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This page is to nominate fresh articles to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page with a "hook" (an interesting fact). Nominations that have been approved are moved to a staging area and then promoted into the Queue. To update this page, purge it.

Count of DYK Hooks
Section # of Hooks # Verified
July 25 1
July 26 1
July 28 1
July 29 1 1
August 1 1
August 4 1
August 5 1 1
August 6 2
August 7 5 2
August 8 1 1
August 9 1 1
August 11 6 3
August 12 6 3
August 13 7 6
August 14 3 2
August 15 7 4
August 16 9 7
August 17 10 8
August 18 6 4
August 19 13 11
August 20 5 2
August 21 13 10
August 22 5 5
August 23 13 9
August 24 9 5
August 25 9 7
August 26 7 2
August 27 11 6
August 28 9 6
August 29 8 6
August 30 13 10
August 31 10 6
September 1 8 5
September 2 6 6
September 3 9 4
September 4 13 7
September 5 11 7
September 6 9 3
September 7 12 4
September 8 18 8
September 9 8 4
September 10 9 3
September 11 6 3
September 12 8 4
September 13 7 3
September 14 11 3
September 15 9 2
September 16 13 5
September 17 9 3
September 18 8 1
September 19 6 4
September 20 9 2
September 21 4
Total 388 209
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Instructions for nominators

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If this is your first nomination, please read the DYK rules before continuing. Further information can be found at the DYK guidelines.

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I write an interesting hook?

Successful hooks tend to have several traits. Most importantly, they share a surprising or intriguing fact. They give readers enough context to understand the hook, but leave enough out to make them want to learn more. They are written for a general audience who has no prior knowledge of or interest in the topic area. Lastly, they are concise, and do not attempt to cover multiple facts or present information about the subject beyond what's needed to understand the hook.

When will my nomination be reviewed?

This page is often backlogged. As long as your submission is still on the page, it will stay there until an editor reviews it. Since editors are encouraged to review the oldest submissions first, it may take several weeks until your submission is reviewed. In the meantime, please consider reviewing another submission (not your own) to help reduce the backlog (see instructions below). Because of WP:DYKTIMEOUT, a nomination should be reviewed within two months since the reviewer/promoter may agree to reject and close an unpromoted hook after that time has passed.

Where is my hook?

If you can't find the nomination you submitted to this nominations page, it may have been approved and is on the approved nominations page waiting to be promoted. It could also have been added to one of the prep areas, promoted from prep to a queue, or is on the main page.

If the nominated hook is in none of those places, then the nomination has probably been rejected. Such a rejection usually only occurs if it was at least a couple of weeks old and had unresolved issues for which any discussion had gone stale. If you think your nomination was unfairly rejected, you can query this on the DYK discussion page or with the closer, but as a general rule such nominations will only be restored in exceptional circumstances. If your nomination was promoted, but it hasn't reached the main page after two weeks, you can also query this on the DYK discussion page.


Instructions for reviewers

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Main page: Wikipedia:Did you know/Reviewer instructions

Any editor who was not involved in writing/expanding or nominating an article may review it by checking to see that the article meets all the DYK criteria (long enough, new enough, no serious editorial or content issues) and the hook is cited. Editors may also alter the suggested hook to improve it, suggest new hooks, or even lend a hand and make edits to the article to which the hook applies so that the hook is supported and accurate. For more information on the DYK rules and review processes, see the DYK guidelines and the reviewer instructions.

To post a comment or review on a DYK nomination, follow the steps outlined below:

  • Look through this page, Template talk:Did you know, to find a nomination you would like to comment on.
  • Click the "Review or comment" link at the top of the nomination. You will be taken to the nomination subpage.
  • The top of the page includes a list of the DYK criteria. Check the article to ensure it meets all the relevant criteria.
  • To indicate the result of the review (i.e., whether the nomination passes, fails, or needs some minor changes), leave a signed comment on the page. Please begin with one of the 5 review symbols that appear at the top of the edit screen, and then indicate all aspects of the article that you have reviewed; your comment should look something like the following:

    Article length and age are fine, no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used. But the hook needs to be shortened.

    If you are the first person to comment on the nomination, there will be a line :* <!-- REPLACE THIS LINE TO WRITE FIRST COMMENT, KEEPING  :* --> showing you where you should put the comment.
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If there is any problem or concern about a nomination, please consider notifying the nominator by placing {{subst:DYKproblem|Article|header=yes|sig=yes}} on the nominator's talk page.

Advanced procedures

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How to promote an accepted hook

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Handy copy sources:

  • To [[TM:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
  • To [[TM:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

How to remove a rejected nomination

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  • Open the DYK nomination subpage of the nomination you would like to remove.
  • In the window where the DYK nomination subpage is open, replace the line {{DYKsubpage with {{subst:DYKsubpage, and replace |passed= with |passed=no. Then save the page. This has the effect of wrapping up the discussion on the DYK nomination subpage in a blue archive box and stating that the nomination was unsuccessful, as well as adding the nomination to a category for archival purposes.
  • Alternatively, you can use PSHAW, which automates the process.

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

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  • Edit the prep area or queue where the hook is and remove the hook and the credits associated with it.
  • Go to the hook's nomination subpage (there should have been a link to it in the credits section).
    • View the edit history for that page
    • Go back to the last version before the edit where the hook was promoted, and revert to that version to make the nomination active again.
    • Add a new icon on the nomination subpage to cancel the previous tick and leave a comment after it explaining that the hook was removed from the prep area or queue, and why, so that later reviewers are aware of this issue.
  • Add a transclusion of the template back to this page so that reviewers can see it. It goes under the date that it was first created/expanded/listed as a GA. You may need to add back the day header for that date if it had been removed from this page.
  • If you removed the hook from a queue, it is best to either replace it with another hook from one of the prep areas, or to leave a message at WT:DYK asking someone else to do so.

How to move a nomination subpage to a new name

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  • Don't; it should not ever be necessary, and will break some links which will later need to be repaired. Even if you change the title of the article, you don't need to move the nomination page.

Nominations

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Older nominations

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Articles created/expanded on July 25

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Ships in the Night (musician)

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Ships in the Night performing in 2025
Ships in the Night performing in 2025
  • ALT1: ... that the American electronic artist Ships In The Night makes synthwave music with melodies inspired by bird songs, church bells, and trains?
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: My first DYK nomination. I would appreciate any feedback! Thank you.
Moved to mainspace by RobinIsadorable (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

RobinIsadorable (talk) 21:10, 30 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @RobinIsadorable: Hello, and welcome to DYK. Right now, I would suggest that you propose a new hook, as the current one may not be considered interesting to those unfamiliar with the Wave-Gotik-Treffen or Ships in the Night. Will you be able to do that? If you need any help our guidance, feel free to let me or another editor know. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:41, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thank you for article and hook, User:RobinIsadorable, - nice to meet you, and I agree with your user name ;) - The article is detailed and referenced throughout. I wonder about the pronoun, beginning with "their" but then "she"? - Please find something to link the article to. - Normally there would be a link to the performer. As they have no article, there should be a redirect from their name to this article, and the name should be bold. A bit more about the person (birth day or year, place of birth, education ...) would be nice. - The image is licensed and a good illustration. It would perhaps be stronger if cropped, because the detail on the left doesn't show well in stamp-size. I trimmed the caption. - We should not use a given name in the article once the full name was introduced, also no link is needed for New York City. - A bit about the vocals would also be great. - The last refs should be in ascending order. - In the hook, perhaps you want to include something like insomnia, rather than all three outside sounds. - --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:04, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@RobinIsadorable: Please address the above.--Launchballer 00:26, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: The nominator hasn't edited since the 5th. Probably too soon to close this for lack of activity, but it's worth keeping in mind. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:28, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I just actually read @Gerda Arendt:'s comment, and I can't see a single complaint that is actually necessary to fix under WP:DYKG. I did however put in a request for a crop at the Photography workshop and fixed some minor errors (essentially those that don't require research).--Launchballer 16:42, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know what you mean by "complaint". When I meet a new editor, I like a response. The icon is for questions, I had questions, - I can simply approve. I may eventually make fixes myself but not today. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:04, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5 and Launchballer: Apologies for the delay, I'm back and have capacity. I can make changes if you all think they are necessary and appropriate. --RobinIsadorable (talk) 00:18, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt: Thank you for the feedback! I'll try to address your points. In regards to pronouns, I tried to use they/them/their when referring to the musical project Ships in the Night and she/her/hers when referring to Leventhal (though I will say I don't see their pronouns personally stated in any sources, so I'm a little hesitant to stick with she/her/hers). Couldn't really find information about Leventhal's personal details. In the hook, I decided to focus on melody inspirations in order to convey the kinds of sounds that inspire the music rather than subject matter (which is inspired by or deals with a number of different topics) for brevity's sake. I could definitely expand the hook to include that. I added a redirect from Alethea Leventhal. I think your other points were addressed by other editors including a photo crop found here: File:WGT 2025 Ships In The Night 01 (cropped).jpg.
Thank you for explaining. The cropped image is better suitable for the Main page. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:26, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @RobinIsadorable, Gerda Arendt, Launchballer, and Narutolovehinata5: I'm just reopening this one because I've just reviewed this article in the Queue and I became confused by the flipping between discussion of the "band" Ships in the Night versus the "singer" Alethea Leventhal. And I see that Gerda raised similar issues in her comment above, so this seems like something that should be addressed. In particular, a few points:

  • It is unclear if Ships in the Night has become a de facto stage name for Leventhal, or if there is a clear distinction between the act under one name and the individual under the other. The attached image showing the individual but using the group name adds to this confusion.
  • There is a strong implication through the article that Leventhal identifies as non-binary, with repeated use of they/them pronouns. For example "In 2024, Leventhal signed with Metropolis Records to release their third full-length album, Protection Spells". But from what I can gather, Leventhal in fact identifies as female and is referred to in sources as she/her. I think this needs to be made clearer, probably through consistency in which bits of the article refer to the individual and which to the "band".

Nothing insurmountable here, and thanks to RobinIsadorable for writing this and submitting your first DYK, we just need a little bit of tidying up I think. I will help out myself if I have some time in the coming days, but a little busy right now. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 09:52, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Amakuru: Thank you for the feedback! I've made some edits to the article. Would appreciate you and others to give it a view to make sure it makes more sense. — RobinIsadorable (talk) 14:56, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Amakuru, Gerda Arendt, Launchballer, and Narutolovehinata5: Hi folks, do we think any more changes need to be made?— RobinIsadorable (talk) 16:55, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good to me. @Amakuru and Gerda Arendt:?--Launchballer 11:34, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on July 26

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We Wanna Party

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  • ... that Tyla was criticized on Twitter after saying that the "we wanna party" chant was South African? Source: Briefly (archived): A Nigerian user on X accused Tyla of being malicious or dense for saying "we wanna party is South African. The netizen pointed out that Nigerian musicians have used the same chant, including Rema and Ayra Starr. The poster concluded by saying that Tyla's claim that the chant was South African was weird.
5x expanded by Dxneo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

dxneo (talk) 03:13, 26 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

ALT1: ... that Tyla's EP WWP's low sales sparked a social media debate leading some critics to suggest that her Coloured identity might affect her reception in the U.S.? dxneo (talk) 14:38, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Dxneo: I think ALT0 nails the most interesting hook in the article, but it can be shortened considerably to focus on the coloured debate. Viriditas (talk) 19:31, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Viriditas, I don't see how we can do that since this is about the EP, not Tyla. Any suggestions? dxneo (talk) 20:48, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Dxneo: I think you might have misunderstood what I wrote. I'm saying that you can shorten ALT0. It's too wordy. Viriditas (talk) 20:50, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Viriditas, how do i shorten it tho? ALT1a: ... that Tyla's WWP EP's low U.S. sales sparked debate, with some linking it to her Coloured identity?" or just replace "social media" with "online"? I ran out of juice haha! Please help. dxneo (talk) 21:20, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
dxneo Lots of ways to shorten the hook. You're at 159 characters. You can shorten that considerably and get it down to between 80-140 characters. Play around with it. The shorter the better. You don't need to use so many words to say the same thing. Viriditas (talk) 21:22, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1b: ... that Tyla's EP WWP's low U.S. sales sparked online debate, with some critics suggesting her Coloured identity may affect her reception? dxneo (talk) 21:47, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
dxneo. ALT1a is the perfect length for a hook. Viriditas (talk) 23:50, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I realize that the discussion has already moved away from the first hook, but just wanted to note that I removed the body text for that hook to meet WP:BLPBALANCE. Didn't want it to look the nomination started with an un-sourced hook, Rjjiii (talk) 02:44, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Your summary said that the source did not support the statement, which was not true, but I'll let it slide. dxneo (talk) 12:12, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Dxneo: Comment: The "Composition" section is bordering on non-encyclopedic, non-neutral, and promotional. Example: "Opening with "Dynamite" alongside Wizkid, the duo exchanges seductive lyrics, blending their vocal tones in a catchy, danceable track that carries you from home to the party." Viriditas (talk) 23:16, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed. dxneo (talk) 00:07, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Dxneo: Parts of this article appear to be out of date and require an update: For example: We Wanna Party is scheduled for release in 2025 by FAX and Epic Records. Viriditas (talk) 01:33, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yup! The actual mixtape is still coming. Sources, and Tyla herself, called the EP a bridge to the LP. Therefore, I don't think it's out of date. She pulled the very same move with her debut studio album and Christina Aguilera did the same with Aguilera. Oh, and I see you've put commas before the word "and", at GA and PR/FAC, they gonna remove those. Struggled a lot with that in the past. dxneo (talk) 02:20, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've never engaged in an argument about commas and don't have any plans to do so in the future. Not at all clear what you mean by "they gonna remove those" so I'll leave it you to use them as you prefer. However, even if the material isn't out of date, the "Background and release" doesn't make much sense the way it is currently written, moving from singles to mixtape, to a scheduled release at some point in the future, to the EP and then back to the mixtape, and then to the future LP. If you think it's fine the way it is currently written, let me know, and I'll drop this and move on to another DYK. Viriditas (talk) 02:45, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Review needed. Viriditas (talk) 02:46, 26 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Dxneo: Not planning on doing a full review of this any time soon, but none of the hooks meet WP:DYKBLP.--Launchballer 00:14, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Then that's my cue, can't come up with another hook. dxneo (talk) 01:08, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You can try. The discussion about the streaming metrics is interesting, but you would need to revisit the sources and rewrite it a bit. The point is to not give up so easily and to try and push the envelope of what is possible. I'm currently going slightly crazy writing a draft about an 1889 train robbery in my sandbox, but I know there's a light at the end of the tunnel where I will come out in the end. Just try to see that light and you'll be fine. Viriditas (talk) 01:40, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Dxneo: Please address the above.--Launchballer 12:49, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Viriditas, I need people like you IRL. Please give me some time to work on it, I will give feedback very soon. dxneo (talk) 22:49, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I have been revisiting these instructions and the sources, all I can come up with is "that the low sales of Tyla's WWP have sparked an online debate, with some questioning whether her career is already in decline?" Viriditas and Launchballer, care to help, please? dxneo (talk) 00:53, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Musical works are notoriously hard to find decent hooks for. I think your best bet is something like ALT2: ... that Tyla's 2025 EP was streamed 60 million times on Spotify in its first three weeks and still missed the Billboard Hot 100?--Launchballer 01:37, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This is truly amazing! The hook needs a little tweak tho, Hot 100 to Billboard 200. Something like ALT2a: ... that Tyla's 2025 EP accumulated 60 million streams on Spotify in its first three weeks, but failed to chart on the Billboard 200? Thoughts? dxneo (talk) 02:15, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oh yeah. I wouldn't be able to approve that though - perhaps Viriditas would like to do the honours.--Launchballer 02:18, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. Approving ALT2a. This is not a deal breaker for DYK, but the wording in the article is "As of 14 August 2025,". I think that the wording in the hook is more clear and would improve the article. The article meets Wikipedia content policies, has no plagiarism, is long enough, was recently expanded, and is cited with inline citations, Rjjiii (talk) 02:52, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Reviewing for promotion, and I cannot find the statement in ALT2a that the song failed to chart on the Billboard 200 in the source provided by the article (fn14). Perhaps it's in a different source? Courtesy ping @Dxneo, Launchballer, Rjjiii, and Viriditas: thanks! Dclemens1971 (talk) 01:23, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I can't find it either. Viriditas (talk) 02:31, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I checked the Billboard citation. Perhaps this could be made clearer, Rjjiii (talk) 02:43, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I seriously ran out of juice. dxneo (talk) 19:05, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good to me. @Dclemens1971:?--Launchballer 14:40, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 28

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Maher Abbas

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Abbas at the Olympics
Abbas at the Olympics
  • ... that future Olympic runner Maher Abbas (pictured) switched from basketball to track over frustration of referees being "easy to bribe"?
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 400 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:55, 4 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@BeanieFan11: I think, given how constipated we are, 4.7 isn't really IARable. Please send this through GA.--Launchballer 16:50, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I mean, I could probably try to add some fluff today or tomorrow to get it to 5.0 if really necessary. Thoughts? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:57, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You could do, but you then run the risk of a subsequent copyedit taking it under again. (I know me and Airship copyedit articles before promoting; you might get someone different.) GARC will get this eligible in less than two months.--Launchballer 11:25, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: I expanded it so its over 5.0 now, although only by a little. I'm not entirely sure its GA-quality, but I could nominate it if you think I should do it. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:31, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'll let a reviewer/promoter adjudicate.--Launchballer 11:11, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Articles do not need to be GA-quality to be featured on DYK, even if they are a 5x expansion. The article looks good enough and can probably be run as is, assuming there are no more copyedits to be done. You could nominate it for GA status, although given that process's backlog, waiting would likely lead to this nomination timing out. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:38, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Full review needed; per DYKcheck article is 5x expanded since July 27, and nominating eight days after expansion began is perfectly legal per DYK rules. BlueMoonset (talk) 21:16, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article was created in 2016 and received a 5x expansion 7-8 days before the nomination. The article is largely free from close paraphrasing, but the problem is that some parts appear to be very close to this link. That will need to be addressed before this can be reviewed further, although as Launchballer said, that might bring the article to below a 5x expansion, so keep that in mind. A QPQ has been performed and it is a complete one. The hook is cited inline and interesting, although the Newspapers.com link doesn't actually mention that exact quote, so an excerpt may be needed here. Technically, the hook is not DYKHFC compliant, but I will accept it as is because the entire quote is referenced to a single source.
The elephant in the room is that I actually think that him becoming an accomplished doctor after his running career is the more interesting hook fact here. I know that some DYK editors are not fans of "person A, who was a B, was later a C" hooks, but in this case it actually is unusual and interesting. I would suggest proposing that as an ALT, although the nomination's fate depends on the close paraphrasing being resolved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:30, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Narutolovehinata5: I'm not sure how much the text sourced to that can be reworded – most of it is all long medical titles such as "founding chair of robotic and minimally invasive surgery of Kaiser Permanente" and "regional chief of colon and rectal surgery for the Southern California Permanente Medical Group". Thoughts? BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:38, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@BeanieFan11: While technically it could fall under WP:LIMITED, the wordings are so close to each other that it would still raise eyebrows. I could pass it, but I don't think other editors would be happy about it. There could be a way to simplify or even remove those titles. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:53, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have any ideas on ways to simplify the titles? A lot of it is just names of the universities and complex titles like "founding chair of robotic and minimally invasive surgery of Kaiser Permanente" where I don't see a way to simplify. I think they're relevant to his life as the jobs he held and probably shouldn't be removed entirely. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:00, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Honestly, I'm not so sure. It might be a good idea to ask a copyvio expert like RoySmith or Nikkimaria on what to do next. If you ever plan to bring this to GA, now would be a good time to resolve this as it will likely be brought up at GAN if it's not resolved by then. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:20, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
IMO the issue is less the titles and more bringing over the other CV/promobio stuff like having conducted 30 studies - I'd suggest omitting that. Nikkimaria (talk) 01:24, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Cut the 30 studies part. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:07, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The removal has now brought the article to below 5x expansion. As this has been an issue since the start of the nomination, I feel that if it really isn't possible to bring it back up, that nomination should just be withdrawn and the article nominated for GA. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:01, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You could ask for a second opinion on that from a neutral editor, but I'm personally leaning against it given how borderline the 5x expansion is and further copyedits (if needed) are enough to lower it. I won't object if another editor says yes. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:05, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In the unlikely scenario that another editor finds a need for such a substantial copyedit that would reduce the article's length by over 250 characters, then it could be declined – but I don't think its fair to reject an article that's been 5x expanded because "well yeah it's been 5x expanded, but only by a little bit". BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:15, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would give this a tick but I don't think I could. We need a new review. Earth605 (talk) 10:43, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]


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Soda Pop (Saja Boys song)

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Created by TheNuggeteer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 07:20, 3 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Long enough, new enough. The 40% on Earwig seems to be from a direct quote from the interview. Hook is interesting, although not directly stated in the source itself. QPQ is done, although it seems a bit rushed but not a problem for me. The problem now is a bit minor one, first of all, the duplicate citations (which I tagged it), and I have a problem with citation #17 (kworb.net), which is highlighted as unreliable by CiteHighlighter per WP:ALBUMAVOID. Pinging @TheNuggeteer: Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 12:53, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the review. Fixed everything. @Miminity: ping. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 13:04, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, Good to go then. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 13:09, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TheNuggeteer and Miminity: I think this needs some more work. The source doesn't say the song is deceiving. According to the article, the band-within-the-song Saja Boys are hiding their identities. I don't think the hook accurately conveys what's described by the source. Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:15, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe my review on the source is a bit of an OR-y, but good point as I stated above, the source does not say it personally. So, I guess, this is a of a problem. My bad... Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 12:38, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Dclemens1971: I tried to summarize a quote (or two). Ian Eisendrath, a main producer of the songs, said their goal was to create one of those super bubblegum-y K-pop boy band songs hence "catchy", and a later quote If you really look at them, the underpinning is like, ‘We’re going to devour you. We’re going to eat you up. We are going to drink you up’ because that’s what the demons do hence "deceiving". I also understand where you are coming from, since it looks OR-y. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 14:51, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TheNuggeteer: I hear you, I think that's just more interpretation than than the source permits, particularly for something on the homepage. Any other ideas for a hook? Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:59, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Dclemens1971: ALT1: ... that K-Pop Demon Hunters' "Soda Pop" was made to be a "bubblegum-y K-pop boy band" track that is actually about "devouring" souls? 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 06:18, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@TheNuggeteer: Watch for the link to a dab page in the hook. I still think ALT1's not quite there, in part because of the "band-within-a-show" element of this song makes the mention of the movie title a bit of excessive detail. How's this? ALT1a: ... that while "Soda Pop" appears to be "bubblegum-y K-pop boy band" song, it is actually about demons devouring souls? P.S. Going to leave this for another reviewer to evaluate since I have now proposed an alternative hook. Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:23, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Dclemens1971: I was going to suggest italicizing the movie title, but that works as well. Qzekrom (she/her • talk) 17:06, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1a isn't there either because it needs attribution per WP:INTEXT. "Was intended" might work, but I suggest ALT2: ... that "Soda Pop" was originally "Ice Cream"?--Launchballer 15:59, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on August 4

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Peter Gersten

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  • ... that, according to the Reporter Dispatch, "UFO lawyer" Peter Gersten is "a cool-looking character — blue shades, shirt unbuttoned to the chest, tie untied"?
Created by Chetsford (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 169 past nominations.

Chetsford (talk) 05:16, 5 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

I just closed the nomination this was being used as a QPQ for, so this needs a full review.--Launchballer 21:53, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on August 6

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Viktor Glondys

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  • Source: Ulrich A. Wien (2017). "Kirche und Politik im Verständnis der Bischöfe Viktor Glondys und Wilhelm Staede", in RT 99, vol. 1, p. 123. (in German). Translated excerpt: “He was first appointed parish priest in the economically cosmopolitan city of Kronstadt in 1922, then elected vicar bishop to the elderly Bishop Dr. Friedrich Teutsch in 1930, and finally, in 1932, he became the first non-Saxon in 380 years to be elected bishop of the regional church.”
  • ALT1: ... that Viktor Glondys converted from Catholicism to Lutheranism during his philosophical studies in Graz, likely influenced by the teachings of Alexius Meinong? Source: Beyer, Hans (1964). Viktor Glondys, 1882–1949: ein Beitrag zur Geistes- und Kirchengeschichte des Südostdeutschtums zwischen den beiden Weltkriegen. [Festschrift für Balduin Saria zum 70. Geburtstag] (in German). Oldenbourg. p. 420.
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: If relevant (I have never done this before), in the source it says "non-Saxon", which is meant to refer specifically to Transylvanian Saxons. This is clarified later when he refers to the Saxons from then on as "Siebenbürger Sachsen" (Transylvanian Saxon).
Moved to mainspace by Apollo468 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

• Apollo468•  21:11, 7 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Welcome to DYK! What a thorough article -- you could consider nominating it as a Good Article too. The DYK criteria look well met. Regarding the hook, DYK strongly discourages "first"-based hooks and I don't think ALT0 will work. ALT1 is supported by the source, but as written doesn't strike me as very interesting to a non-specialist. I'd propose the following as something with a "catchier" wording that is still supported by the source:

ALT2: ... that Viktor Glondys converted from Catholicism to Lutheranism while the Away from Rome! movement was popular, but he had his own reasons?

If you're OK with that hook suggestion, we could go with that, or you could suggest some others. There may be something interesting to do with the wars, eg, fleeing on foot shortly after his doctorate, or the controversial Good Samarital speech. The trick (and it is tricky) is to boil down the details into something that feels accessible and leaves the reader wanting more to piece it together. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 08:47, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@LEvalyn: Hi, thank you for the feedback. I think what you suggested would be a good hook that I would be fine with, but also, since you suggested the speech here is another one if it might be better:

Here are the sources for that one:

  • Ulrich A. Wien (2017). "Kirche und Politik im Verständnis der Bischöfe Viktor Glondys und Wilhelm Staede", in RT 99, vol. 1, p. 126. (in German).
  • Andreas Möckel (2010). "Der politische Skandal um die Honterusschule im Jahre 1933", in Zeitschrift für Siebenbürgische Landeskunde, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 51–62. (in German).

Sappho Fresco

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The Sappho Fresco
The Sappho Fresco
Created by NeverBeGameOver (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

NeverBeGameOver (talk) 18:49, 8 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article new and long enough. QPQ provided, hook interesting and cited inline and verified in the source, image properly licensed. Copyvio not detected. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 03:59, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I came here from the WP:CGR page, where I saw that this article had been nominated for DYK. I know nothing about the DYK process, but my impression of the article itself is mostly negative. In order to avoid cluttering up the DYK template, I've started a separate section on the talk page listing some of the problems (misspellings, ungrammatical sentences, inadequate sources, sources not properly credited, at least three citations that fail verification). WP:DYK says "Articles must meet the basic criteria set out on this page, but do not have to be of very high quality". Fair enough. I don't know how low the bar is; perhaps this is within the range considered normal and acceptable at DYK. But to me, as an outsider to the process, it certainly does not seem "good to go", or ready to be featured on the front page. Crawdad Blues (talk) 23:53, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pulling this from the approved list to address Crawdad Blues' comments; courtesy ping to NeverBeGameOver, Juxlos Dclemens1971 (talk) 01:54, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@NeverBeGameOver and Juxlos: Please address the above.--Launchballer 16:26, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I took the feedback made and cleaned out my sources, incorporating more peer-reviewed content over at JSTOR. I still stand by utilizing Sources 5 and 6 in my citations given that they have lined up with all the other resources I have utilized in the article NeverBeGameOver (talk) 17:02, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
New review now needed. Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:35, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on August 7

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Sonangol Sinopec International

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  • Source:
    • Levkowitz, Lee; Ross, Marta McLellan; Warner, J.R. (10 July 2009). The 88 Queensway Group: A Case Study in Chinese Investors' Operations in Angola and Beyond (PDF). United States–China Economic and Security Review Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
    • Burgis, Tom; Sevastopulo, Demetri (2014-08-08). "China in Africa: how Sam Pa became the middleman". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
Created by DarthCloakedGuy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:19, 8 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Lysine malonylation

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  • ... that the process of lysine malonylation, discovered in 2011, has been linked to diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes?
Created by Abvdj (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 44 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:38, 8 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Franz Taibosh

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** ALT3: ... that the American Museum of Natural History estimated circus performer Franz Taibosh to have been aged 115 at the time of his death? Source: "FRANZ TAIBOSH; African Bushman, a Midget, Had Been With Ringlings (Published 1940)". 1940-09-02. Retrieved 2025-08-07.

Currently requesting a public domain photograph of him from the University of Illinois, which could allow for an image to be included. The image can also be found on this site, so adding an image now is possible, but I'd prefer the original owners' premission.

ALT0 could also mention him being rejected.

Created by Guerreroast (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Roast (talk) 06:32, 7 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]


Articles created/expanded on August 11

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National championships in men's college basketball

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Gold medal in college basketball from the 1904 Olympic Games.
Gold medal in college basketball from the 1904 Olympic Games.
Moved to mainspace by PK-WIKI (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

PK-WIKI (talk) 04:18, 15 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Oust Duterte matrix

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Converted from a redirect by TheNuggeteer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 12:11, 11 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

WMDT

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  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Hello there, this is my third DYK nomination. The first one was ineligible, and the second one was unsuccessful due to me forgetting to credit the original nominator. The third one must be successful, because I have asked the original nominator, Sammi Brie, and the article was recently added to the good articles list.
Created by FaroeFO (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

FaroeFO (talk) 08:43, 11 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I wanted to see what another user might come up with, so I let FaroeFO open the nomination. Unfortunately, this is not a hook I would have considered in this form. That said, there's the kernel of something here: Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 09:06, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: ... that a Maryland TV station opened a low-power TV station and started a newscast in hopes of earning more national advertising revenue? [3]

Articles created/expanded on August 12

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City Landscape

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Joan Mitchell in 1942
Joan Mitchell in 1942
  • ... that a version of City Landscape has exhibited at museums across the United States while another has sat on walls at a university?
  • Source: various
Moved to mainspace by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 380 past nominations.

TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 21:16, 14 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Triệu Quân Sự

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Triệu Quân Sự
Triệu Quân Sự
  • ... that Triệu Quân Sự, a convicted murderer who escaped from prison four times, was being caught while playing online games twice?
  • Source: Escaped four times [4], Twice being caught while playing online games [5]
  • ALT1: ... that Vietnamese life-sentenced prisoner Triệu Quân Sự said that he escaped from prison because he wanted to get money to play games? Source: [6]
  • Reviewed:
Created by KhoaNguyen1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

KhoaNguyen1 (talk) 01:03, 13 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Saiyaara (song)

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  • ... that the song "Saiyaara" from the 2025 Hindi film of the same name was shot in a single day and was filmed shortly before the film's release?
Created by KunalAggarwal95 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

KunalAggarwal95 (talk) 17:04, 12 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on August 13

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United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps

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Improved to Good Article status by Tokeamour (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 315 past nominations.

Launchballer 02:47, 14 August 2025 (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: @Launchballer: Spotchecked sources 1, 10, 17, 30, and 82. They seem good. Article is over a 1500 bytes for DYK, recently made into a GA (nice work btw!). Hook is interested as I don't think I've ever heard of a policy like that one before. Earwig shows up fine. QPQ is needed. Arconning (talk) 12:04, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm nominating on behalf of @Tokeamour:, who doesn't need to provide one. See the WT:DYK above.--Launchballer 12:40, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Gotcha... passing. Arconning (talk) 11:37, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Arconning, Launchballer, and Tokeamour: perhaps I'm missing something, but the only citation inline citation I see for this is
Taft, JoAnn (2019-06-02). "U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Chief Petty Officer Ethan Goswick Selected for International Exchange Program". Space Coast Daily. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
and I cannot find in the article where earning citizenship is mentioned. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 18:09, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer and Tokeamour: Seems like there's plenty in the article to propose a new hook. Would either of you like to? Otherwise I'm going to close this out, if no proof can be provided for the hook. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 03:02, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Possible Hook: ALT1 ...that United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps includes 325 units distributed across 48 states, Guam and Puerto Rico, involving approximately 5,600 Sea Cadets and over 2,600 adult volunteers? Tokeamour (talk) 5:46, 5 September 2025 (UTC)

It has been 14 days since Darth Stabro's comment. I have polished a bit Tokeamour's hook so it shows up at PSHAW. @Tokeamour, Launchballer, Arconning, and Darth Stabro: The proof requested by Darth Stabro has not been given. Earth605 (talk) 16:06, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on August 14

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Juventus FC (women)

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Improved to Good Article status by Wikipediæ philosophia (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

Wikipediæ philosophia (talk) 19:45, 14 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on August 15

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Si Renfa

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  • ALT1: ... that Si Renfa's wars with the Ming dynasty led to a series of campaigns that brought about the collapse of his kingdom of Möng Mao?
  • Reviewed:
Moved to mainspace by 瑞丽江的河水 (talk) and Hazelnut79 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Xiliuheshui · chat 21:43, 15 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Yes, that's better. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:43, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article is new and long enough, and neutral. Hook is cited and interesting. QPQ not needed. The big problem is that the article contravenes core content policy, specifically WP:PSTS: "Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published secondary sources". Nearly the whole article relies on centuries-old primary sources. As such, it is not suitable for Wikipedia and needs considerable improvement from its current state. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:23, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Malpas (band)

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Moved to mainspace by Suntooooth (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

Suntooooth, it/he (talk | contribs) 01:35, 15 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Takashi Kimura (politician)

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  • Source: Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun via Yahoo! News [生まれつき左手首から先がない木村知事は「どれだけの努力があったか」と心を寄せた Governor Kimura, who was born without the his left wrist, expressed his sympathy, saying, "How much effort must have gone into this?"]
  • ALT1: ... that Takashi Kimura lost his left wrist in the womb after being entangled by his umbilical cord? Source: His official website[おなかの中で動き過ぎたか、へその緒に絡まって左手首から先を失う he lost his left wrist after moving around too much in the womb or getting tangled in the umbilical cord.]
  • ALT2: ... that Takashi Kimura used manga to developing the community when he was assigned in Tottori Prefecture? Source: His official website[平成16年、鳥取県に赴任し人口50万人台の全国最少県で奮闘。漫画家水木しげる先生の薫陶を受けマンガを活かした地域づくりや自然の中で育てる森の幼稚園、郵便局を活かした中山間地活性化などアイデアマンの本領発揮。In Heisei 16 (2004), he was assigned to Tottori Prefecture and worked hard in the smallest prefecture in Japan, with a population of just 500,000. Under the tutelage of manga artist Shigeru Mizuki, he has demonstrated his talent as an idea man by using manga to develop local communities, creating a forest kindergarten where children are raised in nature, and revitalizing mountainous areas by utilizing post offices.]
  • ALT3: ... that after being questioned about the moth orchid donations, Takashi Kimura said that he felt bad throwing them away because his house is too small? Source: The Nikkei[木村氏によると、選挙事務所を閉鎖する際、当選祝いとして政治家や会社社長、在日大使館などから受け取ったコチョウランのうち大半を、市内の知人や病院など7カ所に預けた。「捨てるのが惜しまれた」「家が手狭だった」などと釈明した。According to Kimura, when he closed his election office, he donated the majority of the orchids he had received as congratulatory gifts from politicians, company presidents, embassies in Japan, and others to seven locations, including acquaintances and hospitals in the city. He explained that he "felt bad about throwing them away" and that "my house was too small."]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dream Park (amusement park)
  • Comment: This is the look of the page before expansion (149 characters (24 words))
5x expanded by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 13:13, 15 August 2025 (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: ALTs 2 and 3 and dull and ungrammatically written. ALT1 gives the game away by explaining too much; see WP:DYKNOM. ALT0 approved only. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:33, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from Wikipedia talk:Did you know § Takashi Kimura (politician) hook

@Miminity, AirshipJungleman29, and Dclemens1971: My issue is with this hook: " ... that a Japanese governor was born without a left wrist?" The hook is making fun of a disability the politician has. This reminds of this hook, that was struck immediately for making fun of a name. Don't we have anything better?

Maybe a rewriting of ALT2?

ALT2a: "... that Takashi Kimura used manga to develop a community?"

Or maybe a rebranding of ALT3?

ALT4: "... that a Japanese governor was criticized after donating moth orchids?" Earth605 (talk) 14:03, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How is it making fun of him? That seems like an odd accusation. Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:08, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Some people are different and we just have to accept it. Pointing to that is a bit rude...
Also, if this makes a good hook, it is because people are going to think: "Oh, he overcome that, how cool..." By saying "he overcome" that means he is inferior. Red flag for that. It is also a bit insulting that it is a quirky hook. Earth605 (talk) 14:13, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
See the hook I pointed to. Earth605 (talk) 14:14, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The fact that humans have differences in their bodies, with some differences being rarer than others, is not rude to observe. It would be making fun if the hook was using that fact to denigrate or slight him. There's no assumption embedded that he's overcome anything; I think that's something you may be reading into it. Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:02, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Please explain how simply stating an unusual fact is "making fun of a disability" Earth605, or strike that aspersion. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:58, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have a different objection to the same hook: "wrist"? When I read that, I thought he somehow has fingers on the end of his arm without the intervening joint, something like John Silber. From reading the sources, it looks like he's missing his whole hand, including wrist, fingers, palm, etc. If we're going with the "born without" hook at all, I strongly believe we should write "without a left hand", since, honestly, the hand is the important part, not the wrist. --GRuban (talk) 17:27, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    If a child called out in public "Look mommy, that man only has one hand!" they would get a slap and told not to be rude. Surely we can find a better hook. RoySmith-Mobile (talk) 17:45, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I agree with the above. Thanks for explaining it in a better way! Earth605 (talk) 18:09, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, the "Look mommy" rule. Would an imaginary mom (pathologically violent and/or physically abusive as the case may be) believe a child was inappropriate for saying one of our DYK hooks? Let's apply it to, oh, the most recent DYK, shall we? 16 September 2025.
    • "Look mommy, Emperor Tenmu had his sons swear to honor his consort and niece Uno-no-sarara as their mother, including two of her brothers"
    • "Look mommy, a 1981 article about the disease of Turku claimed that the city council of Turku was made up of Finnish Freemasons"
    • "Look mommy, minister George Freeman ran The Monastery as a gay church, nightclub, and homeless shelter"
    • "Look mommy, 50,000 inhabitants "burned alive" in the sacking of Tbilisi"
    • "Look mommy, No Kaebang's wife, preferring death to capture by Japanese troops, leapt from a cliff"
    • "Look mommy, the app Baby Shaker was removed from the App Store for letting players shake a baby to death"
    I dare say the "Look mommy" rule would disqualify basically all of those. Therefore, I somehow think it's not a very good rule for DYK. --GRuban (talk) 00:44, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Not all are covered by the "Look mommy" rule.
    • 1st has no sense for the rule. It is not non-apppropiate.
    • 2nd the imaginary mom wouldn't slap him for Finnish Masons?
    • Ok, maybe the 3rd could be, but it is interesting and refers to a building and not a person. Maybe George Freeman, even if he is alive, but no.
    • 4th Wikipedia is not censored
    • 5th That is not undecent, really.
    • 6th also not undecent.
    As I mentioned later, it could be interpreted as inspiration porn Earth605 (talk) 04:42, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I like that your hypothetical mother is offended by pointing out that someone only has one hand, but is fine with pointing out suicide, 50,000 people burning alive, and shaking a baby to death. --GRuban (talk) 01:03, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    The issue with the hook is actually different from what has already been discussed here. I do not think the hook was intending to make fun of Kimura, but rather the opposite: "despite being born without a wrist, he rose to become a Japanese prefectural governor." Which is actually interesting and inspiring, and far from making fun of Kimura, is praising him. The issue is that this could be interpreted as inspiration porn, so such stories are quite controversial among disabled people and their advocates. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:47, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    It is inspiration porn. I need to apologize now. English is not my native language, so sorry for not explaining the issue properly. Thanks. Earth605 (talk) 04:22, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I agree in part. On a different note, while pointing out that somebody has a disability shouldn't be inherently offensive, treating it as though it's the most interesting thing about them can be perceived as insulting. It's a bit cultural/generational, though, which I think explains the disconnect.
    ...that Japanese governor Takashi Kimura grew up admiring American baseball player Jim Abbott because they were both born without a hand? [7]
    Yes? No? Needs trimmed? (And the fact would need added to the article ofc, but it's barely above a stub. I think there's room for a few more details like that) It's kind of cute, in a way, the story of this little kid who wanted to be a baseball player because he saw somebody like him. YMMV. Is wordier than the original hook, which doesn't help performance. GreenLipstickLesbian💌🦋 14:03, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Nice idea. I wouldn't oppose it, but I think it is not the best hook possible. We are not also in a strive for perfection, sooo, yeaaah. It is a good hook. Maybe check out my proposals? Earth605 (talk) 16:29, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I saw them; the first one is interesting, but afaict was only sourced to his official website. Which isn't disqualifying, but I personally don't like hooks like that. THe second I would oppose on BLP reasons - it's a controversy, it implies he might have done something illegal. If he was dead, then I would like it. But he isn't. (Note: last sentence is not a call to assassinate Kimura; besides, BLP often applies for a year or two after death)GreenLipstickLesbian💌🦋 20:38, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    To a random person that sees DYK every day, I think the word "criticized" wouldn't imply a controversy. After further thought, I think we could add this detail, and that the hook is Goodenough Earth605 (talk) 04:35, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've pulled the nomination off of DYKQ because it doesn't look like any of the proposed hooks have consensus to run. If there's something that can be agreed on, happy for it to be repromoted :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 18:17, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be okay with the Jim Abbott angle since it still mentions the "no hand/wrist" angle but is written in a way that isn't meant to be inspiration porn or mockery; in fact, it even seems to show that Kimura was proud of that connection. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:14, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I kinda forgot about this discussion until this was pulled. I agree with Narutolovehinata5. I will add the statement to the article now. Thanks to GreenLipstickLesbian for the hook idea. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 11:19, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]


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Society of Champa

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  • ... that the society of Champa, a medieval state in modern Vietnam, adopted Indian astronomy, calendars, writing scripts, religion, social hierarchy, and political systems?
  • Source: See very many throughout article.
Moved to mainspace by Kseni-kam (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:58, 18 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Theft of the Hesse crown jewels

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  • ALT1: ... that in late 1945 four soldiers from the US army stole $36 million in valuables from the House of Hesse? Source: [9]
  • Reviewed: [[]]
  • Comment: Definitely open to suggestions here, these two are the first hooks that popped into my head and they're both pretty similar.
  • Comment:
Created by CommissarDoggo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

CommissarDoggoTalk? 00:05, 17 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@Dhaluza: Significant work has been done on the lead since your comment, what else needs doing here?--Launchballer 12:02, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Ibnu Wahyutomo

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Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 91 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 04:08, 22 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Jenny Lind Porter

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Created by CaptainAngus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

CaptainAngus (talk) 22:23, 17 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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Lady Jennifer (novel)

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5x expanded by LEvalyn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

~ L 🌸 (talk) 08:03, 23 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • A 5x expansion has been verified by DYK check and I did not find any close paraphrasing. A QPQ has been verified and it is a complete review. The article is long enough for DYK purposes and meets the referencing guidelines.
However, the hook is problematic. Firstly, it is not directly stated in the article: nowhere does it say that it was "marketed with copies signed by Henrietta Stannard". Second, even if the claim was mentioned, it doesn't seem to actually be referenced. Thirdly, and most worryingly, even if those issues were addressed, the hook would not meet WP:DYKINT. The context here is that Winter is actually Stannard's penname, but the average reader may not be familiar with either name, so the connection is lost. Even without the context, the hook does not seem very interesting if the reader is unfamiliar with Stannard and her work (FWIW I've never heard of her prior to this nomination).
You have done a good job of expanding the article, but to be honest, after reading it, I'm not sure if there's actually anything here that's workable. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:26, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@LEvalyn: The nomination may be marked for closure if you are unable to respond or address the concerns. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:07, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My apologies for the delay— my off-wiki life has been tumultuous this week. In the next few days I can look for an alternative hook; there may be something I can add to the article with the film adaptation. I personally don’t think the hook relies on knowing either name (she’s a completely obscure author) but I think it’s interesting that she basically makes her pseudonym useless (which I think the cited ad verifies); I may be able to come up with a better wording for that idea. Regardless I’d appreciate a few days to work on it, please, with my thanks for your thorough review. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 20:33, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Narutolovehinata5, what do you think about ALT1: ...that Henrietta Stannard autographed copies of John Strange Winter’s novel Lady Jennifer?
That phrasing is definitely verified by the ad, which has the headline Autographed Copies of John Strange Winter's Latest Novel and says Mrs. Stannard ("John Strange Winter") will be pleased to send a specially signed copy... My aim is to intrigue someone who has never heard of either name -- I think it's interesting that she's a woman with a male pseudonym who is undermining that pseudonym with her marketing campaign.
Or, perhaps another angle is something like ALT2: ...that Henrietta Stannard bundled her novel Lady Jennifer with promotional materials for John Strange Winter's Toilet Preparations?
I'd have to beef it up in the article a bit but the mail-in autograph promo automatically gave a free copy of Comely Woman with every Lady Jennifer, and elsewhere I've seen info about how this book basically just sold her cosmetics line. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 20:04, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Regrettably, I do not think this Stannard/Strange Winter angle will work out, as the main issue (that the hooks do not make sense or will not interest people who do not know either name or at least the context) remains. I understand what you're trying to get to, but it's not showing in the hook proposals, and given what is in the article, the angle just seems like a non-starter. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:16, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You don't think the cosmetics line part is any better? I didn't think that one relied on the author's names, and in fact we could remove Stannard's name entirely, i.e., ALT3: ... that the novel Lady Jennifer cross-promoted John Strange Winter's Toilet Preparations? (Again, I'd be able to beef up the article properly for that if it seemed like an interesting angle.) I thought "Toilet Preparations" might also be an intriguing product name for a general audience. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 23:17, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT3 is a bit of a weird one in that I'm 50-50. On the one hand, it doesn't solve the "you must know who John Strange Winter" issue, but on the other hand, the name itself along with "Toilet Preparations" might be enough to raise attention. I'm undecided at this point, so I think it might be a good idea to ask for a second opinion from one of the usual DYK scrutinizers like RoySmith, Amakuru, Launchballer, etc. I should note that, if ever, only ALT3 is under consideration, and all the other hooks, particularly those involving the name Henrietta Stannard, are rejected. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:11, 3 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I wrote all of the film material after the 5x expansion so it's not needed to meet that criteria. Also, I am in the process of merging the articles on the WP:PAGEDECIDE principle that there is no need to have two articles and a DAB for a topic with so little (relatively) to say. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 23:09, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5, LEvalyn, RoySmith, and Amakuru: I'm fine with ALT3.--Launchballer 12:07, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Here since I was pinged above – personally I would not sign off on ALT3. As someone unfamiliar with the subject, the hook as written makes no sense to me. Who is John Strange Winter, and ehat are "Toilet Preparations" (particularly when rendered in title case like this)? And how exactly does the book "cross-promote" them? And then it's not immediately obvious where in the article to look. The words "Toilet" and "cross-promote" don't appear anywhere in the article and it turns out "Toilet Preparations" is actually "J. S. W. Preparations". No offence to anyone, but IMHO it seems a little weak to me to premise the hook on a pun on the word toilet that doesn't even appear in the article.
As an aside, I agree with the comment above that the film article should be redirected to this one, there isn't enough content overall for two separate articles on these closely related topics at this time and WP:NOPAGE would apply for me. It's a pity the WP:BLAR was reverted, it might have to go through AFD or a merge discussion on the talk page. Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 13:08, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for weighing in, and thanks to Narutolovehinata5 for your patience with this one. With regret, I'll withdraw the DYK. It's the first time I've done a 5x expansion of a random historical book without turning up some gold, but they can't all be winners. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 18:30, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Though to be clear Amakuru, they really were called John Strange Winter's Toilet Preparations! I just hadn't clipped the source for the article yet. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 18:36, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @LEvalyn: thanks for the reply, and if you're able to make the hook tally up with something in the article I'll be happy to re-evaluate it... I haven't looked at this in detail, but hopefully either way we can save something from this, no need to throw in the towel just yet! Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 19:25, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's very kind, Amakuru. The article now says To promote the book, Stannard offered signed copies by mail order... With the novel, she included free copies of Comely Woman, a book of advice promoting her line of cosmetics products, John Strange Winter Toilet Preparations (with a wikilink to Toilet#Names to help solve the mystery of the name), and I've named the section "Publication and promotion" to make it easier to spot. To a certain extent I think "Who is John Strange Winter and what are 'Toilet Preparations'?" is the "intrigue" I was hoping to raise-- hopefully the article now has answers to those. Maybe some more compelling or clearer wordings:
ALT04: ... that the romantic drama Lady Jennifer cross-promoted the product line of John Strange Winter Toilet Preparations? ~ L 🌸 (talk) 21:04, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT05: ... that the author of Lady Jennifer sold signed copies with a promotion for John Strange Winter Toilet Preparations?
and just as a reminder, we've been discussing: ALT03: ... that the novel Lady Jennifer cross-promoted John Strange Winter's Toilet Preparations?~ L 🌸 (talk) 21:04, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Panka Pelishek

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Panka Pelishek in 1929
Panka Pelishek in 1929
  • ... that Panka Pelishek (pictured) began her teaching career while she was still a student?
  • Source: [12] "Още като студентка тя започва да преподава."
Created by Spiderpig662 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Spiderpig662 (talk) 15:10, 19 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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Walter Bgoya

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  • ... that Walter Bgoya published a novel by Aniceti Kitereza almost 30 years after it had been written? Source: Carter, J. Roger (January 1982). "Aniceti Kitereza - the story of a Tanzanian writer". Tanzanian Affairs.
    • ALT1: ... that Walter Bgoya said African intellectuals have a responsibility to raise awareness of the poverty of politics? Source: "Tanzanian Publisher Mkuki na Nyota Is Championing Kiswahili Literature on the Global Stage". Brittle Paper. 18 December 2024.
    • ALT2: ... that Walter Bgoya said Kiswahili is more than a language—it’s a unifying force in East Africa? Source: "Tanzanian Publisher Mkuki na Nyota Is Championing Kiswahili Literature on the Global Stage". Brittle Paper. 18 December 2024.
    • ALT3: ... that Walter Bgoya's son published the first African-language translation of a novel by Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah? Source: Chalamilla, Karen (30 July 2024). "Mkuki Bgoya: "Swahili writers should be mandatory reading in Tanzania, but there's a deep trauma around books"". African Arguments.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Raid_on_Mosta
Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 37 past nominations.

Munfarid1 (talk) 08:37, 23 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

2023 EFL Championship play-off final

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  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pamela Nicholson (politician)
  • Comment: Not a happy article for me as I'm a Coventry supporter 😀 but it was an interesting match overall. Happy to hear alt suggestions for hooks - if the above doesn't work then perhaps an alternative angle on Luton going from non-league to premier league, or the fact that both the two teams were playing in League Two in 2018?
Improved to Good Article status by Amakuru (talk) and Egghead06 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

 — Amakuru (talk) 10:03, 20 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Not reviewing the DYK (not now at least), but I would suggest
It makes it more consise and makes readers interested. Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk) 10:09, 25 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Alpha Beta Delta Lambda: that sounds alright to me, thanks.  — Amakuru (talk) 15:28, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Prince Consort Gallery (detail)
Prince Consort Gallery (detail)
  • ... that the Prince Consort Gallery was originally used to display "many of the most interesting and costly possessions" in the Victoria and Albert museum?
Moved to mainspace by Cl3phact0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Cl3phact0 (talk) 17:04, 26 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

1952 Kutch Electoral College election

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Kutch State within India in 1952
Kutch State within India in 1952
  • Source: Sadanand Vasudeo Kogekar, Richard L. Park. Reports on the Indian General Elections 1951-1952. Popular Book Depot, 1956. pp. 304-305
Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 441 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 11:17, 20 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Full review to follow, but I do not see how meets WT:DYK. It is quite common for elections to not have any female candidates, even today. The hook fact might work if the context behind why there were no female candidates is unusual or interesting, but that does not appear to be the case here (the article does not even mention why). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:36, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Elections having no female candidates is actually common, especially if there are only a few candidates. If there are 70+, and none of them are women, then it would be unusual and interesting. The hook's current wording is not DYKINT-compliant; a revised version would. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:19, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Soman: Please address the above.--Launchballer 20:38, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Will do a full review once alternate hooks have been provided. For now, I have struck ALT0 as not meeting DYKINT. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:21, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kikwit

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  • ... that the city of Kikwit, estimated to have a population of over one million, does not yet have an electrical grid?
  • Source: [13] (My translation) The Kikwit population statistics provided by Kikwit City Hall [...] giving a cumulative total population of 1,336,992 for the entirety of Kikwit.
    [14] (My translation) Since its creation, the city has never had electricity.
5x expanded by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 53 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 00:41, 21 August 2025 (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: Randomly spot-checked citations 1, 18, 34–36, 44–47, and 100; no issues arose. Yue🌙 00:04, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Vigilantcosmicpenguin and Yue: Reviewing for promotion and this is failing my common-sense test. First of all, the source (I checked with my own translation says "the city has never had electricity". This is not the same as not having an electric grid; is there a source that specifies the absence of a grid? The source's claim of no electricity is plainly belied by the photos in the article, which show satellite dishes and buildings with air conditioning and what very much appear to be power lines in the lead image. This is a fairly exceptional claim and needs a robust source or perhaps multiple sources. Dclemens1971 (talk) 04:20, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Dclemens1971: As the article states, electricity has been planned and tested, but not successfully implemented. It can be presumed that the visible power lines are from incomplete constructions. The Actualite.cd source makes it a bit more clear that, in 2024 (the same year the photograph was taken), electricity is not available in Kikwit. I believe this, in addition with the KAS paper, is enough sourcing to verify that the city does not have electricity. However you are correct that my phrasing of "electrical grid" is not quite the same as what the source says, so I have tweaked the article to say "supply of electricity". The same change should be applied to the hook. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 05:49, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • @Vigilantcosmicpenguin: I did some digging here because the statement electricity is not available in Kikwit is quite exceptional. There is evidence here (see page 24, table 2) that Kikwit has had (underpowered) gas power plants in 1980 and 2000. This map from Africa Energy indicates a thermal plant was operational in Kikwit as of 2025. A USAID report from 2019 found (p 5) that In Kikwit, only four percent of 174,000 households have access to electricity. As I'd expect in a place without reliable sources of utility electricity, Kikwit residents use generators, a point confirmed by a map based on official data sources: One significant factor contributing to Kikwit's current energy situation is the lack of an extensive power grid infrastructure. The city experiences frequent power outages and relies on small-scale diesel generators for electricity, particularly in rural areas. A 2021 interview with someone born in Kikwit commented on how generators were used and electricity would shut off at 9pm. A 1991 New York Times article describes the city as having had electrical service in the past but now relying on generators. All this indicates the source provided above that says, in translation, Since its creation, the city has never had electricity is incorrect. What I do think is uncontestable is that local power sources are insufficient to meet Kikwit's needs and that as a World Bank report (p 42) indicates, Kikwit is not on the DRC's electrical grid. It may well have its own grid that is underpowered. Moreover, if electricity is supplied via generators, it is still supplied, even if at higher cost and with less reliability. Bottom line, I think the hook needs to be rewritten. Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:16, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
        • @Dclemens1971: Thanks for doing some more thorough research. You're correct that electricity is supplied by generators, which is why I had initially chosen the phrasing of "electrical grid". It appears that Kikwit does not have a grid, even an isolated one, as the World Bank source you provided says: "Isolated grids could also suit a few additional mid-size towns such as Kikwit". Also, to clarify the statement that "Since its creation, the city has never had electricity", I believe this is referring to the creation of the city of Kikwit, which had not had city status before 1970. In any case, you're right that the hook will have to be more precise. How about:
        ALT0a: ... that plans to supply electricity to Kikwit, a city estimated to have a population of over one million, have not yet been successful?
        — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 20:29, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
        • The sources I linked above indicated power was available in the city after 1970 and may still be available today from a thermal plant in insufficient supply for local needs. To be safe I'd want to shift it to something like "... that Kikwit, a city estimated to have a population of over one million, does not yet have a reliable supply of electricity?" but that's honestly not as interesting as your initial hook. However, I'm going to leave it open to another reviewer if they want to evaluate. Any other non-electricity related hooks to throw out there? Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:39, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Lynch Fragments

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  • ... that sculptures from the series Lynch Fragments by Melvin Edwards are made with metal scraps and objects like axes, barbed wire, chains, nails, padlocks, spikes and wrenches?
  • Source: Brenson, Michael (1993), "Lynch Fragments", in Gedeon, Lucinda H. (ed.), Melvin Edwards Sculpture: A Thirty-Year Retrospective, 1963–1993, University of Washington Press/Neuberger Museum of Art, p. 21: "They may retain a high degree of literalness and an air of practicality because of their bolts, chains, gears, hammers, jacks, nails, padlocks, scissors, spikes, and wrenches, but their compositional exchanges, sculptural unity, and poetic suggestiveness are always more persuasive [...]"
  • Gregg, Gail (February 1995), "Poetry in Heavy Metal", ARTnews, vol. 94, no. 2, p. 106: "Relics of his own childhood in the segregated south are woven throughout his steel relief pieces: bicycle chains, auto parts, barbed wire, cups, knives, farming implements."
  • Moura, Rodrigo (2018), "Lynch Fragments: Pieces of Life, Shards of History", In Pedrosa, Adriano; Moura, Rodrigo (eds.), Melvin Edwards: Lynch Fragments, Sao Paulo Museum of Art, p. 9: "Shovels, axes, rakes, and horseshoes evoke the rural context of the U.S. South, where the artist's ancestors settled and where he spent part of his childhood [...]"
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Improved to Good Article status by 19h00s (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

19h00s (talk) 01:02, 22 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Death of Mohamed Morsi

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  • ... that in 2019, former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died in court after suffering a heart attack?
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Created by Thepharoah17 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Thepharoah17 (talk) 19:29, 21 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article is new, long enough, and adequately cited. Hook is cited and interesting. There are innumerable occasions of over-quoting from sources and close paraphrasing. I have tagged the article accordingly. Sources should be summarised, not merely duplicated or reproduced with great similarities. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:31, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the reactions section altogether. I translated the article from the Arabic Wikipedia which apparently has different standards for quotation uses. But according to Earwig's copyvio tool, it seems to be resolved. [15] Thepharoah17 (talk) 21:50, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
WP:NOTEARWIG. See e.g. the "Official statements" subsection. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 15:47, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I removed that section as well. Thepharoah17 (talk) 18:12, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Or the first paragraph of "Detention" ... have you considered looking for plagiarism yourself instead of waiting for others to point it out? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:54, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I rewrote the entire article except for the lede. Thepharoah17 (talk) 01:19, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@AirshipJungleman29: What else needs doing here?--Launchballer 13:45, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Impersonations of United States immigration officials

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Anonymous ICE agents.

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Over the past few months, there have been chronic reports of individuals posing as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, in many cases using these guises to commit unlawful acts. Impersonation of law enforcement is not an uncommon occurrence in the United States, but the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration policies, and the particular ways in which ICE enjoys anonymity, have led to increased opportunities for such behavior, endangering and exploiting immigrants and their communities, regardless of their status.
Created by Very Polite Person (talk).

NOTE: Article was renamed per talk consensus. — Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 17:47, 23 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

— Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 14:31, 21 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Is mentioning Trump's name actually necessary for the hook fact? Isn't there a way to say the same thing or idea without mentioning him? To others, even just saying that impersonation exists may be an interesting-enough fact regardless of the reason (even if the reason might be obvious). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:01, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How about...
ALT1: ...that impersonations of United States immigration officials are a chronic crime problem due to deportation policies in the USA?
Is this what you mean? Or like a different target for the second link? I think that was the most fitting target, but maybe another can work. I think most name him however... — Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 23:29, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure if "chronic crime problem" is the best wording here, but that's getting close. The idea I had was something like, instead of saying it was a crime, the interesting fact here is that the issue exists at all, or to reverse the order of their mention. Something like "that deportation policies led to a rise in impersonation". Another possible option would be to avoid mentioning the deportation policies and instead to say that "there has been a rise of impersonations since [year]" or something along the lines of that fact; this is not just to avoid mentioning the policies, but it also avoids mentioning the reason, thus "hooking" readers to read the article and learn why it is happening. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:41, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2: ... that deportation policies in the United States led to increased opportunities for imposters to pose as immigration officials?
ALT3: ... that impersonations of United States immigration officials have become a chronic crime problem in 2025?
Do you mean a structrual flip like this? I feel like excluding the c-word here could be problematic so basically every source frames it in that context. Any instance of it is literally a Federal crime, automatically.
I think I really like ALT3... — Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 23:54, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2 is actually similar to what I had in mind. It's best for a reviewer to decide the final hook, however. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:03, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Gene White (American football)

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  • ... that although Gene White was not highly recruited to play college football, he "just showed up" for his college's team and went on to later play in the NFL?
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 412 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:15, 30 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Harriet Harris (academic)

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Harris speaks to a Scottish Parliament committee.
  • ... that as the University of Edinburgh's chaplain, Harriet Harris (pictured) appointed more than 40 honorary chaplains to serve traditions including Daoism, humanism, paganism and mindfulness?
Created by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:34, 27 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Nihaluddin

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Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 442 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 13:58, 23 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

1939 Salvadoran presidential election

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5x expanded by PizzaKing13 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 08:39, 23 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Cal Clemens

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5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 413 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:10, 1 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

First English Public Jam Session

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

TangoTizerWolfstone (talk) 01:48, 31 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was created within the seven-day limit and meets the length requirements. I did not find any close paraphrasing. No QPQ necessary as this is only the nominator's second nomination. However, the hook as currently written may not meet our interest guidelines, as it may not be clear to a reader unfamiliar with Melody Maker why their involvement is important. Given that the article is quite long and detailed, I would suggest making further hook proposals. I am also pinging Launchballer for hook suggestions as this is a music-related article. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:45, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gen-Mina people, Mina (historical ethnic term)

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"The name "Minas" remained in use under French colonial rule in the twentieth century, and indeed down to the present, to refer to the inhabitants of Agbodrafo, Aneho and Glidji, and Agoue; although there remains an awareness locally that it should properly be applied only to the Elmina element in Aneho (and its offshoots), a.s distinct from the Gas at Glidji.33 It is not quite accurate, however, to state as does Hall, that these people "call themselves" Mina.34 Rather, this is an external, European coinage, which is nowadays used locally only when speaking in French. At a conference held at Aneho in 2000, I recall a member of the local community insisting that "the Minas exist only for scholars," the self-appellation of the people in their own language being "Gen.""Law, Robin (2005). "Ethnicities of Enslaved Africans in the Diaspora: On the Meanings of "Mina" (Again)". History in Africa. 32: 258. doi:10.1353/hia.2005.0014. ISSN 0361-5413.

"Gen, also called Mina, is used throughout the southeast of Togo and the southwest of Benin." * Faton, Gabriele R. (March 2018). "Waci Speakers in Togo and Benin: A Sociolinguistic Survey". Journal of Language Survey Reports. SIL International.
Created by BaduFerreira (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

BaduFerreira (talk) 16:00, 29 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Dorothy Sproule

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Created by Ploni (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 32 past nominations.

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Denise Stoklos

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Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 102 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 00:32, 26 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Bop House

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Created by Mooonswimmer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 317 past nominations.

Launchballer 21:42, 25 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Béatrice Uria-Monzon

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  • ... that in the title role of Bizet's Carmen Béatrice Uria-Monzon preferred a "meditative and dreamy" performance over a "sexy" one?
Improved to Good Article status by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Tim O'Doherty (talk) 16:15, 2 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Amfioensociëteit

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  • ... that shareholders in the Dutch colonial Amfioen Society sometimes received at least a 366% return on investment?
Created by Guylaen (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 65 past nominations.

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Tomoo (singer)

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  • ... that singer Tomoo's song "Lucky" mentions juice as a reference to several scenes in the manga City of characters buying juice? Source: [16] ("TOMOO：ジュースは、どうしても入れたかったんですよ。作中でもジュースを買うシーンが何度か出てきて、真壁まつりちゃんも買っていたし、他にもそんなシーンがあったような……当たり付きのジュースだったかな？　なんだかいいなって思ったんですよね。")
    • ALT0a: ... that for the ending theme to City: The Animation, Tomoo was inspired to mention juice by multiple scenes of people buying it in the anime?
    • ALT1: ... that singer Tomoo was once unhappy with her performance in a singing contest, despite being chosen as one of its finalists? Source: [17] ("ファイナリストに選んでいただいたのは光栄なことなんですが、正直に言うと、そのコンテストでめちゃくちゃ打ちのめされたというか、挫折を味わって。" "全然うまく歌えなかったんですよね。")
    • ALT2: ... that Tomoo decided to pursue a singing career after reading a letter from a friend? Source: [18] ("中2になって初めて心の中のことまでちょっと踏み込んで話せるような特別な友達ができるんです。ある日その子が小さな手紙を私に書いてくれて、その手紙にすごく感動することが書いてあったから私も返事を書こうと思ったけどうまく書けなくて、どうしようか悩んでいたら手紙よりも先に曲ができちゃって。それで誰もいない音楽室にその友達を呼び出して、手紙の返事の代わりに曲を聴かせたら「音楽で何か目指したほうがいいと思うよ」と言ってくれて。")
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Klaus König
    • Comment: Other hook suggestions are welcome. I could fill out the Discography section during the review process, or I can just delete it for now if I can't do it within a reasonable timeframe.
Created by Narutolovehinata5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 118 past nominations.

Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:46, 26 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Rory Gibson

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  • ... that actor Rory Gibson has also worked as a fitness instructor?
Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 77 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 03:21, 1 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Pub names

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Improved to Good Article status by Chiswick Chap (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

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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 was promoted to GA on August 26. It is long enough and seems to lack any plagiarism issues. Both the article and the hook are neutral and well-sourced. The hooks are interesting, with a definite preference on my end for the initial hook. QPQ has been satisfied (very cool of you to have reviewed Polybius, very interesting topic to me). Overall, I see no issue not to approve this submission. JJonahJackalope (talk) 17:25, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@AirshipJungleman29 and JJonahJackalope: I think this one needs a recheck on source reliability; among other things, I'm seeing a number of citations to tripadvisor, which is not an RS? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 17:18, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy pings to Chiswick Chap and Tim riley, the GA nominator and reviewer. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 17:22, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Theleekycauldron:, I agree with you that better sources could be found for the information cited to Tripadvisor in the article, but are there any other issues of note to the article as it currently stands? Additionally, for Alt2, I feel like a better source could have been used for the hook, but that information is also presented in the article with citations to more reputable sources, such as the British Beer and Pub Association and the Campaign for Real Ale.-JJonahJackalope (talk) 14:20, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I generally think that we shouldn't run an article at DYK if we can't reliably source all of the information in it? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 14:23, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Vulcan Starship FX6-1995-A

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  • Comment: Alternative text: that town of Vulcan, Alberta has a sculpture of the USS Enterprise
Created by Artemis Andromeda (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Artemis Andromeda (talk) 00:42, 2 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Emirate of Erzincan

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  • ... that the 14th-century Emirate of Erzincan was a centre of literary exchange and production?
  • Source: Tanındı 2012, pp. 222–223.
Improved to Good Article status by Aintabli (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 68 past nominations.

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Ko Myo Shin

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Statue of Ko Myo Shin at a shrine in Mount Popa.
Statue of Ko Myo Shin at a shrine in Mount Popa.
Created by Hteiktinhein (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Hteiktinhein (talk) 09:14, 1 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Mohamed Saïl

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Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 62 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 17:18, 27 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Gibraltar Mountain (Washington)

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Northern Face of Gibraltar Mountain at sunset
Northern Face of Gibraltar Mountain at sunset
  • Source: Umpleby 1910 Ch 1 paragraph 3, "Principle features" opening sentence calls out Granite Mountian, Copper Mountain, and Gibraltar Mountain
  • ALT1: ... that the western face of the 3,784 ft (1,153 m) tall Gibraltar Mountain (pictured) is noted to be precipitous? Source: Bancroft 1914 page 137 Topography "With the exception of the west side of Gibraltar Mountain, which is rather steep, the slopes in this area are not precipitous".
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mesola red deer
Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 376 past nominations.

Kevmin § 16:59, 27 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Carl Borgmann

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Created by Viriditas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

Viriditas (talk) 00:21, 4 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing this as part of the QPQ requirement. Howard the Duck (talk) 11:20, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Viriditas:, reading on this again, I'm sort of concerned that multiple usages of the university publications, the Ford Foundation, and Borgmann's own commencement address falls into WP:PRIMARY territory. The hook could've been explained in the article earlier, but you'd have to read until the legacy section where this is explicitly said. I'd also say that his climate change findings also deserve to be there as it is still talked about 60 years later. Howard the Duck (talk) 00:01, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • I think you might have misread something. I would guess that 90% of this material is supported by secondary sources, some of which are connected to a university. None of it is promotional. If you have specific concerns, please share them with an example or two that illustrates what you are talking about. I don’t understand why you think the hook needs to be earlier in the article; I’ve never heard that idea before. As for climate change in legacy, you’re not exactly wrong, but you’re not exactly right. His “legacy” of giving climate talks and writing papers on conservation was only revealed by a climate historian last month. Thinking about this further, I think you may have misunderstood my style. The way I use primary sources most of the time is not to support the material. Most of the secondary sources already do it. The way I tend to do it is to point to the original source of the event or claim. So in the example of the commencement, there are multiple secondaries that point to the significance of his speech. That’s why they published excerpts from the commencement and it’s why the journal articles cite the speech. They are asserting the significance of it by using it. The link to the commencement, however, has nothing to do with this. It is used to show that the speech actually occurred and as a historical pointer to his name and role in the original event. Furthermore, this isn’t the only commencement speech he gave. However, I did not cover the others because the secondary source coverage was almost nonexistent. I found blurbs in newspapers from the time, but that’s almost primary due to its age. Therefore, they don’t appear in the bio. Viriditas (talk) 00:29, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
        • It's not exactly promotional, but the Ford Foundation talking about the Ford Foundation or people connected to it such as in ref #16; see for example ref #7, which is still about the Ford Foundation, but is published by a third party. Compare again ref #2, #3, ref #9; then compare to third party sources in ref #10. See WP:PRIMARYCARE: "The person's autobiography, own website, or a page about the person on an employer's or publisher's website, is an acceptable (although possibly incomplete) primary‡ source for information about what the person says about themself. Such primary sources can normally be used for non-controversial facts about the person and for clearly attributed controversial statements." (Emphasis mine.) I have no problem with these as used on the article.
        • There was an opportunity to explicitly say how much the reduction was on the middle part of the article. I would've preferred for this to be done that way, but won't oppose if you prefer it to be mentioned in the end.
        • TBH, I'm not really sure how to deal with citing speeches; I don't think Wikipedia cites MLK in proving that he delivered the I Have a Dream speech. It's obvious though that the speech was rather important in 2025 that someone dug that up and multiple WP:RS reference to it. Howard the Duck (talk) 00:37, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
          • Yes, as I suspected, you are misreading the sources. The Ford Foundation citation is preceded by a secondary source that supports the idea it is discussing (the Sputnik crisis). Etc. For each primary in the bio, there is usually a secondary supporting the topic. Perhaps if you read it in depth you will discover this for yourself. I’m going offline for a bit now. Viriditas (talk) 00:46, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
            • I'm not disputing that the events didn't happen/were not true; it's just the secondary source should be used (which you had done here) and not the primary source per se. For example, when writing about laws, I do not cite the law per se a reference, but an analysis or annotation of the law. Theae primary sources can go in a "Further reading" section. Howard the Duck (talk) 18:46, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Howard the Duck: You marked your above comments as a QPQ in your edit summary, but there's nothing here remotely resembling the DYK criteria, and I'm frankly still confused by the new criteria you invented up above about the placement of a hook in an article. I get that you're upset about the recent dispute over at DYK about your QPQs, but there's nothing here for me to respond to or address. If you can't do an actual review, then ask for a second reviewer or I will ask myself. Thanks. Viriditas (talk) 21:58, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'd have no problem with that. Howard the Duck (talk) 03:30, 13 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Giving this a full review. The article was seven days old at the time of the nomination. A QPQ has been done, and I did not find any close paraphrasing. The hook is cited inline, and I am accepting the excerpts. However, I'm not sure if it's really true that it was just him that was able to cut tuition in half, or if there were others involved in the decision as well. That might need to be clarified in the article. In addition, the hook itself is a bit on the weaker side: it might be worth mentioning that the university previously had the highest tuition in the state, but since that is a superlative claim, that would need strong sourcing to prove. Other than that, do you have any other possible hook angles? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:58, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks for taking the review. As president of the university, Borgmann set their strategic goals and worked with the Board of Trustees to implement his vision of the future of the University of Vermont. When the hook (and the sources) say that "Carl Borgmann reduced tuition costs for students at the University of Vermont by almost 50 percent", that implies that Borgmann worked as a leader within the administrative structure to promote his goal of reducing tuition. This means he had to work with the Trustees to do this (which the newspaper sources of the time show), but also with the state government to eventually get the needed funds. It is likely that the Trustees were instrumental as advisors and worked in the background to help Borgmann reduce the tuition. Of that, there is no doubt. But this was Borgmann's strategic vision for UVM. You can go back into the old newspapers of the time and see him personally fighting this battle in the press and in the Senate. One of the interesting things about this fight, is that Borgmann had to raise tuition several times just to get to the point of reducing it because the funds just weren't there at the beginning. As soon as he became president in 1952, he was pushing for the reduction in tuition.[22] He was arguing that they were paying the highest in-state tuition rates at the time.[23] The previous source even refers to the tuition reduction program as "Borgmann's Financial Plan" from the very beginning. Another source from 1952 frames the initial proposal as "Borgmann would reduce tuition for Vermonters".[24] That's pretty telling and it shows the consistency of the proposal framed as Borgmann's from its beginning in 1952 until the state finally appropriated the money in mid-1955 (March or thereabouts). This goes on for several years. The same campaign by Borgmann is waged in 1953.[25] By January 1955, you can see the aggressive pressure begin to mount on the state legislature to fund a UVM appropriations bill. Borgmann is described as "pleading" his case.[26] After Borgmann receives approval for his plan in March,[27] he once again reiterates how the money is being used to reduce tuition.[28] This is all Borgmann. Even with the battle won, Borgmann is still speaking out in favor of the benefits of low tuition in 1956.[29] Same thing in 1957.[30] The entire campaign to reduce tuition by getting the state to fund the university is attributed to the efforts of Borgmann and he keeps fighting the battle after winning it. This is all him. This secondary source by journalist and author Tom Slayton explains the history in some depth. I am convinced that this is the strongest hook from the article. I am of course willing to consider others. But to address your points: "I'm not sure if it's really true that it was just him that was able to cut tuition in half, or if there were others involved in the decision as well". Well, it's really true. He brought the idea of reducing tuition to UVM as president. He campaigned for his proposal from 1952 until 1955, and even after winning, continued to defend it until he announced his resignation in 1957. The lowered tuition rates were confirmed in 1956[31][32] and can easily be compared to the earlier sources in 1952 up above and elsewhere. In case it isn't at all clear, it was the passage of the state appropriations bill that allowed Borgmann to reduce in-state tuition.[33] Also, this is covered by the cited secondary sources in some depth. Viriditas (talk) 23:47, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • Narutolovehinata5 has expressed displeasure with the ambiguity of the wording, so I am offering ALT0a as a way to clear that up:
        • ALT0a: ... that Carl Borgmann led a successful campaign to cut in-state tuition at the University of Vermont by almost half?
I'm almost okay with that, but I still wonder if the "highest tuition" thing could be mentioned in the hook, given that particular context is important, but given how it would be tricky to prove for sure, I'm okay with it not being mentioned. I would, however, prefer "UVM" to be spelled out in full as "University of Vermont" as most readers will not get the abbreviation. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:34, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Got it. I will come up with something. I just discovered a slew of new sources and I'm reading through them now. I still prefer ALT0, but I can come up with a few more. I think readers are smart enough to figure out that UVM refers to a school, and it is linked in the context of a tuition increase. I was just trying to make the hook shorter, but it's not something I'm going to argue about. Anyway, I'm leaving for vacation in a few days so I'm highly motivated to finish this up. I will try to offer some new hooks today. Viriditas (talk) 22:14, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

To address your interest in adding "highest tuition" to the hook, the best condensed summary of the entire topic is found in Frank Smallwood's 1997 mini-biography of Borgmann, from pages 59–60.[34] I don't see any way of putting this in a hook due to all the caveats, but I can summarize the overall gist by quoting Smallwood for you: "When Borgmann arrived as president...[the] University of Vermont ranked number one among state institutions in high tuition costs for resident students who enrolled in [arts and sciences, technology, special graduate programs]". This was because financial aid from the state was earmarked only for the agricultural college. Further, Borgmann found that Vermont was one of two states (along with Mississippi) that had the "lowest national percentages of college-age population" that went to college. Viriditas (talk) 01:15, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • ALT0b: ... that the University of Vermont once had one of the highest in-state tuitions, but Carl Borgmann ran a successful campaign to cut it nearly in half by getting the state to increase funding?
  • ALT0c: ... that resident tuition for the University of Vermont was once one of the highest in the country, but Carl Borgmann ran a successful campaign to cut it nearly in half?
  • ALT0d: ... that Carl Borgmann led a successful campaign to cut in-state tuition at the University of Vermont by almost half when it was one of the highest in the country?
  • ALT0e: ... that even though the University of Vermont had one of the highest in-state tuitions, Carl Borgmann was able to cut it by almost half?
  • ALT0f: ... that Carl Borgmann successfully cut in-state tuition at the University of Vermont by almost half when it was one of the highest in the U.S.?
  • ALT0g: ... that Carl Borgmann campaigned for years to reduce in-state tuition at the University of Vermont and succeeded?
  • ALT0h: ... that Carl Borgmann won his campaign to reduce in-state tuition at the University of Vermont by almost 50%?
This is a bit tricky as I'm not actually sure if any of the proposals satisfy my original concerns (not to mention the fact that three of them mention the university as just UVM, despite my preference for the school's name to be spelled out in full). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:44, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: Changed UVM. Which of your original concerns have not been addressed? The sources indicate that Borgmann led the campaign to lower UVM’s then-highest in-state resident tuition. You asked me to conisder adding highest and I did. What else needs to be done? I still think ALT0 is the most interesting and unusual, as lowering tuition hasn’t been a goal of any university president in the US for at least 30 years or more. Are you not reading that as unusual and interesting? This was an era of American history between 1952 and 1958 when federal and state funding of academia was considered normal and expected and still had a majority of support. That changed in the early 1960s, as the removal of government funding for education gained increasing support, and with it, the promotion of student loans. This is one reason it’s so unusual and interesting. You say this is weak, but I see it as the strongest hook. For some context, this is a prequel, thematic series bookend hook from the past to my hook from the future, Template:Did you know nominations/Roger_A._Freeman_(economist). You can see how the two are extremes of the other. Freeman was partly responsible for reversing the educational trends Borgmann sought to replicate from the Midwest to New England. It’s all connected on a U.S. ideological spectrum. The two hooks are opposite and complementary. Viriditas (talk) 20:28, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I actually find it interesting, the issue is the wording. I already mentioned earlier that the proposed wordings made it seem that Borgmann single-handedly lowered the tuition, when as far as I know, such decisions usually involved multiple people (such as a school's board). I'm not sure if it was the case here, but the ambiguity was what was giving me pause. The broader context you provided is irrelevant, the issue has always been the wording. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:26, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I thought I already addressed the concerns with the wording. Borgmann, as the sources show, was the president of the university and the principal architect of reducing tuition at UVM, and made it his personal mission. I’ve provided many sources up above that support this, including the hook source. You seem to be bringing an unusual sense of skepticism to a topic that doesn’t necessitate it. Borgmann discusses how his focus on reducing tuition was part of his larger policy and legacy. Once he left the university for the Ford Foundation, there was nobody there to continue the policy of tuition reductions and tuition began to slowly rise back up under the leadership of the new president. I already addressed the point of the Trustees working with him and the role of the president leading the campaign. We seem to have a basic disagreement about language. For example, if I say that President Richard Nixon was responsible for opening U.S. trade with China, or if I say President Reagan helped end the Cold War, neither of these statements implies that only Nixon and only Reagan single-handedly did these things. However, it does imply that they led their respective campaigns (whether you agree with these examples or not). In any case, it looks like ALT0d was created to address your concerns specifically. Do you have a problem with that hook? Viriditas (talk) 08:19, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Herbert Thompson, Canción Animal

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

Crispybeatle (talk)

12:30, 2 September 2025 (UTC).

  • @Crispybeatle: Unless I'm missing something, it looks like you are nominating two completely separate articles, with the intent of having both hooks run. Dual nominations like this are reserved for when you're nominating a hook that includes multiple bold-faced articles. Please create a separate nomination for Canción Animal. Otherwise, a reviewer looking at this may approve only one of your hooks. (Also, the article you're nominating should be in boldface for both hooks.) Epicgenius (talk) 13:36, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rejecting Canción Animal as ineligible per WP:DYKNEW (it's currently a GA nominee only); full review needed for Arthur Herbert Thompson.--Launchballer 11:12, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Leagues Cup final

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Converted from a redirect by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 258 past nominations.

SounderBruce 08:10, 28 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Given that no QPQ was provided despite it being four days since the nomination and activity elsewhere, and despite the above comment, I am closing this per WP:QPQ. This closure may be appealed at WT:DYK if there is a desire to continue it. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:29, 1 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Reopened per WT:DYK#Template:Did you know nominations/2025 Leagues Cup final; QPQ has been completed. Full review needed.--Launchballer 20:45, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Virtual unfolding

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Severely charred Diss Heywood scroll
Severely charred Diss Heywood scroll
Created by Artem.G (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

Artem.G (talk) 12:23, 5 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Eyebrow Talk

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  • Source: for 'first Chinese literary magazine for women': Sun, Liying; Hockx, Michel (2019). "Dangerous Fiction and Obscene Images: Textual-Visual Interplay in the Banned Magazine Meiyu and Lu Xun's Role as Censor, pp. 36–37
for 'censored for its sexual content': Hockx, Michel. "Raising Eyebrows: The Journal Eyebrow Talk and the Regulation of 'Harmful Fiction' in Modern China". p. 77, 85
for 'censored for its nudity': Sun & Hockx 2019, pp. 38–40
Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 122 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:27, 30 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This is not a review, but perhaps the greater concern here for DYK purposes is if it really is the "first Chinese literary magazine for women". That is a "first" hook, and per WP:DYKHOOKCITE, such superlative claims require exceptional sourcing (and ideally a search for possible counterexamples), since ERRORS might throw a fit if it turns out to be false. One solution could be to change "the first" to simply "a", but admittedly that might lessen the hook's punch. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:48, 7 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Generalissima: Please address the above.--Launchballer 11:42, 15 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: Would "an early Chinese literary magazine for women" work? Emphasizes that it was one of the first at least Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 18:09, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's definitely a safer wording at least. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:30, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Muhammad Ahmed Miftah

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  • ... that the current prime minister of the Houthi-led government of Yemen, Muhammad Ahmed Miftah, was arrested in 2004 as he was leading prayers in the al-Rawdah Grand Mosque in Sanaa?
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Created by NesserWiki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Thepharoah17 (talk) 00:13, 6 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

 Fixed Thepharoah17 (talk) 09:06, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Angus Watt (financial advisor)

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  • Source: "...Angus Watt, who not only continued to run a successful financial planning company and broadcast each week on Global TV Edmonton and 630 CHED, but found time as Honorary Consul of the Netherlands to visit Queen Beatrix. Watt is also the honorary lieutenant-colonel of the Southern Alberta Light Horse (SALH)."
(Edmonton Journal ) Later retired at the rank of Colonel (Government of Alberta)
  • ALT1: ... that Angus Watt started his finance career mainly because of where his girlfriend's friend's father worked?
  • Source: "After graduating in 1974, Watt immediately became a rookie at McLeod Young Weir in Toronto. At the time, the father of a friend of his girlfriend’s worked there—the main reason Watt joined." (Advisor's Edge)
Created by Yeeno (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Yeeno (talk) 23:06, 31 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Mukund Varadarajan

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  • ... that Mukund Varadarajan killed two terrorist commanders in South Kashmir before succumbing to the wounds the second inflicted?
Improved to Good Article status by Magentic Manifestations (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 64 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:38, 30 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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Braxe + Falcon

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  • ... that the musical duo Braxe + Falcon do not consider themselves real musicians?
Improved to Good Article status by BarntToust (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

BarntToust 16:49, 5 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Brunei Shell Petroleum

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Head office of Brunei Shell Petroleum
Head office of Brunei Shell Petroleum

Source: Reed, Stanley (10 May 2007). "Squeezing Out Every Drop". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.

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

Pangalau (talk) 02:16, 2 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Damaris Gelabert

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  • ... that the children's music singer Damaris Gelabert was the first Catalan music channel on YouTube to win a Silver Button?
Created by Moondragon21 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

Moondragon21 (talk) 20:36, 31 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]

John Greenewald Jr.

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  • Source: Sourcing:

Greenwald lived in the San Fernando Valley in California as a child.[3] Greenewald was 15 years old in 1996 when began the Black Vault project.[4]

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200509051630/https://www.cjr.org/special_report/black-vault-foia-john-greenewald.php
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20250831163802/https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-motherload-of-ufo-files-has-finally-hit-the-web-219/
5x expanded by Very Polite Person (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.
— Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 17:18, 31 August 2025 (UTC).[reply]
Merging The Black Vault's nom into that one, see it for details. ALT1: ... that John Greenewald Jr. founded a U.S. government transparency website when he was a child?--Launchballer 12:30, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
How about ALT2: ... that John Greenewald Jr. founded a U.S. government transparency website when he was a teenager?
I'm very good with either. @Premeditated Chaos: thank you for the suggestion! — Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 14:53, 4 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]


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Aline Sitoe Diatta

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  • ... that when Aline Sitoe Diatta's death was announced, forty years after she died, she was declared a "heroine of Senegal"?
  • Source: Baum 2009, p. 52; Baum 2016, p. 157.
  • ALT1: ... that in Dakar, Aline Sitoe Diatta is often called "the woman who was more than a man"? Source: Toliver-Diallo 2005, p. 342.
  • ALT2: ... that although Senegal commemorates Aline Sitoe Diatta has a heroic figure of resistance, some scholars have argued that she did not have strong links to anti-colonial resistance? Source: Toliver 1999, p. 210, O'Donoghue 2024, pp. 484–485.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ostjuden
Improved to Good Article status by Spookyaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:59, 8 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • As the GA nominator, thank you. Frequently forget to go DYK noms in the required time frame. Personally would remove one of the commas from the first proposal ("...that when Aline Sitoe Diatta's death was announced forty years after she died, she was declared...") and might rephrase ALT2 as "...that although Senegal commemorates Aline Sitoe Diatta has a heroic figure of anti-colonial resistance, some scholars have argued that she did not have strong links to said resistance?" But otherwise am quite happy with these. Not a formal review, though. Spookyaki (talk) 18:19, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bukit Gombak MRT station

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Roof of Bukit Gombak
Roof of Bukit Gombak
Improved to Good Article status by Icepinner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Icepinner 06:49, 6 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

ALT0a: ...that Bukit Gombak and Bukit Batok stations' roof were described by The Straits Times to have an inverted V-shaped roof, reminiscent of the Housing and Development Board logo?
ALT1a: ... that Bukit Gombak and Bukit Batok stations' roof were described by The Straits Times to be reminiscent of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) logo, as they are located in HDB estates?
ALT0a would probably be more interesting, though the addition of Bukit Batok in both hooks would result in removing the images, which is something I'm okay with. If one of them passed for DYK, then the other wouldn't have a chance at DYK, so that's why I'm suggesting a double nom. Icepinner 11:15, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Update: Bukit Batok passed GAN. Icepinner 09:35, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, let's see a QPQ.--Launchballer 12:24, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

860–880 Lake Shore Drive

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860–880 Lake Shore Drive
  • ... that the architect of Chicago's 860–880 Lake Shore Drive nearly quit the project after his original floor plans were rejected? Source: Klages, Karen (January 11, 2009). "And the walls ... came tumbling down: How to eke out 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 home offices, a dining room, library, living room and to-die-for kitchen in 1,600 square feet in the sky". Chicago Tribune. p. 7.1. "Mies intended the apartments to be elegantly Modern and open in plan (like little glass houses in the sky), a little-known fact that Koz and Susani turned up in their research on the building. Mies was overruled by other factions on the development team who insisted on more traditional interior plans, for fear the apartments would not sell. Aghast, Mies almost walked off the project."
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 745 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 21:45, 1 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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SS D. M. Clemson (1903)

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D. M. Clemson
5x expanded by Saltymagnolia (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 30 past nominations.

✦ Saltymagnolia ✦ 15:39, 12 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Ruth El Saffar, Diana de Armas Wilson, Rapture Encaged, Quixotic Desire

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Created by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 104 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 19:40, 6 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Ed McCann

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  • ... that Ed McCann chose a career in civil engineering after being dissuaded from other branches of engineering by their military applications?
  • Source: "McCann was 17 when he first decided to become a civil engineer and it was mostly the reuslt of conversations and a desire to not kill anyone .... I was sent off to a careers fair and there were three engineering stalls that I was drawn to ... I went to the electrical engineering one first and asked what the man at the stall did and he told me that he was designing missile guidance systems. So next I went to the mechanical engineering stall and asked what the man there was working on and he said he designed tank propulsion system, I felt like a theme was developing. I then moved onto the civil engineer ... and I asked him about his work and he told me that he worked on water supply schemes, roads and railways" from: "The Social Engineer". New Civil Engineer. December 2021. pp. 21–22.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 943 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 18:19, 3 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Holden Special Vehicles Maloo

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5x expanded by Not stuart60 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Not stuart60 (talk) 06:09, 3 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Devonshire Lodge

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Devonshire Lodge
Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 746 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:23, 4 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article meets the newness and length requirements. I did not find any close paraphrasing. A full QPQ has been completed. The hooks are cited inline and verified in the sources; admittedly, the article uses a referencing that is atypical from what I am used to, but that is not an issue for DYK purposes.
My preferences are ALT1 and ALT2, but they both cannot be approved as currently written: ALT1 could be reworded to make it "hookier" or "exciting", if you know what I mean (i.e. the searching for the rum tunnel could be reworded somewhat). ALT2 is technically correct according to the source, but also inaccurate and also not directly stated in the article. The article does not exactly say that the demolition was "announced to attract potential buyers", at least not directly. It might be better to reword the hook as saying that, to attract buyers, they put out a notice claiming it would be demolished (even though they had no plans of doing so, and could not do it anyway). It would be more accurate to the source too. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:54, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hi Narutolovehinata5. As much as I'd love to paint a picture of him crawling on his hands and knees searching a dusty old cellar for a tunnel, the source doesn't support it. It simply says that he spent hours searching for the rumoured tunnel with his sister and friends. As for ALT2, omitting context while still reflecting the source is a common practice in writing hooks, and adding that it was impossible for them to legally demolish the structure actually detracts the hookiness (which is strange, given your concerns about ALT1). The fact that this video was meant to attract buyers is already clear from its the phrase "one video", which links the hook sentence with the previous one, and the video is also mentioned (in less detail) in that sentence's source which makes the collocation clear.
To put it bluntly, I'm done with peopling for now, so I'll withdraw this nomination.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:52, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Crisco 1492: Well, I did not mean to say that the "they aren't allowed to demolish it" fact should be included in ALT2, but rather that it should just be rephrased to make it a bit more obvious that demolishing was never actually on the cards. Something like "to attract buyers, X claimed that the Devonshire Lodge would be demolished?" Not that exact wording, of course, but moreso the thought. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:20, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I see that the article has been deleted per CSD G7, so I am closing this. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:06, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'll adopt this. If I've made any errors in reviving this, can someone please let me know and I'll fix them. I've struck ALT1 and ALT2 which apparently held up a review previously. For QPQ I can offer up Template:Did you know nominations/Timebomb (Kylie Minogue song). TarnishedPathtalk 14:02, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure if it's a good idea to continue this considering the nominator did not want it to continue anymore, although since it already has an adopter, it's already water under the bridge. For what it's worth, I have to agree with the comments at WP:UNDELETE that supported recreation: the article was already in a good state, and requesting that it be deleted despite others wanting to work on it does indeed arguably fall under OWN, even if the article creator was the only editor at the time. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:21, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
TarnishedPathtalk 07:32, 8 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Seated Rāgarāja (Nara National Museum)

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Seated Rāgarāja, 1256; Important Cultural Property
  • ... that a 13th century wooden sculpture of the bodhisattva Rāgarāja is made from a burnt column from Todai-ji?
Created by NeverBeGameOver (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

NeverBeGameOver (talk) 16:19, 9 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Appreciate the feedback! Yes. Let's go with ALT1 that is a lot better. NeverBeGameOver (talk) 15:00, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Agree with above, but Japan or Japanese should be worked into the hook - not everyone knows where Todai-ji is. Johnbod (talk) 01:52, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2: that a 13th century wooden sculpture of the bodhisattva Rāgarāja is made from the debris of the Great Buddha Hall at Todai-ji, Nara, Japan? - maybe this should suffice a bit? NeverBeGameOver (talk) 18:22, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Certainly enough for me, thanks! Johnbod (talk) 02:40, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kızılırmak Delta

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Improved to Good Article status by Chidgk1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 41 past nominations.

Chidgk1 (talk) 07:37, 6 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Erroll Kinistino

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Created by Connormah (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 32 past nominations.

Connormah (talk) 16:44, 5 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Ecclesiastical trial of Stewart Ruch

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Moved to mainspace by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:45, 4 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Frederic Willans

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  • ... that Surgeon-Apothecary Sir Frederic Willans summoned the Archbishop of Canterbury to attend to the final moments of British king George V?
  • Source: "went to my room to be quiet and await my summons to the King's side for the last minutes . It came through Sir Frederick Willans about 11.15 p.m." from: Lockhart, John Gilbert (1949). Cosmo Gordon Lang. Hodder and Stoughton. p. 392.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 944 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 14:23, 4 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Homeopathy Unrefuted?

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Poster for the 2022 documentary *Homeopathy Unrefuted?*, featuring sugar reflected in a mirror as homeopathic globules.
Poster for the 2022 documentary *Homeopathy Unrefuted?*, featuring sugar reflected in a mirror as homeopathic globules.
  • Source: Cited at ref 3 in the article: Hippen, Wilfried; Die Tageszeitung, 8 February 2022, p. 24, ISSN 0931-9085. (in German)
  • ALT1: ... that Homeopathy Unrefuted? never sets out to disprove homeopathy—yet its practitioners often end up doing it themselves? Source: per source 1 in article: Thiam, Boussa (February 14, 2022). "Die Widersprüche der Koryphäen". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German).
  • ALT2: ... that in Homeopathy Unrefuted?, when homeopaths finish explaining their therapy, few consistent principles remain? Source: per source 1 in article: Thiam, Boussa (February 14, 2022). "Die Widersprüche der Koryphäen". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German).
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Image is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0 on Commons, free use confirmed.
Created by KAMfakten (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

KAMfakten (talk) 13:34, 4 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Wong Siew Te

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Wong in 2025
Wong in 2025
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Improved to Good Article status by Pangalau (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Pangalau (talk) 02:23, 11 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Matthew Vickers

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  • Source: Vickers' specialised in Italian singing style (bel canto) operascout profile His opera resume shows almost exclusively Italian opera till he went to Italy, with the exceptions one production of Carmen (French) and one of Susannah (English). resume In an interview in Italy, he noted how that was funny to him. video interview, c. 2 min..
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  • Comment: I recently created the articles about Vickers on de.wikipedia and en.wikipedia, and learned that he is a specialist in Italian operas, who ironically sang Bizet's French opera Carmen as his first opera in Europe, in Italy of all places. His first performance in Germany was also in French, in Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, but I thought that singing French in Italy would be a better hook, without mentioning the second time that happened. (He actually did sing in Italian in Italy just days after his debut in French!)
Created by Suchfaktor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Suchfaktor (talk) 16:32, 9 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was converted from a redirect within seven days of creation and also meets the length requirements. Most of the article is properly sourced, although the "Video" and "Awards" sections need a reference. As the nominator has no prior nominations, no QPQ is needed here. The hook is cited inline and verified; however, given how Carmen is one of the world's most famous operas, I do not see how him performing Carmen is by itself interesting to a broad audience, so a different hook angle may be needed here. As this is an opera article, I am requesting help from 4meter4 regarding possible hook suggestions, as well as to give advice to the nominator regarding DYK. I also see that the nominator is largely inactive on the English Wikipedia and has not edited since the 10th, so if they are unable to return, I am also inviting 4meter4 to adopt the nomination. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:51, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: I think you might have missed the point of the hook. The singer specializes in the Italian language repertory and it was therefore ironic that his stage debut in Italy was not in an Italian language opera but in a French language one. That's what the nominator I think was trying to get at. Note that language is not the only thing that separates these operas because different approaches to singing and different styles and performance traditions developed in each country, so it isn't just a matter of singing in a different language. One has to learn the diverging styles and performance tradition associated with the rep as well. That said, it's not unusual for opera singers to specialize in a certain repertory (ie French opera, Italian opera, Russian opera, Czech opera, German opera, etc.) but on occasion go outside that into another area of opera. Most singers won't stay entirely in a single repertoire during their career; partly because a more diverse repertoire keeps them employed, and partly because singers are often expected to tackle roles of varying kinds if they are a member of a repertory company. I wouldn't find this fact particularly unusual or surprising for that reason, and the subtlety of the hook might be missed. I'll give it a read and see if something else might be better. Best.4meter4 (talk) 14:13, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@4meter4: I was aware of that, the thought I had was that the language did not really matter because, as far as I am aware, it is common for opera performers to specialize in multiple operas of different origins. The context you gave might still be too specialist regardless, so this is probably not the best angle to go with anyway. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:17, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: I think for people ignorant of opera (which is most people) they would find it surprising that someone known for singing in Italian would perform in French instead in Italy. It's the informed people like you and me that don't find it interesting. One would have to know opera singers are tackling different language rep routinely to find it boring. I'd be ok with this running for that reason since this is a DYK newbie if we can't come up with something better. Perhaps a covid-19 pandemic hook from the 75th anniversary of Opera Delaware? That's the only unusual thing that is really sticking out to me.4meter4 (talk) 14:25, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Honestly I'm not really a fan of COVID hooks as I feel like that's a horse that's been beaten to death on DYK. Perhaps you could find more information about him that could be added to the article? Maybe Viriditas also has some other ideas on possible hooks. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:38, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5 Honestly, I don't think we are going to do better. He's your typical principal tenor performing in the standard opera repertoire at respectable mainly second tier opera houses in Europe. There's nothing really unusual about his work, and he isn't a top star in the big houses but he is singing major roles in the next step down theaters. The coverage of him is largely in the context of reviews of individual operas. Only one of the sources is specifically about him and his career, and it is behind a paywall which I can't access. I kind of doubt there is going to be anything there but anything is possible. Respectfully, I think we've highlighted the only two possibilities in this discussion. I do think you should weigh the need to support a first time nominator in the decision process, and not be too picky/demanding. It's not like this is a routine contributor throwing up the same problematic hooks (no name dropping required). We can run another covid hook; particularly in support of a first time nominator.4meter4 (talk) 15:08, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I mean if there's coverage out there about his personal life that could be added to the article. If there really isn't anything more we can do, we could discuss the COVID angle depending on how it's worded, and then present ALT0 and that ALT1 to further discussion by other editors to see their DYKINT compliance. I'm also still waiting for Viriditas to provide advice given they've been helpful in previous opera nominations. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:14, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for taking the time to consider my nomination! I found it amusing that a tenor who focused on Italian repertoire made his debut in Italy singing in French, and I won't be upset if that's not enough for a DYK. I found additional material about Vickers' life (especially during the pandemic) in video interviews and social media that would make for a very interesting article, but due to the nature of the sources, I did not use that. I added references to the Video and Awards sections now. They had been in the de.wikipedia article, I must have missed them. Perhaps a shorter version of the hook would be better to take the focus off Carmen, that's not the funny part after all – "DYK ... that Matthew Vickers, who specialised in Italian opera, made his debut in Italy singing in French?" Suchfaktor (talk) 06:26, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would be okay with that. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:28, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Great, then let's use Alt 1! (I saw that variations are called Alt, so I changed that above.) Suchfaktor (talk) 05:18, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Leik Myrabo

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  • This version, which was 238 words and 1486 characters...
  • this version, which is 1224 words and 8138 characters.
  • 5.14x increase.
5x expanded by Very Polite Person (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

— Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 17:57, 8 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Shreen Abdul Saroor

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Shreen Saroor
  • ... that women's rights activist Shreen Saroor was sent to a Catholic Convent for her education after her mother became concerned with her tomboy-like behavior?

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Chung, Donna (2004). Pioneering the Restoration of Peace: A Narrative of the Life and Work of Shreen Abdul Saroor of Sri Lanka. Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego (Report).

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Chung, Donna (2004). Pioneering the Restoration of Peace: A Narrative of the Life and Work of Shreen Abdul Saroor of Sri Lanka. Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego (Report).

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https://digital.sandiego.edu/ipj-research/49/ Page 14 Chung, Donna (2004). Pioneering the Restoration of Peace: A Narrative of the Life and Work of Shreen Abdul Saroor of Sri Lanka. Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego (Report).

https://digital.sandiego.edu/ipj-research/49/ Page 16 Chung, Donna (2004). Pioneering the Restoration of Peace: A Narrative of the Life and Work of Shreen Abdul Saroor of Sri Lanka. Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice, University of San Diego (Report).

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    • Comment: My first Did You Know nomination. This article just passed a GA assessment.
Improved to Good Article status by IngeniousPachyderm (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

IngeniousPachyderm (talk) 22:16, 5 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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Robert Uzgalis

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Created by Viriditas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

Viriditas (talk) 08:11, 12 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

GV Yishun

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5x expanded by Icepinner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Icepinner 14:24, 9 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Rights Georgia

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Created by Boud (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

Boud (talk) 16:06, 7 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Habib Mousa

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Created by Surayeproject3 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Surayeproject3 (talk) 02:38, 7 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Murder of Alexandre Junca

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  • ... that in 2011, 13-year-old Alexandre Junca was murdered and dismembered for his mobile phone, which cost just nine euros?
Created by Moondragon21 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

Moondragon21 (talk) 14:55, 6 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

My Family Member

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Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 564 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 13:34, 6 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Edward D. Maryon

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  • Source: Dibble 1983: "Professor Maryon's painting career began in the small hamlets near his Salt Lake City home, but it flowered along the ocean front of Northern California, inspired in a large measure by experiences during a two-year tour of duty in the Language School of the United States Army at the Presidio of Monterey, Calif. Waterfront scenes still motivate much of his work."
5x expanded by Usernameunique (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 85 past nominations.

Usernameunique (talk) 21:23, 14 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Samuel Chatto

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  • ... that Queen Elizabeth II's grand-nephew underwent 200 hours of training in India to become a yoga instructor?
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  • Comment: Alternative phrasing for the hook could be something along the lines of "[..] underwent 200 hours of yoga teacher training in India?
Created by GalacticVelocity08 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

GalacticVelocity08 (talk) 20:00, 12 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Dries Van Langendonck

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MB2437 02:56, 11 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

The Path to Rome

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Moved to mainspace by ThaesOfereode (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 24 past nominations.

ThaesOfereode (talk) 10:18, 9 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Bernardo Zapater, Aquilegia zapateri, Royal Spanish Society of Natural History

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Bernardo Zapater
Bernardo Zapater
  • Source: Nardi, Enio (2015). Il Genere Aquilegia L. (Ranunculaceae) in Italia/The Genus Aquilegia (Ranunculaceae) in Italy: Aquilegia Italicarum in Europaearum conspectu descriptio. Translated by Coster-Longman, Christina. Florence: Edizioni Polistampa. ISBN 9788859615187.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/R.C. Jall (a triple-header review, so applying it here)
  • Comment: We're an about 15 hours late on the Aquilegia zapateri article so I beg your pardon on that. If this review takes place more than 48 hours from now, there's a non-zero chance that I'll have a third article to attach to this nom.
Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 19:32, 7 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Adamsochrysa

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Adamsochrysa wilsoni fossil wing
Adamsochrysa wilsoni fossil wing
  • Source: Makarkin and Archibald 2013 page 128 "The forewing venation of Adamsochrysa n. gen. is most similar to that of Dictyochrysa plus "This Eocene North American genus is probably most closely related to the extant Australian/ Tasmanian genus Dictyochrysa.
Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 377 past nominations.

Kevmin § 16:44, 7 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Russian sabotage operations in Europe

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Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 565 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:54, 7 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Typhoon Man-yi

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From left to right: Typhoons Yinxing, Toraji, Usagi, and Man-yi
From left to right: Typhoons Yinxing, Toraji, Usagi, and Man-yi

"It is the first time that four named storms have existed at the same time in November since records began in 1951, Japan’s Meteorological Agency confirmed to CNN Tuesday. It’s also the first time in seven years that it has happened in any month."

"It is the first time that four named storms have existed at the same time in November since records began in 1951, Japan’s Meteorological Agency confirmed to CNN Tuesday. It’s also the first time in seven years that it has happened in any month."

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    • Comment: May be presented in main page in November (presence of typhoon)
Improved to Good Article status by RFNirmala (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

RFNirmala (talk) 01:51, 7 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 8

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WLAJ

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 796 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 01:38, 14 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Regional Workers' Center of Paraguay

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Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 65 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 13:17, 9 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Nejishiki

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Quote: "Ergo, in 1977, when Tezuka, in his widely read How to Draw Manga, offered Nejishiki as his primary example of "irrational gag manga" [...] "
  • ALT1: ... that the backgrounds in surrealist manga Nejishiki are inked photographs?
Quote: "Though Tsuge's appropriation of found photos was conservative by comparison--with just a few dozen documented swipes--not only did he copy photographs from some of the same books and magazines that Mizuki and his assistants did, sometimes he even used the exact same images."
  • ALT2: ... that Nejishiki was a manga with a cult following among the 1960s avant-garde movement?
Quote: "Nejishiki quickly became an icon of its era. It was frequently written about by prominent intellectuals and artists from a variety of fields, [...] spotlighted in publications about contemporary avant-garde culture, [...] "
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Improved to Good Article status by Plifal (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Plifal (talk) 09:21, 9 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Way of the Warrior

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  • ... that Way of the Warrior was filmed in an apartment with a cream-colored screen nailed to a wall, blocking all ventilation and pushing temperatures to 105 °F?
  • Source: GameFan ("WOTW was developed on $80,000 out of our pocket in our den. The “blue” screen that we used (the only canvas we could find was actually cream screen) was nailed directly into the walls. (...) there was no ventilation through the windows because the canvas screen covered it. Yet we were using two 1000 watt lights. We had a thermometer in the apartment that hit 105 degrees during Nikki Chan’s filming!")
  • ALT1: ... that neighbors thought Naughty Dog was filming adult films due to their setup of shooting the moves of Way of the Warrior from an apartment hallway? Source: Game Informer ("But as bad luck would have it, the apartment was too small. To film the moves in the game, Jason had to open the front door and shoot from the apartment hallway. The neighbors thought the boys were shooting kinky adult flicks.")
  • ALT2: ... that Way of the Warrior was the first video game to feature music by Rob Zombie? Source: Game Informer (Page 31: "Rob Zombie seems to pop up on the soundtrack of about every other game released these days. What was the first game to feature the music of Mr. Zombie (or, in this case, his old band White Zombie)?" Page 33: "Way of the Warrior for the 3DO features “Thunderkiss ‘69" among other White Zombie songs. This game is also significant for being developed by Naughty Dog, which went on to create a manic vermin named Crash Bandicoot.")
  • ALT3: ... that Harvard University's 1994 valedictorian, David R. Liu, was the lead tester for Way of the Warrior, and would promote the game in television interviews about his studies? Source: IGN ("And their lead tester? He was the Valedictorian of the Harvard class of 1994, a guy named David Liu. Liu’s not only famous for his academic pedigree, or because of his early work with Naughty Dog. He was a prolific, professional Street Fighter II player. “He was one of those savant guys at Street Fighter who’s just insanely good,” Gavin said. Liu would even try to plug Way of the Warrior during television interviews about his time at Harvard, and was on wanted lists at casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City for card counting.")
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ingersoll's Ordinary
Improved to Good Article status by Cat's Tuxedo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 03:22, 9 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Box canyon (aviation)

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  • ... that contrary to the belief of many pilots, a chandelle is not the recommended maneuver to escape a box canyon?
  • Source: "Civil Air Patrol Stan/Eval Newsletter – July 2025" (PDF). Civil Air Patrol. July 2025. p. 2. Retrieved 6 September 2025.: Many pilots erroneously believe a chandelle is used for reversing course and flying out of a confined canyon. […] A chandelle is not stated […] as a maneuver for exiting from a narrow, closed off box canyon. Additionally, mountain flying experts do not recommend using a chandelle to escape from a canyon.
  • ALT1: ... that the crew of Blackwater 61 knew that they were flying down a box canyon for more than fifteen minutes prior to the plane crashing? Source: Controlled Flight Into Terrain, CASA C-212-CC, N960BW, Bamiyan, Afghanistan, November 27, 2004 (PDF) (Report). National Transportation Safety Board. 8 November 2006. p. 19. NTSB-AAB0607. Retrieved 7 September 2025.: The discussions among the flight crew also indicated they were aware the airplane was approaching the terminus of a box canyon more than 15 minutes before the airplane struck terrain.
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  • Comment: If the first hook is too close to containing weasal words, then the alt hook would be acceptable (still prefer the main hook as it is more closely tied to article subject), but the source cited uses the same language so I think it is fine. Chandelle does exist as an article but it is almost completely uncited so I didn't include it in the hook.
Moved to mainspace by RandomInfinity17 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

RandomInfinity17 (talk - contributions) 00:18, 9 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: No - ALT1 is GTG. For ALT0, I think the link should be included in the first hook, I'm not sure it's interesting to the average reader without it since they probably don't know what a chandelle is. If there are concerns about the presentability of that stub, maybe "chandelle" could be replaced with "a climbing turn"?
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I'm concerned about the incomplete list per WP:DYKCOMPLETE. I also think it's needs a short section before the hazard explanation giving a thorough definition of a box canyon and why they're of interest in aviation (why would a pilot willingly fly in a box canyon in the first place?), as of right now to the extent the article has that information it's only in the lede. Adding this would resolve any MOS:LEADREL and MOS:LEDECITE issues. Once those fixes are complete should be good to go. This isn't a requirement, but it would also be nice to see some explanation to why a chandelle is not the preferred maneuever, as well as why the recommended maneuever is not simply a climb, which also seems intuitive. 🌸⁠wasianpower⁠🌸 (talk • contribs) 19:53, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Al Sheehan

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Created by Flibirigit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 168 past nominations.

Flibirigit (talk) 21:10, 8 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Mihoko Ishida

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  • Source: Oricon[歌手活動も行っている異色の現役女子サッカー選手・石田ミホコが、セカンドシングル「one for ALL」を本日22日（水）に発売した。Ishida Mihoko, an active female soccer player who also works as a singer, released her second single, "one for ALL," today, the 22nd (Wednesday).]
5x expanded by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 33 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:47, 8 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

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A cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) photographed in Virginia in May 2015, showing both sterile fronds and a developing fertile frond.
A cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum) photographed in Virginia in May 2015, showing both sterile fronds and a developing fertile frond.
  • Source: Osmundastrum cinnamomeum has a fossil record extending into the Late Cretaceous of North America, approximately 73 million years ago, making it one of the oldest living plant species.
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Converted from a redirect by Bubblesorg (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Bubblesorg (talk) 14:02, 8 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Madeleine Tchicaya

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

jolielover♥talk 10:40, 8 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Sursock bronze

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The Sursock bronze on display in the Louvre
The Sursock bronze on display in the Louvre
Created by Elias Ziade (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

el.ziade (talkallam) 12:58, 8 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 9

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Work Song (Corbin/Hanner song)

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Created by TenPoundHammer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 16:30, 12 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Capture of Liège (1702)

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  • ... that in 1702, Anglo-Dutch forces assaulted the city of Liège while under fire from 72 cannon, 50 howitzers and mortars, and 250 hand mortars?
  • Source: Wijn 1956, p. 186.
Created by DavidDijkgraaf (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:48, 10 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Republican makeup

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Moved to mainspace by Daniel Case (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 283 past nominations.

Daniel Case (talk) 02:26, 10 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@Launchballer:Well, since they said they "don't have time or energy to fix everything" after removing 6-7K or so, it doesn't look like they have any interest in coming back. and, really, what's the point of going to that length to fix a problem and only afterwards leaving a tag describing the problem? I sure wouldn't do that sort of thing ... it's like adding a whole bunch of sources to an article largely lacking in them, and only then putting {{refimprove}} on the article or section. At the very least leave something on the talk page about some further changes that might be made on the talk page. As it is it's very drive-by ... why identify a problem if you're not willing to fix it or even say how?

Given my experience reviewing ANEW reports, I am averse to removing such tags when I am the one who did the most work on the article, but here I am hard put to see any other alternative.

The date suggestion is interesting and, of course, amenable to me. Maybe, since Mar-a-Lago face and Donald Trump's makeup are also up for DYK, we might be able to get a really big combination hook. Daniel Case (talk) 01:38, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds more like a merge than a combination hook to me. Bremps... 17:09, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Bremps: I've thought about that ... but I don't think a merged article is eligible for DYK. And what might you call it? Cosmetic aesthetic of MAGA? I don't think you could use "Trump" in the title because it would be about more than him or his administration. I think, honestly, if someone had created such an article people would just as readily be suggesting it be split up into something like what we have now. Daniel Case (talk) 19:09, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The tag has been removed. Daniel Case (talk) 03:13, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Meteorological history of Typhoon Rai

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Created by TheNuggeteer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 06:27, 9 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 10

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Claude Hayes (artist)

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Hayes landscape watercolour
Hayes landscape watercolour
  • Source: "He ran away to sea, serving on The Golden Fleece, one of the transports used in the Abyssinian Expedition of 1867 to 1868.
Hayes spent a year in America, then came back and studied art at Heatherleys School and for three years at the Royal Academy Schools, he also studied in Antwerp under Verlat." Haynes Fine Art
Created by Roundtheworld (talk) and Johnbod (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 246 past nominations.

Johnbod (talk) 01:31, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Diocese of Zhangjiakou

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Created by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 82 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 14:40, 16 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

St. Francis Seminary (Ohio)

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The main chapel at St. Francis in 1926.
The main chapel at St. Francis in 1926.
Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

Maximilian775 (talk) 19:11, 10 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

New Coimbra Fort

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  • Source: Bento, Cláudio. "FORTE DE COIMBRA: DOIS SÉCULOS DE HISTÓRIA, DE FÉ E DE GLÓRIAS" (PDF). Revista da Academia de História Militar Terrestre do Brasil (in Portuguese). Academia de História Militar Terrestre do Brasil, p. 13.
  • ALT1: ... that despite being massively outnumbered by enemy forces, the New Coimbra Fort's defenders managed to evacuate in good order during a siege in 1864? Source: Souza, Antonio F. (1919). A invasão Paraguaya em Matto-Grosso [The Paraguayan invasion in Matto-Grosso], p. 11-12.
  • ALT2: ... that the New Coimbra Fort was founded by 245 men in 15 canoes, guided by an elderly indian man? Source: Bento, Cláudio. "FORTE DE COIMBRA: DOIS SÉCULOS DE HISTÓRIA, DE FÉ E DE GLÓRIAS" (PDF). Revista da Academia de História Militar Terrestre do Brasil (in Portuguese). Academia de História Militar Terrestre do Brasil, p. 3.
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  • Comment: If necessary, I can transcribe/translate the cited sources. They all are linked in the article.
Improved to Good Article status by Coeusin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Coeusin (talk) 17:49, 10 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Seasons of Change

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  • ... that "Seasons of Change" was written by Blackfeather members, Neale Johns and John Robinson. It was recorded with help from local group Fraternity's John Bisset and Bon Scott. Robinson promised Scott that Blackfeather would not release the song as a single. Fraternity issued their rendition in March 1971 in Adelaide. When it appeared on local charts, label boss, David Sinclair reneged on that promise and released Blackfeather's version as a single in direct competition?
    • Reviewed:
Created by Didier Landner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Didier Landner (talk) 05:42, 10 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Better, although a hook should be one sentence, and brackets aren't allowed (possibly move 1971 to before 'single'). We have a workable hook for this, so full review needed.--Launchballer 01:52, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay.Didier Landner (talk) 07:01, 11 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kushiro Wetlands megasolar issue

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Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 34 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 05:19, 10 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 11

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Best of Wives and Best of Women

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Converted from a redirect by Bogger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 35 past nominations.

Bogger (talk) 13:41, 14 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Charles Bornou

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  • ... that Charles Bornou once served as a Minister of Finance and Mayor at the same time?
  • Source: Bradshaw, Richard; Rius, Juan Fandos (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic (Historical Dictionaries of Africa). Rowman & Littlefield. p 134: "He was assigned as finance agent to Dekoa in 1958, then as head of Dekoa district on 22 July 1959, and then as head of Ouaka region on 21 December 1960, becoming the first Ubangian to fill such a position. President David Dacko appointed him minister of agriculture, water and forestry, hunting, and tourism on 3 August 1961, then of finance on 4 April 1962, a post he held until 1 January 1966, and he was also mayor of Bangui during the same period."
Created by Faldi00 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Faldi00 (talk) 17:47, 12 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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  • ... that sound recordings did not gain federal copyright protection in the United States until 1972?
  • Source: "Congress brought sound recordings within the scope of federal copyright law for the first time on February 15, 1972." (U.S. Copyright Office report, page 5)
Moved to mainspace by Qzekrom (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Qzekrom (she/her • talk) 17:26, 11 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Jocelyn Borgella

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  • Source: Miami Times (and several other publications have said the same)
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 416 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:41, 19 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Baltimore classification

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  • Source: See many in article.
Improved to Good Article status by Velayinosu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:20, 16 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Crystal Springs Dam

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  • Source: [36] - "Despite being located a mere 1,000 feet from the San Andreas earthquake fault, this dam withstood both the 1906 and 1989 earthquakes with no significant damage,” said San Francisco Public Utilities Commission General Manager Dennis Herrera. “It’s not only an engineering marvel, it’s a crucial part of our system. We continue to invest in it to ensure it supports by people of the Peninsula and San Francisco for generations to come.”
  • ALT1: ... that the Crystal Springs Dam was the first mass concrete dam in the United States, and possibly in the world? Source: [37] - "Lower Crystal Springs Dam is the first mass concrete dam built in the United States and possibly in the world. The dam’s design and construction techniques became standard practice for other large mass concrete dams, including the Hoover and Grand Coulee Dams in the United States."
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: This is my first ever DYK nomination, so I apologize in advance for any of the errors that I undoubtably made in the nomination of this hook!
Improved to Good Article status by 3602kiva (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

3602kiva (💬) 03:24, 13 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Nick McKenzie

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Nick McKenzie's portrait for Melbourne Press Club board
Nick McKenzie's portrait for Melbourne Press Club board
Improved to Good Article status by TarnishedPath (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

TarnishedPathtalk 11:25, 12 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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The Dead Girls

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  • ... that before making Spanish language television series The Dead Girls, director Luis Estrada declined to make it as an English film?
Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 381 past nominations.

TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:02, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Pycnacantha tribulus

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female Pycnacantha tribulus
female Pycnacantha tribulus
  • Source: Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Jones, A.; Webb, P. (2024). "Pycnacantha tribulus (Fabricius, 1781) the first spider described from South Africa revisited (Araneae: Araneidae)". SANSA Newsletter. 52: 19–22. doi:10.5281/zenodo.14526037
  • Reviewed:
Created by Sarefo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Sarefo (talk) 04:42, 14 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Amon G. Carter Jr.

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"Began his newspaper career at the age of 10 as a paperboy with the Star-Telegram."
Created by Guerreroast (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

Roast (talk) 01:53, 14 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Life After Beth

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The Death of Eurydice, depicting the Greek myth
The Death of Eurydice, depicting the Greek myth
  • ... that zombie comedy film Life After Beth was inspired by Greek mythology (depicted), Romantic poetry, and Todorovian philosophy?
    • ALT1: ... that film Life After Beth entered production twice, a decade apart, before being released in 2014?
    • ALT2: ... that, after writing zombie comedy Life After Beth in 2003, Jeff Baena had to remove outdated George W. Bush references when it was filmed a decade later?
    • ALT3: ... that Jeff Baena made his characters Jewish in Life After Beth because he thought Jews would be more likely to come back as zombies?
    • ALT4: ... that Garry Marshall made one of his final film appearances in 2014 zombie comedy Life After Beth thanks to a connection he made in the Korean War?
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sheika Scott
    • Comment: There's a lot of hook-able facts in the article: I've gone with a mixed selection of basic and quirky for the 5 proposed, but if a reviewer goes through it and has ideas, let me know! Sources in article :)
Improved to Good Article status by Kingsif (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 143 past nominations.

Kingsif (talk) 22:35, 13 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Articles created/expanded on September 14

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Mark Aldridge

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  • ... that a civil case between Mark Aldridge and a shop owner established that a person can be liable for the defamatory comments of others on their social media posts? Source: https://www.marinolaw.com.au/defamation-say-pay/ "In a recent decision concerning defamation, namely Johnston v Aldridge [2018] SADC 68 (“Johnston”), the District Court of South Australia has found that a person can be liable for defamation as a consequence of other users’ comments on a post. The Court in that matter found that a person who makes a post which subsequently attracts defamatory comments can be liable for the defamatory imputations arising from comments as a “secondary publisher”."
Moved to mainspace by Andykusama (talk) and MCE89 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

TarnishedPathtalk 12:57, 20 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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Thomas Burke (Final Destination)

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Created by CoryGlee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

CoryGlee (talk) 14:37, 18 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comment: Not a full review, but the hook is written in an in-universe style that runs afoul of WP:DYKFICTION. Burke is a fictional character and thus can't be living or dead. Additionally, ALT1 contains a spoiler, which would probably rub the reader the wrong way. Bremps... 20:09, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Comment: Hey Bremps, thanks so much for clarifying this to me. I kind of "smelled" that it could be that way because it is tricky indeed... But I've seen tricky DYKs, although not this way. May you recommend me or advise as to what to do next? Can I, upon your wise input, modify this? Or must I wait for a formal review pointing what you did? Thanks a lot. CoryGlee (talk) 20:24, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • Comment: I would recommend reviewing the article and reviewing sources to see if any other interesting facts stick out to you. You can edit your proposed DYK hooks at any time or add new ones (though they still need to be approved). Bremps... 20:38, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
        • Comment: Thanks Bremps, I have added two alts... and I beg for help to find a visualization of that page. I couldn't find it on Google Book display, but I am obviously not lying on such a thing, LOL. I'd not lie to get banned for lying in something way too, too verifiable. Thanks. CoryGlee (talk) 21:47, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
          • Comment: Hello Cory, this is still in violation of WP:DYKFICTION. I might not have been clear enough before. Burke is a fictional character, meaning aspects of his (fictional) biography are not eligible for DYK.
          • Here are some theoretical hooks that could be DYKs if they were true (just examples, not true):
            • FAKEALT0 ... that Thomas Burke has been used as a protest symbol in Madagascar? (Connected to theoretical real world events)
            • FAKEALT1 ... that Emily Blunt conceived of Thomas Burke on a bike ride and suggested it to Final Destination writers? (Connected to theoretical real circumstances of how the character was conceived of in the real world)
            • FAKEALT2 ... that GQ Magazine called Thomas Burke a "home movie icon"? (Connected to a theoretical real review)
            • Hi Bremps and thank you for your extreme patience, I am just getting immersed into DYK... Perhaps now it is possible with this new alt that I added. Sorry for the messy nomination. I promise it won't happen in future nominations. CoryGlee (talk) 04:26, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Raghunath Brahmbhatt, Mohe Panghat Pe Nandlal Chhed Gayo Re

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  • Source: "Forty years after the film was first released in 1960 by K Asif, the producers of the all-new Mughal-e-Azam have given credit to the late Raskavi Raghunath Brahmabhatt for the lyrics of the song. All these years, the lyrics (of this song) had been credited to the late Shakeel Badayuni."[1]
  • Source: "Lyrics: Shakil Badayuni, Raghunath Brahmbhatt for the song 'Mohe Panghat Pe' "[2]
  • Reviewed:
Created by Snehrashmi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Snehrashmi (talk) 02:49, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

References

  1. ^ Mehta, Rajshri (24 September 2015). "Mughal-e-Azam songwriter gets his due". Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  2. ^ Khan, Amanullah; Munni Kabir, Nasreen (2007). Mughal-e-azam (First ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 217. ISBN 9780195684964. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

Water buffalo

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Water buffaloes wallowing in mud in Sri Lanka
Water buffaloes wallowing in mud in Sri Lanka
  • ... that water buffaloes require wallows, rivers, or splashing water to regulate their temperature in hot climates (pictured)?
  • Source: Borghese, A., Mazzi, M. (2005). Buffalo Population and Strategies in the World. Pages 1–39 in Borghese, A. (ed.) Buffalo Production and Research. REU Technical Series 67. Inter-regional Cooperative Research Network on Buffalo, FAO Regional Office for Europe, Rome.
  • ALT1: ... that when Aboriginal Australians first saw herds of water buffalo, they intepreted the new animals as a manifestation of their dreaming? Source: May, S.K.; Taçon, P.S.C.; Jalandoni, A.; Goldhahn, J.; Wesley, D.; Tsang, R.; Mangiru, K. (2021). "The re-emergence of nganaparru (water buffalo) into the culture, landscape and rock art of western Arnhem Land". Antiquity. 95 (383): 1298–314. doi:10.15184/aqy.2021.107.
  • ALT2: ... that water buffaloes contribute 72 million tonnes of milk per year to world food? Source: C. V. Singh, R. S. Barwal (2010). Buffalo Breeding Research and Improvement Strategies in India. In: The Buffalo in the World. Proceedings of the 9th World Buffalo Congress, Buenos Aires, April 2010, pages 1024–1031. Archived 17 April 2012.
  • ALT3: ... that the two types of water buffalo were domesticated separately, at different times? Source: Zhang, Y.; Colli, L. & Barker, J. S. F. (2020). "Asian water buffalo: domestication, history and genetics". Animal Genetics. 51 (2): 177–191. doi:10.1111/age.12911. PMID 31967365.
  • ALT4: ... that soft cheeses produced from water buffalo milk range from Italian mozzerella to Syrian alghab and Filipino kesong puti? Source: Borghese, A. (2005). "Buffalo Cheese and Milk Industry". In Borghese, A. (ed.). Buffalo Production and Research. REU Technical Series 67. Rome: Inter-regional Cooperative Research Network on Buffalo, FAO Regional Office for Europe. pp. 185–195.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hiša Franko
  • Comment: Image specifically intended for ALT0, but could be adapted.
Improved to Good Article status by Chiswick Chap (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:46, 16 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Chapel of St. Cornelius the Centurion

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Chapel of St. Cornelius the Centurion
Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 03:42, 16 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Help Mark

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Help Mark
Help Mark
  • Source: Nishidate, Arisa (2024). "ヘルプマークに関する市民の認知度: 北陸信越地方の居住者を対象にした調査より" [Questionnaire Survey on Citizen Awareness of Help Mark: From a Survey Targeting Residents of the Hokuriku-Shinetsu Region] pg. 21 "外見からは障害や病気などがあることがわかりにくい人が周囲から必要な援助や配慮を受けられるように、東京都が 2012 年に作成したヘルプマークは、現在では全国で配布されるようになっている。" ("The Tokyo Metropolitan Government created the Help Mark in 2012 to ensure that people whose disabilities or illnesses are not readily apparent from their appearance can receive the necessary support and consideration from those around them. The Help Mark is now distributed nationwide.")
Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 124 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 06:05, 15 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Sabotage in World War II

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  • ... that WWII-era sabotage pioneered equipment and tactics laying foundations for modern special operations forces? Source: Rottman, Paterson and Higgins, as cited at the end of the Legacy section
Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 567 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 14:48, 14 September 2025 (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 - Neither of these hooks are particularly interesting. The first stands out as rather obvious and badly written; and the second contains so little detail that nothing about it hooks me. Reading through the article, there's no shortage of interesting factoids to hook the average reader into learning more (i.e. explosive rats, D-Day sabotage, rescuing Jewish prisoners, Soviet partisan activity, its influence on Cold War-era irregular warfare, etc.)
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was created on 14 September 2025 and is currently 2,655 words (18,582 characters) in length. It is fully sourced, neutral and free of plagiarism (per Earwig results). Its hooks are cited, but not remotely interesting. QPQ is done. This nomination needs more interesting hooks before I can approve it. Aside from DYK criteria, the lead sentence could be improved per the Manual of Style (see MOS:REFERS). Grnrchst (talk) 09:29, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yasuyoshi Kato

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  • ... that Japanese businessman Yasuyoshi Kato is the largest single embezzler in American history?
  • ALT1: ... that Japanese businessman Yasuyoshi Kato used embezzled funds to support his wife, who bought twenty Arabian horses, several emus, llamas, potbellied pigs, miniature cattle, and nurse sharks? Source: Murr, Andrew (26 October 1997). "Living High On The Hog". Newsweek. p. 48.
  • ALT2: ... that the embezzlement that Japanese businessman Yasuyoshi Kato committed has been called "outlandish in its simplicity"? Source: Murr, Andrew (26 October 1997). "Living High On The Hog". Newsweek. p. 48.
  • ALT3: ... that Japanese businessman Yasuyoshi Kato embezzled a total of $100 million (1997 USD) from Day-Lee Foods? Source: Murr, Andrew (26 October 1997). "Living High On The Hog". Newsweek. p. 48.
  • ALT4: ... that the judge presiding over the trial of Yasuyoshi Kato criticized Kato's 5-year sentence for his "extraordinary" embezzlement? Source: "Thief gets maximum: 5-year term". Deseret News. Associated Press. 7 October 1997.
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Newsweek article used is reliable source per WP:RS/P as it was published well before 2013. Deseret is reliable regardless.
Moved to mainspace by Nighfidelity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Nighfidelity (talk) 12:01, 14 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]


Articles created/expanded on September 15

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Byrnihat

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  • ... that Byrnihat was ranked as the world's most polluted city in 2024?
  • ALT1: ... that Byrnihat was ranked as India's most polluted city in 2023 and the world's most polluted city the next year? Source: [39]
  • Reviewed:
Created by KnowDeath (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

KnowDeath (talk) 22:24, 20 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Roberta G. Simmons

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Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 106 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 14:47, 19 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Masyita Crystallin

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Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 93 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 03:50, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Sylvester Espelage

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Espelage in 1926.
Espelage in 1926.
Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

Maximilian775 (talk) 12:23, 16 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Hongguang Emperor

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  • ... that the Hongguang Emperor was betrayed by his troops and handed over to the enemy, who criticised his poor battle strategy and allowed locals to humiliate him?
Improved to Good Article status by Min968 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 78 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:17, 16 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Lyubov Radchenko

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  • Source: Savel'ev, P. Iu.; Tiutiukin, S. V. (2006). "Iulii Osipovich Martov (1873-1923): The Man and the Politician". Russian Studies in History. 45 (1): 17. doi:10.2753/RSH1061-1983450101.
Created by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 09:38, 16 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Maria of Montferrat, Isabella II of Jerusalem

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Death of Isabella II
Death of Isabella II
  • ... that two queens of Jerusalem—Maria and her daughter, Isabella II—died in childbirth (pictured), one after delivering the other?
Created by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 253 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 12:50, 15 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]


Articles created/expanded on September 16

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Use of Cristiano Ronaldo videos in Russian espionage plot

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❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 16:42, 20 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, but 39.4% similarity, per EarWig; fix that. Otherwise, I'd pick the reliably-sourced ALT1 which I prefer to also reliably-sourced ALT0. Fix the aformentioned. Roast (talk) 02:44, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ivete da Graça Correia

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Created by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 105 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 17:59, 18 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Bendigo Writers Festival boycott

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

LivelyRatification (talk) 04:14, 18 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Neil Cunningham

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Moved to mainspace by AllCatsAreGrey (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

– AllCatsAreGrey (talk) 23:16, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi AllCatsAreGrey, an excellent article to be bringing as your first DYK, review follows: draft moved to mainspace on 16 September and exceeds minimum length; incline citations are used throughout and sources look to be reliable enough for the material cited; I didn't pick up any issues with overly close paraphrasing from the sources; hook facts are interesting and check out to the sources cited. Just one issue I found, in the second paragraph of "racing career" the first three sentences don't have a citation, the fourth is about his 2004 Le Mans race and the two citations there appear to only deal with Le Mans. Is there a missing citation for the earlier text? - Dumelow (talk) 17:36, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Zinaida Nevzorova

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Created by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 67 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 11:13, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Abyssinian hare

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1843 illustration by Jean-Baptiste Meunier
1843 illustration by Jean-Baptiste Meunier
  • ... that the Abyssinian hare (pictured) is thought to be spreading outside its native range because of overgrazing by domestic animals there?
Improved to Good Article status by Reconrabbit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 82 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:52, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

The World After Gaza

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  • ... that the 2025 book The World After Gaza was deemed "repugnant" and "monstrous" for being overly and insufficiently critical of Israel?
  • ALT1 ... that the 2025 book The World After Gaza was called a "genteel Zionist distortion" as well as a "repugnant book" for its criticism of Israel?
Moved to mainspace by Buidhe (talk) and GolsaGolsa (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 262 past nominations.

(t · c) buidhe 23:54, 16 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Vietnamese migrant brides in China

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Improved to Good Article status by An anonymous username, not my real name (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 77 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:08, 16 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I have an issue with ALT0. Surely your sources say that such a practice exists, but the only statistical data shows it is a small minority of all marriages which themselves are of unknown prevalence. Seems unsupported to claim that "often" Vietnamese people are engaged in bride kidnapping. Likewise, the "many" in ALT1 refers to the Vietnamese women who live in China, not all Vietnamese women. Also, it seems like the Chinese government is trying "to end the cross-border marriage system", of which the vast majority is voluntary, not just "bride trafficking". (t · c) buidhe 01:35, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Villagers in rural China have expressed a lack of concern towards the practice, citing social, physical, and economic difficulties faced by the men who purchase the kidnapped women." this sentence in the lead does not do a good job summarizing local attitudes in the body of the article.
  • " Illegal crossings and undocumented transnational marriages in the Sino-Vietnamese border areas have occurred since ancient times, as the border can be crossed with relative ease" did the concept of illegal immigration even exist in ancient times?
    • Who knows, but that's what the cited source says.
  • "In the early 2020s, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the border fortifications created by China in response, the flow of trafficked women across the Sino-Vietnamese border largely ceased." Presumably this applies to voluntary as well as involuntary migration?
    • From what I can see, the cited source did not venture an opinion.

The hook seems OK (t · c) buidhe 13:35, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Buidhe, deeper queries on the article content should be placed at the talk page for the article creator(s) to see. Does the nomination meet the DYK criteria, and if not, what needs to be fixed? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:50, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Places where the article shows bias or the lead doesn't follow body automatically raise issues with Wp:NPOV and Wp:Verifiability. Why nominate at DYK if you are not willing to fix up any issue where the article falls short of the DYK criteria. (t · c) buidhe 15:31, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • Hi Buidhe, can you explain what needs to be present or cut from the lead sentence? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:13, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
        • Surely you are capable of finding the parts of the article and summarizing them in lead. The overall attitude towards unauthorized marriages appears to be significantly more positive than the lead would suggest. (t · c) buidhe 16:17, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
          • Buidhe, I think the lead fairly summarises the article. That the villagers are unconcerned by the practice is clearly evident from the third pargraph of "Trafficking"—they do not have strong positive or negative feelings. See also the second paragraph of "Views"—"the 17 women who reported having been kidnapped did not avoid providing such a sensitive response...they had no need to conceal these facts, as such marriages were already widely known in the villages and not regarded as serious crimes to be reported". ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:27, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article has the following about villagers' attitude towards the marriages:

The only mention in the lead of villagers' opinions is about trafficked wives, which according to the article is only 6.2% of the total. I don't think that's appropriate, and there are other specific issues found (see collapsed above). The lack of concern, according to the article, isn't just about kidnapped women but all illegal marriages, which are tolerated and rarely reported to the authorities. (t · c) buidhe 06:37, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi An anonymous username, not my real name, buidhe has raised some concerns regarding WP:NPOV and WP:V above, do you think you can sort them out? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:20, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
buidhe, as respectfully as possible, I must ask if you actually read source 1. It was also not necessary to conceal the facts of trafficking as these were known in the villages. Bridal kidnappings were not considered serious crimes that should be reported. And I don't think it's UNDUE to provide an explanation as to why trafficking persists despite its obvious illegality (villagers not being concerned by it). Sources are (unsurprisingly, if I may say) more interested in discussing views on trafficking than views on consensual marriage. For the most part, these marriages are discussed as either explicitly a result of trafficking or with ambiguity as to whether they were a result of trafficking or consensual (and in the latter cases I have done my best to not make the wording wrongly suggest they were specifically either). Also, most of the "Views" section is focused on views on trafficking, which you seem to feel has already been given too much weight as is. The only thing I will grant you is that the phrase "villagers rarely report instances of trafficking" isn't placed in the most appropriate location and could probably be removed altogether given that this same fact is shared in more detail later on. Lastly, I'd like to point out that I'm semi-active at this point and don't really care whether or not this article makes DYK. It was already passed as a good article, so unless you'd like to contest that, the outcome of this discussion means little to me. — Anonymous 13:52, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 17

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Pringle House (New Zealand)

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  • ... that the owner of Pringle House planned on vacating due to the risk of earthquake damage, but an earthquake damaged the building first?
"Engineering assessments ... identified serious flaws with the building and the council decided in late 2012 that it needed to move its staff. But its office were still in use in July 2013 when Wellington was hit by the 6.5 magnitude Seddon quake. Five floors of the building were flooded by broken water pipes ..."
Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 85 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 05:21, 19 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Jeremy Hambly

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  • ... that right-wing commentator Jeremy Hambly was interviewed for a Today segment on claw machines?
Moved to mainspace by Based5290 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Based5290 :3 (talk) 02:35, 18 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Sentachan mine

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  • ... that the Sentachan mine in Russia was accessible only by ice road (for three months of the year) or by helicopter?
  • Source: "In Russia, GeoProMining announced just a few weeks ago that it had opened its winter road connecting the company's Sentachan goid-antimony mine in Yakutia with a main highway. But, according to the company, this winter has been relatively mild and weather conditions have shifted often and rapidly, adding complications to the process of constructing the road. With northern parts of Russia historically experiencing temperatures below -67°F (-55°C), the road typically goes into service from February until April, meandering along the frozen beds of the Eigi and Adycha rivers. It is the only ground-based transportation access to the mine, located 700 km from the nearest town; the rest of the year the mine can be reached only by helicopter. The road
is used to transport ore and to supply the mine with diesel fuel and other materials necessary for the next production season." from page 139 of : "Logistical Solutions for Remote Sites: Meeting the Need for Access, Comfort and Convenience". Engineering & Mining Journal: 138–141. April 2013.
    • ALT1: ... that Sentachan mine extracted gold as an incidental product? Source: "Sentachan deposit is characterized by geological conditions of ore localization similar to Sarylakh, and also belongs to the largest deposits. Due to this, republic of Sakha is the main supplier of antimony for Russia and countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States for more than 25 years. A significant amount of gold has been incidentally extracted at these deposits." from page 769 of Krenev, V.; Dergacheva, N.; Fomichev, S. (September 2015). "Antimony: Resources, application fields, and world market". Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering. 49 (5): 769–772.
    • ALT2: ... that Sentachan mine was listed as the second-coldest mine in the world by Mining.com? Source: "#2 Sentachan Minimum average temperature: -45.8°C" from: Els, Frik (4 January 2016). "The world's 10 coldest mines". Mining.com. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ependytis
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 947 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 17:33, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Yoetikno

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Created by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 287 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 17:19, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Infantino Street

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  • ... that the ending of an episode of The Flash was reversed the following episode?
Moved to mainspace by OlifanofmrTennant (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 26 past nominations.

Olliefant (she/her) 12:38, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Sunaryanta

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Created by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 285 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 10:31, 17 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]


Articles created/expanded on September 18

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Beauty and the Bester

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Nandipha Magudumana attending a court case on 19 September 2025.
Nandipha Magudumana attending a court case on 19 September 2025.
Created by Dxneo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

dxneo (talk) 08:25, 21 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality

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5x expanded by LEvalyn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

~ L 🌸 (talk) 03:39, 21 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

All You Need Is Death

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Created by 192.169.22.138 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 323 past nominations.

Launchballer 00:02, 19 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Field propulsion

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Rendering of deploying solar sail, a type of field propulsion, released by NASA in 2023.
Rendering of deploying solar sail, a type of field propulsion, released by NASA in 2023.

On article:

The broad definition of field propulsion refers to propulsion systems in which thrust arises from interactions with external fields or ambient media, rather than from the sustained expulsion of onboard reaction mass or reliance on solid chemical fuels.[1]
Created by Very Polite Person (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.
— Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 17:03, 18 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Tropical Storm Pabuk (2024)

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Improved to Good Article status by TheNuggeteer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 32 past nominations.

🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 (My "blotter") 13:40, 18 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Mikael Genberg

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Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 84 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 05:39, 18 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

John Adams Cameron

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Moved to mainspace by Staraction (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Staraction (talk | contribs) 00:39, 18 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]


Articles created/expanded on September 19

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Illinois Institute of Technology Academic Campus

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S. R. Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology campus
S. R. Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology campus
  • ... that the Illinois Institute of Technology Academic Campus has been ranked as both one of the US's most significant architectural works and its least beautiful campus? Source: (1) Schweiterman, Joseph P; Caspall, Dana M; Heron, Jane (2006). The Politics of Place: A History of Zoning in Chicago. Chicago, IL: Lake Claremont Press. p. 51. "During America's bicentennial year, the American Institute of Architects recognized the IIT campus - the largest and most significant collection of Mies buildings in the world - as one of the country's 200 most significant works of architecture." (2) Kaiser, Robert L. (September 13, 1997). "Mies-ly IIT Shrugs Off Ugly Tag Architects Vying to Alter `blah' Image That Sticks With It". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1, 1:1. "Now, in the current edition of a book called "The 311 Best Colleges," the Princeton Review ranks IIT as the nation's "least beautiful campus." The rating is based on responses to a survey of 56,000 college students, said the book's author, Ed Custard."
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 748 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 13:44, 19 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

2025 Chongqing anti-CCP protest

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

菜國人 (talk) 15:25, 19 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on September 20

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Rising Star (1991 ship)

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Rising Star, the only tugboat in the U.S. Air Force.
Rising Star, the only tugboat in the U.S. Air Force.
Improved to Good Article status by Very Polite Person (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.
— Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 17:55, 21 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Boghead (bastle)

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The ruins of Boghead bastle
  • ... that local folklore links Boghead (pictured), a Northumbrian bastle, to the story of Barty Milburn, an accomplished swordsman and killer of Scots?
  • Source: On local folklore, see here: "Legend has it that Bog Head Bastle was the residence of Barty Milburn, and / or Corbitt Jack, correspondingly the alternative names for the building are either Barty's Pele or Corbie's Castle." On the story, see the long blockquote in the article. You can also read about it in the local press here, but the other sources are more reliable; the newspaper story gets a few things wrong.
Created by J Milburn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

Josh Milburn (talk) 09:38, 21 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Jack Kimble

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Created by Guerreroast (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Roast (talk) 02:32, 21 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Anita Lidya Luhulima

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Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 95 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 00:51, 21 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Fort George, Grenada

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Site of the execution of Maurice Bishop
Site of the execution of Maurice Bishop
  • ... that the courtyard of Fort George (pictured) was the site of the 19 October 1983 execution of Maurice Bishop, prime minister of Grenada?
  • Source: "When Bishop’s confinement became broadly known, thousands of his ardent supporters marched on his home on 19 October and set him free. Bishop next led the crowd to bloodlessly seize control of Fort Rupert, the island’s military headquarters. Other Grenadian regular Army soldiers loyal to the Coard faction then were dispatched in three armored vehicles to retake the fort and recapture Bishop. Shooting started when the soldiers faced off with Bishop’s supporters at the fort’s entrance. Three soldiers and at least eight civilians were killed in the ensuing melee and panic that also injured about 100 other civilians. The surviving soldiers captured Bishop, three of his ministers, and four other loyal supporters and led them away to a walled courtyard. Shortly after, the eight were executed in cold blood by a firing squad of soldiers who (according to subsequent court testimony) declared they were acting under the orders of the Central Committee" from: Kukielski, Philip G. (1 September 2021). "Secret Mission of Urgent Fury". U.S. Naval Institute.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 948 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 19:06, 20 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal

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Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 37 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 08:40, 20 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Lewis House (Tallahassee, Florida)

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The Lewis House in Tallahassee, Florida
The Lewis House in Tallahassee, Florida
  • ... that a house in Tallahassee, Florida, has been likened to a boat? Source: Kassab, Beth (December 26, 2001). "Frank Lloyd Wright treasure lies in disrepair". The Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press. "Shaped like a ship rising from a thick North Florida forest, the unique house on a red-clay road north of town is deteriorating, a victim of the elements and neglect."
    • ALT1: ... that the Lewis Spring House in Florida was named after a spring that no longer exists? Source: Kassab, Beth (December 26, 2001). "Frank Lloyd Wright treasure lies in disrepair". The Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press. "Even the spring that gave the home its name has run dry, a metaphor for how this architectural treasure has lost the luster of its past."
    • ALT2: ... that the Lewis Spring House in Florida, which has been likened to a boat, was named after a spring that no longer exists? Source: Kassab, Beth (December 26, 2001). "Frank Lloyd Wright treasure lies in disrepair". The Orlando Sentinel. Associated Press.
    • ALT3: ... that one original owner of the Lewis House in Florida did not like saying its address because "The road is Okeeheepkee, but our home is not Okeeheepkee"? Source: Waters, TaMaryn (August 26, 2025). "Spring House, Frank Lloyd Wright gem in Tallahassee, up for sale". Tallahassee Democrat. p. A1. "As for the name, Mashburn said when someone would ask, "Where y'all headed," when talking to her family, the reply would be Okeeheepkee Road. That didn't exactly roll off the tongue. "Our mother did not like that," Mashburn said. Her mother would say, "The road is Okeeheepkee, but our home is not Okeeheepkee." So her dad dubbed it "Spring House." Mashburn guessed it had something to do with the freshwater spring on the grounds, close to Lake Jackson."
    • ALT4: ... that after a Florida family moved into a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, one acquaintance said, "How could you let an atheist design your house"? Source: Hinson, Mark (November 10, 1998). "The Wright Stuff". Tallahassee Democrat. pp. 1C, 3C.
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Humus form

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  • Source: I will add this if hook considered hooky enough
Created by Jfponge (talk), Paleorthid (talk), and Chidgk1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

Chidgk1 (talk) 08:54, 21 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I don't think either page is ready to be presented on the front page. Müller'd article has multiple unfootnoted claims (plus an incomplete infobox) and the humus form article has a primary sources tag at the top of the page. Fix those issues with the pages, then a review can start. Roast (talk) 15:01, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2023 Formula One World Championship

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The One Where Michael Leaves

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Issei (YouTuber)

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  • Source: Nikkan Sports [日本一のYouTubeチャンネル登録者数6600万超の動画クリエーター、ISSEI（いっせい）が5日、ガーナの貧困地域撲滅を目指す活動をスタートさせた。 ISSEI, a video creator with over 66 million subscribers on YouTube, the most in Japan, launched a campaign on the 5th to eradicate poverty in Ghana.] Oricon [西アフリカに位置するガーナの貧困地域撲滅を目指した活動をスタートさせることをお知らせします。We are pleased to announce that we will be starting an initiative aimed at eradicating poverty in Ghana, located in West Africa.]
Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 04:54, 21 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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