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

ZX Spectrum[edit]

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ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
  • ... that the ZX Spectrum (pictured) maintained the title of Britain's best-selling computer for over 30 years?
  • Source: Cellan-Jones, Rory (23 April 2012). "The Spectrum, the Pi - and the coding backlash". BBC News. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021. Mason, Graeme (18 February 2022). "ZX Spectrum at 40: a look back". NME. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
Improved to Good Article status by Jaguar (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 83 past nominations.

DigitalIceAge (talk) 02:29, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Wonderful to see that this machine (with a great keyboard... at least it's no Sinclair 1000 eh?) be promoted to good article status. Earwig's is clean, was promoted to GA a few days ago. For the first hook, neither of the given sources say how long the computer was a bestseller for -- the BBC source only says The ZX Spectrum may have been Britain's best-selling computer. ―Panamitsu (talk) 09:08, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • I did my own digging into the claim and found out that the Amstrad PCW actually outsold the ZX Spectrum some time in the 1990s (8 million units of the PCW across all models by at latest 1998 vs. 5 million units of the Spectrum across all units by 1992). In light of that, here's an alternative hook. Pinging @Panamitsu and Jaguar: DigitalIceAge (talk) 23:55, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • ALT0a: ... the ZX Spectrum (pictured) maintained the title of Britain's best-selling computer for over a decade? Source: Moran, Joe (28 August 2015). "Typewriter, you're fired! How writers learned to love the computer". The Guardian. p. 20. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Crookes, David (March 10, 2016). "Fancy a Fresh Slice of Pi?" (PDF). Micro Mart (1404). Dennis Publishing: 8–10, 12, 14, 16 – via the Internet Archive. ProQuest 1787168972.
        • @DigitalIceAge: I'm a bit puzzled with the given sources. The Guardian one doesn't appear to mention the ZX Spectrum at all; the Micro Mart appears to say with Raspberry Pi sales reporting, people forgot that the Amstrad PCW had outsold the ZX Spectrum; the Independent source talks the Pi rather than the ZX Spectrum. Am I completely overlooking something? ―Panamitsu (talk) 06:51, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
          • @Panamitsu: The Guardian source is there to establish that the PCW had surpassed the Spectrum in sales by the time of the PCW's discontinuation in 1998. The Micro Mart is there to establish explicitly that the PCW outsold the Spectrum. The Independent source is... pretty much redundant, so I've removed it. I think this shouldn't fall afoul of WP:SYNTH, as WP:CALC allows us to do routine calculations like numerical comparisons. If this is too SYNTH-y, though, I'm not opposed to other hooks. DigitalIceAge (talk) 08:14, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
            • @DigitalIceAge: Honestly this is too SYNTH-y for my liking. My interpretation of WP:CALC is more of something like "The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake occurred 6 years after the 2010 Canterbury earthquake." Anyway, I think it could have something to the effect of "is one of the best selling British computers", as it is brought up in the Raspberry Pi source, or we can have another hook. ―Panamitsu (talk) 11:32, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
              • @Panamitsu: That's fair. How about:
                • ALT0b: ... the ZX Spectrum (pictured) is one of the best-selling British computers of all time?
              DigitalIceAge (talk) 18:44, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Homeric Hymns[edit]

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  • Source: Richardson, Nicholas (2010). Three Homeric Hymns to Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite. Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 33. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511840296. ISBN 9780521451581.
Improved to Good Article status by UndercoverClassicist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

UndercoverClassicist T·C 06:50, 20 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: A fascinating article! All ready to go. All of the hooks are cited and interesting - I would suggest either ALT1 or ALT2 for most main page interest.  Mystery Merrivale  (talk) 07:00, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edward M. Zimmerman, Marie Kunkel Zimmerman[edit]

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1915 sheet music
1915 sheet music
  • Source: Crew, Danny O. (2015). Suffragist Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music Associated with the Women's Rights and Suffrage Movement in America, 1795-1921, with Complete Lyrics. McFarland & Company. p. 337. ISBN 9781476607443.
Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 20:59, 26 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Articles nominated for double hook are new enough and long enough. Passes earwig, no close paraphrasing was found. The hook is interesting, cited inline, and verified. Image appropriately licensed. 2 QPQs done for each article nominated. GTG. Pseud 14 (talk) 23:52, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mary A. Wray[edit]

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Created by Xoak (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

X (talk) 05:20, 21 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, and neutral with all reliable sources. The hook is directly cited. I assume good faith on the book reference. I prefer the first hook. A QPQ is needed. SL93 (talk) 18:53, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@SL93: QPQ done. Re AGF, you could also access them by Wikipedia Library repositories such as Newspapers.com and NewspaperArchive.com. But Google News archive in itself is freely accessible and reliable. And yes, let's go with ALT0. Regards. X (talk) 06:43, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Xoak I was only referring to the Moulton source, which I just now noticed I could have read from the external links section. This is now ready to go. SL93 (talk) 08:31, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pujol (restaurant), Quintonil[edit]

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  • ... that Pujol and Quintonil restaurants tied with two Michelin stars, the highest ratings in Mexico's first guide?
  • Source: [1] On Tuesday, the Michelin Guide announced its first-ever rankings for the country, with two two-star restaurants and 16 one-star spots.
5x expanded by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

(CC) Tbhotch™ 04:19, 20 May 2024 (UTC). Both articles:[reply]


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

Overall: Nice work. This looks good to go. Epicgenius (talk) 14:06, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius: Hi! Thanks for reviewing it. I noticed that I could also expand List of Michelin starred restaurants in Mexico. Can I add it to this nomination as follows?

Here is the QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Taste of Summer. (CC) Tbhotch™ 19:47, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of Michelin starred restaurants in Mexico:

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 List of Michelin starred restaurants in Mexico article is new enough, long enough, sourced, and has no issues with neutrality or plagiarism. As with my review above, the nomination is good to go with 3 bolded links. Epicgenius (talk) 20:17, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

American Colossus: Big Bill Tilden and the Creation of Modern Tennis[edit]

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Created by Hydrangeans (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Hydrangeans (she/her | talk | edits) 04:50, 20 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Bali Regional House of Representatives[edit]

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Moved to mainspace by Juxlos (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 226 past nominations.

Juxlos (talk) 05:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: AGF the one page the Google Books preview doesn't show, article otherwise looks fine. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:20, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Two Roosters Ice Cream[edit]

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Created by Johnson524 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Johnson524 15:19, 24 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. @Johnson524: I wonder though whether the section titled "Criticism and awards" is appropriate since everything mentioned there seems to be positive. Not someone required to be changed for this to be approved, though. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:48, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done @BeanieFan11: I appreciate the feedback and have updated the page, cheers! Johnson524 11:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Last of Us season 1[edit]

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Neil Druckmann
Improved to Good Article status by Rhain (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 88 past nominations.

– Rhain ☔ (he/him) 23:53, 21 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Natives Representative Council[edit]

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  • Source: "Instead, the first session was postponed for six months from August to December 1937 when it was held in a cramped Pretoria school hall and addressed by the deputy prime minister General Smuts. This set the tone for subsequent sessions that were always held in dingy halls around Pretoria (Rich, 1996)."
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Created by Iamawesomeautomatic (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Iamawesomeautomatic (talk) 22:58, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing this, new article and no copyvio according to Earwig. No QPQ needed as this is first nom, the sentence also cited in the article. However I have one suggestion for the prep to maybe truncate it to just "held meetings in school halls" as the other part feels subjective and not stated outright in the source. Otherwise it's good to go for me. Nyanardsan (talk) 12:08, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Street salamander tunnels[edit]

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Amphibian tunnel in Germany
Amphibian tunnel in Germany
Created by Bruxton (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 148 past nominations.

Bruxton (talk) 05:00, 21 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing X (talk) 06:26, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Very interesting article. Needed a good chunk of minor copy editing, which I've done. It's good to go. Strong preference for ALT0 with possible wikilinking to amphibians. Given its subject, I couldn't think of a relevant infobox. X (talk) 06:36, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Boom (Doctor Who)[edit]

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  • ... that while filming the Doctor Who episode "Boom" some takes lasted up to seven minutes?
Moved to mainspace by OlifanofmrTennant (talk), TheDoctorWho (talk), and Alex 21 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 17:35, 21 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is neutral, free from copyvio, suitably referenced, and meets the length and newness criteria—moved to mainspace on 21 May, the same day as this nomination. The hooks are succinct, neutral, interesting, and reliably sourced (though I would recommend adding timestamps to the video refs). My pick would be ALT2, then ALT0; I find ALT1 interesting personally, but I'm not sure general audiences would as well. QPQ is done (albeit a bit brief). This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 23:44, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Timestamp for ALT2 is from 6:08 to 6:28; it's a quote from Russell. TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:25, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mindar[edit]

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Created by Gobonobo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 117 past nominations.

gobonobo + c 16:23, 28 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Great article! Both hooks would work but approving the original for a more compelling link description. Good on length, recency, no copyvio issues. Spaghettifier (talk) 01:47, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deir ed Darb[edit]

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The facade of Deir ed Darb, a monumental Jewish tomb from the Second Temple period
The facade of Deir ed Darb, a monumental Jewish tomb from the Second Temple period
  • Source: Raviv D., 2013, "Magnificent Tombs from the Second Temple Period in Western Samaria - New Insights", In the Highland's Depth - Ephraim Range and Binyamin Research Studies, Vol. 3, Ariel-Talmon ,pp. 109-142. (Hebrew); Peleg-Barkat, Orit; Raviv (2019). "שלושה פריטים ארכיטקטוניים מן התקופה הרומית הקדומה מאזור הכפר קרוות בני חסן" (PDF). במעבה ההר. 9: 43–58; Palmer, H (1881). "The survey of western Palestine". p. 228.
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Created by Owenglyndur (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Owenglyndur (talk) 13:24, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation

Image eligibility:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Mariamnei (talk) 11:18, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mariamnei: Did you mean to post a "maybe" status (purple slash) instead of an "again" status (red arrow)? The again status is for DYK that need another new reviewer, while the slash is for indicating that there is a concern with the article/nomination. Z1720 (talk) 23:27, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Z1720: Hey there! This DYK overall looks pretty good, but since it's my first time doing a DYK review, I thought it'd be better to get another view. What do you think? Mariamnei (talk) 18:32, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Mariamnei: Since you outlined some concerns above, I'll let the nominator, Owenglyndur, address them. Z1720 (talk) 19:57, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, thank you for your comments and help to get the DYK right. I did not know i'm not allowed to copy some sentances from another Wikipedia article, especialy whemn it is so relevant for the article i wrote. I will not do it again in the future. Owenglyndur (talk) 07:18, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hey @Owenglyndur:, thanks for explaining that! Awesome, I see the pic is up on the article too. Looks like we're good to go! Mariamnei (talk) 08:39, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Minnesota State Highway 36[edit]

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

NotDragonius (talk) 03:04, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing this now. Nice GA~ Recently promoted, no need for QPQ. Earwig turns out fine. The hook is on history section. I duplicated the citation so that the hook is directly cited. Otherwise it's good to go Nyanardsan (talk) 03:24, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "St. Croix Crossing". Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2017.

William Henry Harrison Seeley[edit]

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  • Reviewed: [[]]
  • Comment: For the source, note that there are two newspaper sources that I couldn't get to as it seems that the access through The Wikipedia Library is down currently.
Improved to Good Article status by CommissarDoggo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

CommissarDoggoTalk? 10:50, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comments by Tbhotch

General eligibility:

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: An article that was recently promoted to GA. No picture to review. No QPQ is needed, this is your fourth nomination. No copyright issues on text and files. The hook is interesting and sourced. The article is sourced and I assume good faith on the inaccessible sources. (CC) Tbhotch™ 04:54, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lois E. Trott[edit]

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Lois E. Trott c.1893
Lois E. Trott c.1893
Created by Xoak (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

X (talk) 14:59, 22 May 2024 (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: The article was created on 22 May 2024. It has a readable prose size of 3211 characters. QPQ not yet done. WP:EARWIG shows now copyvios. More comments later.

Each paragraph has a source. Some parts of the lead and the section "Early life and education" sound very similar to the text in Moulton 1893, p. 722. This needs to be rewritten to avoid WP:CLOSEPARAPHRASE. I didn't check the rest of the article so please make sure that the problem is not found in other parts as well. The hooks are interesting and supported by the source. Both hooks are too long: they should be below 200 characters and ideally below 160 characters. The picture is freely licenced, used in the article, and clear. Phlsph7 (talk) 13:44, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Phlsph7: thanks for your evaluation. Some parts of the lead and the section "Early life and education" sound very similar Because they are similar. I've used it as a source material, and "the article merely presents standard facts for a topic like this in standard sequence. The article does not copy any creative words or phrases, similes or metaphors." And a direct comparison with the Moulton source shows no violation. However, all of these becomes irrelevant here because the dictionary is in public domain and properly attributed in the source section. Regardless PD or not, the article does not closely paraphrase, rather presents standard facts in an orderly sequence. WP:LIMITED exists. Although redundant, I've now added a PD template as well in the ref section (which is usually done if it's a case of somewhat direct copy-paste, although this isn't the case here). Re the blurb's lentgh, while nominating I made sure they are under 200 characters. And yes shorter blurbs would be better. We may simply remove the "American educator" bits: ALT0b ... that Lois E. Trott (pictured) ran the first lodging house for homeless girls in America, providing shelter and support for over 1,000 girls annually, all without receiving any payment? ALT0c... that Lois E. Trott (pictured) ran the first lodging house for homeless girls in America, providing shelter and support without receiving any payment?

Let me know which one you prefer or if have your own opinion. Regards. X (talk) 07:24, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The template should solve the close-paraphrase problem. I wasn't aware that the phrase "(pictured)" does not count towards the character limit (per WP:DYK200), which means that the original hooks pass the test. I think all that remains is the QPQ. Phlsph7 (talk) 07:55, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
QPQ Done. Thanks. X (talk) 08:14, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:52, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mel Carnahan[edit]

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Carnahan's official portrait c. 1997
Carnahan's official portrait c. 1997
Improved to Good Article status by FountofInterestingInfo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

FountofInterestingInfo (talk) 14:10, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • (for original hook, which is most interesting) GA status, date, close paraphrase check ok. No qpq needed. Image free on Commons. --Soman (talk) 19:37, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keaton Bills[edit]

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Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk), Butters.From.SouthPark (talk), and Dogloverr16 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 185 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:06, 31 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Darn good sports hook. I think purely for that alone it deserves a bit of leeway in terms of the timing here. Article is just over the minimum length, but is fully sourced. Hook checks out, as does the QPQ. Seems good to me! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:27, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Soumane Touré[edit]

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  • ... that the Burkinabé trade union leader Soumane Touré was sentenced to death in 1987?
  • Source: James Genova. Making New People: Politics, Cinema, and Liberation in Burkina Faso, 1983–1987. MSU Press, 2022. pp. 30, 35, 93, 128, 146, 165
Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 388 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 19:41, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comment — I would probably add one or two supporting details to the hook to make it more interesting. A lot of people get sentenced to death, what makes Touré's sentence special? You could give the specific reason(s) or emphasize the fact that Touré, who served as an elected member of Burkina Faso's parliament, had previously been sentenced to death. Thus, despite a previous sentence, he went on to represent his country. Yue🌙 18:50, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
How about ALT1, "... that the Burkinabé trade union leader Soumane Touré was sentenced after being accused of collaboration with counter-revolutionaries, but his life was saved through the intervention of then President Thomas Sankara?" --Soman (talk) 09:45, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Soman: I think that is a very good hook. I will do the review later today if nobody else has by then. Yue🌙 21:05, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed some missing details with ALT1, presumably because including those details would exceed the character limit. I propose this adaptation of your hooks, ALT2:
"... that the execution of Burkinabé trade union leader Soumane Touré was prevented by the intervention of his friend Thomas Sankara, the then president of Burkina Faso?"
The source from the article is: Harsch, Ernest (15 October 2017). Burkina Faso: A History of Power, Protest, and Revolution. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-78699-137-9. For the specific claim that they were friends, see: Harsch, Ernest (2013). "The legacies of Thomas Sankara: a revolutionary experience in retrospect". Review of African Political Economy. 40 (137): 361. ISSN 0305-6244. I have already done a review of the article and its sources, but I cannot approve the adaptation of your hook without your input. Yue🌙 07:42, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ok for ALT2. Notably, the really interesting hook would have been to state that whilst Sankara saved Toure's life, Toure joined the pro-government side after the killing of Sankara. But I can't find a ref that back that narrative up. --Soman (talk) 19:48, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I looked through a couple English- and French-language sources as well and could not find a passage(s) saying exactly that. Yue🌙 21:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting article about a prominent figure in Burkinabé labour history. The article was copy-edited by myself for minor grammatical errors and sentence structure. Two-thirds of the citations given (both in English and in French) were checked for plagiarism and close paraphrasing; no issues arose. The original and alternative hooks are verified by the sources given for each, but I believe ALT2 fulfills WP:DYKINT the best. Yue🌙 21:51, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Morris Villarroel[edit]

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  • ... that for several years, Morris Villarroel wore a camera on his chest that took 1,200 photos a day?
Created by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 08:46, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. Awaiting QPQ. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:35, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dazed and Confused (film)[edit]

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  • Source: Maerz, Melissa (2020). Alright, Alright, Alright: The Oral History of Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused. HarperCollins. pp. 313-324
  • ALT1: ... that Richard Linklater's original concept for Dazed and Confused took place entirely within a car as its characters listened to ZZ Top? Source: Spitz, Marc (December 26, 2013). "An Oral History of Dazed and Confused". Maxim. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
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Improved to Good Article status by Lbal (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Lbal (talk) 02:34, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I like the first DYK idea, especially how the studio forced a protest to bring attention to the movie. It's also reasonably sourced. Yoshiman6464 ♫🥚 14:04, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Approved ALT0, ALT1: Article is new enough (nominated the day it became a GA), long enough, well-cited to reliable sources, presentable, and with no policy issues detected (a relatively high Earwig score due to quotes from interviews, reviews, and soundtrack lists). QPQ waived. Hooks are formatted, of good length, cited in article and interesting (verified source for ALT1, AGF for offline source for ALT0). Good work! – Reidgreg (talk) 20:46, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • BTW, the two non-bolded articles in ALT1, Richard Linklater and ZZ Top, have refimprove tags... it'd be nice if those were addressed before this ran, though it is not a requirement. – Reidgreg (talk) 20:46, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Southern chivalry[edit]

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Abolitionist caricature of the caning of Charles Sumner
Abolitionist caricature of the caning of Charles Sumner
Created by Orchastrattor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Orchastrattor (talk) 18:26, 26 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • This wasn't an article until now?? Long enough for sure, no signs of copyvio, eligible in terms of newness and presentable. For ALT0: Interesting and the source checks out (ooh, Genovese, nice), and the image is nice and relevant too. No QPQ needed here; seems good to go. :) Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 23:27, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Metaphysics[edit]

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  • ... that metaphysics may have received its name by a historical accident?

References

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  2. ^ Griffin 2013, pp. 383–385
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    • O’Connor & Franklin 2022, Lead Section, § 2.4 Compatibilist Accounts of Sourcehood
    • Timpe, Lead Section, § 3c. Compatibilism, Incompatibilism, and Pessimism
    • Armstrong 2018, p. 94
Sources
Improved to Good Article status by Phlsph7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

Phlsph7 (talk) 13:02, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • AGF on the source for ALT0, which I do not have access to. However, it is cited within the article which is good. (The sentence itself needs to be cited per DYK rules, but I did that myself to save time.) Hook itself is interesting, QPQ checks out, article eligibility and length (obviously) is good. Seems like we're good to go here. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 23:32, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Youn Sung-ho[edit]

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

– robertsky (talk) 17:23, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Good to go. Article is new enough, just long enough, and has the proper sourcing. Earwig tool shows a very low copyvio%. The article is presentable, and the hook is both sourced properly and particularly interesting. QPQ is unnecessary here. Should be all good. Soulbust (talk) 15:23, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • New to DYK. Article looks fine but the hook is a bit awkward - maybe try ...that "NewJeansNim," a DJ[ing] monk, was credited with reviving interest in Buddhism among South Korean youth[s]? (Bracketed parts are ones I might add or remove.) Also the guy's nickname is NewJeansNim (not NewJeanNim) and the article uses his real name as the title (though I've seen a fair amount of DYKs that were TV Tropes-style potholed). Wuju Daisuki (talk) 00:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clark House (New Zealand)[edit]

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Clark House from behind
Clark House from behind
  • ... that Clark House (pictured) was used to host Cold War meetings?
  • ALT1: ... that Clark House (pictured) was constructed with hollow ceramic blocks? Source: https://clough.co.nz/monographs/clough_monograph3.pdf
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: First time at DYK, I think the Cold War hook is more interesting to a general reader, although someone into architecture would be more interested about the hollow ceramic blocks (but most of that information is out of scope for the article).
Created by Abydocomist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Abydocomist (talk) 17:56, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Really nice inaugural article from new user Abydocomist about a historic house in West Auckland, New Zealand (hopefully many more to come!) Since I am taking the Clough & Associates reference on good faith (I had problems accessing it on my browser) I would rather stick with ALT0. I also removed a possibly promotional sentence which used an unreliable source. Havradim leaf a message 08:00, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chinese characters[edit]

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Oracle bone inscription on an ox scapula, 11th century BCE
Oracle bone inscription on an ox scapula, 11th century BCE
  • ... that according to legend, the invention of Chinese characters (oracle bone pictured) caused grain to rain from the sky and ghosts and demons to wail in frustration? Source: According to one tradition, Chinese characters were invented during the 3rd millennium BCE by Cangjie, a scribe of the legendary Yellow Emperor. Cangjie is said to have invented symbols called 字 (zì) due to his frustration with the limitations of knotting, taking inspiration from his study of the tracks of animals, landscapes, and the stars in the sky. On the day that these first characters were created, grain rained down from the sky; that night, the people heard the wailing of ghosts and demons, lamenting that humans could no longer be cheated.[1][2]
    • ALT1: ... that the oldest known Chinese characters were recorded on oracle bones (example pictured)? Source: The oldest attested Chinese writing comprises a body of inscriptions produced during the Late Shang period (c. 1250 – 1050 BCE), with the very earliest examples from the reign of Wu Ding dated between 1250 and 1200 BCE.[3][4]
    • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by Remsense (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Remsense诉 04:25, 30 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I really like that first hook. Article is in great shape and eligible (congrats on the GA, btw), and I was able to confirm the story through Google Books keyword searching. QPQ is not needed. Looks like we're good to go. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:05, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Yang, Lihui; An, Deming (2008). Handbook of Chinese Mythology. Oxford University Press. pp. 84–86. ISBN 978-0-195-33263-6.
  2. ^ Boltz 1994, pp. 130–138.
  3. ^ Boltz, William G. (1999). "Language and Writing". In Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L. (eds.). The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC. Cambridge University Press. pp. 74, 107–108. ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8. Retrieved 3 April 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Liu, Kexin; Wu, Xiaohong; Guo, Zhiyu; Yuan, Sixun; Ding, Xingfang; Fu, Dongpo; Pan, Yan (2021). "Radiocarbon Dating of Oracle Bones of the Late Shang Period in Ancient China". Radiocarbon. 63 (1): 155–175. Bibcode:2021Radcb..63..155L. doi:10.1017/RDC.2020.90.

Schoenoplectus triqueter[edit]

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Schoenoplectus triqueter
Schoenoplectus triqueter
  • ... that the sedge Schoenoplectus triqueter (pictured) can grow up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) tall, on stems less than one-half centimetre (0.20 in) across?
Created by Cremastra (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Cremastra (talk) 16:42, 26 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

First question/note on the article is that the species presence in North America is only mentioned in the lede, but not at all covered in the distribution section. Ideally there shouldn't be citations in the lede so the mention of the Columbia River basin should be covered in distribution and elaborated on (what part of the columbia as is a large basin that covers a number of biozones.--Kevmin § 22:59, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I'll look for more sources and expand the Distribution section tomorrow. Cheers, Cremastra (talk) 01:35, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Updates looking very good. article is new enough and long enough, with appropriate citations that are neutrally presented. No qpq done as of yet, that is still being waited on. The hook is cited and the citation matches the information as presented. With the hook, I would suggest changing the wording "..., but with stems..." to "... on stems..." as it feels like it flows better that way. thoughts?--Kevmin § 20:50, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
At this point it looks like everything is ready to go.--Kevmin § 16:34, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Stainmore[edit]

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  • ... that the events following the Battle of Stainmore have been called the end of the first Viking age in England?
5x expanded by CSJJ104 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

CSJJ104 (talk) 21:53, 24 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Expansion length and date, hook, qpq, close paraphrase check ok. --Soman (talk) 01:31, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Kee Building[edit]

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Side view of the Sam Kee Building
Side view of the Sam Kee Building
5x expanded by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Yue🌙 03:34, 24 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'm reviewing this. X (talk) 07:31, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The fivefold is borderline met here as per my calculation. All other criteria are fulfilled. I've done some minor copy-editing. ALT0 is the most intriguing of the 3. X (talk) 08:10, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Leontius of Autun[edit]

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  • ... that the details about the life of Leontius of Autun can be summed up as, "July 1 – The burial of Leontius, bishop of Autun (Gaul), 5th century"?
5x expanded by Evrik (talk) and Polylerus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 119 past nominations.

--evrik (talk) 04:21, 25 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Fascinating little article about such an obscure figure! The source checks out, the article seems in good shape (just barely long enough, fully cited, no evidence of copyvio), and the QPQ checks out as well. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:01, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Larrabee County, Iowa[edit]

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  • ... that Larrabee County was a proposed county in Iowa, however because it failed, Iowa remained a state with 99 counties?
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Improved to Good Article status by 48JCL (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

48JCL (talk) 11:39, 25 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article attained Good article status. No problems regarding copyright and referencing, and hook mentioned in the 'Proposal' section and is cited. Good to go. - Toadboy123 (talk) 02:59, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ella Scoble Opperman[edit]

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Ella Scoble Opperman
Ella Scoble Opperman

* ... that American pianist Ella Scoble Opperman (pictured), the first dean of the Florida State College for Women, was praised for growing the college into a credible School of Music?

Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 401 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 07:55, 25 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]


General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes

Image eligibility:

  • Freely licensed: No - The documentation on this image is not really adequate (incorrect template used, no date given in the source linked); however this alternative source shows a portion of the same picture with a date given as circa 1920, and thus PD in the US, so I do believe it’s freely licensed but I’m not sure how we can adequately update the documentation; that probably does need to happen so it doesn’t wind up deleted on a technicality while on MP. Alternately, that site does have more pictures of her you could choose from, altho the organ is very nice.
  • Used in article: Yes
  • Clear at 100px: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: For the image and the sourcing, just let me know when updated and I will update my review! Innisfree987 (talk) 03:32, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Innisfree987 I added more sources. I will just ditch the image. SL93 (talk) 04:13, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: * ... that American pianist Ella Scoble Opperman, the first dean of the Florida State College for Women, was praised for growing the college into a credible School of Music?
Thanks for the quick turnaround! All set now. Innisfree987 (talk) 05:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Portrait of Cornelis van der Geest[edit]

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Portrait
Portrait
  • ... that for many years a painting (pictured) was attributed to a different painter and the person in the portrait was also misidentified?
Created by Bruxton (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 150 past nominations.

Bruxton (talk) 21:31, 26 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I like the first hook best. Article is in good shape, great job on it. Seems fully sourced to reliable sources, and there's no evidence of copyvio. QPQ checks out. Hook checks out from the Google Books link. Good to go. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:26, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Battle of Dollar[edit]

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  • ... that the Picts disappeared from history after the devastation suffered following the battle of Dollar?
5x expanded by CSJJ104 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

CSJJ104 (talk) 20:49, 27 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • 5x expansion checks out, article is complete in and of itself, provides adequate context for the non-expert, and is referenced throughout. Hook is interesting and in the article, AGF on paywalled reference, but a search in Googe Books verifies the facts mentioned here. QPQ has been done, good to go. Constantine ✍ 11:46, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Command information newspaper[edit]

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5x expanded by Cielquiparle (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 63 past nominations.

Cielquiparle (talk) 22:58, 28 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • 5x expanded, article is NPOV and reliably-sourced, hook is interesting, reliably-sourced in-article. Verified QPQ required in order to pass. ViperSnake151  Talk  23:32, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Amen break[edit]

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Waveform of the Amen break
Waveform of the Amen break
  • ... that the Amen break (waveform pictured) gained popularity because it offered an easy way to create jungle music?
Improved to Good Article status by LunaEclipse (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

🌙Eclipse (talk) (contribs) 00:28, 26 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Very good nom here! Love this topic and glad it's gonna be good to go for DYK. Recently passed GA review, so that covers its new enough, presentable, and well-sourced considerations. It is also long enough, and the hook is interesting and well-sourced as well. A lot of ALT hooks can be constructed for this one, but ALT0 is good. Good job on this one Soulbust (talk) 14:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Songbird (TV program)[edit]

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  • ... that in her musical show Songbird, Regine Velasquez picks out one lesser-known song to perform from the featured theme each week?
5x expanded by Pseud 14 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 39 past nominations.

Pseud 14 (talk) 00:04, 27 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Expansion date and length ok. QPQ done and close paraphrase ok. The source is not exactly independent (GMA, same as producing company) but the claim is hardly extraordinary. --Soman (talk) 01:36, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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