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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 fourth-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.

Couldn't Wait to Tell You

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  • Comment: This is technically just over the time limit for newness by a few hours. However, I only learned about the DYK rules just now. For the authorship, I expanded the article 5x and added the text of the DYK, although if 'author' means strictly the creator of the article I'm happy for them/someone else to take credit instead of me.
5x expanded by Krimzonmania7078 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Krimzonmania7078 (talk) 11:24, 18 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Gannon Golden Knights football, 1949–1950

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  • ... that the Gannon Golden Knights football team was abolished due to fan "apathy" despite going undefeated and shutting out six of eight opponents in its first year?
Created by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 381 past nominations.

Cbl62 (talk) 13:54, 17 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Well then! New enough and long enough. QPQ present. Hook fact checks out and is in article. @Cbl62: There's a citation needed for other disbandings of programs toward the end. I also have a comment: the Lake Shore Visitor is a Catholic newspaper, not the main newspapers in Erie, which Newspapers.com does not have (they are in GenealogyBank). Almost there if we can get the citations in re: San Francisco and Loyola. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 18:41, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sammie Brie: Thank you for the review. I added the missing citations. Cbl62 (talk) 21:07, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There we go. Sorry for missing your ping; check my name spelling next time. :) Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 01:33, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hail Larry

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Improved to Good Article status by Gonzo fan2007 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:37, 11 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Tenpop421 ALT1: ... that during the Hail Larry game, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jeff Janis recorded 145 of his career total of 345 receiving yards and 2 of his 3 career touchdowns? « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 20:22, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Works for me! Hook is short enough, interesting, in article, and cited. Good to go. Tenpop421 (talk) 21:10, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Donald Trump's letter to Ali Khamenei

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  • ALT1: ... that Trump wrote a letter to Ali Khamenei in an effort to initiate new nuclear negotiations with Iran? Source: [2]
  • Reviewed:
Created by GolsaGolsa (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

GolsaGolsa (talk) 12:38, 12 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

References

  1. ^ Agence France-Presse. "Iran's supreme leader rails against Trump's 'bullying' military threat". the guardian.
  2. ^ Sampson, Eve. "Iran's Leader Rebuffs Trump's Outreach Over Its Nuclear Program". nytimes.

Haniwa horse from Kamichūjō

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Sixth-century horse-shaped haniwa (ICP)
Sixth-century horse-shaped haniwa (ICP)
Created by Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 70 past nominations.

Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 18:16, 10 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article, created on 10 March, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. No copyvio issues. QPQ done. Image free and legible at low res. Hook in article, cited, citations checks out. Hook is interesting and short enough. Good to go. @Maculosae tegmine lyncis: should "Haniwa" be italicised in the article title as well? (not that it would hold up the nom). Tenpop421 (talk) 22:39, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Novvot

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Novvot (nabat) crystals in a bowl
Novvot (nabat) crystals in a bowl
Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 552 past nominations.

Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 02:52, 11 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Overall, good. I think the first hook is fine with the "traditionally believed". Though I think a slight rewording to something like "believed in local tradition to be..." is a good idea to get some space between the two links. Unless there are objections I think we can go with it. Of the alts I think ALT2 is the most hook-y. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 19:12, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@MtBotany: Thank you for finding a more reliable source for the "Persian sugar" name - I've switched it. I a fine with your rewording for the hook (updated above as ALT0a). --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 05:59, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Piotrus: I think we're good to go once the QPQ finishes. I'll keep an eye on that. Also give some time for others to weigh in if they have concerns about WP:MEDRS regarding ALT0a. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 15:40, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
MtBotany, the QPQ has been been promoted. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:18, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the ping. We are good to go. 🌿MtBotany (talk) 15:10, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Hughes (political staffer)

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  • ... that a former Uber driver is the nominee to be deputy secretary of a U.S. government department?
  • ALT1: ... that former plumbing salesman Andrew Hughes is the nominee to be deputy secretary of a U.S. government department? Source: same deputy secretary source above + Herald News ("Political appointees who did not list housing policy experience on their résumés and who landed in high-paying roles include Carson's chief of staff, Andrew Hughes, a former plumbing and HVAC salesman")
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Frank Elbridge Webb
  • Comment: To do QPQ within 24 hours.
Moved to mainspace by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 320 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:02, 19 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: The article is new enough and long enough. Source verifies hook. No copyvio detected. Hook is interesting and cited. I don't see any issues here. This will be ready to go once the QPQ is done. I think ALT0 is more interesting also. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 00:45, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sophiane Méthot

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5x expanded by Riley1012 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 36 past nominations.

Riley1012 (talk) 01:28, 14 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article recently expanded. Referencing is adequate. Hook verified by the sources. Earwig flagged a source, but that's a Wikipedia mirror presumably of the previous version of the article. QPQ done, so good to go. Preference for ALT0. Juxlos (talk) 10:03, 14 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Church of St Thomas, the Apostle and Howard-Flaget House

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Saint Thomas Church in Bardstown, Kentucky
Saint Thomas Church in Bardstown, Kentucky
Created by Maximilian775 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Maximilian775 (talk) 13:43, 12 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]


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

Overall: Article was nominated as Created (was created in 2009), but was in fact more than 5x expanded (from ~97 to ~880 words). The first hook ref checks out. I recommend that the hook, which only appears in the lead, is also included in the body of the article and that the citation be moved to the body instead of the lead as per Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section#Citations this recommendation. Both hooks are cited and are interesting. The floating seminary would have made a nice addition also. The tone conforms to the guidelines. Source review done (see comment above). This one is good to go. Nice, concise and informative. Thanks Max. el.ziade (talkallam) 13:16, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reminding me of the flatboat bit -- Was going to include it in one of the hooks. Am therefore proposing ALT3 ... that the Church of St Thomas, the Apostle and Howard-Flaget House was the site of the first Roman Catholic seminary on the American frontier, which had been founded on a flatboat?

Maximilian775 (talk) 14:16, 13 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prunus cathybrownae

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Prunus cathybrownae flower
Prunus cathybrownae flower
  • ... that the fossil plum-relative Prunus cathybrownae (pictured) was named for three different Catherines?
  • Source: Benedict, DeVore, & Pigg 2011 page 950 etymology section - The species epithet cathybrownae is named in honor of three generations who bear this name.
  • ALT1: ... that a Prunus cathybrownae (pictured) fossil was gold-coated for study? Source: Benedict, DeVore, & Pigg 2011 page 949 materials and methods section - Anther fragments from the inner whorl yielded clumps containing many very small grains. These were coated with ~20 nm of gold coating, mounted on stubs, and viewed...
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Phedimus spurius
  • Comment: 5x expansion moved from draft space to live in 12 Mar 2025.
5x expanded by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 367 past nominations.

Kevmin § 17:26, 12 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • This article, 5x expanded on 12 March, is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, and presentable. QPQ done. No copyvio. Both hooks in article, cited, and citation checks out. I prefer ALT0. GTG. Tenpop421 (talk) 17:45, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gil Hovav

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Hovav in 2021
Hovav in 2021
  • ... that Gil Hovav (pictured) cooked shrimp in orange sauce, because that was served at the Last Supper?
  • Source: Laura Blum October 9, 2013). "Israeli Cuisine: Interview with Gil Hovav". ujajcc.org. "Q: Tell us about your new TV show. GH: It's called "Meals That Made History." It's like an interesting history lesson. At the end you ask, ok, so what were they having when history happened? And you cook the food of the meal that took place when it happened. The Last Supper... Q: What were they eating ... at The Last Supper? GH: In the very famous painting of The Last Supper, what were they having on their plates according to Leonardo da Vinci? Shrimp in orange sauce. I think it might be a Tuscan delicacy.....'"
  • ALT1: ... that after the 9/11 attack,Gil Hovav (pictured) cooked a breakfast of shakshuka for 500 firefighters working at Ground Zero? Source: Amy Klein (February 5, 2015). "FOOD FOR THOUGHT; Exploring Israel's 'ethnic' cuisine," New Jersey Jewish News, "Hovav told a story of coming to New York after 9/11 to film his show, but instead being recruited to cook breakfast for 500 Ground Zero workers at 5:30 a.m. in conditions he said were more rustic than his days in the Israeli army. After feeding shakshuka to the hungry hordes, the sated workers marveled, “How interesting that in Israel you eat Mexican food for breakfast!” “It’s Moroccan!” Hovav wanted to tell them." and Dan Pine (April 9, 2010). "Funny Israeli TV star wont be using a non-shtick pan when stirring the pot at S.F. restaurant," The Jewish News of Northern California. "... he cooked for 500 firefighters working at the site of the downed World Trade Center shortly after 9/11. Even at that dark time, he wanted to brighten their day with shakshuka, a popular spicy egg dish in Israel.... “I wanted to serve them the ultimate Israeli breakfast,” Hovav recalled. “They said, ‘How interesting.’ For them it was huevos rancheros.”"
  • ALT2: ... that Gil Hovav (pictured) once accidentally marched with a sign that said “I'm a proud lesbian!”? Source: Dan Pine (April 9, 2010). "Funny Israeli TV star wont be using a non-shtick pan when stirring the pot at S.F. restaurant," The Jewish News of Northern California. "He once grabbed a sign at a pro-LGBT protest in Jerusalem, chanting slogans as he marched with the sign overhead. It was only later he looked at the sign, which read “I’m a proud lesbian!”
  • ALT3: ... that members of Gil Hovav's (pictured) family walked from Yemen to Palestine? Source: Dorothy Kalins (2021). The Kitchen Whisperers: Cooking with the Wisdom of Our Friends. " “My family walked all the way from Yemen to Palestine [in the late nineteenth century]"
  • ALT4: ... that Gil Hovav (pictured) reads the announcements at Ben Gurion Airport for free because he was annoyed by previous small grammatical errors? Source: Sapir Peretz (February 15, 2015). "New poster at Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion Airport: Gil Hovav," Globes. "New announcer at Terminal 3 at Ben-Gurion Airport : Gil Hovav. The next time you fly, you will hear two recorded messages (in Hebrew and English) from the new announcer every half hour: "Hello, this is Gil Hovav, and this is a security message. Please do not leave items unattended"; and "Please note. This is Gil Hovav, the licensed taxi rank is located off the curb. The public is asked not to use unlicensed taxis."" and Florina Pîrjol (July 8, 2016). "Scriitorul Gil Hovav: „Bucătarii din ziua de astăzi sunt adevărate staruri rockm"", Adevărul. "Currently, I'm the voice of Ben Gurion... the airport that bears his name! When you hear that annoying person saying, “Don’t leave your bags unattended,” know it’s my voice. The story is this: I always heard these ads in Hebrew and I noticed that they had grammar mistakes, small mistakes, but this thing was getting me out of the village! So I called the airport and I said, “It’s Israel’s boarding gate, you can’t make language mistakes!” And they said, "Then, come and read the ads," and I told them they were coming. Then they said, “But be careful that we don’t pay you.” And I said, "But who wants money for that? “ So I'm reading the ads now on the Ben Gurion Airport."
  • ALT5: ... that Gil Hovav (pictured) met his husband in the army when they were both straight? Source: Ciara Dwyer (March 19, 2017). "Gil Hovav: 'I started cooking the day my grandmother died - I wanted to remember her'," Irish Independent. "I live in Tel Aviv with my partner, Danny. He was my officer in the ... army. We have a 13-year-old daughter, Naomi. As she pointed out when she was four years old, 'Danny was Gilly's officer in the army, and Gilly is Danny's officer in life'..... When I first met Danny, we were both straight."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Remember Monday
  • Comment: Nominated on behalf of an IP editor who has also provided the QPQ. The article was translated / written in draft space by User:Relspas.
Moved to mainspace by Schwede66 (talk), Relspas (talk), and 2603:7000:2101:AA00:B988:8BEF:5DBE:59F6 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 171 past nominations.

Schwede66 18:45, 16 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: I like ALT2 and ALT4, both seem well-cited and supported by the text. ALT0 implies that this food was actually served at the Last Supper, rather than in the painting.

Norwich Historic District

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A young Roanoke Cotton Mills employee
A young Roanoke Cotton Mills employee
  • ALT1: ... that early residents of a historic district in Virginia were "disowned and neglected by both" the county and nearby city where they resided? Source: "The little settlement lay in the county, but the government of that political division looked upon Norwich as a problem of Roanoke City so the Norwichians were disowned and neglected by both." Barnes, Raymond P. (1968). A History of the City of Roanoke. Commonwealth Press, Inc. Page 242 - No online version but can provide a scan if necessary
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Beaver engineered dam in the Czech Republic
  • Comment: Image only applies to ALT0
Moved to mainspace by DrOrinScrivello (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

DrOrinScrivello (talk) 20:35, 13 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough (Mar 13), long enough (8100 B), cited to reliable sources, no copyvio (Earwig says 37.9% but only proper nouns). Both hooks are interesting. ALT0 verified in source; AGF on sourcing for ALT1. Image is high-quality and used in article. I'm not sure if it really looks good when scaled down, but I'll approve it to run with ALT0. Good work. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 23:38, 24 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your review, Vigilantcosmicpenguin! I admittedly share your concerns about the image at a small size, but it really makes ALT0 hit home so I hope it can be used. Thanks again. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 13:10, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Vigilantcosmicpenguin: sorry for the additional ping, but I just realized that it looks like you forgot to add the DYKtick template with your review, so this is still in the Awaiting approval queue. Just throw that bad boy on here when you get the chance, thanks! DrOrinScrivello (talk) 13:34, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ope here ya go — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 19:42, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Elbridge Webb

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  • ... that when running for American president in 1928, the Farmer-Labor candidate published pamphlets entitled "Who the hell is Webb?"?
  • Source: This remark was embraced by the party, with Webb and the Farmer–Labor Party issuing pamphlets with the remark and including it in party bulletins.[1][2]

I was thinking of having one saying something along the lines of "... that Frank Elbridge Webb ran for president in two elections, under three parties, and six different vice presidential nominees?", but I don't think its allowed because it's just something I noticed and wasn't mentioned in any source (granted, there is almost nothing written about him after 1932).

Moved to mainspace by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 02:38, 14 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article looks alright. Hooks are cited and interesting; I prefer either ALT0 or ALT2. No QPQ needed. Should be good to go. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:37, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ TIME (1928-10-08). "MINOR PARTIES: Mr. Webb". TIME. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  2. ^ "Farmer-Labor Party Bulletin". The Tuttle Times. 1928-10-05. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  3. ^ "Fill Farmer-Labor Ticket". The Grand Rapids Press. 1928-09-07. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
  4. ^ "Reed Not To Be With Webb On New Ticket; Candidate Webb Sued Here For Bill For Meat". The Times. 1928-09-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  5. ^ "Frank Elbridge Webb of the District of Columbia - Unity Party". Mid-West Progressive. 1932-11-03. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-02-27.

Consistometer

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A Bostwick consistometer measuring barbecue sauce
A Bostwick consistometer measuring barbecue sauce
Created by Awkwafaba (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

awkwafaba (📥) 02:16, 18 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Never heard of this device! Nice addition to WP. Great job. AGF of pay-walled source. Both hooks are approved. Note though that ALT0 hook is a synthesis of the first sentence of the 2nd paragraph. I have no problem with that, but if it is, ALT1 is also fully compliant. P 1 9 9  ✉ 15:23, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Godfrey Hattenbach

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  • Source: Quinlan, John (May 23, 2004). "Making an impression". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2025. - Above left is a portrait of Godfrey Hattenbach, regarded as the "father" of Sioux City's Jewish community, and at right is Edwin R. Kirk, self-proclaimed "king of the Jews."
Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 431 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 00:01, 14 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article new and just long enough. Took some squinting but the hook factoid is verified in the newspaper. Referencing is adequate. Earwig flags at 0% - I assume it didn't compare with the offline newspaper but I will AGF that there is no copyvio. QPQ is done, so good to go. Juxlos (talk) 04:00, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Manchurian hare

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Lepus mandshuricus
Lepus mandshuricus
Improved to Good Article status by Reconrabbit (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Reconrabbit 15:11, 14 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Miroslav Kvočka

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Kvočka at the ICTY
Kvočka at the ICTY
  • Source: Prosecutor v. Miroslav Kvočka, Milojica Kos, Mlađo Radić, Zoran Žigić and Dragoljub Prcać, 2 November 2001, p. 205 accessible via [1]
Improved to Good Article status by Peacemaker67 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:58, 15 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 14:52, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cort Theatre (San Francisco)

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Interior of Cort Theatre
Interior of Cort Theatre
Exterior of Capitol Theatre
Exterior of Capitol Theatre
  • Source: "San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Wins Big Triumph: Hadley's Players Please Great Audience At the Cort". San Francisco Chronicle. December 9, 1911. p. 18.
  • ALT1: ... the multiple dancers were arrested at the Capitol Theatre (pictured) in San Francisco for allegedly not wearing bras during strip tease numbers?
Source:"Optical Illusion Dancer in Court: Strip Teaser Denies Act Was Indecent Show". The San Francisco Examiner. January 13, 1939. p. 19.
Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 109 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 16:55, 15 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • OK, it's long enough, it's new enough, it's well-written and well-verified. The ALT hook is fine and more general and of broader interest than the first one, and so we should go with the exterior image. I don't see any plagiarism (and neither does Earwig). I don't really like all the bold names in the lead, but they make sense. Well done, 4meter4. Drmies (talk) 22:06, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Xavier Molyneux

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Created by Raintheone (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

Rain the 1 22:23, 15 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

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

Overall: Article was nominated within 7 days of creation and has over 1,500 characters in prose. Article is properly cited. Hook is interesting and properly cited. QPQ is done. Earwig picked up an unlikely violation of 17.4%, but the line about John Raftopoulos is too closely paraphrased to the source. I also have concerns about the neutrality of the article as it discusses the plot and production of the series that the subject is involved in, but is not necessarily about the subject himself. lullabying (talk) 23:26, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    • Also, forgot to mention this: ALT1 seems to be a better hook than the ALT0. lullabying (talk) 23:30, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • I have addressed the the concerns about John Raftopoulos, I agree it was too close to the source but I believed the source said it best short of a quotation. I have changed it. In regards to your concerns about neutrality - The article discusses key points in a concise manner about the roles the actor secured. I really do not think they they spill over into too much into the realms of in-universe fiction. A concise run-down of the show's plot if the corresponding role was significant and an explanation of the role is generally accepted. For the most part I kept it toned down to key events relevant to Molyneux himself. If you have any suggestions I am happy to work with you on this.Rain the 1 23:47, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
      • By talking in depth about what news articles and publicists have said about his casting in various projects, it comes off as WP:PROMOTION. lullabying (talk) 20:06, 16 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Roblox

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  • ... that in July 2020, over half of all children in the United States under the age of 16 played Roblox?
  • Reviewed:
Improved to Good Article status by NegativeMP1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

🐝 B33net 🐝 18:48, 15 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hook is interesting and matches the article (By July 2020, Roblox had over 164 million monthly active users, including half of all American children under the age of 16.) And the source also verifies it. Article looks good (recently promoted to good article status) and has no copyvios according to Earwig's (it matches an Aliexpres source but I reckon it's a copy of Wikipedia). No QPQ needed. Good to go. ―Panamitsu (talk) 22:48, 15 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alan MacMasters hoax

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Improved to Good Article status by B33net (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

🐝 B33net 🐝 22:08, 16 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

QPQ: No - pending
Overall: @B33net: QPQ pending. I'm a little unsure of Wikipediocracy as a source, but since the GA reviewer allowed it I guess it might be okay. While the current hook is fine, I think better hooks could be written about the fake inventor of the toaster, no? E.g. ALT1 ... that Alan MacMasters was not the inventor of the toaster? / ALT2 ... that the fictitious subject of a hoax Wikipedia article was a nominee to be on an English £50 note? / ALT3 ... that Scottish Government-funded organizations cited a hoax Wikipedia article as evidence of how an independent Scotland could succeed? / ALT4 ... that newspapers, encyclopedias, government agencies and a U.S. museum perpetuated the fictitious subject of a hoax Wikipedia article as the inventor of the toaster? Thoughts? BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:20, 17 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: please follow this up, thanks. Yeshivish613 (talk) 15:37, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
With the QPQ done. It should be good to go. However, as I proposed the one hook (ALT2), I believe that someone else is needed to review that. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:59, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2 checks out. Not a DYK issue, but the BBC source mentions that Scott Smith cooked a dish for him on Great British Menu and I think this should be mentioned.--Launchballer 12:28, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sourcing needs to be improved. GA status of article and notability are being questioned, so article is not stable enough yet for DYK. Cielquiparle (talk) 04:18, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm satisfied that the article has improved significantly. Cielquiparle (talk) 06:40, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
While this is open for discussion again anyway, I think a funnier hook could be chosen, especially if this is to be an April Fool's Day hook. The fact about Scott Smith seems like it would be a more entertaining hook. Something like ...that the hoaxed inventor of the toaster had a dish cooked in his honor by a chef on the cooking show Great British Menu? silviaASH (inquire within) 06:58, 29 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Pearman

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5x expanded by 1ctinus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

-1ctinus📝🗨 14:09, 16 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

Donald Pearlman

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  • Comment: DanielMichaelPerry is the article's primary author. I came across the article in the new page's queue and decided to help co-nom at DYK since I find the subject interesting.
Created by DanielMichaelPerry (talk) and Zeibgeist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Zeibgeist (talk) 20:03, 18 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

  • QPQ not required (3rd DYK nom). Article is well-referenced and the hook factoid is verified in the source(s). No copyvio detected by Earwig, flags primarily a direct quotation. Article's tone is neutral as it gets. Good to go. Juxlos (talk) 03:50, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wampanoag-class frigate

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Lead of her class, USS Wampanoag c. 1869
Lead of her class, USS Wampanoag c. 1869
  • Source: "By by 1863...[the] U.S. Navy looked to commerce raiding as the best means for neutralizing potential British involvement. Congress authorized the construction of a fleet of large, fast steam cruisers—the Wampanoag and her seven siblings."
https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2016/april/historic-ships-wampanoag-germ-idea-battlecruiser
Source: "In February 1868, the USS Wampanoag sped across rough water at a record-breaking speed of 17 knots. That feat made her the fastest steam screw-driven warship afloat...The active life of the Wampanoag, however, was measured in months..."

https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2002/august/wampanoag-goes-trial

Source: "By the time Wampanoag steamed into Hampton Roads on 17 February, she was the fastest ship in the world." https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2016/april/historic-ships-wampanoag-germ-idea-battlecruiser
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Created by GGOTCC (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

GGOTCC (talk) 23:31, 16 March 2025 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: @GGOTCC: The article looks good, it is properly sourced, it is neutral, it is new, and there seems to be no instances of plagiarism. The image is properly licensed, it is clear, and is used in the article. Congratulations! The article is ready for further DYK development! 🐝 B33net 🐝

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