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Ana María Iriarte

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  • ... that the Spanish mezzo-soprano Ana María Iriarte (pictured) made her debut in Valencia in 1945, retired from the stage as Carmen in Bordeaux in 1960, and created a foundation promoting zarzuela in 2006? Source: several, including [3]
Created by Thriley (talk) and Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 2133 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:54, 13 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Suggesting a new hook:
ALT1 ... that zarzuela performer Ana María Iriarte made her professional debut in a show that had not been performed in 44 years?
Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:00, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for the suggestion, but what does it say about her? Retiring at age 32 from a glamourous career (role and theatre), but still active at age 80+ seems much more unusual to me, and I believe "zarzuela" needs to be mentioned, not some general "show". The word "professional" is long and seems to add nothing, imho. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:37, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The idea is to make more people click on the article and learn more about Irarte's accomplishments. Frankly, the first hook is not going to achieve that, and if that hook runs, I imagine it will do very poorly in terms of readership. I was actually trying to go with a hook regarding the length of her career but couldn't think of a way to express that. Mentioning "zarzuela" seems unnecessary per WP:DYKTRIM: we're trying to make hooks as concise and direct to the point as possible, not more complicated. Finally, as always, any hook is supposed to be in the interests of the reader, not the nominator, so what is more interesting and unusual to you may not be to the reader, especially the hoi polloi who is largely unfamiliar with classical music and opera. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:48, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry about seeing you waste your time. I believe that "did you know ..." is about knowledge, knowledge about the specific subject, and you will not change that. I am sorry that - because this was a new article, translated by two editors wo both had little time - the article was not ready in time for "Recent deaths", where a few thousand would have looked just for mentioning her name, and we are stuck with DYK. The specific thing good to know about this singer was zarzuela, while any reader who knows mezzo-soprano would think opera instead, and any reader who doesn't know mezzo-soprano will not be interested anyway. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:59, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... any reader who doesn't know mezzo-soprano will not be interested anyway. Please read WP:DYKINT again: The hook should be likely to be perceived as unusual or intriguing by readers with no special knowledge or interest in the topic. That is the wrong mindset to have on DYK and in fact is arguably the complete opposite of what DYKINT suggests. Hooks are meant to appeal precisely to the people who "don't know", not only to those that do. That's the whole point behind DYKINT. In any case, I have changed "mezzo-soprano" to "zarzuela performer", I only went with mezzo-soprano because that's what the original hook went with.
I should also note that "show" is the most appropriate wording in this case anyway since the article doesn't directly specify that El soñador was a zarzuela, and unless that is rectified, saying it was a zarzuela without being supported by the article would likely lead to a challenge at WT:DYK. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:02, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
She wasn't a zarzuela performer, - too narrow. Neither an opera nor a zarzuela performance would be called a "show", - that unprofessional wording is not consistent with the article. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:28, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Considering recent issues with one of Gerda's other nominations regarding sourcing, I'd like to ask 4meter4 if the sourcing for the article is adequate or not. Several of the sources like El Pais seem independent to me at least, but as I'm not well-versed with opera sources, this is just a double check. This is asking only about the sourcing, not the hook proposals. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:07, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
No sourcing issues on this one. It's mainly sourced to the GSL which is an excellent tertiary source, but also has reliable secondary sources.4meter4 (talk) 01:25, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's easy when you have the GSL, but (naturally) we have problems with the younger singers performing after it was last published. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:43, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Okay. The article is still in need of a full review. @4meter4, CurryTime7-24, Launchballer, and BlueMoonset: Now that we know that the article doesn't have any sourcing issues, what about the following hook?
ALT1a ... that Spanish mezzo-soprano Ana María Iriarte made her professional debut in a zarzuela that had not been performed in 44 years?
The article would need a change to make El soñador being a zarzuela explicit since it's currently not in the article; otherwise ALT1a cannot run (ALT1 theoretically could, but Gerda objected to that wording). ALT1a is the wording that's most accurate to the article, is concise and other than perhaps removing "Spanish" does not need a trim, and focuses on one primary hook fact without unnecessary clauses. I used "mezzo-soprano" before her name because that's what the original hook used, and I'm confused why Gerda thinks it's not problematic to call her "mezzo-soprano" in ALT0 but objected to using the exact same descriptor in ALT1. ALT0 definitely can't run as it runs afoul of DYKINT. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:31, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Things have not gotten easier to be understood with you changing ALT0. Could you please restore it to saying mezzo-soprano, and write a new ALT using zarzuela performer. I never said mezzo-soprano is wrong, but "only" mezzo-soprano is misleading. However, "only" zarzuela performer is also misleading. She was both, and we have space enough in a hook to say so. She performed as Carmen, one of the most interesting opera characters of all times, although 150 years old on 3 March 2025, as the Main page proclaimed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:43, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • This article, created on 6 Feb, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. QPQ done. No copyvio issues. Of the hooks, I prefer ALT0 (I would say the interest comes from the length of her career and the unfamiliarity of the word zarzuela, as a layman). It's on the long side (I'd suggest losing "in Valencia" and "in Bordeaux") but it can be trimmed at the prep stage. Checking the citations for ALT0, the GSL verifies the first two clauses, while the last clause is verified by two end of line citations in the article that I've added. Image is free and legible at low resolution. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 20:44, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Eh, I understand you're relatively new to DYK Tenpop421, but ALT0 and its hook format have tended to woefully underperform views-wise, and such hooks have been criticized in the past for not meeting the DYK interest requirements. It wouldn't be surprising if the hook ended up being objected to on WT:DYK given similar cases in the past, so it's probably for the best not to use it (I also essentially rejected the hook outright above). I'm not opposed to a hook about the length of her career as an alternative (that was the angle I was originally going for), but ALT0 as written probably won't do all that well among readers (you can ask Theleekycauldron for the statistics for similar hooks). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:30, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi @Narutolovehinata5: might be worthwhile to solicit a third opinion at this point. Do you wanna tag leeky? Tenpop421 (talk) 22:42, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) Tenpop421, for background see User talk:Gerda Arendt/2024#Notice ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:44, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Asking for a third opinion is probably a good idea, although not from Leeky since she can be pretty busy these days. She does maintain viewership statistics for DYK hooks though, and if you read through them you'll notice that Gerda's performer hooks tend to do really badly if they focus on roles, but do a lot better if they focus on other stuff. Having said that, it's probably for the best for ALT0 to remain struck, but reworkings of the main hook fact (the length of her career) might work depending on the wording (I agree that even if ALT0 were used, it would need a trimming anyway). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:46, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Tenpop, for additional context, you may also want to read the discussion that codified the current guidelines regarding hook interest. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:56, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    (edit conflict) Tenpop421, you will have noticed that we should forget the "know" in "did you know ...?", that is a past from years ago, - the goal now is view count. Dropping information, better for readers with a short attention span:
    ALT0a: ... that Ana María Iriarte (pictured) made her stage debut in 1945, retired as Carmen in 1960, and created a foundation promoting zarzuela in 2006? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:00, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I like both ALT1a and ALT0a. What might help break the impasse is for both Gerda and Narutolovehinata5 to propose versions of the other's hooks. Viriditas (talk) 23:23, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ALT0a is an improvement over ALT0 but I think it could still be reworded. Maybe something like:
ALT0b ... that Spanish mezzo-soprano, Ana María Iriarte (pictured), who was active from 1945 until her death in 2025, created a foundation promoting zarzuela in 2006?
I have reservations that the foundation promoting zarzuela angle is the most interesting part of the article, and I have doubts it do spectacularly among DYK readers, but it's fine enough and totally serviceable as a hook fact. My main concern with ALT0a is that I don't see why Carmen out of all her roles is the one that's highlighted especially when she's had many over the years. It feels needlessly complicated; it might be better to just focus on the foundation creation in this case at least to keep the hook focused instead of wandering. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:30, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alternatively, we could go in a somewhat different direction, focusing on the length of her career rather than the foundation or the debut:
ALT2 ... that Spanish mezzo-soprano Ana María Iriarte (pictured) made her professional debut at 18 in 1945 and remained active until her death in 2025?
Not sure if the wording is good enough, but it could be a good starting point for brainstorming at least. Probably not uncommon in the realm of classical music and adjacent fields, but maybe it has appeal to the layperson? I still personally think that the "debuting in a show that hadn't been performed in more than 40 years" is the more unusual and intriguing angle, but if consensus is against it then the career length angle is a decent alternative. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:35, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Narutolovehinata5: Was she active until her death? This would be very impressive, as she died age 98! Tenpop421 (talk) 00:05, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Unfortunately that's not the case: she retired from performing in 1960 and spent the rest of her life teaching and promoting zarzuela. It would have indeed been impressive if that was the case. By "active" I was thinking more of her involvement in the industry, as the article never specifies if she retired from the industry entirely before her death. ALT2 as written is inaccurate, it was meant more to be a starting point for brainstorming. It also means ALT0b is inaccurate as written but could be revised (meaning ALT0a might be the most accurate option at the moment). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:09, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0b is as unspecific as can be, could be about a school teacher. Instead of both opera and zarzuela, the things she excelled in, we have none, really? No from me. - ALT0a already sacrificed that Valencia is where she is based, and that she performed internationally: things I would love to tell! - --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:27, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2 is worse, loosing also the quirkyness of retirement at 32 but being an influential sponsor in her eighties. No-no from me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:31, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Trying to please:
ALT0c: ... that Ana María Iriarte (pictured) retired from the stage as Carmen in 1960, but created a foundation promoting zarzuela in 2006? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:32, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I really don't see why the mention of Carmen is non-negotiable for you. Something like ALT0a (but without mentioning Carmen since the point is her retirement, not her last role) would have been better. ALT0c also loses the interest because it removes her debut, and the contrast between her debut and her later life is what was meant to be the source of interest here. Gerda, I understand that you are really passionate about roles and the foundation, but the way I see it, ALT1a is probably the safest option here and the one that will most likely make people click on Iriarte's article and make them actually learn more about her. ALT0 and its derivatives are far less likely. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:59, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You don't see it but "Carmen" is much shorter than "a mezzo-soprano in opera", which it all includes. "Carmen" also includes "top of the line", and is an interesting story that people do know. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:30, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Back to DYK, and it seems some things never change. Marking this as queried so it doesn't clog up WP:DYKNA. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:50, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Gerda Arendt: Per Viriditas's commnents, is there a version of Narutolovehinata5's ALT1 that would work for you? Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 14:14, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

My view: it tells us that she performed in a zarzuela that was not performed in 44 years, and that's all. Is that anything about her? Not in my book. I said what I want in a hook about this highly unusual woman, repeating: 1) say that she was great (internationally) in opera and zarzuela, opera up to the most interesting role in her mezzo-soprano voice range (which is all contained in the one word "Carmen"), and 2) the interesting gap between retirement and creating a foundation (which is a substantial social and cultural gift, not just being active). I think ALT0c has that in a rather concise way. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:24, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gerda Arendt: Hmmmm... well I agree with Narutolovehinata5 that I wouldn't want to remove the contrast between her debut and her later life (short career, long active retirement is part of what makes her life interesting). It looks to me that the discussion is circling around accepting a variant of ALT0 (Narutolovehinata5's objections appear to have toned down, and myself and Viriditas see it as interesting). Narutolovehinata5 objects to the inclusion of "Carmen", and I agree with him. Would you both be willing to compromise on
ALT0d: ... that Ana María Iriarte (pictured) made her stage debut in 1945, retired in 1960, and created a foundation promoting zarzuela in 2006?
Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 14:51, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I am unhappy with not mentioning anything about opera, and the few characters "as Carmen" would do it. ALT0d leaves it open completely open what kind of stage, and the few characters "as Carmen" would establish that it wasn't cabaret or playhouse. ALTd also doesn't provide that she was a singer, and the few characters "as Carmen" would carry the information. If you find a better way to include these things, I am willing to compromise, but this version misses too much. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:01, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Proposing a follow-on to ALT0d that gives a bit more detail:
  • ALT0e: ... that Ana María Iriarte (pictured) made her professional opera debut in 1945, retired from the stage in 1960, and created a foundation promoting zarzuela in 2006?
My original intention was to note her debut in zarzuela, but most of what I've found online (including Spanish Wikipedia) indicates that El soñador was an opera, not a zarzuela (though Salvador Giner Vidal wrote plenty of works in both genres), so I recast it. I have also struck ALT1 and ALT1a, since the former implies that she was primarily a zarzuela performer rather than opera, and the latter explicitly (and apparently incorrectly) says she debuted in a zarzuela. (I don't insist on including "from the stage", but I think it flows better with it and is a bit clearer.) —BlueMoonset (talk) 23:31, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) This is a recurring issue with your nominations, and you have to understand that in many cases, to get your nominations approved, you have to compromise. Sometimes that may have to mean giving up particular information or hook facts. You can't simply have everything go your way, or be upset if alternatives are suggested or gain support. DYK hooks are intended to be in the interest of the reader and not the nominator, and if only the latter is satisfied and not the former, that's a failure for DYK. You have a reputation on DYK for being insistent on certain hook wordings or information, often objecting grounds that may be considered nitpicky, and that's often led to nominations that end up being longer than the articles themselves (this being another example of that).
You know it's an issue: it's one that can be avoided if you just propose WP:DYKINT-compliant hooks from the start. Again, oftentimes that will mean not going with hooks that mention roles and instead focusing on a non-opera related fact about the person. However, when you've repeatedly said that your goal on DYK is to make readers read more about these people, getting their attention with an unusual or catchy hook will be far more effective at that goal than with the status quo.
To Tenpop, my preference remains a variant of ALT1 but I am open to ALT0d and BlueMoonset's new wording as a compromise. I just don't see the mention of Carmen as essential per WP:DYKTRIM; it's not something that is central to the hook fact (the main point being her retirement, not specifically her last role). Carmen is a well-known opera, but mentioning it out of all her roles seems undue and subjective (especially when the reason seems to be that Gerda likes that role and not because it was her last role). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:48, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've struck my ALT2 above due to inaccuracy and am proposing an alternative version of ALT1/ALT1b below, though I'm open to ALT0e if ALT1's angle doesn't gain consensus.
ALT1b ... that Spanish mezzo-soprano Ana María Iriarte made her professional debut in an opera that had not been performed in 44 years?
Again, El soñador being an opera would need to be in the article for ALT1b to work as written, but if that can't be done, "opera" could be swapped out for "show". If the desire, however, is to highlight the length of her career, then ALT0e is the best option. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:13, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for fixing, but I think pointing at her strange career, strong when young and when very old, nothing to report about for decades in between, is the better option. ALT1b also misses zarzuela. ALT0e: I'd drop professional. In the article, we need that to explain why her appearances as a student don't count as such, but not in a hook. - I am sure that the well known Carmen would give her more admiration as obviously a great singer than mentioning a no-name piece in which she may have performed a minor role. - On Ravel's birthday. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:59, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As mentioned above, the mention of zarzuela is problematic (the work wasn't actually a zarzuela after all, and she was more active in operas than zarzuelas). "Professional" is needed for precision purposes; leaving it out could lead to objections at WT:DYK or WP:ERRORS. As BlueMoonset was the one who initially raised the concern about zarzuela, perhaps they can explain the issue to you in more detail.
Also, please remember that WP:DYKTRIM is an established guideline. Given you are DYK's most prolific contributor, I honestly have trouble understanding how you seem reluctant to follow it in your hooks. Someone with your experience should really be the one following the guidelines and setting an example, instead of disregarding them because it would mean not including your favored wordings or details. Hooks should be concise and direct to the point: needless complexity only confuses readers and weakens a hook's impact. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:50, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
... concise and direct to the point, like ALT0c --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:54, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0e is already a perfectly acceptable hook and if you can just agree to it, this would be over. It is already a compromise option: it uses your desired hook facts, but is written in such a way that it is precise and avoid excessive detail per WP:DYKTRIM. Or if you want a straightforward option, we have ALT1b. Gerda, you need to be willing to compromise, even if it means agreeing to hooks written by others, because your reluctance to compromise often results in these long discussions that just tire out editors and reviewers.
@BlueMoonset: Does ALT1b address the issues regarding ALT1/ALTa? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:35, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0c "is already a perfectly acceptable hook and if you can just agree to it, this would be over. It is already a compromise option:" I dropped from my original the places information, and the beginning. it "is written in such a way that it is precise and avoid excessive detail per WP:DYKTRIM." ("as Carmen" stands concisely for: an operatic mezzo-soprano who achieved the title role in one of the best-loved operas.) You may want to consider compromise. Imagine how short this discussion would have been if you had not interferred with the approval and left trimming to our capable promoting crew. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:28, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Gerda, if I may ask, I don't understand why you seem reluctant to agree to compromises, or agree to hook wordings proposed by other editors. If the wording isn't by you, or doesn't fit exactly what you want, you object. Even when you "try to please", you want it to be on your own terms rather than trying to meet halfway, or even agreeing to offers by others. This has been a long-time issue with your nominations on DYK, and this reluctance to accept wordings or proposals by other editors is what contributes to lengthy discussions. I cannot stress this enough: you cannot always have your way on DYK, especially if what you want is not in DYK's best interest. Other editors can see this and are usually much more willing to accept compromises and feedback even if said feedback is contrary to their wishes, so I don't understand why you can't follow their example. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:58, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In any case, I do not see any issues with ALT0e: Tenpop was fine with it, BlueMoonset saw it as the best option, and I assume Viriditas would also be fine with that wording. It is cited inline, cited either to German or offline sources (apart from the Foundation aspect, which was verified in the obituary), and while not the most spectacular hook, should at least meet WP:DYKINT in its current wording. It is also precise and does not have excessive detail (the point is that she retired in 1960, not that her last role was Carmen). I will leave it to another editor (perhaps BlueMoonset or Viriditas) if ALT1b can be used as an alternative (I cannot approve it myself as it is my proposal), but absent that, we at least have a suitable hook in ALT0e. ALT0c is rejected because her retiring after playing Carmen is not interesting to a broad audience: it is the length of her career (debuting in 1945 and remaining involved in music in some capacity until her death) that is more interesting. I still have some reservations about ALT0c's ultimate hook fact as being too "doing-their-jobby", but with no consensus in favor of alternatives, it's the best we've got. All other hook options apart from ALT0e and ALT1b have been struck. The rest of the review is per Tenpop. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:58, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You wrote a lot in reply to me pointing out that
"as Carmen" is more concise than
"an operatic mezzo-soprano who achieved the title role in one of the best-loved operas", and not mentioning those few character means that readers will not know that she was a mezzo-soprano, nor that she achieved title roles. Every DYK credit comes with the line "if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it". I feel free, and you tell me it's not interesting, again and again. Please ask our dear audience if Carmen rather makes her more interesting (as I guess) or not (as you seem to believe). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:22, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Gerda, respectfully, I think you missed the point. Iriarte playing Carmen is a great achievement, but doing that role is by itself is not interesting to a non-specialist audience. People might be impressed especially when Carmen is fairly well-known, but it's not exactly hooky information. It would be like if someone named Jennifer Roe performed the role of Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. It's undeniably impressive, especially if it was in a professional production. The question is: so what? What makes her performance any more special or different from the dozens if not hundreds of women around the world who have performed that role in some form over the years? What makes Iriarte's performance of that role, one that only gets a brief mention in the article, unusual or interesting? Perhaps 4meter4 might be able to explain it better than I have, but the point is, just saying that Iriarte played Carmen that one time does not meet the interestingness criterion.
I also think you misunderstood where I was going with the mention of WP:DYKTRIM. The issue with ALT0c is a different issue than my trimming concern, which referred to ALT0 or its slightly modified variants like ALT0e. The issue with ALT0c is that it is not interesting to a broad audience. Meanwhile, in the case of ALT0e, the mention of Carmen is not essential to the hook, because the salient point being conveyed is her retirement in 1960, not that her final role before retiring was Carmen. For ALT0e, the mention of Carmen is non-essential to the main point (the retirement); it adds detail to a point that does not need it. That's what I mean when I was bringing up DYKTRIM. If the hook was instead all about her Carmen role, as in what made her performance of Carmen different or special, then we can mention Carmen in the hook since it's the actual focus. As an example, take the Simon Neal nomination: the hook revolving around his role as Don Pizzaro does meet DYKINT, not because he played Don Pizzaro specifically, but because of the context of his performance (riding the horse onstage is unusual and likely to get the attention of even laypeople). As it stands, mentioning Carmen would just make the hook more complex than it already is. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:56, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Repeating: please ask our dear audience if Carmen rather makes her more interesting (as I guess) or not (as you seem to believe). Please go and ask them if they are more inclined to know more about a woman who was able to portrait Carmen (as I believe) or more about a woman about whom they just know that she did (some unspecified) opera (as you seem to believe). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:16, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
To answer your question: no, it does not. Just playing Carmen is by itself not likely to make people click on her article and read more, not any more than saying that a theater actress played Juliet onstage. This is not to downplay her career, it just simply means that the specific hook fact does not meet WP:DYKINT. Unless there was something particularly special or unusual about her specific performance of Carmen, like how Neal's performance of Don Pizzaro is interesting or unusual because he rode a horse onstage, then just playing Carmen is by itself not hooky. Again: just playing a role by itself without additional context is not necessarily hooky. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:22, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It surprises me that you criticise me for taking your advice on board: that people are not generally interested in opera. A fine-sounding women's name looks simply more interesting to me than "opera". In Women's month, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:26, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Again Gerda: what makes Iriarte's performance of Carmen special or unique, other than it being her last role before retirement? It is her playing the role itself that is special, or was there something about her performance that made it unusual or unique? It is not even about Carmen being a female role, the point would have applied even if the subject was male and so was the role. Again, look at the example of Neil and Don Pizarro: if the hook just simply said that Simon Neil played Don Pizzaro, that would not be an interesting hook. What made his performance interesting is the horse riding, not simply his performing that role. A hook that went "That James Roe played the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet?" would not be an interesting hook even if Romeo is one of the most famous roles in all of theater. A hook saying "That James Roe performed the role of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet on his wedding day?" would be a lot more unusual and would meet the interestingness criterion. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:18, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Something must be wrong with my Egnlish. My claim is that for the unprepared reader, a woman's name (whatever name) is more interesting and raises more curiosity than the word "opera" which is intentionally omitted following your advice. Drop the link if you have to, but I don't see why? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:01, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 9

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Los Angeles Rising

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  • Source: From NME: "Created by Kevin Haskins [...] and producer Nick Launay [...], all proceeds from Los Angeles Rising will go to Sweet Relief – a musicians fund that helps provide financial assistance to musicians and music industry workers."
  • ALT1: ... that Los Angeles Rising was put together by two musicians who had both been forced to evacuate their homes due to the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles? Source: From NME: "Speaking about the creation of the compilation album in a press release, Haskins said: 'As the wildfires were raging and destroying thousands of homes around Los Angeles, both my neighbourhood and Nick's were instructed to evacuate. But we were the lucky ones. The fire threatening our homes and recording studios was thankfully extinguished by firefighters just minutes away, but countless musicians and friends lost everything.'"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Giuseppe Panini
  • Comment: I haven't submitted a DYK nomination for a while now, and I felt this article could provide a good opportunity to do so, especially since it's for a good cause. My QPQ is in; please ping me when you start the review!
Moved to mainspace by Oltrepier (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

Oltrepier (talk) 13:58, 10 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, QPQ done. I'm not sure about the credits. They're all verifiable to the album page, but the extensive list seems a bit excessive. Since I'm not familiar with album articles, though, I'll just leave it to other editors to further edit as they see fit. No other outstanding issues. Hooks verified and within length, though on the longer side. Past tense doesn't seem right for Alt0, which implies they already earned and donated all their proceeds, but I'm not quite finding it interesting anyway, so I'm going to just strike it and approve Alt1. I've taken the liberty to tweak the hook by moving the date before "wildfires". --Paul_012 (talk) 21:58, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 11

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Lyle Lin

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Lyle Lin
Lyle Lin
  • Reviewed: [[]]
Created by Butterdiplomat (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Butterdiplomat (talk) 02:37, 12 February 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. No QPQ needed as nominator has fewer than five previous nominations. BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:46, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 13

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Prem Bery

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Bery with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at Cottage Industries Emporium in India (1962)
Bery with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy at Cottage Industries Emporium in India (1962)
Created by Whispyhistory (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 205 past nominations.

Whispyhistory (talk) 20:45, 20 February 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

Image eligibility:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: This is ready to go minus the image. SL93 (talk) 09:25, 9 March 2025 (UTC) SL93 (talk) 09:25, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DJ Pickett

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  • ... that football player DJ Pickett was the first All-American at his high school since his uncle nearly 30 years prior?
  • Source: TB Times ("Zephyrhills High two-way standout DJ Pickett, a consensus five-star recruit and LSU signee, has been named to Sports Illustrated’s 2024 High School All-America team ... Pickett, who finished his career as Pasco County’s all-time leading receiver (2,577 yards), is his school’s first prep All-American since his uncle, Ryan Pickett, earned consensus prep All-America honors in 1997.")
Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 301 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:54, 20 February 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: This is approved. SL93 (talk) 03:10, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Qingfeng (short story)

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  • ... that inspired by the short story "Qingfeng", Mao Zedong likened the United States to a ghost?
  • Source: Yang, Kuisong; Mao, Sheng (2016). "Unafraid of the Ghost: The Victim Mentality of Mao Zedong and the Two Taiwan Strait Crises in the 1950s". China Review. 16(1): 2.
Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 182 past nominations.

KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 05:19, 19 February 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
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article looks good. Nice work. AGF on the source. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:54, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Baby's All Right

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

Spaghettifier talk 03:31, 14 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: This is an engaging article. The article is free from copyright issues. The hooks included aligns with the details provided in the source. There is no image. Good to go. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 15:47, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Utica (204 BC)

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  • ... that during the siege of Utica in 204 BC the Romans tied their whole fleet together prior to battle?
  • Source: Lazenby, John (1998). Hannibal's War: A Military History of the Second Punic War. Warminster: Aris & Phillips. ISBN 978-0-85668-080-9. Page 211.
5x expanded by Gog the Mild (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 82 past nominations.

Gog the Mild (talk) 22:34, 13 February 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
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Great rewrite, Gog. I don't see any issues with the page. Easy pass here and I imagine it will sail through its GAN. Thanks for an interesting and in-depth addition to Roman history. ThaesOfereode (talk) 15:34, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 14

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Skull emoji

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

AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 16:03, 15 February 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: None required.

Overall: I will ask another reviewer to take a quick look at this, since it's mentioned at WP:DYKRI TNM101 (chat) 05:39, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • This article is new enough and long enough. However, I would not use this Guardian article as a source, as the "Pass notes" section is a facetious, light humour section in the G2 supplement. I have removed the source. In any case, a CNBC article verifies the hook. (@TNM101: when checking for reliable sources, it is good to be cautious not just about who is publishing the source, but also what the nature of the source is). The article is otherwise well-sourced. The hook is interesting. Good to go. Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 23:29, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking

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Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking
Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking
  • Source: Goswamy, B. N. (2016). The Spirit of Indian Painting - Close Encounters With 101 Great Works 1100-1900. It reads:tasveer-ikhaqan-i'azam ibrahim adilshah —'Portrait of the great khaqan, Ibrahim Adil Shah'. The title khaqan was traditionally reserved for the emperor of China or the rulers of Chinese Tartary (the Islamic khanates in western China), but also applied later, loosely, to any emperor. Ibrahim Adil Shah was neither the emperor of China nor any emperor, for the Sultans of the Deccani kingdoms were not entitled to that status due to the overpowering presence of the Mughals in the north.
Created by AmateurHi$torian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

AmateurHi$torian (talk) 13:14, 14 February 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
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: QPQ still required, otherwise good to go; AGF on the hook citation beautiful, thank you, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 20:03, 27 February 2025 (UTC) Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 02:14, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Maculosae tegmine lyncis: Added QPQ (Template:Did you know nominations/Murad Agha) -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 01:15, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I can't work out how to add a grey AGF tick above, but here's one: ; good to go, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 02:14, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Maculosae tegmine lyncis: You need to add |hookcited = AGF instead of |hookcited = y in the template :) -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 10:58, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Busy Woman

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Converted from a redirect by MaranoFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 85 past nominations.

NØ 06:05, 15 February 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: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: This is a well-composed and well-sourced article. I prefer ALT1 because it provides more details and fleshes out the hook, and the Variety source supports it. Spotchecked sources 9 and 11 and found no issues. Earwig shows no copyvio. (There is a 35.1% similarity with the Capital source, but mainly due to direct quotes.) QPQ done. Good to go! —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 14:01, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

David D. Demarest

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Created by Zeete (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 51 past nominations.

Zeete (talk) 12:28, 19 February 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: Hello Zeete, happy to review this nomination. The article was created on 14 February 2025. Its readable prose size is 2388 characters. Each paragraph is sourced. The language of the article remains neutral. WP:EARWIG shows no copyvios. The hook is interesting and supported by the source. There are some minor issues with the paragraph in the section "Personal life" since the text does not make it explicit that the names listed there are his children and later uses the last name "Demarest" to refer to David even though it could also refer to his children. This could be avoided by starting the sentences with "Among their children, James S. N. Demarest became...", "Another son, William Henry Steele Demarest, served...", and "David D. Demarest died on June 21, 1898...". Phlsph7 (talk) 10:01, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Floor Frame

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Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 123 past nominations.

No Swan So Fine (talk) 12:49, 14 February 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: The hook is interesting and properly cited. QPQ has been performed. Earwig shows that most of the copy and pasted information in the article is properly attributed quotes. The article is new enough and long enough. Overall, I see no reason not to approve this DYK submission. JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:01, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Emperor Jahangir Triumphing over Poverty

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Emperor Jahangir Triumphing over Poverty
Emperor Jahangir Triumphing over Poverty
  • ... that a 17th-century painting (pictured) depicts an Indian emperor shooting arrows at a personification of poverty?
Created by AmateurHi$torian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

AmateurHi$torian (talk) 14:50, 15 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Samsum ant

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  • Source: Wetterer, James K. (1 March 2013). "Geographic spread of the samsum or sword ant, Pachycondyla (Brachyponera) sennaarensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Myrmecological News. 18: 13. ISSN 1997-3500. "This ant is also common in villages and cities, where it is well known for its powerful sting that sometimes leads to anaphylactic shock in humans and even death"
Created by Jolielover (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

jolielover♥talk 08:02, 15 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

New enough, long enough. The article is well-written and within policy – and I can add that it is a really well crafted little article! The hook I find excellent, and is supported by an inline citation to a reliable source (AGF since I cannot access it). No image, QPQ has been done. Everything looks good to me. Yakikaki (talk) 15:51, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not-deer

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  • Reviewed: Not needed as I have less than 5 prior nominations
  • Comment: I'm open to other hooks if any better ones can be thought of!
Created by ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 16:25, 14 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

The article is new enough (created on 14 February) and long enough (4405 characters). It has 4 sources, and all the sources discuss the subject in detail. Every paragraph has a citation at the end, and from what I saw, every claim is sourced. The article is free of plagiarism and copyright violation concerns. It is neutral and encyclopedic in tone. The hook is cited and interesting. QPQ not required. -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 14:35, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sound Transit

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A Sound Transit light rail train
A Sound Transit light rail train
Improved to Good Article status by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 251 past nominations.

SounderBruce 03:34, 15 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Newly promoted GA with content meeting all the criterias. Image is OK, and QPQ provided. Hook verification checked except for ALT3 when I ran out of free articles so AGF on that. Approving ALT0, ALT2 and ALT3 for now. I must say I was a bit hesitant to approve ALT0 since, well, it's COVID, so a drop is kind of expected, but given that few other cities could match the 67% (London was the only one I found that had similar figures; Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo & HK all saw less than 1/2) I'll give it a pass. For ALT1 I think the bike racks part is interesting, but accessibility part maybe not so much (there's places like Singapore that also have 100% accessible public transport), so it might be better to drop that part. S5A-0043🚎(Leave a message here) 08:35, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 15

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Logical (song)

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Olivia Rodrigo performing on a crescent moon prop on the Guts World Tour in 2024
Olivia Rodrigo performing on a crescent moon prop on the Guts World Tour in 2024
Moved to mainspace by MaranoFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 84 past nominations.

NØ 05:13, 15 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

I have added ALT2, Narutolovehinata5.--NØ 13:48, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The new wording is okay-ish, but now that I think about it, I wonder if an alternative hook that isn't reliant on unfamiliar names would be a better option. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:39, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You can have a look at ALT3 in case that's preferable.--NØ 13:56, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Nice work on this MaranoFan, does it count as a deletion to quality? This article, moved to mainspace on 15 Feb, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio or blp issues. The image is free and legible at low res. ALT3 is my favourite, because it incorporates the image. ALT3 is short enough (though the part about the Guts World Tour might be worth trimming at the prep stage), cited, in the article, and the citations checks out. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 23:54, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1Verse

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  • Source: BBC ("They are set to make history as the first K-pop boy band to debut with North Korean defectors.")
Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 304 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:42, 22 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: This is a solid article with a very interesting hook, BeanieFan11. Spotchecked source 3 and found no issue. Earwig shows no copyvio. QPQ done. Most of the article is well-sourced, except for the Members section, which I believe should be sourced as well. (See Stray Kids#Members or Seventeen (South Korean band)#Members) Please notify me once the sources are added. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 14:12, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tsuita

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

ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 23:53, 15 February 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: The hook is interesting, though I would shorten it a little for greater impact, like "Did you know that only broken Japanese can be used on the social media app Tsuita?" (Not to mention I can't verify the "exclusive to Japan" claim due to the paywall but will AGF on) I love how the sources like even Nikkei went in on the joke in their titles, by the way. _dk (talk) 23:45, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I just thought I needed to say that, because apparently I'll get my hook stopped if I don't mention that the app is available in Japan. (Had this issue in Prius Missile) Sure thing, how about

ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 00:47, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • The alt seems fine, and my read of the objections to the Prius Missile nomination is that it sounded like an attack on the brand, which doesn't apply to this nomination. (Also the requirement to use pure kanji already filters out most non-Japanese users from the app anyway.) _dk (talk) 02:25, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rhodiola pachyclados

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Rhodiola pachyclados
Rhodiola pachyclados
  • ... that the gray stonecrop (pictured) was a horticultural footnote in the 1970s but became so popular by the 1990s that demand exceeded supply?
  • Source: "I can think of no other stonecrop which, in a single decade, has become so widespread in cultivation. In the 1970s the name was only found in scientific journals. Today hundreds of plants are being propagated, and the demand is greater than the supply." Stephenson 1994, p. 299
  • ALT1: ... that the gray stonecrop (pictured) was little-known outside scientific literature in the 1970s but became so popular by the 1990s that demand exceeded supply? Source: Stephenson 1994, p. 299
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dabney Coleman
  • Comment: ALT1 is more straightforward, but I think ALT0 might be more interesting.
5x expanded by Surtsicna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 219 past nominations.

Surtsicna (talk) 22:09, 17 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article, more than 5x expanded on 15 Feb, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced (The Royal Horticultural Society seems reliable) and copyvio-free. Hooks interesting and in article, with an offline citation accepted in good faith. I have no preference between ALT0 and ALT1. Image free and legible at low res. QPQ provided. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 17:41, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Odyssey (George Chapman translation)

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  • ... that when someone accused George Chapman of basing his translation of the Odyssey on a Latin translation, he called them an "envious Windfucker" in the preface?
  • Source: He also expressed loathing for an "envious Windfucker" who spread rumours that Chapman based his translation on an existing Latin translation instead of the original Greek.
  • Reviewed:
Created by ImaginesTigers (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

— ImaginesTigers (talk∙contribs) 21:19, 16 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: @ImaginesTigers: Recently created, no unsourced materials, and no grammatical or spelling errors. I made some minor copyedits. The hook is really good. Nice job. Jon698 (talk) 02:49, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Forbidden City cats

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A "security officer" at the Forbidden City
A "security officer" at the Forbidden City
Created by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

CMD (talk) 06:16, 16 February 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Very cute. Approve hook ALT0. TarnishedPathtalk 07:33, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 16

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Johnlock

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  • ... that fans of Johnlock used "the set designer's fondness for elephants" to make the case that their preferred pairing would be written into the show?
Created by Rusalkii (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Rusalkii (talk) 20:45, 22 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This is a really, really interesting article on such an interesting topic and I really think that with a little bit more expansion it deserves a chance for GA! There are no sourcing issues or any other issues I can see, article is long enough, and earwig does not show any copyright violations. I have also run the IABOT so more of the sources have now been archived :) QPQ has also now been done. I have two small suggestions (though they are not make or break) - I think the lead could be slightly expanded, and I suggest that the "Queerbaiting" subheading could maybe perhaps be changed to something like "Accusations/discussions of queerbaiting"? However, the article is good for go to DYK - Well done, you should be very proud! :) I think ALT1 or ALT2 should be used (with a slight preference for ALT1) - ALT0 is also good, but I think some readers could find it a bit difficult to understand and hence I think the second and third hooks would be best. DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 06:17, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Also slightly prefer alt 1. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 17:53, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Happy to go with Alt1 if people without context find Alt1 confusing. It was rather difficult to write the hooks (and article!) without contantly slipping into unexplained fandom jargon and I'm afraid that left the hook rather convoluated (the way I'd phrase this in fandom contexts would be "... that Johnlock shippers used "the set designer's fondness for elephants" to argue that their ship would become canon?", and I think you can sort of still see the circumlocutions.
Re: GAN, I've tried to nominate at GAN twice now and I just find something about the process really stressful, I think because the wait is so long that all my excitement about the article disappears and it turns into this unpleasant obligation. I've changed the Queerbaiting heading. I'll think about the lead, it definitely could use expansion but I left it so short because I wasn't really sure what to say. Rusalkii (talk) 22:18, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If it helps at all; if you bring it to GAN, I would be happy to review it immediately :) I think this has a chance to get to GA and I'd love to help you! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 06:39, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 New Delhi railway station stampede

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5x expanded by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

Johnson524 10:24, 21 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@TSventon: I'll review this, but the nominator withdrew the AfD four days ago... did their comment slip by everyone? EF5 14:38, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Article looks pretty good so far! Everything is cited, no outstanding copyvios and it's formatted pretty well. The first note [a] is questionable to include as it can just be listed in prose, but this isn't a GA review. Waiting for the AfD to close, but it's either, with 100% confidence, going to snowball or someone will notice that it was withdrawn four days ago. Sources are verifiable, as well. Just waiting for that AfD to close and I can mark it as good. :) EF5 14:42, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@EF5: The AfD ended as keep! Can this nom be passed now? Cheers! Johnson524 17:02, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sure! Approve ALT0. EF5 17:19, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sardoine Mia

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Self-portrait by Sardoine Mia
Self-portrait by Sardoine Mia
  • ... that Sardoine Mia (pictured) creates paintings whose surfaces look like concrete? Source: "Ainsi, ces souvenirs et sentiments qui restent gravés en elle, Sardoine les traduit picturalement par une texture ressemblant à du béton, qui bien que fissurée et altérée, reste représentative d’une valeur solide et durable." ["Thus, these memories and feelings that remain engraved in her, Sardoine translates pictorially by a texture resembling concrete, which although cracked and altered, remains representative of a solid and lasting value."] https://www.lecourrierdekinshasa.com/node/142647
Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 122 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 20:57, 16 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

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The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 701 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 17:16, 16 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing. Cielquiparle (talk) 22:12, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • New enough (5x expansion started just one day before nomination); more than long enough (55k+ characters). Well sourced to a diverse range of sources and neutrally written. Interesting range of photos including PD photos held in the Library of Congress and visitor snaps shared under appropriate licenses on Commons. Earwig, the citation style, and spot check suggest close paraphrasing isn't a problem. QPQ is done. This leaves the hooks. All of the suggested hooks check out and are ok to use. ALT4 is the weakest because it sounds like a statement of fact that leaves nothing to click for; it also "undersells" both the article and the architecture, since in reality Wright kept modifying the building after it was completed. To me ALT2 promises more of an explanation of what a "bootleg house" is than what is in the article (although context suggests it's called that because they were designed out of contract). I leave it up to the promoter to select a hook from the set, but personally I think ALT0 and ALT1 are strongest; ALT0 could work as a picture hook and ALT1 as a "quirky" hook. Cielquiparle (talk) 03:09, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Geometry of Quantum States

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  • Reviewed:
Created by XOR'easter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

XOR'easter (talk) 20:18, 16 February 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: None required.

Overall: Article has no major issues, any copyvio returned as unlikely, and everything appears to be properly cited. I was able to verify the hook directly, and the bit about the "gone fishi'" sign should catch the attention of the average reader. Article is new enough, and no QPQ required for the author. TheDoctorWho (talk) 20:58, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prasenjit Barman

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Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 420 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 15:28, 16 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: I made some minor changes to the page. I suggest rewording the hook a little for some clarity, so it is:

I am passing my rewording of the hook. Good work! Thanks, jolielover♥talk 06:10, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 17

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Lydie Pongault

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For culture: "Lydie Pongault, appointed Minister of Cultural Industry" https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/congo-brazzaville-leger-remaniement-gouvernemental-le-ministre-des-finances-limoge-11073524#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url
Created by Lajmmoore (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 123 past nominations.

Lajmmoore (talk) 21:41, 17 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio or BLP issues. QPQ done. Hook interesting, cited, in article, and citations checks out. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 19:06, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Rudolf Herzog

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Created by Uriahheep228 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Uriahheep228 (talk) 20:38, 23 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Li Huiniang

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Created by Kingoflettuce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 183 past nominations.

KINGofLETTUCE 👑 🥬 09:56, 22 February 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: I assume good faith on the offline references. The hook information is directly cited. SL93 (talk) 01:46, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Peng Chi-ming

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

Butterdiplomat (talk) 18:17, 18 February 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: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: This is a well-written and well-sourced article, Butterdiplomat. The hook is quite interesting and the three sources backed the fact. Spotchecked sources 3 and 14 and found no issues. Earwig shows no copyvio. One small suggestion is to consider adding wikilinks to the websites in the citation templates. No QPQ is needed. Good to go! —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 14:22, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Paleobiota of the Latah Formation

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Diospyros oregoniana fossil flower
Diospyros oregoniana fossil flower
  • Source: Berry, 1929 taxonomic descriptions plus Calede et al 2018
  • ALT1: ... that fossil preservation for the Paleobiota of the Latah Formation includes some fossils (pictured) that still have living color? Source: O'Keefe et al 2024 Supplementary data 1 "In addition to its well-known leaf flora, many of which preserve original colors and fragmentary genetic material"
  • ALT2: ... that sites containing the Paleobiota of the Latah Formation stretch across the inland northwest from Grand Coulee Washington (pictured) to White Bird, Idaho? Source: Chaney & Axelrod (1969) Latah Formation pages 109-111 Florules
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Aquilegia alpina
  • Comment:
    Ginkgo adiantoides with fall color
Grand Coulee Dam built in Miocene Geologic terrane

Alternate images for Alt1 and Alt 2

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 366 past nominations.

Kevmin § 15:36, 18 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Am I a Lesbian?

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  • Source: López 2024: "Tumblr user Anjeli Lux published it when she was coming to terms with her sexuality in high school. She created the doc over the course of two days as a way to parse out if her attraction to men was real or fabricated by societal pressures. The link to the original Google Doc is broken, but you can still look back at the Tumblr post here [...] The Lesbian Masterdoc has become part of the online queer canon in less than a decade..."
  • Reviewed: Dissolution Grip (2 of 2; two hooks in nomination, both of which I reviewed - one used last year here, the other unused til now)
Moved to mainspace by Bobamnertiopsis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 88 past nominations.

—⁠Collint c 18:03, 17 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Well this is something I never thought I'd see an article for! Hook checks out and is correctly cited in-article. Article is in good condition, eligible, with no sign of copyvio. QPQ checks out too. Good job! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 22:57, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Use and Abuse of History: Or How the Past Is Taught

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5x expanded by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 547 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:51, 17 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough, long enough, and has citations to reliable sources throughout. No copyright violation detected, and the article is compliant with all wikipedia policies. The hook length is good and it is interesting. It is verified to the cited source with an inline citation. Good work! This hook can be promoted.4meter4 (talk) 13:14, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 18

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Cindy (singer)

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Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 74 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 15:36, 24 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Miraclepine: This article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio or BLP issues. QPQ done. With regard to ALT1, does the source say that her career started after being noticed by Stevie Wonder? Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 00:39, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Official White House portraits of Nancy and Ronald Reagan

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Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 124 past nominations.

No Swan So Fine (talk) 22:14, 25 February 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: (Fixed a minor typo in the hook.) Interesting. All good. -Bogger (talk) 19:09, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Josef Kleindienst

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Created by Edwardx (talk) and Cielquiparle (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 72 past nominations.

Cielquiparle (talk) 05:43, 24 February 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: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:54, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kwek Leng Joo

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

Replicative Cloverleaf (talk) 17:04, 21 February 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: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is solid and well-sourced. I prefer ALT2, as the first two sources are too technical and not particularly interesting. Spotchecked sources 3 and 14 and found no issues, however, the websites are missing from the citation templates for source 3 (The Straits Times) and source 12 (The Business Times), and it should be added back, Replicative Cloverleaf. Earwig shows no copyvio. No QPQ is needed. —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 14:34, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've corrected grammar mistakes in ALT0 ("a enviornmentally-friendly ethos" to "an enviornmentally-friendly ethos") and ALT2 ("a exhibition" to "an exhibition") and also fixed the citation templates issues in the article (along with making links to source's pages consistent). Replicative Cloverleaf (talk) 18:32, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Elora's Dad

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

TheDoctorWho (talk) 22:03, 19 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article looks very good and was interesting to read - well done! I cannot see any issues - Earwig does not show any copyright issues and the article is long enough and well written. The plot could be slightly more detailed but that is not really an issue. QPQ has been done :) I have put the article through the archive bot so more sources will be archived now :) I think ALT2 is the hook that will attract the most readers, however it is worth noting that CBD is a disambiguation page, so it needs to be fixed. Other than that, overall it is good to go, well done! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 07:37, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
for consideration. It's a little more concise and might catch someone's attention better. Same source as ALT2 from above and it's still real-world info (not a DYK fiction violation since it's about the actors and not the characters, and because it was supposed to simulate marijuana in the episode). TheDoctorWho (talk) 08:03, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alfred Wertheimer

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  • Source: He began receiving inquiries about his Presley photos from publications including Newsweek and Rolling Stone immediately following the singer's death in 1977. Wertheimer struck a deal with Time, which paid him $3,000 for the exclusive rights to his Elvis work but ran just one picture, of Elvis singing to the dog on The Steve Allen Show.[
  • ALT1: ... that Time paid Alfred Wertheimer $3,000 to use a picture of Elvis Presley singing to a dog? Source: Wertheimer struck a deal with Time, which paid him $3,000 for the exclusive rights to his Elvis work but ran just one picture, of Elvis singing to the dog on The Steve Allen Show.
  • Reviewed:
Created by Humbledaisy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Humbledaisy (talk) 02:21, 19 February 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: None required.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. No QPQ required as nominator has less than five prior nominations. Both hooks work but I think I like ALT1 better. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:49, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Santosh Roy (West Bengal politician)

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Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 421 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 18:55, 18 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

C. G. Joshi

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Created by JustJamie820 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

JustJamie820 (talk) 00:28, 19 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Demons of the Punjab

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Improved to Good Article status by DoctorWhoFan91 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

DWF91 (talk) 19:48, 18 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Piotrus, I added alt1b, combining the two hooks. DWF91 (talk) 08:21, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I think it is best. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:52, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 19

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Pijush Kanti Mukherjee

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  • Source: Sukhabilāsa Barmā. Socio-political Movements in North Bengal: A Sub-Himalayan Tract, Vol. 1. Global Vision Publishing House, 2007. p. 76
Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 422 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 21:00, 19 February 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: Newly created, no paraphrasing issues, hook interesting. Seems GTG. Makeandtoss (talk) 15:24, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Willie Williams (general)

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LtGen Willie J Williams, USMC
LtGen Willie J Williams, USMC
5x expanded by ERcheck (talk) and Connormah (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

— ERcheck (talk) 22:03, 19 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article has been 5x expanded starting on 19 February. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is not needed. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 16:56, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2019 Mall of America murder attempt

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5x expanded by Darth Stabro (talk) and CyberTheTiger (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 29 past nominations.

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 04:46, 20 February 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: Ticks all the boxes. Sad incident, but an intriguing hook. Nice work overall. JustJamie820 (talk) 04:34, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

KYWA

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Converted from a redirect by Sammi Brie (talk) and Chuterix (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 743 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 02:38, 20 February 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: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:43, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Peachtree 25th Building fire

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  • ... that during a 1989 high-rise fire in Atlanta, one woman jumped from the sixth floor of a building, falling 60 feet (18 m), though ultimately survived?
Created by JJonahJackalope (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 68 past nominations.

JJonahJackalope (talk) 13:10, 19 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: No - See below
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Very well written new article! After going through at each requirement, virtually everything passes 🙂 I have two small concerns, however, before approving the hook. First, copyvio flagged the phrase "suffering from smoke inhalation and other injuries" as being taken straight from the source. I would rephrase this just a little as seven words is a little long to be used without quotation marks (which you otherwise do very well with). Second, your ALT0, which I have a personal preference towards, is a little hard to read with all the commas. What do you think of the proposed ALT2 I've added as an alternative? Once these are addressed we should be good to go. As a member of WikiProject Firefighting, I want to thank you for your contributions to firefighting on the encyclopedia. Cheers! Johnson524 09:50, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnson524:, thank you for reviewing this DYK! I just wanted to ping you to let you know that I made an edit to the article to remove the copyvio issue. Additionally, I made a slight edit to your ALT2 (removed a stray "the"), but otherwise, I like it! -JJonahJackalope (talk) 21:20, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@JJonahJackalope: Approved ALT2 and ALT1, cheers! Johnson524 21:43, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Evan Honer

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  • https://www.muscleandfitness.com/athletes-celebrities/pro-tips/evan-honer-has-trained-to-never-leave-it-to-the-judges/ – "In 2022, Evan Honer took his biggest leap—auditioning for American Idol. After getting the OK from his coach to skip practice, Honer headed to Vegas. In front of the Idol trio of celebrity judges, Honer performed his song, “How Could I Ever.” Hoping for the best, Honer wasn’t prepared for how bad the critique turned out. First, Lionel Ritchie said no, then Katy Perry seconded that assessment. However, the third rejection stung the most. Country superstar Luke Bryan told Honer he was better off returning to diving and not risk his scholarship for music."
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Don't need to review/QPQ quite yet. Been doing articles on musicians lately as they seem underrepresented sometimes on WP and are easy to write about.
Moved to mainspace by Wizzito (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

wizzito | say hello! 19:09, 19 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]


Articles created/expanded on February 20

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Value theory

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Improved to Good Article status by Phlsph7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

Phlsph7 (talk) 09:31, 21 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'll review this. Thriley (talk) 15:27, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thriley seems AFK at the moment, so I'll review this. This article, promoted to GA on 20 Feb, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio issues. Hook is interesting, cited, and checks out (the substance of the hook is essentially that there are robust anti-realists, which there are; error theorists such as Mackie are an example discussed in the citation). Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 01:47, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gil Skeate

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  • ... that Gil Skeate went from working at a lumber camp to playing in the NFL?
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 307 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:11, 27 February 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: No - Not done yet
Overall: Waiting on the QPQ. Perhaps the ALT0 hook could mention that he was called up to the Packers while at a lumber camp for added spice? SounderBruce 06:38, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tim Urban (author)

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  • ... that Tim Urban stated that a procrastinator's brain is distracted by an "instant gratification monkey" and saved at the last minute by a "panic monster"?
  • Source: "First, he describes the brain of a non-procrastinator, in which a "rational decision-maker" has a firm grip on the wheel. The brain of a procrastinator looks similar, except for the presence of a little friend, which Urban labels the "instant gratification monkey." The monkey seems as though he will be fun, but in fact he is a lot of trouble, as Urban's comics illustrate. This continues until things get really bad — the prospect of the end of your career or your schooling looms. Then something that Urban calls the "panic monster" kicks in and finally spurs you into action. Washington Post
Created by Thriley (talk) and 30Four (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 165 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 17:25, 26 February 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: That's an interesting way of viewing procrastination. Article looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:30, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Deer Lady

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

TheDoctorWho (talk) 23:21, 25 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article, created on 20 Feb, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. QPQ done. All hooks cited. The citations for ALT0 and ALT2 check out, but it should be noted that the citation for ALT1 doesn't explicitly say that the Deer Lady in the show was based on the Deer Woman of Native myth. In any case, the first hook is my favourite. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 12:11, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2012 Southern Indiana tornado

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The 2012 Southern Indiana tornado displaying subvortices near Henryville, Indiana
The 2012 Southern Indiana tornado displaying subvortices near Henryville, Indiana
Moved to mainspace by EF5 (talk), Hoguert (talk), and Tails Wx (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

EF5 14:29, 21 February 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article looks good. Nice work. Copyvio score is high but that's because of text copied from a public domain source and attributed. The only thing I noticed is that I don't see the ALT0 hook in the article? (ctrl-f for "27 m" "30 yards" and "concrete" didn't find it). @EF5: Am I missing something? BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:38, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: Swap out "concrete" for "asphalt". :) EF5 02:47, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I see. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:50, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Dedalus Book of Polish Fantasy

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cover of the book
Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 549 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:09, 21 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Wingspread

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Wingspread
  • ... that when the owner of the Wingspread house complained that his roof was leaking, the architect reportedly advised him to move his chair? Source: Gould, Whitney (October 13, 1996). "Getting it Wright; Repairing Wingspread's roof no ordinary project". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 1.
    • ALT1: ... that a Wisconsin house was named Wingspread "because spread its wings it did"? Source: Krause, Joy (September 20, 1998). "Racine tour looks at industry scions' architectural legacies". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 1.
    • ALT2: ... that at Wingspread, a storage vault was used to conceal a support beam? Source: Hansen, Kristine (2023). Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin: How America's Most Famous Architect Found Inspiration in His Home State. Globe Pequot. pp. 48-49.
    • ALT3: ... that Wingspread's architect invited its owner's daughter to "come and watch how a great man dies", only to live for five more years? Source: Gill, Brendan (1987). Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. p. 375
    • ALT4: ... that Wingspread, once a private residence, later hosted discussions about China–United States relations, arms control, and higher education careers? Source: "Johnson Foundation's 1st Report". The Journal Times. May 31, 1963. p. 8.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Swanstrom
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 702 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:42, 20 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article, much more than 5x expanded on 18 Feb, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and copyvio-free. Image is freely licensed and legible as a work of architecture at low resolution. QPQ provided. All hooks cited and in body. Assuming good faith for ALT0-ALT3, but ALT4 checks out. My favourite is the first hook (though ALT3 is also fun). Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 16:17, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 21

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Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (Haydon)

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Christ's Entry Into Jerusalem has hung in this chapel atrium since 1961.
Christ's Entry Into Jerusalem has hung in this chapel atrium since 1961.
Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Maximilian775 (talk) 00:19, 22 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, large enough, Earwig checks out, article generally well looks good. The "like a wet blanket" line isn't in the article, though. There's a lot of great hook material in here - maybe something about him having Newton, Wordsworth, and Volatire in the scene set far before they were born, or the caricatures of his self-promotion? Rusalkii (talk) 03:40, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Just confirmed that the line is in the article. Look to the direct left of the "Burma gets aid" headline on the same newspaper page. Maximilian775 (talk) 04:34, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Maximilian775 I meant that it isn't the wikipedia article. My understanding is that all DYK hooks must use information fully contained in the article. Rusalkii (talk) 22:12, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Incorporated wet blanket phrase into article. Maximilian775 (talk) 23:04, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oops, missed this. Looks good now. Rusalkii (talk) 06:40, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sahati Suharto

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* ... that University of Indonesia dean Sahati Suharto was sued by one of her expelled students? Source: Basri, Agus; Indrayati, Sri (2 April 1988). "Tidak Lulus Rektor Digugat". Tempo. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 70 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 00:42, 21 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was created today and contains 1,607 characters of prose, excluding the infobox. Even deducting a 39 character quote it is still long enough. The article is well written and presented, passes earwig and the three images are all PD. The hook is confirmed in an RS. (IMO both the article and the DYK would be improved if a little more of the information available in this source were used in the article.) The hook is short and interesting. QPQ done.
  • General point: The lead has "faculty of math and natural sciences", the article "faculty of exact sciences and natural sciences" and "Faculty of Math and Natural Science". Could the upper-case or lower-case initial letters be standardised. If this can be resolved the nom should be GTG. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:45, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Gog the Mild: From the university brochure: "In its development, the Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural Sciences was then changed to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in 1982 based on Government Regulation No. 27 of 1982, dated August 14, 1982 regarding the faculties at state universities and institutes." Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 00:33, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
So it looks as if all three examples should have upper-case initial letters. I have amended the article accordingly and we are good. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:35, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gog the Mild: It looks like you added the confirmed symbol image file by the hook but didn't substitute the actual DYKtick template, so this nom was still appearing in the Awaiting approval queue. I'm boldly adding the tick here, please let me know if I'm mistaken in my assumption. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 00:42, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Carl Zoll, Martin Zoll, Dick Zoll

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Carl Zoll, c. 1920
Carl Zoll, c. 1920
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. Nominator has 310 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:52, 28 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Hylaeus paumako

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Created by Viriditas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 38 past nominations.

Viriditas (talk) 00:19, 28 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @Viriditas: This article, created on 21 Feb, is new enough, long enough, and well-sourced. QPQ done. No copyvio problems. Hook is interesting, in the article, and checks out. However, I'm a little confused about the number of ancestors. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser says "a single ancestor", the hook "an ancestor", and the article "a population". I'm not very familiar with biological writing, I assume this means a population of a single species of bee arrived 1 to 1.5 mya? Tenpop421 (talk) 17:58, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • The term that all of the sources are talking about is lineage, "a temporal series of populations, organisms, cells, or genes connected by a continuous line of descent from ancestor to descendant". To make it easier, and to improve source, text, and hook parity, I will change it to a single ancestor.[7][8] Viriditas (talk) 21:30, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

H. Russell Bernard

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

HouseOfChange (talk) 03:32, 28 February 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: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:07, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Institut Français d'Archéologie de Beyrouth

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Created by Elias Ziade (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 43 past nominations.

el.ziade (talkallam) 13:22, 27 February 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 1 and 2 are over 200 characters, so I recommend the first proposed hook. A spot-check of Gelin 2005 doesn't reveal any issues. Good work on the article. Richard Nevell (talk) 22:24, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Doherty (cricketer)

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Created by JustJamie820 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

JustJamie820 (talk) 04:16, 22 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is new enough (created on 22 Feb) and long enough (5341 characters). It is well-sourced, neutral in tone, presentable, and free of copyright violations. Earwig returns 3.8%. Hook is short enough, cited, and interesting. QPQ has been provided. @JustJamie820:, I believe "Griqualand West" should be wikilinked in the hook? -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 15:13, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, renaming doesn't really change much in my opinion. Its better than an unfamiliar viewer reading "Griqualand West" without any clarification about what that is. Everything else about the nomination seems to check out, nice work! :) -AmateurHi$torian (talk) 01:09, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

W leju po bombie

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Improved to Good Article status by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 550 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:31, 22 February 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: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: A well-written and well-sourced article. The hook is interesting and the source backs the fact. Earwig shows no copyvio. Since the article has already been promoted to GA, I will skip the source spotcheck. QPQ done. Good to go! —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 15:06, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Perfect Propose

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  • ... that actor Kōta Nomura had no experience in cooking before being cast in the live-action drama adaptation of Perfect Propose?
  • Source: With [ja] (link): "実は僕、この撮影まで料理未経験だったんです。演じるにあたって特訓しました。"
Created by Lullabying (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 62 past nominations.

lullabying (talk) 23:17, 23 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: New enough (Created Feb 21, nominated Feb 23), long enough (4485 characters (742 words)), well-sourced, neutral, 2.0% on Earwig, hook is interesting, 125 character hook, QPQ is done. It's good to go, Good Job for creating this manga article. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 17:16, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

EviCore

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  • ... that a single company authorizes health insurance coverage for over one hundred million Americans?
  • Source: [9] The biggest player is a company called EviCore by Evernorth, which is hired by major American insurance companies and provides coverage to 100 million consumers — about 1 in 3 insured people.
Created by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 33 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 20:49, 21 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing. Cielquiparle (talk) 04:19, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • New enough (submitted within 3 days of start of 5x expansion), long enough (6871 characters). Well sourced to a range of publications including academic journals, mainstream business newspapers, healthcare industry publications, magazines, newspapers, and ProPublica. Earwig and spot check suggest copyvio and close paraphrasing are unlikely. Article is written neutrally. QPQ is done. Hook is interesting and backed up by a source that is generally reliable for all purposes according to WP:RSPLIST. Good expansion. Cielquiparle (talk) 04:48, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

WBLV

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5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 744 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 03:38, 23 February 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: Excellent work as always. Looks good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:37, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Kirisuto no Haka

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Created by AlphaBetaGamma (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 01:29, 21 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Not sure how April fools hooks are selected, can someone give me a guidance on that? Apparently imaged hooks take ages to appear, and I'll likely be semi-retired by the time the hook with the image runs. If this hook ever happens to be selected as an April fools hook, I would go with ALT0 (I thought ALT0 was for the original hook, but I guess DYK has a weird numbering system.) ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 08:58, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@AlphaBetaGamma: I renumbered Vigilantcosmicpenguin's ALT0. You need to a) add this to WP:DYKAPRIL and b) add the image to this page if you want it considered.--Launchballer 15:35, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, tweaked ALT2 and moved the template. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 01:12, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Serving cunt

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Moved to mainspace by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 279 past nominations.

Launchballer 07:18, 22 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article, moved to mainspace on the 21 Feb, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. I have added a little to the background section. QPQ done. Both hooks cited and in article. I like ALT0 better. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 12:52, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Fabián Cháirez

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Fabián Cháirez in April 2023
Fabián Cháirez in April 2023
  • Source: "Zapata Gonzalez’s disapproval was echoed by the 200 protesters who gathered outside the museum demanding the work’s removal—or destruction—sometimes accompanied by homophobic slurs. A group of counter-protesters also appeared, voicing their support for sexual diversity. It ultimately led to a physical confrontation between the two sides, with local news outlet El Universal reporting that one of its reporters were among those who were attacked."
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nude-zapata-painting-sparks-protests-1729050
    • ALT1: ... that Emiliano Zapata's grandson threatened to sue artist Fabián Cháirez for his painting depicting the Mexican revolutionary wearing only a pink sombrero and high heels? Source: "The painting depicts a nude Zapata wearing high heels and a pink, broad-brimmed hat, straddling a horse.Zapata’s grandson said Monday the painting should be removed or descendants would sue.“We are not going to allow this,” said Jorge Zapata Gonzalez. “For us as relatives, this denigrates the figure of our general (Zapata), depicting him as gay.”" https://apnews.com/article/bf8dc8ff27f00e9773c75b0e9e8a8909
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: This is my first nomination, please inform me if I did anything improperly.
Created by Mason7512 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Mason7512 (talk) 23:54, 24 February 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Great job at creating the article! I'm only approving ALT0 (the main one), however: the interestingness of ALT1 is debatable, as I don't find it quite suprising that one would threaten sue another who showed their relatives in nudity. I also can't see any issues regarding the sourcing of the article (although I haven't checked the non-English ones). One more minor thing though: I would suggest that we don't give away as much details as in ALT0. I propose:

ALT0a: ... that a painting by Fabián Cháirez depicting Emiliano Zapata nudely caused a violent protest at the Palacio de Bellas Artes?

(PS: I'm a new reviewer; other reviewers: please correct me if necessary) Replicative Cloverleaf (talk) 22:33, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Axinte Frunză

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  • ... that scholar Axinte Frunză wanted Romania to join the Central Powers in 1916, espousing "a vision that was profoundly anti-statist (with hints of anarchism), populist, and virulently anti-Russian"?
  • Source: Cușco, p. 273: Acest volum este, în esență, un pamflet germanofil și „stângist”, atacând statu‐quo‐ul social și politic al statului român din acea perioadă. Poziția lui Frunză se baza pe o viziune profund anti‐etatistă (cu accente anarhiste), populistă și virulent anti‐rusă. [...] Cartea lui Frunză prezintă o critică acerbă a defectelor politicii și societății românești și respinge ezitările elitelor de la București de a se alătura Puterilor Centrale. ("This volume [by Frunză] is essentially a Germanophile and 'leftist' pamphlet, attacking the social and political status quo of the Romanian state during that period. Frunză's position was based on a vision that was profoundly anti-statist (with hints of anarchism), populist, and virulently anti-Russian. [...] Frunză's book presents a scolding critique of defects in Romanian politics and society and rejects the hesitations of Bucharest elites in joining the Central Powers.")
Created by Dahn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 112 past nominations.

Dahn (talk) 10:09, 25 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi @Dahn: thank you for this well-researched and very interesting article! It is new enough, long enough, well-sourced and presentable. QPQ done. Hook interesting, in body, with a citation accepted in good faith. The only qualm I have is that I don't see where the sentence "Many of his literary works were collected for print, but remained unpublished" in the lede is reflected in the body.
  • Thank you right back! It is a bit harder to find, granted, but see this portion: A while after, a manuscript comprising her late husband's novellas was assigned for review and printing at Editura pentru literatură, but was probably mishandled, and was viewed as lost by 1969. Also: his body of writings remained poorly catalogued. Dahn (talk) 13:44, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I see, thank you. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 15:30, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mabel Dole Haden

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Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 20:27, 1 March 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: Looks good. Nice work. I think I like the initial hook best. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:26, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Karl Braun (botanist)

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  • ... that Karl Braun and other German scientists played cards with their British colleagues during World War I?
Source: Contrary to the usual fate of prisoners of war, there seems to have been a "harmonious coexistence in accordance with the circumstances, with evenings spent playing cards together." - Quoted after https://sammlung-braun.museen-stade.de/doku.php?id=amani_institute
  • ALT1: that botanist Karl Braun interviewed indigenous African farmers "to the point of exhaustion"?
Source:"Museen Stade: Museen Stade erforschen Sammlung aus kolonialen Kontexten". www.museen-stade.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-02-12.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Ethereal Rock
  • Comment: Due to a long quote and several titles of literature, Earwig says "violation possible", but I will leave this judgement to the reviewer.
Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

Munfarid1 (talk) 21:07, 24 February 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: Personal preference is the original hook, will leave the final say to the promoter. All in all, everything looks good. Copyvio detector's readings are negligible given it's because of titles. Zappa⚡Matic 06:57, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Elsie Chin Yuen Seetoo

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First Lieutenant Elsie Chin, pictured in 1943
First Lieutenant Elsie Chin, pictured in 1943
Created by DMVHistorian (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

DMVHistorian (talk) 17:20, 22 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Good article and both the hooks are very interesting. Since its user's first DYK hook, no QPQ required. Overall, both the hooks are sourced, and the article has no copyright issues. But the article is not linked into the hook for DYK. The image since it is taken by US military personnel is public domain. But make sure to link the article to the DYK hook and the (pictured) tag on the hook before I can give the article all good to go clearance. - Toadboy123 (talk) 13:18, 23 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Hanako (elephant)

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

GreenLipstickLesbian (talk) 21:23, 22 February 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: None required.

Overall: No issues spotted. I think this is good to go. ABG (Talk/Report any mistakes here) 05:05, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Golden Rondelle Theater

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The Golden Rondelle Theater in Racine, Wisconsin
The Golden Rondelle Theater in Racine, Wisconsin
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 703 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 04:07, 23 February 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good job! The first two hooks are variations of the same fact, which is made a little stronger in the hook than in the article, but it checks out well enough and is interesting. Uriahheep228 (talk) 20:28, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Cleo (mathematician)

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  • ... that the identity of mysterious mathematician Cleo, who provided answers to complex integrals on Stack Exchange without showing any work, was finally revealed after over a decade in 2025?
  • Reviewed:
Created by GregariousMadness (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

GregariousMadness (talk to me!) 15:41, 27 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Herman Martell

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  • Source: co-organizer; one game ("[Martell] played ... one game in the American Professional Football Association (now the NFL). Because [Martell] played in that one league game ... he is listed on our all-time roster and on most, if not all, all-time NFL rosters.")
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 311 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:33, 2 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Sacred Heart Church (Pomeroy, Ohio), John Albrinck

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Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy as depicted in 1909 postcard
Sacred Heart Church in Pomeroy as depicted in 1909 postcard
Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Maximilian775 (talk) 01:09, 25 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Length and date ok for both articles. No close paraphrase found. 2 QPQs done. But I'm wondering if the hook could be reworked? The factoid that 2 priests went on to found new separate seminaries is not explicitly stated and sourced in the church article, 'separate seminary' does not appear in neither article. Perhaps better to focus more on Albrinck, and just frame him as 'priest of the Sacred Heart Church' in hook? --Soman (talk) 10:18, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Image is free on Commons. --Soman (talk) 10:29, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's specialist information, and hooks that are too reliant on such information are discouraged as they are less likely to make sense or at least be appreciated by general readers. I took a look at Albrinck's article, and two of the things that came to mind are "Albrinck became one of the major advocates for the establishment of a minor seminary to serve the Catholics of Cincinnati" and "any of the fruit trees which used to populate the grounds of St. Gregory were planted by Albrinck, with estimates stating he planted over 1,500 trees during his two years as rector." I'm not sure if either would work as a hook but they could at least be starting points. As for the Sacred Heart Church, maybe a hook about the "It is the birthplace of the orphanage which eventually became the Pontifical College Josephinum, the only pontifical college in the United States" part might work. Regardless, my suggestion would be two separate hooks about them instead of a combined one. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:02, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In that case,
ALT1 "...that Sacred Heart Church was the birthplace of the orphanage which would become the Pontifical College Josephinum, the only pontifical university in the United States?"
ALT2 ... that John Albrinck planted over 1,500 fruit trees during his time as a seminary rector?
  • Source:Miller, Francis Joseph (2006). A History of the Athenaeum of Ohio: A History of the Seminaries of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. p. 125.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Maximilian775 (talk • contribs) 15:57, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Generally ALT1 and ALT2 seem good. For for ALT1 But the factoid "the only pontifical college in the United States" needs to be sourced in the article. ALT2 seems good to go. --Soman (talk) 10:51, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I fixed the ref hook issue for ALT1, so gtg for both ALT and ALT2. --Soman (talk) 10:53, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ruothild (daughter of Charlemagne)

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  • Source: McKitterick, Rosamond (2008). Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity. Cambridge University Press. p. 92.
Created by Srnec (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

Srnec (talk) 04:46, 25 February 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article meets the newness criterion, and satisfies the length requirement. The content is presented in a neutral tone, and is free from plagiarism, with information appropriately paraphrased and sourced. ALT1 is particularly engaging and likely to capture readers' attention. The image is appropriately licensed and relevant to the content. QPQ review has been done.

Comments
  • ALT2 is not currently supported by the article's content; Specifically, while the article readsRuothild requested his confirmation of the convent's properties..., it does not detail the specific action (request for protection) referenced in ALT2. To include this hook, the article should be expanded to provide the necessary context and sourcing.
  • As a daughter of Charlemagne, Ruothild probably received an education appears to be speculative.The source provided does not explicitly support this passage. It would be better to either find a source that directly supports this claim or rephrase the statement.
  • Verification of Sources: The claim regarding the True Cross relic is corroborated by "vraie+croix"&pg=PA28&printsec=frontcover this French source (link).
  • Access to certain sources, including works by Nelson (1998), Cabaniss (1972), Hochstetler (1992), and Sot (2015), was not available during this review. Accepting the offline source in good faith.el.ziade (talkallam) 15:30, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • ALT2 withdrawn. I had a hard enough time coming up with a wording.
    • Regarding As a daughter of Charlemagne, Ruothild probably received an education, here is the quoted text from the source, which begins on p. 88: "Charlemagne's sisters, Ada and Gisela, were educated women, and so were his daughters. One of them, the Princess Ruothild, became the Abbess of Faremoutiers... Ruothild and her contemporaries would certainly have recognized these fierce women for who they were, since Orosius ... was a basic textbook for Carolingian readers." I have amended the page range of the citation. I think the article text is a fair summary of the source. It says explicitly that Charlemagne's daughters were educated and then gives Ruothild as an example. (If anything, we could remove the "probably".) Srnec (talk) 15:57, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Srnec: Thanks for addressing the above. I have nothing more to add. Keep up the great work.el.ziade (talkallam) 23:05, 28 February 2025 (UTC) el.ziade (talkallam) 23:05, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cao Shumin

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Cao Shumin in 2022
Cao Shumin in 2022
  • ... that Cao Shumin (pictured) was instrumental in overseeing the establishment of China's 4G mobile network?
Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 48 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 09:28, 23 February 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: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: This article is solid and well-sourced. I find the hook to be moderately interesting, but after reviewing her entire biography, I could not come up with a better option, so I am accepting it. Spotchecked source 7 and found no issue. Earwig shows no copyvio. (There is a 37.1% similarity with the State Council Information Office source, but mostly due to direct quotes.) QPQ done. Good to go! —👑PRINCE of EREBOR📜 14:46, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tongu do dia toinges mo thúath

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  • Source: First scholar: Ó hUiginn 1989, p. 340: "Far from reflecting an inherited pre-christian archaism, it has every appearance of being a contrived learned phrase, and like the later formulae it can be regarded as the creation of archaizing christian literati. "
Second scholar: Watkins 1990, p. 52: ""I suggest that in the three specifications of 'one's own god(s),' [...] we have not only a primary syntactic comparandum but the material for reconstructing an inherited Indo-European oath formulation, the 'greatest local oath.'"
Created by Tenpop421 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Tenpop421 (talk) 15:43, 26 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough and long enough, no copyvio, well-sourced. Hook is good (taking the quoted Ó hUiginn source on faith). QPQ done. I do think the bold text in the hook should say "one Old Irish oath" or "a certain Old Irish oath". Srnec (talk) 16:32, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT0b: ... that while one scholar regards a certain Old Irish oath as a scholarly Christian invention, another regards it as the descendent of a proto-Indo-European oath?

Battle of the Bosporus

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  • Source: On it being one of the largest naval battles, "uno dei più grandi scontri navali del tardo Medioevo", Musarra 2020, p. 235. On being fought in a storm, during the night, in the narrows of the Bosporus Strait, Dotson 2002 p. 129
Created by Cplakidas (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 149 past nominations.

Constantine ✍ 20:03, 25 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Nice work on this article! Converted from a redirect on 23 February, this article is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. Hook is interesting, cited, and in the article. Taking the Musarra quote in good faith, but Dotson can be verified here. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 16:54, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Treaty of London (1358)

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  • Source: Wagner, John A. (2006). Encyclopedia of the Hundred Years War. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-32736-0. Page 198. ("Edward was also to receive, in full sovereignty, most of southwestern France, about a quarter of the kingdom.")
5x expanded by Gog the Mild (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 83 past nominations.

Gog the Mild (talk) 21:48, 23 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

So do I, and thanks for the review. Gog the Mild (talk) 10:48, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Allen (cyclist)

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  • ... that future Olympian Mike Allen suffered from chronic asthma in middle school?
5x expanded by 1ctinus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

-1ctinus📝🗨 02:23, 24 February 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: None required.

Overall: Congrats on your first DYK hook, or one of your first, at least. I like how stories can be told about Olympians like Allen, not just the medal-winners. It's concise and to the point, and I'm accepting it. Of the hooks, I like ALT2 best (though maybe "being at Disneyland" is a little clearer for the hook and in the article). One other simple thing you can also do is remove the stub mention on the bottom of the page. The article is long enough that it doesn't need it anymore. JustJamie820 (talk) 03:14, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Razzouk Tattoo

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A Catholic deacon receiving a tattoo at Razzouk
A Catholic deacon receiving a tattoo at Razzouk
  • ... that Razzouk Tattoo in Jerusalem has been giving tattoos to Christian pilgrims (process pictured) for over 250 years?
Moved to mainspace by Darth Stabro (talk) and Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 30 past nominations.

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 19:30, 23 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

S.A. Rawoof

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  • ... that Indian communist revolutionary S.A. Rawoof was charged with conspiracy to murder of two individuals with the same name?
  • Source: Balagopal, K. Incarceration of S A Rauf: Right to Life vs Security of State. Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 21, no. 29, 1986, pp. 1249–5
Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 423 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 00:17, 23 February 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: Long enough, recently created and interesting hook. No paraphrasing problems apparent. Looks GTG. Makeandtoss (talk) 14:58, 23 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Kanailal Sarkar (West Bengal politician)

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  • Source: Who's who 1972: General Election, March 1972. West Bengal Legislative Assembly Secretariat, 1974. p. 76
Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 424 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 15:33, 25 February 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: I assume good faith on the references that I can't access. SL93 (talk) 00:23, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Erlitou, Ling (bell)

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  • Source: Xu, Hong (2013). "The Erlitou Culture". In Underhill, Anne P. (ed.). A Companion to Chinese Archaeology. Blackwell Publishing. doi:10.1002/9781118325698. ISBN 9781444335293. p. 313
Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 111 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 01:06, 4 March 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
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Erlitou is a few hours late, suggest an IAR-type exemption as this is a major article/contribution; the hook fact is in the Erlitou article; thanks, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 12:04, 8 March 2025 (UTC) * Hello, per Wikipedia:Did you know, the hook fact needs to appear in the article—I'm not sure if it does at the moment; also, with the photo (and the hook addition (example pictured)), this might have the chance of the lead slot (and more views)? Am ready to approve with an IAR-type request for Erlitou (slightly late) otherwise; thanks, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 11:35, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Grand Husseini Mosque

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Protest in front of the Grand Husseini Mosque in Amman, 1969
Protest in front of the Grand Husseini Mosque in Amman, 1969
  • ... that the Grand Husseini Mosque has been serving as a starting point for Amman's political demonstrations (pictured) for nearly a century?
Created by Makeandtoss (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 45 past nominations.

Makeandtoss (talk) 17:38, 27 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article was created on 24 February, reached its current size 4 days later and was nominated in time.
  • Length is easily sufficient at ~1,000 words. Correctly rated at B-Class.
  • Sourcing appears to be of good/high quality, mostly to books and academic papers of suitably scholarly standard. These give sufficient coverage to confer notability.
  • I identified no issues with neutrality; nor of copyvio or close paraphrasing in the accessible sources, which I have spot-checked.
  • A spot-check of accessible references indicates that they support the text.
  • Hook-wise: the supporting source is inaccessible to me, but the fact appears verifiable from other information I can see elsewhere. It is a suitably interesting hook to me.
  • The image is licensed as Public Domain, and this licence appears to be correct. It is striking enough at thumbnail size to be usable on the Main Page.
  • QPQ review has been provided.
  • Suggested tweak to grammar of hook (also note italics):
  • ... that the Grand Husseini Mosque has served as a starting point for Amman's political demonstrations (example pictured) for nearly a century?

The only issue is: please could page references be provided for references [4] (Maffi) and [5] (Schwedler). Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 18:18, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hassocks5489: Page numbers were added, and I agree with your tweak. Makeandtoss (talk) 12:08, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks; happy to verify this AGF now. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 12:13, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wally Ladrow

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5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 312 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:53, 3 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Since nomination, article was elevated to GA status and qualifies on that point. Earwig returns "violation unlikely" on copyvio. No image, article is long enough, and NPOV. Hook is inline cited and interesting. Hook is cited to the Green Bay Packers official website; if one was really going to split hairs one might say this doesn't strictly fall within the realm of WP:ABOUTSELF, however, I have no reason to disbelieve the veracity of this rather innocuous claim. As to whether he was a "packer", or just worked for a packing company, that's not specified but (IMO) falls within the realm of literary license for the purposes of this DYK hook. The only thing that remains to be done is a QPQ - please ping me when it's ready. Other than that, GTG! Chetsford (talk) 21:17, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

River Walk (Manhattan)

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Created by Transpoman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 705 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:08, 27 February 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: Excellent work from Transpoman. As for the hooks, I think ALT0 and ALT1 are the most interesting to a broad audience due to the relative absurdity. ALT0 could use a link to striped bass though. SounderBruce 23:24, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review, Bruce. I've added a link. Epicgenius (talk) 00:31, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nekomata Station

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  • ... that a train station in Japan appointed a cat as a "honorary assistant"?
Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 17:17, 24 February 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: Spot-check: I checked the references to sankei.com and news.ntv.co.jp (with help from Google Translate) and did not find any copyright or plagiarism issues. I have made some copy edits for clarity; please check they they have not changed the intended meaning of the text. The hook is interesting (the first one should be preferred over the alt, in my opinion). However, the 'Etymology' section needs further attention to the way it is written. I'm not confident enough in Google Translate to accurately represent the source. Is it a local legend? Richard Nevell (talk) 20:11, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Richard Nevell: I think it's a local legend. Base on the Yahoo News story. I gonna clarify it quite a bit. If there's another problem tell me. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 22:26, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Miminity: That's good to include, but 'etymology' section still needs a copy edit. Richard Nevell (talk) 20:34, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Richard Nevell:, I rephase it to be more understandable. Tell me if there is more problem. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 08:30, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Miminity: Looks good now, so I've marked this as approved. Richard Nevell (talk) 20:56, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Inner Cambodia

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  • Source: "This resulted in the first Franco-Thai boundary treaty signed on 15 July 1867. In signing the treaty, Siam acknowledged the protectorate of France in Cambodia. In return, France recognized that Battambang and Siem Reap, where Angkor Wat is located, remained with Siam."[11]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Los Angeles Rising
  • Comment: I'm using colonizing a bit loosely here, as the event in question was the declaration of the protectorate, but I didn't want it to be too technical and I think the qualification with began sort of addresses that. Also, the article uses Siam rather than Thailand, but I think the modern country name works better for DYK.
    I also considered "... that Angkor Wat used to be in Thailand?" but that's probably a bit too provocative, given the nationalistic sentiments that tend to plague these topics.
5x expanded by Paul_012 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

Paul_012 (talk) 19:56, 2 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Burlesque (play)

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Stanwyck with Hal Skelly in Burlesque.
Stanwyck with Hal Skelly in Burlesque.
  • ... that the play Burlesque raised the profile of actress Barbara Stanwyck (pictured) "from chorus girl to stardom which not long after took her to Hollywood"?
  • ALT1: ... that Burlesque (sheet music pictured) was a hit play of the 1927-1928 Broadway season that was marked by its "depiction of seedy glamour and jazzy lingo"?
1927 sheet music.
1927 sheet music.
Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 108 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 16:34, 2 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article, converted from a redirect on 24 Feb, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio issues. The image of Stanwyck probably cannot run, per avoid images that divert readers from the bolded article into a side article in WP:DYKIMG. However, the other image is legible enough at low resolution, and the free license checks out. I prefer ALT1 to ALT0, because a hook that's really about the musical is preferable, and I enjoy the quote about seediness (the "major hit play" quote is not in Bradley or the article, so I removed it). ALT1 is in body, cited, and the citations check out. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 01:58, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Tenpop421 Thanks for the review. Not that is matters, but on page 54 in Bradley right below the image at the top of the left paragraph it states, "The play, Burlesque, a major hit of the 1927-28 Broadway season." I should have omitted the quotes around the word play I suppose. Best.4meter4 (talk) 05:32, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, that was the issue for me. Tenpop421 (talk) 12:04, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Little Current, Ontario

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Little Current
Little Current
  • ... that although Little Current (pictured) was founded by the Anishinaabe, they were displaced by white settlers who took over their profitable trade?
  • Source: Ref #6 (The Manitoulin Expositor: "Little Current ... was an active Anishinaabe settlement in the early 19th century. ... In 1867 its original Anishinaabe fishermen and wood suppliers were being relocated to the new Sucker Creek Reserve. Non-Native traders quickly took over the lucrative steamboat trade.")
Converted from a redirect by P199 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

P 1 9 9  ✉ 17:14, 26 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • article converted from redirect within the past week, well-sourced, interesting enough hook, QPQ checks out. My one slight concern is that the hook seems grammatically unwieldy; as of right now, it would seem to me that the "they" refers to Little Current rather than the Anishinaabe. I would think that this would flow better:

Barry Leibowitz

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  • Source: Irad Tzafrir (November 14, 2017). "Barry Leibovitz: "What did I stay in Israel for? Sea, hummus and tahini with olive oil," Haaretz " 'You're talking about hummus and tahini, right? That's what settled me in Israel. It's interesting that I didn't get fat all these years with everything I ate. ' You also loved the sea. Yes, that was part of the satisfaction. Sea and hummus and tahini with olive oil. What did I stay for?" (translation is by Google Translate, but this sense is clarified in the article title.))

"Note - I should perhaps point out that I have opened up a conversation with an editor who has to my surprise stripped RS-supported mention of Leibowitz from half a dozen articles today between 14:40 and 14:50 (see [12]). But while I've opened up discussion with the editor, I don't believe that impacts the DYK itself, as that editor has not as of yet sought to delete the same text from this article. --2603:7000:2101:AA00:6103:B31A:D0F4:8A0E (talk) 03:23, 27 February 2025 (UTC)"[reply]

5x expanded by Schwede66 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 168 past nominations.
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. Preference for the original hook. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:32, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Raphael De Lamar House

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The De Lamar House
The De Lamar House
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 704 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 01:56, 25 February 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The latest in a valuable series of articles on NYC's architectural heritage. All good ALTs, but I think ALT1 is the most concise. No Swan So Fine (talk) 21:45, 25 February 2025 (UTC) No Swan So Fine (talk) 21:45, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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First Anglo–Ashanti War

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  • ... that the Brits and Ashantis had a musical standoff during the Battle of Nsamankow?
Improved to Good Article status by Setergh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Setergh (talk) 18:59, 4 March 2025 (UTC). Your hooks need to include a link to the DYK article you are nominating. Have a squiz at some of the other articles at WP:DYKN Hawkeye7 (discuss) 04:53, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • I added it to the second one. The first more refers to a battle (which although not as detailed on the main page, technically includes it), so I don't want to use alt1. As for the second, should I do it the way I have, or should I perhaps link something like "ate the heart of Sir Charles McCarthy" instead?
    This form is fine. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:53, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Good to go with ALT2 Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:53, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prem Oraon

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  • ... that in 1970 the tea garden labour leader Prem Oraon lost his right leg during a protest movement against a factory closure?
  • Source: Kanchan Sarker. Study of Trade Union Organisation Among The Tea Workers in Terai and Dooars Regions. 1992. pp. 126, 128, 130, 135, 178, 180
Created by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 425 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 22:07, 25 February 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: 1. The hook (which is interesting) is cited; I have to determine (I may need help here) whether a PhD thesis at the University of North Bengal, without a citation at the end of the paragraph or sentence that states this, is an adequate RS source - if anyone has thoughts on this, I would be happy to hear them. This question extends to whether the sourcing in the article is adequate and neutral, apart from the hook, as there are some statements for which the PhD thesis serves as the ref. I do not as of yet know the answer, but am highlighting the issue. I will note that WP:SCHOLARSHIP says, in pertinent part, "Completed dissertations or theses written as part of the requirements for a doctorate, and which are publicly available (most via interlibrary loan or from ProQuest), can be used but care should be exercised, as they are often, in part, primary sources. Some of them will have gone through a process of academic peer reviewing, of varying levels of rigor, but some will not. If possible, use theses that have been cited in the literature; supervised by recognized specialists in the field; or reviewed by independent parties. Dissertations in progress have not been vetted and are not regarded as published and are thus not reliable sources as a rule. Some theses are later published in the form of scholarly monographs or peer reviewed articles, and, if available, these are usually preferable to the original thesis as sources. " 2, The qpq has been done, but noted some open issues to be addressed (and sought to help address them). I assume (lmk if I am incorrect) that this is sufficient for these purposes. 3. Earwig does not detect any plagiarism. 4. Question for nom -should tea garden in your view be linked? Or is the current article on that topic something different than what is meant here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7000:2101:aa00:68dc:b5f2:bf14:8f0c (talk) 16:39, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As quoted above, "Completed dissertations or theses written as part of the requirements for a doctorate, and which are publicly available (most via interlibrary loan or from ProQuest), can be used but care should be exercised". I reviewed the policy in the midst of the writing the article, and I'd say that the relevant precautions have been made. There is nothing to suggest that the author would have any strong bias toward Oraon's faction in the labour movement, the study covers a variety of different trends in the tea garden labour movement. The dates given in the PhD thesis match well with other sources. The PhD thesis author includes Oraon as interviewee, and presumably the fact that a leg was missing would have been verified by the author on the spot (the likelyhood that a 1992 interview in Northern Bengal would have been done over telephone is virtually nil). As per linking tea garden, in this context it refers to tea plantation. --Soman (talk) 11:01, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I have a few questions on that. But starting with one. As you also quote, from what I quoted, it says "can be used but care should be exercised ..." But it then goes on, if we look at the completed sentence, to say: "as they are often, in part, primary sources." Emphasis added. And you say above "The PhD thesis author includes Oraon as interviewee." Which sort of highlights the primary source issue in my mind. Given that, how much concern should I have as to the use of the paper as a source .. throughout the article? I have some other questions, but that is my first one that I am struggling with. Thanks. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:D0B5:8C19:A145:4667 (talk) 02:20, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see how a PhD thesis would be less reliable than a newspaper article, considering that the author successfully achieved the PhD in question. The PhD thesis would have faced scrutiny at the university, presumably a far more rigid process than at a new desk. The PhD thesis is cited as reference in this Routledge publication, [13] (see also [14]). Sarker is quoted in scholarly literature around the time of the dissertation. No extraordinary claims are made from the PhD thesis, and where the thesis touches on factoids connected with other sources they match well. --Soman (talk) 10:03, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good, as far as rationale goes. I'm giving it a check mark.2603:7000:2101:AA00:4EE:A2EA:A241:1EDE (talk) 15:57, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Aquilegia confusa

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Aquilegia confusa flower
Aquilegia confusa flower
  • ... that the expansion of glaciers created two distinct forms of Aquilegia confusa (pictured), with individual populations better adapted to either higher or lower elevations?
  • 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.
5x expanded by Pbritti (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 70 past nominations.

Pbritti (talk) 22:53, 25 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was expanded from 2,000 characters to 6,400 on February 17 and from 6,500 to 10,000 on February 24–25. Yes, it looks like the expansion was finished a day late. But it is said that Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy, so I'm willing to pass this.
    The hook looks mildly interesting and DYK-worthy. Its source is an offline book, therefore the reference is accepted in good faith. The image is freely licensed. Good to go. --Moscow Connection (talk) 19:12, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Inchnabobart

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  • Source: ["At one point I told Gan-Gan about Ali G, the character played by Sacha Baron Cohen. I taught her to say "Booyakasha", showing her how to flick her fingers the way Sacha did. She couldn't grasp it, she had no idea what I was talking about but she had such fun trying to flick and say the word. With every repetition of that word, Booyakasha, she’d shriek which would make everyone else smile. It tickled me, it thrilled me. It made me feel … part of things". Spare (memoir), Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Penguin Group, 2024, 978-1-78222-191-3, page 79]
Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 125 past nominations.

No Swan So Fine (talk) 14:38, 27 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough (nominated within 2 days of creation), long enough (1767 characters). AGF on offline book sources, of which there are several, which one would expect for the subject. Copyvio seems highly unlikely. There are several sentences quoted and cited appropriately from a book by Prince Harry. Tone is neutral. QPQ is done. Hook is attention-getting. It appears in the article and is cited appropriately. Per past discussions on DYK Talk, it is OK for hooks to cite primary sources. Excellent candidate for the quirky slot. Cielquiparle (talk) 07:40, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Margaret Lambert

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  • Source: "she would not welcome an attempt by one of the three Governments to limit the discretion which they had previously accorded to the historians to decide on objective historical grounds which documents should be published. But she had herself made the suggestion that the publication of this correspondence might be delayed" [15] "she dealt directly with Churchill over the delay in publication of the "Windsor file"" [16]
Converted from a redirect by Zeromonk (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

Zeromonk (talk) 16:30, 25 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, referenced and well-written. QPQ done. However ALT0 is IMO not in the article as it stands. The brief statement "discussed with Churchill access to the Marburg Files" is rather generic and can mean a lot of things (especially to readers who won't know why access was important here), the proposed hook is far more specific. Constantine ✍ 18:32, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Francisco Mascarenhas (Governor of Macau)

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  • Source: Boxer, Fidalgos in the Far East (1948), p. 98: "On the homeward voyage, he 'ordered a gentleman of quality to be burnt to death, after finding him guilty of indulging in the unspeakable sin of sodomy'. This surely must be the only instance of an auto-da-fe at sea! Although the stake was the recognized penalty for this crime, the victim's social standing (he was a fidalgo named Francisco Pereira Pinto) got Dom Francisco into trouble, [...]"
Created by Underbar dk (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

_dk (talk) 23:46, 26 February 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: New, long enough, and no paraphrasing issues. Looks GTG. Makeandtoss (talk) 17:38, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Robin Shahar

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Moved to mainspace by Wasianpower (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

🌸⁠wasianpower⁠🌸 (talk • contribs) 19:05, 25 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article, moved to mainspace on 25 Feb, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and BLP compliant. QPQ done. No apparent copyvio. Both hooks are in the body and cited. I prefer ALT0, which I've verified the citation for. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 20:34, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 26

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Obe Wenig

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Wenig, c. 1924
Wenig, c. 1924
  • ... that NFL player Obe Wenig (pictured) was named an All-Pro even though he played only one game?
Improved to Good Article status by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 316 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:36, 5 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently upgraded to GA status, picture is public domain, and the hook is very interesting. I wish I could get that title for a day's work. I see nothing stopping this from becoming a DYK. Jon698 (talk) 21:41, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hardwired (Metallica song)

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5x expanded by NegativeMP1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

λ NegativeMP1 20:28, 26 February 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: Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 20:10, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Abba Cohen

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Cohen
Cohen
  • ... that Abba Cohen (pictured), who advocates for the Orthodox Jewish community, has worked with seven presidential administrations and 19 Congresses?
Created by Yeshivish613 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Yeshivish613 (talk) 16:44, 27 February 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Created three days ago and 2008 B, and all content was confirmed to be verifiable, reliably sourced, copyright-compliant, and neutrally written. Prefer ALT0. The Israel National News and WaPo refs don't do much but treat him as a media expert and could be used to note the fact, but consider this optional. ミラP@Miraclepine 21:48, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The World's Biggest Gang Bang III – The Houston 620

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Converted from a redirect by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 280 past nominations.

Launchballer 10:35, 26 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Both hook facts are in the article; ALT1 is AGF because I can't get past the paywall. I have to say, the hook got me to review. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 19:55, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Armed Forces Benefit Football Game

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  • Source: "Display Nikes at U.S. Army football game": "During pre-game flag raising ceremonies, the 31-foot missiles will be raised from a horizontal position into firing position. They will remain upright during the game."
Moved to mainspace by ZappaOMatic (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 101 past nominations.

Zappa⚡Matic 10:20, 28 February 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: Nice work! Article looks good. Hooks are interesting, with a preference for the original hook. Just waiting on QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:21, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 27

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Endgame (Scobie book)

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Created by Keivan.f (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 282 past nominations.

Launchballer 22:49, 6 March 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: New, no paraphrasing issues apparent, QPQ done, and hook is interesting; looks GTG. Makeandtoss (talk) 10:59, 9 March 2025 (UTC) Makeandtoss (talk) 10:59, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Dam (song)

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

– Relayed (t • c) 13:59, 5 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: Nominated 6 day after creation, long enough (4973 characters), well-sourced, is neutral, 10.7% on Earwig due to quotations, hook is cited and interesting. QPQ is not needed as Nom has less than 5 nominations. I think this is good to go then. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 11:24, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for reviewing the hook! – Relayed (t • c) 11:51, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sharin-seki

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4th-century sharin-seki (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
4th-century sharin-seki (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Created by Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 67 past nominations.

Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 20:12, 27 February 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I personally was interested by this hook, and enjoyed clicking the other links about the hoe-shaped bracelets too. It's possible an even hook-ier hook could be made out of the idea that these "bracelets" were more likely worn as pendants or not worn at all, or out of the idea that they are found in the graves of people with "priest-like power". Just some ideas in case you want to propose an ALT or two, but as I say, I think the current hook is also OK as-is. ~ L 🌸 (talk) 04:27, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Celeste Bedford Walker

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Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 76 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 18:58, 3 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This is a very well sourced article which I found really interesting reading - well done! It is so important that more female black writers are getting the recognition they deserve. The article is long enough and I cannot see any issues with it as the sourcing is good and Earwig does not show any copyright violations. My only suggestion is that you please link the websites etc of the sources, such as John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation and Houston Chronicle. QPQ has also been done. I am a fan of both hooks. This is ready to go, well done! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 03:25, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ivan Miller (journalist)

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  • ... that journalist Ivan Miller was once bitten by a disgruntled Santa Claus?
Created by Flibirigit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 158 past nominations.

Flibirigit (talk) 16:06, 27 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article, created on 27 Feb is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio issues. QPQ done. I really like ALT0, which is in the article, cited, and the citation checks out. Tenpop421 (talk) 15:17, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Requesting a review/second opinion of the other five hooks, not just ALT0. Flibirigit (talk) 17:34, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Flibirigit: If you'd like me to review the other hooks, you could just ask! Tenpop421 (talk) 17:42, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
My expectation is that all proposed hooks be reviewed without having to ask. Flibirigit (talk) 02:49, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Flibirigit: There's no rule that all the hooks, beyond the one the reviewer favours, have to be checked (see Wikipedia:Did you know/Reviewer instructions, all a nom needs is one viable hook). You've submitted 6 hooks, each citing an article of moderate length. To check each hook is some work. I hope you can understand why I took offense. Tenpop421 (talk) 21:37, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
for context Tenpop421 (talk) 21:55, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
All hooks in the article, cited, and the citations check out (I couldn't find ALT3 in the linked article, but it is otherwise verified). The best are ALT5 and ALT0, but as above, I prefer ALT0. Tenpop421 (talk) 21:55, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Apurbalal Majumdar

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Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 426 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 22:10, 27 February 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: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:28, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Stone vessels in Ancient Egypt

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Ancient Egyptian stone vessels
Ancient Egyptian stone vessels
  • Source: "The archaeological material that can be harnessed in an analysis of stone vessels is impressive." ... "and literally hundreds of thousands from Egypt." (p. 2) "this suggests strongly that the traditional dominance of stone vessels as royal status markers was indeed faltering" ... "In a broader sense, OK [Old Kingdom] pyramids become the new focus of mortuary ostentation and royal patronage" ... "Again this implies the diversion of skilled labour from traditional vessel-making priorities." (p. 70-71) [18]
  • Reviewed:
Created by Hypnôs (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Hypnôs (talk) 22:49, 27 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi @Hypnôs: thanks for this interesting article. There's one citation needed tag and one uncited fact in the lead (that stone vessels were used as canopic jars) which isn't cited in the body. Can these facts be cited? Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 21:40, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, thanks for reviewing. I added citations for the things you mentioned. Hypnôs (talk) 22:10, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This article, created on 27 Feb, is new enough, more than long enough, well-sourced and copyvio free. Hook is in articled, cited, and citations check out (I searched for the quotes and they do appear to be in there). No QPQ needed. Image free and mostly legible at low res. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 22:25, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

June

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  • ... that today is not June?
Improved to Good Article status by LunaEatsTuna (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

❧ LunaEatsTuna (talk), proudly editing since 2018 (and just editing since 2017) – posted at 01:28, 28 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Old Frisian

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The Brokmerbrief, a document written in OId Frisian
The Brokmerbrief, a document written in OId Frisian
  • ... that some legal documents in Old Frisian (example pictured) refer to the womb as a "fortress of the bones"?
  • Source: Bremmer, Jr, Rolf H. (2009). An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN 978-90-272-9004-5., pp. 130–133
  • ALT1: ... that the modern Insular North Frisian dialects are not descended from Old Frisian (example pictured), but the Mainland North Frisian dialects are? Source: Bremmer, Jr, Rolf H. (2009). An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN 978-90-272-9004-5., p. 6
  • ALT2: ... that every surviving document written in Old Frisian (example pictured) from east of the Lauwers is a legal document except one? Source: Bremmer, Jr, Rolf H. (2009). An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN 978-90-272-9004-5., p. 7
  • ALT3: ... that according to some scholars, Old Frisian (example pictured) should really be Middle Frisian and Middle Frisian should really be Early Modern Frisian? Source: de Haan, Germen J. (2010). Studies in West Frisian Grammar: Selected papers. Linguistics Aktuell. Vol. 161. Eric Hoekstra, Willem Visser, Goffe Jensma (eds.). Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company. ISBN 978-90-272-8798-4. p 27
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Suicide in Lesotho
5x expanded by ThaesOfereode (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

ThaesOfereode (talk) 22:09, 27 February 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Great article! I think the hook ALT0 is interesting and is more fitting for general audience. The book used as a source for ALT0 is available at Google Books and searching the phrase shows that it indeed supports the hook. The sources used in the article are mostly books (which I don't have, unfortunately), but what I could spotcheck through Google Books supported the prose and didn't look like plagiarism or close paraphrasing. One thing that I would fix myself, but I am unsure if I'm missing something: it seems the sentence starting with "The first full manuscripts..." is missing a verb?

That said, though, there is one small thing about the image. It is in public domain. And while I wasn't sure if a page with text is "clear at 100px", it seems like that's fine. However, a hook with an image should include a so-called media marker, the phrase (pictured) or one of its variations. Something like (example pictured) after the bolded link maybe? AstonishingTunesAdmirer 連絡 18:47, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • @AstonishingTunesAdmirer: Thanks for the kind words! Thank you for catching that missing verb; these big rewrites can have little things like that overlooked so easily. I've added the (example pictured) element, as requested as well. I appreciate your taking on this big review! Let me know if anything else needs to be fixed prior to approval. ThaesOfereode (talk) 19:15, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 28

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Genora Johnson Dollinger

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Created by CaptainAngus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

CaptainAngus (talk) 02:36, 6 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • @DaniloDaysOfOurLives: Thank you for your review! The reason for the (extremely) high similarity score is the large block quote in the middle of the article (which is correctly attributed to the source you're pointing out). I always assumed things like that were 'manually accounted' for when running earwig, and the only way I could really lower the score would be to remove the quote. Unless I'm overlooking another option? I'll take any advice on this issue. Thanks! CaptainAngus (talk) 00:19, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • You're welcome! I was initially under that impression and thought it was okay if big quotes are used, but from reviewing DYKs and GAs and having articles I created be reviewed I have learnt that GA/FA/DYK etc standard the quotes need to be cut/trimmed or paraphrased a bit so that they do not go over the threshold. This has kindly been fixed by any editor so the review can now go ahead :) DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 02:39, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • This article is new enough and long enough and thus meets eligibility criteria. Now that the quote has been trimmed, there are no copyright issues on earwig and no other issues that I can see. This article is really really good - well done! :) As QPQ has been done and there are no issues, this DYK is good to go. DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 02:54, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Wizard of Oz (soundtrack)

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5x expanded by Moscow Connection (talk) and Markus WikiEditor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 41 past nominations.

Moscow Connection (talk) 19:50, 28 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough (5x expansion). QPQ done. Each para is sourced, neutral and Earwig and spotchecking found no copyright-type issues. The hook is interesting enough, but I think we can trim "on record". That would remove a possible ambiguity. Moreover, our readers might wonder if it had been commercially available in some other format prior to 1956. The hook is properly cited in the artcile and checks out with the source. Edwardx (talk) 14:08, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Marilyn Fisher Lundy

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Created by Jolielover (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

jolielover♥talk 17:00, 28 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi @Jolielover: this article, created on 28 Feb, is new enough, long enough, and well-sourced. No copyvio problems. However, per WP:DYKHOOKCITE, "first" hooks usually require exceptional sourcing (DYK has gotten flack for non-factual "first" hooks in the past). Can you find another source which backs up the fact about it being the first accredited charter school? Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 00:17, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Tenpop421: these are sources I found:[20] [21] the hook can be changed to: ALT1: ... that Marilyn Fisher Lundy developed one of Michigan's first accredited charter schools?
      • Hmmm, yeah, these sources dont give Casa Maria primacy (they both say it was among the first nine), I think your ALT1 would be safer. An obituary tends to exaggerate its subject's accomplishments. Good to go with ALT1. I've edited the article to reflect it. Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 19:20, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Seil Amman

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Seil Amman in the 1950s, with the street later becoming known as Saqf Al-Seil, meaning roofed stream
Seil Amman in the 1950s, with the street later becoming known as Saqf Al-Seil, meaning roofed stream
  • ... that Amman's historic water stream, Seil Amman (pictured), was roofed to make way for a road in the 1960s?
Created by Makeandtoss (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

Makeandtoss (talk) 21:54, 28 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • article was recently created, long enough and within policy. The hook is short enough and interesting to a general audience. QPQ is complete. Image is freely licensed. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 15:36, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Darcy Grey

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  • ... that actor Darcy Grey also sold "posh dog food" during the weekends?
Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 07:56, 1 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • I will review this DYM nomination since I conducted the GA review and I am now familiar about the subject. I like the second DYK hook, it is cited to [26]. I do not think believe I have seen many BLPs who can speak these three languages. The offline sources are okay, I do not need to AGF since I can access them via my Readly subscription. They all check out okay. Ran earwig bot and I can confirm that copyright violation is unlikely with a low 30.1% similarity. The free-to-use image has the correct license. This is good to go. I also corrected the other DYK hooks to my satisfaction and all three check out to the sources provided, I like DYK hook alt 1 the best though.Rain the 1 00:24, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi @Raintheone: sorry, but per WP:DYKRR you can't do the DYK review if you also did the good article review. Understandable if you missed this, since it's buried pretty deep in the guidelines. I'll provide a fresh review in a little bit. Tenpop421 (talk) 01:11, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • This article, promoted to GA on 28 Feb, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio or BLP issues. I'm with DaniloDaysOfOurLives in preferring ALT0, which is in the body of the article, with a citation which checks out. A little BLP-related caution might be involved in promoting it, as the subject does say he was embarrassed of that fact. If the promoter prefers to avoid it, ALT1 is also in the body and checks out. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 01:33, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

SZA

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  • ... that SZA's stage name is derived from the Supreme Alphabet, with "S" meaning savior or sovereign, "Z" representing Zig-Zag, and "A" standing for Allah?
Improved to Good Article status by Tomobe03 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

🐝 B33net 🐝 23:59, 1 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

I'd like to propose some alternatives: Elias 🦗🐜 [Chat, they chattin', they chat] 14:42, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • ALT1: ... that singer-songwriter SZA has practiced Christianity and also identifies as Muslim? Source: Muslim Girl, People
  • ALT2: ... that singer-songwriter SZA was a hijabi as a child, but stopped wearing one due to Islamophobia after 9/11? Source: The Guardian
  • ALT3: ... that singer-songwriter SZA, often categorized as R&B by the media, has rejected the label due to its racist origins? Source: Uproxx
  • ALT4: ... that singer-songwriter SZA hates her most popular songs because she writes them very quickly? Billboard

Courtesy ping to @750h+, who nominated the article for GAN, for their thoughts. Elias 🦗🐜 [Chat, they chattin', they chat] 14:42, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius I have changed the DYK to ALT2, if that’s okay with you. I can change it back if there’s any issues. 🐝 B33net 🐝 3:51, 2 March 2025 (UTC)

@B33net: Unfortunately, we still need to mention the original hook so the person who promotes this nomination to a prep area knows that it isn't a repeat of ALT2. However, I can note that you want ALT2 instead, which I'm going to do below. Epicgenius (talk) 15:57, 2 March 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: Nice work on this article, @Tomobe03, B33net, PSA, and 750h+:. Specifically:

  • ALT0 is good to go.
  • ALT1 is good to go. I am satisfied with PSA's explanation, so I have struck the following: For ALT1, the People source says "Her parents have an interfaith relationship as SZA’s mom is Christian and her dad is Muslim. "The Quran and the Bible were probably my firsts," the singer, who attended Sunday school and Muslim school, told the outlet of her early reads." I don't know if this can specifically be interpreted as practicing Christianity and identifying as Muslim, though. The other source says the same thing.
  • ALT2 is good to go.
  • For ALT3, the article does not mention racism specifically. The source says only that the label was reductive, not racist.
  • ALT4 is good to go. I am satisfied with PSA's explanation, so I have struck the following: For ALT4, I don't see where the source says "I knew it would be something that pissed me off. It's always a song that I don't give a f–k about that's just super easy, not the sh-t that I put so much heart and energy into." Epicgenius (talk) 15:40, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius, thanks for the review.

  • For ALT1, this Vulture source is more explicit in that regard: "I’ve gone through so many different stages like atheism, Islam, extreme Christianity." And the Muslim Girl source says "SZA's Muslim identity" so I think it is fair to say she considers herself Muslim.
  • For ALT3, Uproxx mentions how the categorization of Black artists as R&B has a racist history (using that word explicitly), so I was under the impression that this applied here. They make a point about how "That marketing of music placed artists into neat little boxes, some based on racist categorization of artists, with little thought to the style, form, or content of their music.", then goes on to say "maybe the issue of genre categorization based on race could be solved by ... an artist like SZA blatantly stating the obvious when it comes to the alternative leanings of their sound."
  • For ALT4, that's my bad... this is supposed to be cited to a Billboard source but it looks like I cited the wrong one :joy_cat: People mentions this fact, so I have replaced the source with this one.

Elias 🦗🐜 [Chat, they chattin', they chat] 23:10, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Toward European Unity

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Orwell broadcasting for the BBC
Orwell broadcasting for the BBC
Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 50 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 09:48, 28 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Review coming in a bit. I identify as demsoc myself (despite my negative opinions on Orwell) so I think this might be a good fit. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/all neos • talk • edits) 15:15, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

General eligibility:

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

Overall: GTG. I prefer ALT1 as our readers might already be familiar with Orwell's socialist values mentioned in ALT0 (for reference, his article has gained over 416k pageviews in the last 90 days + his political views are already mentioned in the lede), and the concept of "United States vs. European superstate" is slightly more interesting. AGF on the first source as JSTOR via WP:LIBRARY is not loading on my computer. 🌙Eclipse (she/they/all neos • talk • edits) 17:26, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

James Charnley House

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The James Charnley House
The James Charnley House
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 706 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 00:48, 1 March 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: 5x expanded. It's now a great article. I like the initial hook, actually. Good, very recent, pic. While we have 28.6% similarity with one source, a check of what it relates to leaves me unconcerned. It does not affect the DYK approval, but you may in accord with MOS want to move two or three of the images that are now on the right to the left. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:C439:9C40:594F:1080 (talk) 08:26, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Christchurch Seagull Pit

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Endangered black-billed gulls nesting in the Christchurch Seagull Pit
Endangered black-billed gulls nesting in the Christchurch Seagull Pit
Created by Cloventt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

David Palmer//cloventt (talk) 01:24, 28 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

2025 Asian Winter Games medal table

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Created by Arconning (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Arconning (talk) 09:25, 28 February 2025 (UTC). General eligibility:[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

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

Overall: 5x expanded in past five days, no paraphrasing issues apparent, interesting hook of ALT1. GTG. Makeandtoss (talk) 21:54, 28 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Makeandtoss and Arconning: Small suggestion found while patrolling, in alt1, can the in turn be removed? It still would make sense, and also be shorter. ~/Bunnypranav:<ping> 06:41, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed, better without. Makeandtoss (talk) 06:43, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

List of cities in Oregon

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5x expanded by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 252 past nominations.

SounderBruce 06:29, 28 February 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Articles created/expanded on March 1

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Oris Aigbokhaevbolo

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  • ... that in 2024, Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was included among influential people in the Nigerian film industry?
Moved to mainspace by Rema36 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 429 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 22:47, 1 March 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: All good, suggesting slight tweak to ALT0, to add some weight with a wikilink. ALT0A:... that in 2024, Oris Aigbokhaevbolo was included among YNaija's list of influential people in the Nigerian film industry? Bogger (talk) 09:50, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Neighbours - The 40th Anniversary Tour

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  • Source: Discussed and sourced in the "Cancellation of Neighbours" section. [29][30]
Created by Raintheone (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 53 past nominations.

Rain the 1 21:40, 5 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This is a very impressive article - I do love the soap but am not a fan of tours usually but yet I found this article really interesting. It is long enough and cannot find any issues with it as Earwig did not find any violations, the free images are used correctly and the sources are good. I am a fan of the hook but have slightly altered the wording to make it flow better. QPQ has also been done. This is good to go, well done! DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 02:55, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alessi Rose

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Alessi Rose in 2025
Alessi Rose in 2025
Moved to mainspace by Launchballer (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 281 past nominations.

Launchballer 16:07, 1 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • - The article is new enough and it is long enough - it easily surpasses the requirement of prose length. The image selected is checked and has the correct share alike 4.0 license to be featured on the main page. The article is fully sourced too in all the relevant areas. The hook fact is explained in the "artistry section" and is an interesting enough choice. The hook fact checks out to both sources 4 and 6. No copyright vio worries since Earwig tool confirms a very low 16.0% similarity. QPQ was completed. This nomination is good to go.Rain the 1 21:33, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Herman Brown

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  • Source: "The brothers hauled trash for the city of Houston to make ends meet." Houston Chronicle
  • ALT1: ... that Herman Brown, founder of Brown & Root, got his start in the construction business using the mules and used equipment he was paid with in lieu of back wages by his employer? Source: "His boss paid him in used equipment and mules, and Herman formed his own business. Texas Monthly
  • ALT2: ... that after the death of Herman Brown, his entire estate and the bulk of the millions from the sale of Brown & Root were given to his charitable foundation? Source: TSHA: "in 1963, after their deaths, the estate of Margarett and Herman Brown was given to the Brown Foundation" Brown Foundation and from the CIA: "Another interesting enterprise is the Brown Foundation, to which Herman bequeath much of his holdings and which acquired most of the $36 million paid by Halliburton Co. for Brown & Root. CIA released document
    • 'ALT2a: ...that after the death of Herman Brown, his entire estate and the bulk of the millions from the sale of Brown & Root were given to his charitable foundation, which has distributed in excess of $2 billion dollars in grants within Texas? Additional source: "Over its nearly 75-year history, The Brown Foundation has distributed more than $2 billion in grants across the state of Texas." The Brown Foundation
    • ALT2b: ... that after Herman Brown's death, his estate and most of the proceeds from the sale of Brown & Root were donated to his charitable foundation, which has given over $2 billion in grants in Texas? Additional source: "Over its nearly 75-year history, The Brown Foundation has distributed more than $2 billion in grants across the state of Texas." The Brown Foundation
  • ALT3: ... that in 1962, then-Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson delivered the eulogy at Herman Brown's funeral? Source: "Herman died on November 15, 1962; LBJ delivered his eulogy." Texas Monthly
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: An "article" Herman Brown existed before as a redirect to Brown & Root. (This is a new article). Herman Brown was the original founder of Brown & Root. (Root, his brother-in-law, was a financial backer). His brother, George R. Brown (GRB), joined the company a few years later. An article existed on GRB, but not on Herman Brown, who has a very interesting story.
Created by ERcheck (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

— ERcheck (talk) 17:24, 1 March 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: None required.

Overall: Looks pretty good on the list's remarks; as for the hook, I would probably prefer ALT2, if possible, with a mention of the two billion dollar number that the foundation would eventually give out to try and attract a bit of interest. Otherwise, ALT0 is probably my preference. Thanks @ERcheck: for writing this up, was an interesting read. --PixDeVl (T | C | G) 05:15, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks @PixDeVl:. I added an ALT2a on your suggestion. Both sound good, though I think ALT1 is as strong a hook, being reminiscent of "forty acres and a mule". :-) — ERcheck (talk) 06:16, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Hm, seems ALT2a is a bit too long sadly @ERcheck: (232 chars). Given that ALT2 is 155 characters itself it may just be too short to include :/ If we can't find a way to include it concisely, I'll stand by ALT2 initial because I feel it carries them most "oooo" without knowledge of what Brown & Root is, although ALT1 also carries that, so I'd probably place ALT0, 1 and 2 more or less around the same in interestingness. --PixDeVl (T | C | G) 13:02, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Grupo Frontera political controversy

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

Santi (talk) 03:43, 2 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Physically made me react, article is in good condition with no current issues, meets all criteria. If the hook could be shortened it would be better, though it's alright for now. Pretty nice article. Arconning (talk) 16:23, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Assassination of Ehud Sadan

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  • ... that just two days after diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey were fully established, an Israeli diplomat was assassinated in Ankara?
  • Reviewed:
Created by Chomik1129 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Chomik! (talk?) 03:45, 2 March 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: None required.

Overall: @Chomik1129: Good job on the article, almost ready to go. I just don't like the phrase a bomb exploded Sadan's Renault sedan in Ankara's Çankaya District after shopping at a fruit and vegetable market, which is a tiny bit awkward and sort-of implies the bomb was shopping. Could you maybe reword it? Yeshivish613 (talk) 17:41, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Yeshivish613: Done, thank you! Chomik! (talk?) 19:26, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeshivish613 (talk) 20:17, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Carl James Joseph

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James Joseph, known as the Jesus Guy
James Joseph, known as the Jesus Guy
Moved to mainspace by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 16:26, 1 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell

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  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Li Huiniang
  • Comment: The blog reference At the Circulating Library: A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837—1901 was written by a professor whose book on the subject has significant coverage.
Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 428 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 01:53, 1 March 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: Epicgenius (talk) 15:43, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

KQTV

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Improved to Good Article status by Sammi Brie (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 745 past nominations.

Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 21:23, 1 March 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: @Sammi Brie: Nice work on this article. This is good to go. However, another sentence in the article did catch my eye: "The relocation plan was denied by the FCC in 1983 because, in spite of adding 465,000 people to KQTV's coverage area, the move would have stripped slightly over 10,000 people of the only TV service they reliably received." It is cited to one of the sources that you mentioned. Epicgenius (talk) 15:32, 2 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Anne Woods (gurner)

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5x expanded by Cielquiparle (talk) and Edwardx (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 337 past nominations.

Edwardx (talk) 14:15, 6 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

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

Overall: So the article is definitely on the short side (it's barely above 1500 characters, only about 1562 according to DYK check), but other than that, it seems okay prose wise. However, there are two unreliable sources in use in the article at present: Metro and the International Business Times, both of which are not reliable WP:RSP. Either those sources should be removed, or their usage in this article needs further justification (e.g. trustworthy, established author). λ NegativeMP1 21:43, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks @NegativeMP1: Have expanded the article further and removed and replaced the citations to those two sources, revising further as needed. Article definitely is looking better now. Cielquiparle (talk)
@Cielquiparle: The prose length wasn't my biggest concern, since it was technically above the limit. Anywho, with the sources being removed, I think this should be good to go now. λ NegativeMP1 16:31, 9 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Beaver engineered dam in the Czech Republic

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A Eurasian beaver with her kit
A Eurasian beaver with her kit
  • ... that a family of beavers in the Czech Republic built a series of dams that completed a long delayed government project, restoring a wetland and saving approximately $1.2 million of taxpayer money?
Created by Raydann (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

❯❯❯ Raydann(Talk) 08:53, 6 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new enough, long enough, and well-sourced. Earwig flagged only proper nouns, quotes, and a couple of phrases that can't really be re-worked, and a spot check showed no issues. The image is freely licensed. QPQ not required. The hooks are interesting and sourced (I'll note that I added the required bold formatting to the target link in each). While ALT0 is under the character limit, it's only barely so, and I think ALT1 will drive more people to the article so I have a strong preference for it. @Raydann: kudos for a well-written article on a fascinating topic that I was unaware of. This is good to go. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 21:20, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Raymond C. and Mildred Kramer House

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5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 707 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 17:56, 2 March 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
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks all good, approved under good faith for ALT1 as an offline source. I'm giving this the full green(or silver) light since Epic mentioned off-wiki that he wouldn't be able to take a photo for this for a good while, so we're running without. As for the hooks, I'd say 2, 1, 0 and then 3 in order of interestingness to me. --PixDeVl (T | C | G) 00:06, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

USS Gyatt

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USS Gyatt in 1961, with her novel missile system aft
USS Gyatt in 1961, with her novel missile system aft
  • ALT1: ... that USS Gyatt (pictured), a world war II-era destroyer, was the world's first destroyer fitted with guided missiles? Source: "Gyatt (DD-712) was launched 15 April 1945...decommissioned 31 October for conversion to the Navy's and the world's first guided missile destroyer." Gyatt (DD-712)
  • ALT2: ... that Gyatt (pictured) was too small to serve as the world's first guided missile destroyer? Source: "A Terrier missile battery was installed in an existing long-hull, World War II Gearing-class destroyer, USS Gyatt (designated DDG-1). The problems of cramming all the ancillary equipment into the limited spaces available were tremendous. Adequacy and stability of the power supply were marginal. The Terrier was just too big for this class of ship..." Evaluating the DDG
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

GGOTCC (talk) 17:20, 2 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This is my first DYK nomination, so I may have done something wrong. Appologies in advance
  • Another picture showing a missile launch is avaible here. It may be more interesting then the current photo, although it does not add much context.
  • Hi @GGOTCC: on DYK, "first" hooks require exceptional sourcing (see WP:DYKHOOK), as DYK has caught some flack in the past for showing non-factual "first" hooks. Could you find a second source to back up the fact that the USS Gyatt was the world's first guided missile destroyer in 1955? Tenpop421 (talk) 01:00, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Tenpop421: Sure thing, I'll add that now! is 4 sources enough?
      • Thank you! That's more than enough for me (BTW the ping doesn't work if you forget your signature). This article, promoted to GA on 2 March, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. The article had a bit of close paraphrase, but I've edited it out. The first hook is my favourite. It is short enough, in the article, and exceptionally sourced (the sources check out). Image is free and legible at low res (the other image isn't very illustrative, I agree). No QPQ needed. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 01:59, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Vibe coding

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  • ... that vibe coding can allow non-coders to write software to solve problems in their lives?
Created by AndyGordon (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

paul2520 💬 16:20, 6 March 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
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is new enough and long enough. Source verifies hook. No copyvio detected. Both hooks are interesting and cited. QPQ done. Should probably cleanup the tag on the article first though. Otherwise, both hooks are good to go. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 23:05, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tell Ruqeish

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  • ... that Tell Ruqeish is "on a par with the large urban settlements in Palestine during the Iron Age"?
  • Source: (via Google Translate) "From an archaeological and geographical point of view, the extensive area of the site (80-100 dunams) and the massive system of fortifications that surrounded it put it on a par with the large urban settlements in Palestine during the Iron Age". Oren, Eliezer; Fleming, N.; Kornberg, S.; Feinstein, R.; Naḥshoni, P. (1986). "A Phoenician Emporium on the Border of Egypt" [מרכז-מסחר פיניקי בגבול מצרים]. Qadmoniot: A Journal for the Antiquities of Eretz-Israel and Bible Lands (in Hebrew): p. 89.
Created by Richard Nevell (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Richard Nevell (talk) 21:24, 4 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Thanks, Richard! That checks out for me. This article, created on 3 March is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio issues. QPQ done. I prefer ALT1, which is in the body, cited to foreign-language source (which Google Translate verifies). Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 19:36, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sharon Wylie

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5x expanded by SounderBruce (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 253 past nominations.

SounderBruce 07:06, 4 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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