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Archive of removed DYK hooks from 2014.

December 2014

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  1. Template:Did you know nominations/Pido Dida... Sabay Tayo - pulled from prep, hook ref is non-RS and page has several citation needed tags. Yoninah (talk) 22:49, 28 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Youth_in_South_Africa - pulled from prep, close paraphrasing concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:45, 14 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did you know nominations/Gravel Run – pulled from prep, inaccurate hook. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:14, 7 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

November 2014

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  1. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/List_of_Muslim_philosophers - pulled from prep, close paraphrasing concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:59, 24 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Wyangala - pulled from prep, close paraphrasing and sourcing issues. Nikkimaria (talk) 16:15, 16 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Trademark_Clearinghouse - pulled from prep, close paraphrasing and other issues. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:42, 7 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Market_Basket_protests - pulled from prep, close paraphrasing concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:30, 6 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

October 2014

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  1. Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Young (musician) – pulled from prep; article too short. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:28, 29 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did you know nominations/Florence Nagle – pulled from queue by Fram due to hook issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:28, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did you know nominations/Tree - pulled from queue by Fram due to hook issues. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:16, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did you know nominations/Dareka no Manazashi – pulled from prep due to sourcing and hook issues. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:42, 26 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/L.A. Takedown – pulled from prep by HJ Mitchell due to hook issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:32, 23 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Template:Did you know nominations/Steak burger – pulled from main page by PhilKnight on October 22 due to hook going "too far" at being jokey. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:42, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Template:Did you know nominations/Sinclair C5 – pulled from prep due to hook issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:41, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Template:Did you know nominations/Eastern swamp crayfish – pulled from queue by Fram due to hook issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:36, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Template:Did you know nominations/Steak burger – pulled from queue by The Rambling Man on October 13 due to hook issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:05, 14 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Template:Did you know nominations/George Bacon (CIA) pulled from Prep 5 on October 12 and moved to Special Occasions Holding Area for November 11, per page creator's request, by Hawkeye7. Yoninah (talk) 22:30, 12 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Template:Did you know nominations/Achhe din anne wale hain - pulled from prep area by Yoninah because it no longer belongs in quirky slot and there are no available preps to move it to. Yoninah (talk) 23:52, 11 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Template:Did you know nominations/Preoperative care – pulled from queue by HJ Mitchell due to hook issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:00, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Template:Did you know nominations/Ancoats Hall – pulled from main page earlier today by Fram due to hook issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:41, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of the Lippe – pulled from queue by Fram due to hook issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:58, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Template:Did you know nominations/Nigel Miguel – pulled from prep due to close paraphrasing. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:27, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Template:Did you know nominations/Maxwell and Tuke – pulled from queue on October 6 by Fram due to hook issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:58, 7 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Template:Did you know nominations/Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny – pulled from prep; hooks issues and bare urls. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:48, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Template:Did you know nominations/Little Crooked Run – pulled from prep; hook too similar to one running a day before, and wasn't the one approved by reviewer (which was also similar). BlueMoonset (talk) 03:48, 6 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Template:Did you know nominations/Poverty in Cyprus – pulled by Belle; hook not supported. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:35, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

September 2014

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  1. Template:Did you know nominations/Province of Treviso - pulled by Fram due to hook issues. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:13, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did you know nominations/Florence Pernel – pulled by Crisco 1492 due to hook issues raised by nominator at WT:DYK. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:34, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Eurasian_eagle-owl - multiple issues. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:41, 27 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Measures_of_gender_equality - copies from other articles without attribution. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:36, 23 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/Khetcho – hook does not match facts in cited source. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:32, 16 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Template:Did you know nominations/Mahikeng Airport – pulled from main page by Fram because an unapproved hook was promoted instead of the approved one. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:03, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Template:Did you know nominations/St. Augustine Parish Church (Bay) – pulled by Fram due to sourcing issues with hook fact. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:12, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Template:Did you know nominations/Kızıl Kilise – close paraphrasing. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:59, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Template:Did you know nominations/Perce Wilson – pulled by Fram earlier today due to sourcing issues with hook fact. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:38, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Template:Did you know nominations/Sutton twin towns mural - pulled by TRM after item sent to WP:AFD before posting. The Rambling Man (talk) 10:04, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Template:Did you know nominations/A Dog's Love - pulled over concerns with hook reference. The Rambling Man (talk) 10:10, 10 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/In_the_Room_(film) - not enough original content. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:09, 7 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Template:Did you know nominations/W. Stanley Proctor – removed by EEng, who nominated article at AfD. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:03, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Skagen_Painters - not enough original content. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:26, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Template:Did you know nominations/Broadway Hollywood Building – pulled by Belle for new review since it was approved by Gongon3336, a suspected (and later proved) sockpuppet of PapaJeckloy, who promoted it to prep. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:04, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Template:Did you know nominations/Infant swimming – pulled by Belle for new review since it was approved and promoted by PapaJeckloy (who was subsequently indeffed). BlueMoonset (talk) 20:04, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

August 2014

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  1. Template:Did you know nominations/Bryan Nash Gill – hook not fully supported by article/source. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:38, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did you know nominations/John Messinger – pulled by Gatoclass, "hook statement in the article is unsourced". BlueMoonset (talk) 16:30, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Sarah_Pucill - copyvio concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:53, 30 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did you know nominations/blow book – no inline source citation for key hook fact. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:59, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/De Materia Medica (Dioscorides) - hook not supported by source. Belle (talk) 10:40, 20 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Shamir_(musician) - not enough original content. Nikkimaria (talk) 12:01, 15 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Template:Did you know nominations/Garçonne (magazine) – hook never reviewed. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:49, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

July 2014

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  1. Template:Did you know nominations/Dylan Penn - pulled by somebody who didn't log that action here, over concerns about hook content. --Orlady (talk) 13:18, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did you know nominations/Royal intermarriage - pulled by User:EEng due to concern about the ALT2 hook that was promoted. --Orlady (talk) 02:08, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did you know nominations/Florestano Di Fausto - hook not entirely in the article. Orlady (talk) 01:44, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did you know nominations/Coppery-tailed coucal - removed from MP on July 10 by User:Fram over hook accuracy issues.
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/Parental Advisory – hook accuracy issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:21, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Template:Did you know nominations/Asia Minor (instrumental) - pulled by User:Fram, concerns about WP:OR. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:11, 10 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Astronomical_Society_of_New_South_Wales - close paraphrasing concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:19, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Template:Did you know nominations/East Branch Chillisquaque Creek - no clear way to verify hook. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:49, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Template:Did you know nominations/Homage to Cézanne - concerns about support for hook. Orlady (talk) 12:10, 9 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Template:Did you know nominations/Simone Kues - unsourced hook. Gatoclass (talk) 11:08, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Template:Did you know nominations/Thea Austin - per DYK's rules, the hook was not explicitly referenced using an inline reference. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:38, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Template:Did you know nominations/Maud Wagner - uncertain image copyright status. Gatoclass (talk) 02:09, 3 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Template:Did you know nominations/Lou Marconi - pulled by User:Orlady, problems with the hook. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:27, 3 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Template:Did you know nominations/Angevins - partially unsourced hook. Gatoclass (talk) 09:30, 2 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

June 2014

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  1. Template:Did you know nominations/1951 Hawaii cyclone - hook sources are raw data, explanatory note needed. Gatoclass (talk) 14:49, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did you know nominations/The Hippodrome, Aldershot - hook sources inconsistent. Gatoclass (talk) 14:49, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did you know nominations/Russell Wilson (mayor) - Close paraphrasing. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:56, 30 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did you know nominations/Heramba - hook accuracy EEng (talk) 02:23, 29 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/Teresa Magbanua - unsourced hook; wp:paraphrase. Gatoclass (talk) 11:04, 28 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Template:Did you know nominations/Lágrimas Cálidas - couldn't verify hook. Gatoclass (talk) 06:23, 28 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Template:Did you know nominations/Felisa Vanoff - WP:PARAPHRASE issues identified by Yoninah at WT:DYK. Gatoclass (talk) 13:26, 26 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkham - pulled by User:The Rambling Man per post at WT:DYK. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:16, 26 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Heber Hart - pulled by User:The Rambling Man, accuracy concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:16, 26 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Luke_fon_Fabre - lack proper attribution. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:12, 26 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Template:Did you know nominations/Thakur Ganpat Singh - couldn't verify hook. Gatoclass (talk) 07:48, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Dada_Masiti - close paraphrasing concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:39, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Diane_Guerrero - sourcing questioned plus privacy concerns. EEng (talk) 01:16, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Template:Did you know nominations/Tom Rees (British soldier) - hook accuracy. EEng (talk) 22:05, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Template:Did you know nominations/2013 Specialized–lululemon season - article needs more copyediting. Gatoclass (talk) 13:31, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Template:Did you know nominations/Jonathan Quinn Barnett - partially unsourced hook. Gatoclass (talk) 13:31, 24 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Template:Did you know nominations/Heber Hart - pulled by User:EEng, hook refers to British law, when sources appear to refer to English law. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:14, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Template:Did you know nominations/Cervix - pulled by User:EEng, issues with hook. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:14, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  19. United States Custom House (San Ysidro, California) - per WT:DYK #Prep 1 question by The Rambling Man, hook source is in question. — Maile (talk) 19:03, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Template:Did you know nominations/Richard Burn (Indologist) - pulled by User:EEng, issues with hook. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:14, 23 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Loraine Smith – pulled by User:EEng, issues with hook. (See WT:DYK#Imagining the resurrection.) --PFHLai (talk) 17:30, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Template:Did you know nominations/Kiki Byrne – pulled by User:EEng, issues with hook. (See WT:DYK#The first shall be last.) --PFHLai (talk) 15:50, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Template:Did you know nominations/Lili Bosse – pulled by User:EEng, issues with hook. (See WT:DYK#Lili Bosse.) --PFHLai (talk) 15:50, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  24. Template:Did you know nominations/Elm Conflict – pulled by User:EEng, issues with hook. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:57, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Template:Did you know nominations/Carlos Manuel Hoo Ramírez – pulled by User:EEng, issues with hook. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:54, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Template:Did you know nominations/400 SW Sixth Avenue – pulled by User:EEng, issues with hook. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:08, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Template:Did you know nominations/Ionia Rollin Whipper – pulled by User:EEng, issues with hook. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:08, 20 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Template:Did you know nominations/Frank Ringo – pulled by User:Fram, issues with hook. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:22, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Anthony Hewitt (baseball) - pulled by User:The Rambling Man, issues with the hook. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:58, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  30. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Mary Francis Hill Coley - pulled by User:The Rambling Man per issues raised at WT:DYK. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:58, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  31. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkham - pulled by User:The Rambling Man per issues raised at ERRORS. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:58, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  32. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Routine_Check - not enough original content. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:19, 13 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  33. Template:Did you know nominations/1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps - pulled from Prep 3, hook based on unverified article statement. — Maile (talk) 15:19, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  34. Template:Did you know nominations/Sara Branham Matthews - pulled from Prep 3; review was incomplete. Yoninah (talk) 12:44, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  35. Template:Did you know nominations/1973 CECAFA Cup - removed by User:The Rambling Man per request at WT:DYK. Nikkimaria (talk) 12:31, 7 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  36. Template:Did you know nominations/Incidents of Necrophilia - removed by User:Floquenbeam as an inappropriate hook. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:14, 6 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  37. Template:Did you know nominations/Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2 - returned to nom page to accommodate June 8 hook. Yoninah (talk) 21:48, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  38. Template:Did you know nominations/Lo Nuestro Award for Tropical Album of the Year - returned to nom page to accommodate June 8 hook. Yoninah (talk) 21:44, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  39. Template:Did you know nominations/Prince Oana - returned to noms page per nominator's request for a picture slot. Yoninah (talk) 13:48, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  40. Template:Did you know nominations/Typhoon Pat (1985) - hasn't been approved yet. Yoninah (talk) 21:11, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  41. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/The_Sun_Also_Rises_(ballet) - not enough original prose. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:05, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  42. Template:Did you know nominations/Jack and Ed Biddle - pulled by User:Maile66 for unresolved dispute tags. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:40, 3 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  43. Template:Did you know nominations/Djawoto – promoted despite most recent icon being the "X"; removed by Crisco 1492. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:12, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

May 2014

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  1. Template:Did you know nominations/Natalia Poklonskaya – promoted May 30 despite most recent icon being the "/"; removed same day by Hawkeye7. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:12, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Ames_crater - close paraphrasing concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:19, 28 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did you know nominations/Women's soccer in South Africa - removed by Fram due to hook issues. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:16, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did you know nominations/Moto E - removed by Fram as promotional. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:16, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/Milan Puskar Health Right – removed by Fram due to hook issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:55, 22 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Template:Did you know nominations/Patrick Allen (Governor-General) - removed from MP by User:The Rambling Man due to concerns about sourcing. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:38, 10 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/I_am_a_Ukrainian - concerns about paraphrasing and hook. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:25, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Template:Did you know nominations/Farmland (film) - removed from MP by User:The Rambling Man due to concerns about the hook. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:00, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Template:Did you know nominations/Zanabazar (dinosaur) - pulled from prep per close paraphrasing concerns as reported by Sasata on WT:DYK#Copyvio in Zanabazar (dinosaur). --PFHLai (talk) 04:52, 6 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

April 2014

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  1. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Black_genocide - pulled out of concern that the hook didn't focus directly enough on the article. Sven Manguard Wha? 14:54, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Kidnapping_in_China - not long enough. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:27, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/The_Flick - excessive use of non-free material. Nikkimaria (talk) 18:32, 22 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did you know nominations/Littlehampton Lifeboat Station - pulled by Dpmuk for copyvio concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:02, 21 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/1986 Balloonfest – hook misleading. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:43, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Template:Did you know nominations/Vaginal transplantation - WP:MEDRS-related concerns. --Orlady (talk) 21:42, 18 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 2007 – QPQ needed. —Bloom6132 (talk) 16:55, 17 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Rezan_Zuğurlu - close paraphrasing concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 12:16, 17 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Taylor_Gold - Wikipedia_talk:DYK#Template:Did_you_know_nominations.2FTaylor_Gold. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:16, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Template:Did you know nominations/Carthage Treasure – hook accuracy issues; removed by Fram. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:43, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Template:Did you know nominations/Boschetto v. Hansing‎ – hook wording, lack of sourcing in article sections, no secondary sourcing. Removed by Orlady and BlueMoonset (talk) 13:56, 4 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Shammi_(actress) - close paraphrasing. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:33, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/The_origins_of_political_order - overquoting and close paraphrasing. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:39, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

March 2014

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  1. Template:Did you know nominations/Garden of Ninfa - refs are all bald URLs, and the text in the hook is a direct quote, so should be written as such. Yoninah (talk) 13:26, 30 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did you know nominations/USA Freedom Act - problems with article haven't been resolved. --Orlady (talk) 01:31, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did you know nominations/Clark (mascot) – hook not approved; also intended for April Fools Day. BlueMoonset (talk) 17:16, 26 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did you know nominations/Les fleurs dédaignées – article copied without attribution from Hilda Rix Nicholas and thus ineligible; removed from main page by Fram at 12:33 UTC on March 26. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:22, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/Ronald MacKenzie – hook not supported in article. BlueMoonset (talk) 01:41, 26 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Template:Did you know nominations/Jumper (pornographic film) – hook accuracy issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:49, 20 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Template:Did you know nominations/Galak-Z: The Dimensional - Pulled from image slot because OTRS had not yet confirmed the image license. Hook looks OK; only issue is image. --Orlady (talk) 20:14, 16 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Nick Dupree - Nothing wrong with the hook or nomination. The hook was returned to T:TDYK by the promoter (me) so that maybe someone else can use it in another hook set. --PFHLai (talk) 01:26, 16 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Maidment – hook didn't make sense, and had sourcing issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:00, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Template:Did you know nominations/Theodore Katsanevas - BLP concerns, coupled with bad timing in relation to litigation. Orlady (talk) 17:10, 13 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Template:Did you know nominations/Zingiber Barbatum – not enough original material; close paraphrasing concerns. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:57, 13 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Template:Did you know nominations/Šupelka - Hook doesn't make logical sense; need better translation. --Orlady (talk) 19:08, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Template:Did you know nominations/Keelavalavu – hook not supported by sources and has grammatical issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:05, 12 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Template:Did you know nominations/Mick Brennan (alpine skier) – hook and article accuracy issues. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:00, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Template:Did you know nominations/Knife attack on Kevin Lau – approved and promoted by the same person; was supposed to be pulled back, so I'm pulling it. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:42, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Lou_surnames - not enough original content. Nikkimaria (talk) 15:24, 4 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Poultry - close paraphrasing concerns. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:33, 3 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

February 2014

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  1. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/2014_Boston_Marathon - too short, needs development. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:42, 27 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Privacy_and_Civil_Liberties_Oversight_Board_report_on_mass_surveillance - not enough original text, attribution issues. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:24, 22 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did you know nominations/Joey Manahan – QPQ needed; removed by Bloom6132. —BlueMoonset (talk) 15:33, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did you know nominations/Aphaenogaster praerelicta – approved and promoted with an issue outstanding. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:10, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/Street Artists Program of San Francisco - Pulled from Template:Did you know/Preparation area 2 - article lacks citations in several paragraphs. Yoninah (talk) 09:47, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Template:Did you know nominations/Agnosticism - Pulled from Template:Did you know/Preparation area 4, the wrong hook was promoted by mistake. The other alternate hook will be promoted later. Faizan 14:03, 15 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Federal_popular_initiative_"against_mass_immigration" - not eligible, per WT:DYK. Nikkimaria (talk) 06:58, 15 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Template:Did you know nominations/Klayman v. Obama - copying from both external site and other Wikipedia articles. Nikkimaria (talk) 19:58, 14 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Template:Did you know nominations/George Armstrong (ice hockey) - promoted with ? icon still in force (hook sourcing not yet solid). BlueMoonset (talk) 04:34, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Mass_surveillance_in_China - close paraphrasing. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:07, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Template:Did you know nominations/Ester Ledecká - Removed to accommodate a date request. --PFHLai (talk) 21:29, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Template:Did you know nominations/Yanaimalai - hook doesn't match source, and article needs a thorough copyedit. Yoninah (talk) 21:17, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Template:Did you know nominations/Mass surveillance in East Germany - removed by nominator, who believes that the hook should run on the date he requested. --Orlady (talk) 18:04, 6 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Template:Did you know nominations/Administrators (Wikipedia) – source did not match its own data. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:52, 1 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

January 2014

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  1. Template:Did you know nominations/Kanako Momota — pulled from Template:Did you know/Preparation area 1 by Ohconfucius (talk · contribs) as per Wikipedia talk:Did you know#Embarrassing fancruft masquerading as a DYK article. Removal process completed by Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 13:49, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Template:Did you know nominations/Max Hermann Maxy pulled for incomplete QPQ — Maile (talk) 14:20, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Template:Did you know nominations/Tajikistan Airlines Flight 3183 pulled for incomplete review. — Maile (talk) 13:07, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Template:Did you know nominations/Jammu-Sialkot Line per issues raised at WT:DYK. — Maile (talk) 12:39, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/Black-breasted Thrush - nominator wants the hook and the suggested pic on another hook set. --PFHLai (talk) 12:49, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Template:Did you know nominations/Hikaru Aizawa - per issues raised at WT:DYK. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:57, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Template:Did you know nominations/Luisa Zissman - QPQ not done. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:33, 17 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Template:Did you know nominations/2014 Elk River chemical spill - image hook, image is up for deletion — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:33, 16 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Donald_R._Dwight - negative BLP concern. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:41, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Template:Did you know nominations/Whisper (app) - pulled from main page (on January 11) after five hours by Jehochman for COI concerns. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:03, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Template:Did you know nominations/Lepiota cristata - hook fact removed from article after review; removed by Crisco 1492 per Sasata. BlueMoonset (talk) 12:13, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Template:Did you know nominations/Aaron McDuffie Moore - uninteresting hook; article has other possibilities. Orlady (talk) 15:49, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Template:Did you know nominations/Quantum refereed game – hook and general referencing issues. Harrias talk 08:08, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Template:Did_you_know_nominations/List_of_currencies_in_North_America - per request at WT:DYK. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:41, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Template:Did you know nominations/Spanish Federation of Sports for the Deaf - hook too long. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:07, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]