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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 third-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.

Phenotypic disparity[edit]

Morphological variety among birds and mammals
Morphological variety among birds and mammals
  • Source: Minelli, Alessandro (2019). Biodiversity, disparity and evolvability: "In terms of species number, birds are more diverse than mammals (some 10,000 vs. ca. 5600 extant species worldwide), but are instead quite more uniform in terms of morphology, reproductive biology and developmental schedules."
  • Reviewed: I have less than 5 past nominations.
Moved to mainspace by Interaccoonale (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

——🦝 The Interaccoonale Will be the raccoon race (talkcontribs) 07:21, 14 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Approved: Article is new enough (created draft 6 May, moved to mainspace 12 May, nominated 14 May), long enough, every paragraph is cited to a scientific source (I only verified the hook source, AGF on the others), no copyvio detected (I would prefer if the paraphrasing of the hook fact wasn't quite so close), and presentable. The hook is formatted, of good length, cited to a reliable source (verified) and interesting. Image CCSA. I feel that I can make out enough of the image, and if it runs I'm sure it'll be clickbait to see the full-size version. QPQ waived. Will leave some copyedit notes on nominator's talk page. (I formatted/proofed the image caption.) – Reidgreg (talk) 23:58, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Article has been copy-edited according to the reviewer's suggestions.——🦝 The Interaccoonale Will be the raccoon race (talkcontribs) 01:40, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Interaccoonale and Reidgreg: Forgive this non-expert, but I can't understand the hook at all, and I would question whether a broad audience would. I think this needs a simpler hook.--Launchballer 15:39, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for raising that concern. I'm not sure that this hook fact can be rewritten without either changing the meaning or greatly increasing the wordcount. I'll think on it. Though I believe this is a case where the picture is relevant and helps illustrate the hook's meaning. – Reidgreg (talk) 17:21, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer and Reidgreg: How about "... that birds have more species than mammals, while they are relatively more uniform in appearance?" ——🦝 The Interaccoonale Will be the raccoon race (talkcontribs) 23:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lillie Shockney[edit]

  • ... that Lillie Shockney is a co-founder of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators?
Moved to mainspace by Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 17:18, 12 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is long enough and new enough with no copyright violations. All of the references are reliable. The article is neutral. Both hooks are cited, but I prefer ALT1. SL93 (talk) 21:40, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jugando a Que No Pasa Nada[edit]

  • Source: "El nuevo álbum de Grupo Frontera 'Jugando a que no pasa nada' mezcla su estilo tejano con nuevos géneros y sonidos experimentales". Los Angeles Times (in Spanish). 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
Converted from a redirect by Floppykart (talk) (nominated by Pollosito (talk)). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Santi (talk) 22:04, 12 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Not a review, more for your information than anything else. There is no criterion that says the nominator should be the creator, but if you're asserting that it meets all DYK criteria, then it's on you to make sure that it does.--Launchballer 20:51, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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: A new article, nominated within the respective period. Long enough. The QPQ is unrequired since you are within your 5 free nomination period, so you can save Template:Did you know nominations/How Long (Paula Toledo song) until you are required to complete QPQs. No pictures to review. I removed unsourced statements from the composition of the songs. If the information is right, it can be restored with a reliable source. No plagiarism or neutrality issues. The hook is interesting and sourced.

As Lauch said, you can nominate any articles meeting the basic criteria as long as you credit the creators. (CC) Tbhotch 02:06, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tori DellaPeruta, Talia DellaPeruta[edit]

Talia and Tori DellaPeruta
Talia and Tori DellaPeruta
Created by Hameltion (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 55 past nominations.

Hameltion (talk | contribs) 04:17, 13 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: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:37, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Devizes Plot[edit]

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

Pahunkat (talk) 20:49, 15 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Approved ALT0–2: Article is new enough, long enough, well-cited to reliable sources, presentable, and with no policy issues detected (neutrality, BLP, copyvio). Non-boldlinked articles in hooks also look presentable, with no maintenance banners. Hooks are formatted and of good length, with hook facts cited in article. Verified hook fact for ALT0, ALT1. AGF for ALT2 (pages 88–101 of De Normann not available at open library). QPQ waived. I feel that ALT0 is the most interesting of the three. – Reidgreg (talk) 15:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Windswept Adan[edit]

  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: First nomination! The story of this album is (in my opinion) really interesting, but a lot of the sources are in Japanese and I wouldn't feel comfortable nominating a DYK with a Japanese language source for the English language Wikipedia.
5x expanded by Joeyquism (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Joeyquism (talk) 20:18, 18 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Expanded 5× within a 7 day span (~18000 bytes of new prose ÷ 2352 bytes of old prose = ~7.7× expansion), new enough, well-researched and neutral. No close paraphrasing that I could detect judging from the English sources; I will take it on faith that the Japanese sources were translated to English in a way that doesn't too closely paraphrase the source. Hook is interesting and has a direct citation in the article. Looks good to go. DigitalIceAge (talk) 18:18, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Caitlyn Wurzburger[edit]

Caitlyn Wurzburger
Caitlyn Wurzburger
  • ... that lacrosse player Caitlyn Wurzburger (pictured) committed to a college program at the age of 14?
Created by Hameltion (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 56 past nominations.

Hameltion (talk | contribs) 18:36, 14 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: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:09, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Zombie Plane[edit]

Created by Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 07:59, 13 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing... (I haven't heard a Chuck Norris meme in years) ~~lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me) 17:29, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Passed criteria: The article is new enough, long enough, not affected by DYK-eligibility problems, verifiable and NOR, copyvio-free with correctly attributed quotes. The hook is cited to RS, interesting, concise.
  • Remarks, @Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: (1) I think the Premise section should be rewritten to not give undue weight to THR. (2) William Strong did not directly tell THR of the biohazard threads but rather told Mier who forwarded the story. (3) This might be a language issue from my part, but should the hook not be
    ALT0b: ... that Zombie Plane cannot take flight from Chuck Norris?
  • as in the movie cannot flee/escape from Chuck Norris? Also, I removed the link to the Chuck Norris facts article to add a little IYKYK. You are welcome to retain the original link. Best wishes, ~~lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me) 18:15, 14 May 2024 (UTC); 18:34, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Lol1VNIO: Thanks for taking this review. Your concerns have been addressed. I also welcome your minor revision on ALT0, which is more clear than the previous version, tho I think the decision whether to include that Norris fact wikilink is probably best left for a DYK prepper to decide. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 21:45, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

BBL Drizzy[edit]

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

~Liancetalk 21:07, 13 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: None required.

Overall: Earwig's clear, long enough, new enough, sourced well, and gtg. The Graun really needs to get its reporting up though, "Metro did something that had yet to be done in this rap battle: he apologized" might be the most damning indictment of J Cole's role in the beef I've seen. AryKun (talk) 05:25, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Liance, would you do an ALT hook that doesn't mention "rumors accusing" a living person of cosmetic surgery? Rjjiii (talk) 18:52, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Girl Friday (TV programme)[edit]

  • ... that when actress Joanna Lumley spent nine days on an uninhabited island for the 1994 TV show Girl Friday, she made a pair of shoes out of her bra?
  • Reviewed:
5x expanded by Mystery Merrivale (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

 Mystery Merrivale  (talk) 12:52, 17 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: A recently expanded article that is long enough. Most of the sources are hosted by a third party, so I cannot review them and I'll assume good faith. No copyvio issues with the available text. The hook is interesting and it was not present before the expansion. QPQ is not required. According to the tool, this is the fourth nomination. (CC) Tbhotch 01:54, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maud Morgan (harpist)[edit]

Maud Morgan c. 1893
Maud Morgan c. 1893
Created by Xoak (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

X (talk) 21:00, 14 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'm afraid that that QPQ does not count, as a previous full review had already been conducted.--Launchballer 21:31, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, okay. I'll review another in a few days. @Launchballer:, I hope this one counts? X (talk) 21:38, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Full review needed.--Launchballer 09:20, 15 May 2024 (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: No - The hook only appears in the lead and not in the body of the article - I think this needs to be changed, per WP:LEDE
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: A really interesting person to read about! I think we would need to use ALT 0a, which better reflects the claims of the sources. The only query is on the hook not appearing in the body of the article. If you can add it somewhere appropriate, this is good to go.  Mystery Merrivale  (talk) 10:09, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Mystery Merrivale: Done. Yes, let's go with ALT0a. X (talk) 11:10, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@X: That's great, ready to go with ALT0a.  Mystery Merrivale  (talk) 14:45, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Atavista[edit]

  • ... that prior to its 2024 release, a track on the album Atavista could be heard in a 2019 Google Pixel ad?
Created by JayceFey (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

JayceFey (talk) 14:06, 14 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

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

Overall: Hi JayceFey! Just a small recommendation: While I am aware that Track listing and Personnel sections are generally citation-free, the final sentence of the Background section that mentions the absence of three tracks in the previous albums lacks a citation. It may have been intended as an extension of the primary source from the previous album, but I would advise citing it with a secondary source if possible. The hook is interesting. Second DYK nomination so QPQ-free. Earwig's Detector shows a 4.8% similarity, but it's not plagiarism after double checking. The article is well-written overall. Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 11:00, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Prince of Erebor! Has the issue been resolved? I added a citation to the section you mentioned. JayceFey (talk) 15:06, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Radio Yerevan jokes[edit]

  • ... that the Armenian Radio jokes are neither about radio nor are they Armenian? Source: Draitser, Emil (1998). Taking penguins to the movies: ethnic humor in Russia. Humor in life and letters series. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-8143-2327-4.
5x expanded by Szmenderowiecki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Szmenderowiecki (talk) 00:48, 14 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Arthur Fulton (sport shooter)[edit]

Created by UndercoverClassicist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

UndercoverClassicist T·C 06:23, 14 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • GTG. Interesting and well-written GA, main hook checks out, AGF on the ALT1. Earwig finds nothing, QPQ done. Johnbod (talk) 17:11, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Izzy Scane[edit]

Created by Hameltion (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 57 past nominations.

Hameltion (talk | contribs) 22:40, 14 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. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:43, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Daxinzhuang, Frederick Seguier Drake[edit]

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

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 07:02, 14 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: Both article need end-of-sentence cites for the fact of him discovering the city. The source confirms the claim ("He discovered the Shang deposits at Daxinzhuang"). The source is a doctoral dissertation, but it seems to have a decent number of citations according to Scholar, so I think it's fine to use. Earwig's clear for both articles and no other issues I can see, so gtg once the end-of-sentence cites are added. AryKun (talk) 13:28, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bernard Mellor[edit]

Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 48 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:55, 15 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: No - Not cited at end of sentence
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: A really interesting, and well-written article, with a good hook. Only one minor issue - the hook is cited, but not at the end of the sentence where the fact appears, which is required for DYK. Once that's fixed, we're good to go.  Mystery Merrivale  (talk) 08:55, 18 May 2024 (UTC)}[reply]

@Generalissima: Great, this is now good to go.  Mystery Merrivale  (talk) 18:24, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Utter (horse)[edit]

  • ... that the police horse Utter served with the Stockholm police for over 23 years, participating in 515 changings of the Royal Guards?
  • Source: "Utter köptes av Stockholmspolisen 1978 [...] I september 2002 pensionerades han från polisen" Dagens Nyheter 2005-04-14. p. 19
"Utter eskorterade 515 högvakter" Barometern OT 2021-11-01 [1]
    • Reviewed:
Created by AlexandraAVX (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

AlexandraAVX (talk) 20:12, 15 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: None required.

Overall: My first one in a while. Looks good as far as I can tell, though I can't access most of the cited newspaper articles to fully confirm (looks like they exist but are in print/paywalled). I just published an edit to the article for some light clean-up but it shouldn't affect this nomination. AdoTang (talk) 03:00, 17 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of Green Bay Packers NFL All-Anniversary Team selections[edit]

  • Source: A number of sources show the various make-ups of each All-Anniversary Team and the table can confirm that these two players were the only selections across all three.
Moved to mainspace by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 42 past nominations.

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:20, 15 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. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:29, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Madisen Skinner[edit]

  • ... that volleyball player Madisen Skinner beat Texas in one national championship final – then won two national championships with Texas?
Created by Hameltion (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

Hameltion (talk | contribs) 18:46, 15 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. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:41, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Kenji Tanigaki, Stephen Tung[edit]

Created by Prince of Erebor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 11:28, 15 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Date, hook, length works out on both, QPQs done, no close paraphrase found. --Soman (talk) 21:15, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for reviewing the articles, Soman!—Prince of EreborThe Book of Mazarbul 15:08, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ 浅見みなほ (31 December 2020). "アクション監督:谷垣健治(前編)「香港映画の現場を見て『この中にいたい』と思った」" [Action director: Kenji Tanigaki (Part 1) : I saw the set of a Hong Kong film and thought, "I wanna be a part of this."] (in Japanese). Natalie. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024. そういう意味では「ここからスタントマンになりました」と言える転機だったと思います。本当はアクション監督3人の推薦が必要なんですけど、トン・ワイっていうアクション監督が推薦してくれて、裏口入学みたいな形で入れてもらいました(笑)。 / アクション監督を務めた「るろうに剣心」シリーズの最新作「るろうに剣心 最終章 The Final」は4月23日、「るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning」は6月4日より全国ロードショーとなる。「G.I.ジョー:漆黒のスネークアイズ」は2021年10月22日に全米公開される予定。 [I think it was a turning point where I can finally say that "I became a stuntman". In fact, you need recommendations from three action directors (to debut as a stuntman), but I was able to get in through a backdoor entrance thanks to the recommendation of action choreographer Stephen Tung. It was like a backdoor admission. / The latest installment of the Rurouni Kenshin film series, titled Rurouni Kenshin: The Final, in which he (Tanigaki) served as an action director, will be released nationwide in Japan on 23 April. Besides, Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning will have its nationwide release on 4 June. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, another film he (Tanigaki) worked on, is scheduled for a release in the United States on 22 October 2021.]

Jaelyn Brown[edit]

  • Source: ESPN (clubfoot) / several sources for WNBA
5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 184 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:46, 24 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is long enough (5647 characters) and just a day late for a prolific nominator and active volunteer who is usually on time, so using discretion to give it a pass per the rules last time I checked. Article is well sourced and Earwig returns a very low match rate (under 6%), suggesting there are no copyvio problems here. Tone is neutral. Article is tidy. Hook is sourced to two sources including ESPN which quotes her mother who said she cried and cried when doctors told her her baby might not walk very well. The hook is also interesting and jumped out compared to other hooks waiting for review. No images are used. QPQ is done. Good article, good to go. Cielquiparle (talk) 04:11, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pearl (X)[edit]

  • ... that actress Mia Goth was cast as both Pearl and Maxine in X to emphasize the similarities between the two characters?
  • Reviewed:
Created by FishLoveHam (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

FishLoveHam (talk) 14:26, 19 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Shagdarjavin Natsagdorj[edit]

  • ... that Shagdarjavin Natsagdorj was appointed director of the Institute of History at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences just two years after being accepted as an apprentice there?
Created by AirshipJungleman29 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:38, 17 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New, long enough, wonderfully written, and interesting throughout; QPQ done. The source apparently verifies the hook (I used automatic translation on the Mongolian text), but I cannot determine the quality of the source, as the publisher is not identified -- if it self-published, as it looks, I have reservations about its usability anywhere in the article, and especially for sourcing the hook. Also, assuming the source is reliable: the hook is fun and all, but the article has much more interesting facts, which seem to be quoted to much more reliable sources -- how about something on his refusal to criticize Genghis? Dahn (talk) 18:45, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks for the review Dahn! The source may be self-published, but its author, Ishdorj, Ts., was a reputable Mongolian historian. Now, being a 20th century Mongolian historian means that you're not very prominent on Google, but you can still find evidence of his subject-matter expertise at links such as [2] [3] and [4]. He is also mentioned in a New York Times article and was the recipient of a medal for his contributions to scholarship. After finishing the article, I had actually found more details on his avoidance of censorship, and now we have a new paragraph! As for another hook, how about ALT1: ... that Shagdarjavin Natsagdorj's remarks at an academic conference led to a communist purge and contributed to the Sino-Soviet split? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:16, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • I am not doubting Ishdorj's qualifications, but the problem with self-published sources is that they are generally (or universally) below the RS threshold, regardless of who the author is; we generally cannot trust their content to have been edited by anyone, and we technically can't even tell it's an actual article by Ishdorj (it probably is, and as such written in a blog-ish manner, but still...). I won't insist that you remove it from the article, but I would suggest that it should not be used for the front-page hook. Therefore:
      • for a very interesting ALT1. Dahn (talk) 20:23, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hush WAACs[edit]

  • ... that the team of British women codebreakers sent to France during the First World War were nicknamed the Hush WAACs?
Created by EEHalli (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

EEHalli (talk) 16:12, 16 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

What a great little article! Never heard of this before and I think most readers will find it intriguing. DYK Check shows 2300 chars of body, but that's not accounting for the names so I'm going to give it a definite bye. New enough, well cited, GTG. Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:23, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maury Markowitz, EEHalli, the hooks need tweaking because they contain links to the disambiguation pages First World War and Government Code and Cypher School, can one of you fix them? TSventon (talk) 16:41, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TSventon: seems to have been fixed already. Maury Markowitz (talk) 17:09, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you @TSventon: and @Maury Markowitz:. I normally do biogs for women in red so this was a different format for me. EEHalli (talk) 17:22, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I strongly recommend ALT2, although perhaps with "initially" removed. Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:29, 16 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

George Kunkel (actor), The Chalice of Courage[edit]

George Kunkel
George Kunkel
For Kunkle's role as a mountaineer: Mark. (July 30, 1915). "Film Reviews: The Chalice of Courage". Variety. XXXIX (9): 19.
Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 23:11, 19 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Both articles are newly written, sourced throughout. AGF on offline sources, but the hook fact about the first assisted suicide on film is available via Google Books. The Variety article and others appear to be offline, which is fine. I trust you. Articles appear to be written neutrally. Two QPQ are provided. – Muboshgu (talk) 03:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

International Register of Electors[edit]

Moved to mainspace by Mindmatrix (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 133 past nominations.

Mindmatrix 16:37, 17 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article moved to mainspace the day it was nominated. Article is long enough, well-cited to reliable sources, presentable, and with no policy issues detected. Hooks are formatted and of good length, hook facts cited in article, verified from sources, and interesting. QPQ verified. ALT0 is probably the more interesting of the two. I'm going to hold the tick for a bit while I think about other hooks (per nom). (I had something interesting about the Quebec (provincial) list, as voters outside the province were more likely to vote "no" on sovereignty.) BTW, would you like to request this for Canada Day? – Reidgreg (talk) 16:36, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Reidgreg: It hadn't occurred to me to request a Canada Day slot, but that sounds good. Mindmatrix 00:27, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • Approved ALT0 & ALT1. Requesting 1 July. – Reidgreg (talk) 00:53, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • I didn't think of any ALTs, so approving this with the date request. I've got this watchlisted in case you think of another. – Reidgreg (talk) 00:53, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Victory Salute (statue)[edit]

Victory Salute
Victory Salute
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: Can be run without image.
Created by SammySpartan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

SammySpartan (talk) 23:41, 20 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • There are multiple issues. Three of the sources are unreliable - PBase as a personal website, Humanities for All as a blog post, and Indybay has no editorial process as an "open publishing newswire" that "allows anyone to instantaneously self-publish their work". The first and last sentences of the Design section needs citations. The first sentence under the Use as protest space section needs to be cited. SL93 (talk) 00:29, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks SL93 for the feedback. I've replaced the PBase citation with a better source, and removed the Indybay citation. I've also added sources for the sentences which were missing them.
    I've left the Humanities for All citation up because I believe that although it's a blog article, it's an appropriate source for the statement of "[SJSU] faculty embedded Victory Salute into their Public Art as Resistance project". The blog is written by the Director of Public Programming for the College of Humanities at San Jose State, and describes the history and intent behind the project. I have added another secondary source for the statement, but I think the Humanities for All article should stay.SammySpartan (talk) 18:20, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. The article and image are ready to go. SL93 (talk) 21:25, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain[edit]

  • Source:
    • "With input from technologists, entrepreneurs, currency experts, news analysts and others, a wide, kinetic array of archival clips and more recent visuals, and Rosario Dawson’s crisply voiced narration, the movie engagingly outlines blockchain’s role as the underlying technology behind such digital currencies as bitcoin (which gets its own dissection), plus its growing part in accounting practices, music industry payments and renewable energy markets." LA Times
    • "Moviegoers who still think that “Bitcoin” and “blockchain” are synonyms will have their eyes opened by Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain, an engaging doc..." "Winter and narrator Rosario Dawson whisk us back to the 2008 economic collapse" The Hollywood Reporter
    • "The fast-paced, globe-hopping documentary “Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain” provides plenty of words, examples and context to help define its complex subject, blockchain technology. Still, it’s unlikely that less initiated viewers will be able to fully explain, without a crib sheet, what they’ve just learned. That’s no fault of this well-assembled film, or its capable writer-director, Alex Winter...but, rather, of the elusive concept of blockchain..." LA Times"
  • ALT1: ... that musical artist Imogen Heap is featured in Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain, discussing how blockchain could enable direct micropayments from fans to artists? Source: "songwriters like Imogen Heap believe it could even help fix the carnage Napster caused, letting fans support artists directly with micropayments. The DJ Gramatik went even further than Heap, making his entire discography available on file-sharing sites and selling shares in his career via crypto." Hollywood Reporter
  • ALT2: ... that the 2018 documentary film Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain features UNICEF exploring blockchain as a means to give stateless refugees official identities? Source:
    • "In one of the most tangible examples, a group within UNICEF is exploring blockchain as a means of giving refugees official identities independent of the failed nations they’re fleeing — eliminating vast amounts of bureaucracy on individuals’ long roads to aid and safety." The Hollywood Reporter
    • "We learn how, thanks to blockchain, neighbors in Brooklyn can trade solar electricity; how the technology might provide records for stateless refugees; and how it offers a way for fans to buy equity in an artist they like, without the middle men who come with sales on the internet." New York Times
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Space travel in science fiction
Created by TheSandDoctor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

TheSandDoctor Talk 23:29, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article is long enough, new enough, and neutral. I don't see any copyright violations, and I assume good faith on the paid subscription source. I prefer ALT2, but the promoter can choose the hook. SL93 (talk) 07:46, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Asyikin–Brugman Treaty[edit]

  • ... that Asyikin–Brugman Treaty was revoked 11 days after being signed? Source: Proyek Pelita Pengembangan Media Kebudayaan (1977). Sejarah dan adat fiy darul Butuni, Buton (in Indonesian). Proyek Pengembangan Media Kebudayaan, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. p84: "Tetapi rupanya Asyikin kembali sadar , terbukti sebelas hari sesudahnya penanda tanganan kontrak yaitu pada tanggal 19 April 1906 beliau menyatakan tidak berlakunya perjanjian 8 April. Pernyataan ini disampaikan melalui J. Van Hecht yang oleh beliau ini diteruskannya kc Ujung Pandang. Dan pada tanggal 26 April 1906 dengan kapal tumpangan de Ruyter pula. Residen Brugman berada kembali di Buton, dengan pengawal yang lengkap dengan persenjataannya , yang menunjukkan adanya kesiap-siagaan untuk melakukan penyerangan kalau maksudnya tidak tercapai. Dengan disertai ancaman kekerasan Brugman memaksakan untuk mematuhi perjanjian 8 April dan apabila tidak maka Belanda akan menyerang kerajaan Buton ."
Created by Nyanardsan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

Nyanardsan (talk) 08:55, 17 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
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.

Overall: DaxServer (t·m·e·c) 14:43, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

George Kunkel (theatre manager)[edit]

George Kunkel
George Kunkel
  • ... that blackface actor George Kunkel (pictured) originally portrayed the character of Uncle Tom to promote slavery during the American Civil War, but later used the part to attack it when his views changed?
Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 79 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 05:00, 19 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. I would just link 'blackface' and 'American Civil War' in the hook. Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 22:37, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • Forgot to mention it but the photo is GTG too (in the PD, used in the article, clear photo). Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 23:06, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dellwood Cemetery[edit]

Dellwood Cemetery Gates
Dellwood Cemetery Gates
Created by Dwkaminski (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Dwkaminski (talk) 15:02, 18 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, presentable, well-sourced, old photo (before 1929), no copyvio as per Earwig, hook cited and QPQ done. ALT0 is intriguing and my preference. Uriel1022 (talk) 19:42, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Friendly Father[edit]

  • ... that the North Korean propaganda song "Friendly Father" went viral on TikTok following its release, with some users comparing it to the songs of Swedish supergroup ABBA?
  • Source: Mao, Frances (3 May 2024). "TikTok loves North Korea's latest propaganda bop. Why?". BBC. Retrieved 11 May 2024. When North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un released his latest song two weeks ago, surely he couldn't have foreseen it becoming a hit on TikTok. But the propaganda tune has gone viral online with Gen Z users bopping around to the synthy-electro pop. ... But there is a certain Soviet-era tinge to it; Gen Z users describe it as 'Abba-coded', a reference to the Swedish superband.
Created by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Yue🌙 00:55, 17 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: Nifty, precise article. Nicely written, well sourced and verifiable. The only copied parts are quotes, which are cited so no issues there. The article had some minor copy editing issues, and I've done them myself (also removed half a sentence for which I was unable to find any supporting reference). It's now good to go. Small note: It'd be better if you wiki-linked the publications of the citations. I've also adjusted the hook (Tik Tok - TikTok).

Gravity Blanket[edit]

  • Source: Look at the URL TIME
  • ALT1: ... that while the Gravity Blanket didn't invent the weighted blanket category, Time magazine considered it to have "perfected the art of marketing them to the masses"? Source: "Although the year-old startup didn’t invent the accessories—which apply gentle pressure that studies say calms the nervous system—it perfected the art of marketing them to the masses." TIME
  • ALT2: ... that the Gravity Blanket was funded by a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that went viral and raised more than US$4.7 million? Source: See the subheading FastCompany
  • ALT3: ... that the Gravity Blanket was funded by a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that raised US$150,000 on its first day, when it only wanted US$21,500? Source: "The company’s original fund-raising goal had been $21,500. Its campaign brought in a hundred and fifty thousand dollars on the first day, and then Gravity started buying paid advertising; within two weeks, the total had surpassed two million dollars. The campaign closed in May, with $4,729,263." New Yorker
  • ALT4: ... that the Gravity Blanket was funded by a viral Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that raised more than US$4.7 million, when it only asked for US$21,500? Source: "The company’s original fund-raising goal had been $21,500. Its campaign brought in a hundred and fifty thousand dollars on the first day, and then Gravity started buying paid advertising; within two weeks, the total had surpassed two million dollars. The campaign closed in May, with $4,729,263." New Yorker
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wu Dao
Created by TheSandDoctor (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

TheSandDoctor Talk 04:53, 18 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: All DYK criteria are fulfilled. I've done some copy-editing, and it's good to go. The first three hooks are, rather, a touch generic and not so interesting. The last two are, however. ALT4 is the best of the lot. Although, it needs a bit of delinking. There's currently a heap of blueness on it. The linking of the words 'viral' and 'crowdfunding campaign' is redundant IMO. X (talk) 14:14, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Xoak: Could we by any chance perhaps have the hook be a new alt? Just discovered that they collaborated with Pizza Hut…this could make for a humorous DYK: ’’’…that Pizza Hut’s most expensive pizza was a blanket?’’’ source --TheSandDoctor Talk 00:55, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@TheSandDoctor: Yes, we always can. List your newer ALT hooks in bold in reply to this if you have more. The one you already provided let's name it ALT5. It is pretty hilarious and more intriguing than the previous ones, obviously. However, the source mentions it as Pizza Hut’s most expensive pizza is ... a weighted blanket?, per DYK rules we'd need to add that part to the article somewhat as is. You could probably add to the partnership section: [...] "It was sarcastically dubbed as Pizza Hut's most expensive pizza." Also, we could go for ALT6 …"that Pizza Hut’s most expensive pizza was a weighted blanket?" to reflect the source's statement more closely. Let me know your thoughts. X (talk) 04:31, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Xoak: Added to the article. I prefer ALT5 or 6 personally. Discovered that tidbit and it's far more hilarious. --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:20, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
ALT6 it is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xoak (talkcontribs) 05:31, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@TheSandDoctor and Xoak: Single-sentence WP:PARAGRAPHs are discouraged, could these be merged? (Also pinging @Z1720:, as the date request is for a set queued by him.)--Launchballer 11:03, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Launchballer: I've made some copy-editing. Better now? I felt it was okayish since those single sentence paragraphs were part of separate subsections. Anyway, I've merged them now. X (talk) 11:10, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Works a treat, and everything checks out. (Not a DYK issue, but this should have some more categories added.) How come this is for 31 May?--Launchballer 11:18, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Cool. And I've added some cats. X (talk) 12:36, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Launchballer: figured because that is Pizza Hut's founding anniversary and they're mentioned/related here in the preferred hook. If that isn't strong enough we can bump. Thanks for the work @Xoak:. I would've been on here earlier but time zones put this activity in the middle of the night for me. --TheSandDoctor Talk 16:34, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I will defer to Z1720.--Launchballer 16:46, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good. I imagine prep 4 (which hasn't yet been queued) would also probably work as a secondary option given that Pizza Hut is a North American (originating) brand and the flip over would result around 17:00 May 31st for New York. Not terribly attached to either, just food for thought. --TheSandDoctor Talk 16:56, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If you want this added to a queue, please post a message on WT:DYK after its promotion stating why and an admin will do it for you. Feel free to ping me in the message. Z1720 (talk) 21:26, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Z1720, TheSandDoctor, I really don't think this is an appropriate special occasion request, since the date in question is tangential at best to Gravity Blanket, the nominated article. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:39, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

David W. Music[edit]

  • ... that David W. Music has taught music, composed music, conducted music, and written about music?
  • Source: Sourced to his entry in the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology.
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: The hook gains its interest as an example of nominative determinism. If you think a different hook would be better, let me know.
Created by Mystery Merrivale (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

 Mystery Merrivale  (talk) 19:06, 24 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • ALT0a: ... that David W. Music has taught, composed, conducted and written about music?
  • Approved: Article is new enough, long enough, well-cited, presentable, and with no policy issues detected. QPQ waived. Hook is formatted and of good length. Hook fact cited in article (will assume that when he "led" a Sacred Harp sing ["directed" in source] this is equivalent to "conducting"). This is roughly verifiable from the summary preview of the subscription-required online source. Hook is interesting. Could probably do an alternate about the nominative determinism, but for non-April Fools, I don't think it'd be any more interesting than ALT0 which is excellent. I put up ALT0a just so the promoter can see them side-by-side, I think the slight repetition of phrasing in ALT0 (while less concise) makes for a better hook. All good! – Reidgreg (talk) 02:03, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ryu Sung-hyun[edit]

  • ... that Olympian Ryu Sung-hyun (pictured) taught himself gymnastics for four years because his father did not want him to become an athlete?
5x expanded by Riley1012 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 29 past nominations.

Riley1012 (talk) 13:02, 18 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comment I'm an IP user so I think I can't approve the overall DYK, but just a heads up that I'm a Korean speaker and I verified that both hook 1 and ALT1 are supported by the sources given. I'll give a slight comment that I'd prefer ALT1 be worded as "... that Ryu Sung-hyun (pictured) will become the first Korea National Sport University student athlete to compete at two Olympic Games?" Think the meaning of this is slightly clearer and it's slightly more concise. I prefer the main hook to ALT1 though; think it's more interesting. 104.232.119.107 (talk) 07:35, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for your input. I have changed the wording on ALT1. I was trying to figure out how to emphasize that he is competing in two Olympics while enrolled in the school- there are multiple alumni who have competed in multiple Olympics. -Riley1012 (talk) 12:50, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Comment: hooks that treat the future as definite are problematic. I'm assuming Ryu Sung-hyun has qualified for the Olympics, but even athletes on their country's Olympic teams sometimes don't end up competing due to injury, illness, accident, or some other complication, so "will" is a problem (see WP:CRYSTAL). Perhaps "is set to become" could be used (though, like the IP user, I prefer the original hook):
    Note that if you want the Olympics in the original hook, you can do so simply by adding "Olympian" before his name. —BlueMoonset (talk) 04:33, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Okay, that is totally fair. I've incorporated both of your suggestions. -Riley1012 (talk) 10:44, 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
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article is well-written, well-sourced, and well-organised. Both English-language and Korean-language sources were checked for close paraphrasing; no issues arose. Both hooks are interesting and verified, but I strongly favour the initial hook over ALT1. Yue🌙 03:15, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Vasantha Krishna Prasad[edit]

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

DaxServer (t·m·e·c) 20:01, 18 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Length, date, hook all checks out. In terms of grammar, "erstwhile-" isn't exactly needed in the hook sentence. No close paraphrase found. QPQ still pending though. --Soman (talk) 13:59, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • good to go. --Soman (talk) 23:06, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Taquería El Califa de León[edit]

  • Source: The Guardian: All that changed on Wednesday, however, when it became the first Mexican taco stand ever to win a Michelin star
5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk) and Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 46 past nominations.

(CC) Tbhotch 02:11, 19 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • The article was created on 18 May 2024 and nominated today (19 May 2024) and is thus eligible.
  • The article is sourced. I did one spot check and the reference checked out.
  • The article is written in a neutral and non-promotional tone.
  • Earwig did not pick up anything noteworthy.
  • QPQ provided.
  • The hook has the right length and is interesting and reliably sourced.
  • @Sammi Brie: and @Tbhotch: Great work, both of you! Thanks for creating free knowledge! I approve this nomination with the original hook WatkynBassett (talk) 10:53, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Devil's Chord[edit]

Moved to mainspace by OlifanofmrTennant (talk) and Alex 21 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 04:11, 18 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Verified that the article is long enough, that there are no plagiarism concerns through the Copyvios tool and spotchecking, and that the hook is sourced in the article. Cunard (talk) 01:48, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Great work on the article! I verified the first two hooks through this article, which says:

      Later in that episode, there’s a great gag for film students: “I thought that was non-diegetic…”

      Oh, thank you. Thank you for getting that joke because, there are plenty of people on the production team I had to explain that too. (laughs) And then you get people who don’t understand the joke and they go, “Can we cut it?”

      I verified the third hook through this article, which says: "It isn’t a full continuity-chucking “reboot” of the Whoniverse – the events of An Unearthly Child in 1963 got a specific call-out ..." Cunard (talk) 01:48, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Amazing Digital Circus[edit]

  • ... that Gooseworx's original pitch for The Amazing Digital Circus was more chaotic and silly before becoming deeper and more nuanced?
Improved to Good Article status by Skyshifter (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Skyshiftertalk 11:25, 18 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: Good to go! Approving ALT4. 🌙Eclipse (talk) (contribs) 11:56, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@LunaEclipse: sorry, I made a mistake. The source for ALT4 says that Goose "hadn't worked a lot with 3D", not that she never had worked with it. My mistake. I've fixed the article accordingly. Skyshiftertalk 23:18, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Approving ALT1 then. 🌙Eclipse (talk) (contribs) 11:23, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]