had commissioned it. - Never heard - too tired to look now. Travel tomorrow, - or rather: later today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 00:04, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
here it is OTD, on Bach's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:23, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Today, 300 years of Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1! We sang works for (mostly) double choir by Pachelbel, Johann Christoph Bach, Kuhnau/Bach, Gounod and Rheinberger! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:42, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2018 quote

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David Frum: "The government of the United States seems to have made common cause with the planet’s thugs, crooks, and dictators against its own ideals—and in fact to have imported the spirit of thuggery, crookedness, and dictatorship into the very core of the American state, into the most solemn symbolic oval center of its law and liberty. The man inside that oval center did not act alone. He held his power with the connivance of others. They executed his orders and empowered his whims for crass and cowardly reasons of their own: partisanship, ambition, greed for gain, eagerness for attention, ideological zeal, careerist conformity, or—in the worst cases—malicious glee in the wreck of things they could never have built themselves. They claim the symbols of the republic as they subvert its institutions. They pin the flag to their lapels before commencing the day’s work of lying, obstructing, and corrupting. They speak for America to a world that remembers a different and better America. But that memory is already fading into a question of whether it was not perhaps always an illusion, whether this new regime of deceit and brutishness will not only form the future—but whether it also retrospectively discredits the American past." Viriditas (talk) 13:51, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Email

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I have sent the email for DYK prep building. Let me know if you need any clarification. SL93 (talk) 14:43, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@SL93: Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 21:13, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Point the Finger

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On 6 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Point the Finger, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that "Point the Finger", a comic-book story written in 1989, has been described as "Trump fiction"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Point the Finger. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Point the Finger), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hook update
Your hook reached 7,764 views (647.0 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Will A. Spens

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Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Unreferenced Hawaii articles

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A tag has been placed on Category:Unreferenced Hawaii articles indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz Read! Talk! 23:50, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe

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On 11 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Georgia O'Keeffe's Hawaii series began as a commercial art commission for Dole pineapple juice? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hawaii series by Georgia O'Keeffe), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nice hook! --Tryptofish (talk) 22:25, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not as good as yours, I'm afraid. Your shadow is too large. Viriditas (talk) 22:26, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, not at all. (But it never hurts to Beware The Dreaded Tryptofish.) --Tryptofish (talk) 22:32, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I still think your last hook was your best hook ever. Short and to the point. Shame you didn't get any credit. Viriditas (talk) 22:34, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Love it. APK hi :-) (talk) 02:04, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That’s very kind of you considering you are quite the expert when it comes to art. I will take that compliment and cherish it. Viriditas (talk) 02:25, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Hylaeus paumako

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On 19 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hylaeus paumako, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a newly discovered bee descends from a single ancestor that reached the Hawaiian Islands between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hylaeus paumako. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hylaeus paumako), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. 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.

RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hook update
Your hook reached 8,516 views (709.7 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2025 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:28, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

File:Hylaeus paumako DNLR 2025.jpg listed for discussion

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Your GA nomination of Sketches of the Life of the Great Priest

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A pie for you!

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I am extremely grateful for your help in improving Jules Rabin and your assistance at DYK. Thank you for all your work in deepening the world's knowledge. Thriley (talk) 20:48, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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