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Please use one of the strings below to post your DYK nomination, using the "author" and "nominator" fields to identify the users who should receive credit for their contributions if the hook is featured on the main page.

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{{subst:NewDYKnom
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Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on February 8

Rosendale Village, New York

Downtown Rosendale Village, New York.

5x expanded by Gyrobo (talk). Self nom at 22:32, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

While the mayor that proposed disincorporation was a conceptual artist, nothing in the article indicates that only finances, not art, had anything to do with the 1977 disincorporation.Thelmadatter (talk) 01:08, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the text to indicate Puusemp's intentions a little better, and added a quote box.
--Gyrobo (talk) 01:28, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I could see it if the town saw it that way, instead of just one guy. The evidence pushes finances too hard. maybe ALT1 ... that Rosendale Village (pictured) in upstate New York, was dissolved in a move one mayor considered to be a work of art.Thelmadatter (talk) 01:57, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

But that isn't really accurate, the sources for the disincorporation section discuss the dissolution in terms of conceptual art, and give that as the major reason the mayor pushed for it. Whatever the reasons townspeople had at the time, art historians agree that it was a work of art.
--Gyrobo (talk) 02:09, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
As a little aside, I'd like to list the reasons why I chose this image, and why I think it should be kept with the hook:
  1. The angle of the buildings draws readers' attention to the text.
  2. The unusual coloring of the buildings complements the hook's artistic theme.
  3. The article is comprehensive enough to merit such prominence (personal opinion).
I wouldn't be devastated if the image isn't used, but it was important enough that I just wanted to point out why I picked it in the first place.
--Gyrobo (talk) 02:43, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
If the sources give the conceptual art angle, then please add it into the article. The article right now does not really support the hook. It is a good hook and photo, it just needs back up.Thelmadatter (talk) 17:14, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Done, I believe. --Gyrobo (talk) 19:39, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1... that the disincorporation of Rosendale Village (pictured) was considered to be a work of conceptual art, by the mayor that promoted the idea?Thelmadatter (talk) 01:54, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, that would be ALT2, you've proposed another one above, with very similar wording. I think both ALTs are unfaithful to the sources and weaken the hook. The article contains a large quotation analyzing the dissolution in terms of it being an artistic work. You're making it seem like this is one person's opinion, when the sources agree that the disincorporation was a work of art.
--Gyrobo (talk) 02:03, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Marshall JTM 45

Created by Drmies (talk). Self nom at 02:58, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that the Marshall JTM 45, the British company's first amplifier, has more sag but less crunch than their later models? :) Drmies (talk) 02:57, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Reviewed William Wadé Harris. Drmies (talk) 03:13, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gateway Project

Created by Djflem (talk). Self nom at 18:53, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • A useful article but I can't reconcile the citation with the wording. It suggests that both the TIGER funding covers two parts of the project, but I can only find mention of the Portal Bridge. Where is the other part of the project in the citation? Geof Sheppard (talk) 17:20, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I have shifted the following: http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/10/tiger-grant-provides-final-piece-of-the-puzzle-for-moynihan-station.html, which is now an inline citation after the statement made, hence 2 refs for one sentence. (Diff sources supporting one hook, that's OK? Otherwise may need to rewrite hook)Djflem (talk) 22:12, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 9

St John the Baptist's Church, Stanton

A flint church seen between trees, the body ruined and roofless, the tower with a battlemented parapet

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 11:20, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Date, length, and image check out. However, the hook is somewhat confusing: the article and reference source state only that the west wall is built up to the boundary of the church yard, and that the tower being open at its lowest stage for processionals appears to be independent of the aforementioned attribute. Perhaps the hook can be simplified and the detail about the churchyard boundary can be left out? KimChee (talk) 14:52, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I guess you're right. I wanted to include the west wall, and also explain that the processions were to go round the outside of the church, but this isn't possible within 200 characters, so unless anyone is clever enough to create a hook clear enough and short enough, I think this suggestion will have to be dropped. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:13, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for trying, but that doesn't really say it. To be properly accurate would I fear take >200 characters, so I still think the suggestion should be dropped. But I really appreciate your time and effort.--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 09:10, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(outdent) You are kind to go to so much trouble. There's nothing particularly interesting about ALT3 (IMO); ALT2 is about as near as I think we will get (although it does not tell the full story), and I'm happy to accept that. Many thanks. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 23:08, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 10

Imaginarium (album)

Created by Secret Saturdays (talk). Nominated by Quispiam (talk) at 17:39, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Clement-Bayard

Albert Clément driving a 1906 Clément-Bayard racing car

5x expansion (Clément-Bayard) and new Creation (Albert Clément) by Chienlit (talk) 21:35, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Both articles check out and look good. Clément-Bayard is now even a x10 expansion, great work. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 02:33, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Recommend extending the link for 1906 French Grand Prix to "first" (so first Grand Prix). My first thought was to link to Grand Prix motor racing; a longer link makes it clearer where the link will take the user. Apterygial 11:15, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Change to longer link first Grand Prix done. Hook was intentionally short, in part because it was the first Grand Prix of any kind and should be unequivocal in its assertion. It even predates motor cycling, snooker, swimming, tennis, golf, X-factor, dominoes and the raffle at the village fete. :) Chienlit (talk) 12:02, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Problem is of course that it wasn't the first Grand Prix at all, there had been horse racing Grand Prix for years and years before this. The Grand Prix de Paris started in 1863, and was for decades the Grand Prix. Other sports having one or more Grand Prix before the automobile one include cycling and flying. Fram (talk) 14:48, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Oooh, so much for my sources, I've always 'known' that it was the first, since I was 12, before the internet, before Darpanet. Chienlit (talk) 19:19, 15 February 2011 (UTC)..[reply]
p.s. what were the cycling and flying events?
From the 1906 French Grand Prix article: Although it was not the first motor race to be called a 'Grand Prix'—a smaller race in Pau, the Pau Grand Prix, had been held in 1901—the 1906 race outside Le Mans was the first genuinely international race to carry the label. Until the First World War, it was the only annual race to be called a Grand Prix (often, the Grand Prix) and is now commonly known as "the first Grand Prix." Apterygial 23:29, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
These sources call it the first Grand Prix, but only from a motor racing perspective. The altered hooks below better reflect this. Fram (talk) 08:56, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Cycling: e.g. Paris, 18951896, or Roubaix 1899. For flying, it was the 1901 Grand prix for the first flying machine to circle around the Eiffel Tower, basically: [2]. But also e.g. a 1902 Grand Prix for pigeon shooting(!)[3], and let's not forget the non-sporting "Grand Prix" like the Grand Prix de Rome or the Grand Prix at the world Fairs. Fram (talk) 08:56, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
More context, matches articles and sources, 200 characters. --Lexein (talk) 22:19, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Just clarifies we are talking about motorsport. Apterygial 23:55, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It was the first international motorsport Grand Prix (prior races weren't "truly international). Since no general reader knows who/what the bolded items are, it seemed prudent to include at least one notable fact about them. --Lexein (talk) 02:44, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Pennsylvania State Memorial, Eternal Light Peace Memorial, 1913 Gettysburg reunion, 1938 Gettysburg reunion

One DYK factoid drafted for the above 3 new and 1 completely rewritten wikiarticles:

  • Hook is supported in articles and sources. Hook is 310 characters - this is allowed for multi-bold-articles, but it is wordy, and is somewhat confusing.
Suggested ALT 1: ... that the two largest Gettysburg Battlefield monuments "Pennsylvania State Memorial" and "Eternal Light Peace Memorial" were dedicated, respectively, on the 50th and 75th anniversaries of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, at battlefield reunion encampments?
--Lexein (talk) 23:44, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • So we've got a wee problem with the creation/expansion dates. Maybe it'll get waived, but... This hook was nominated as including articles created/expanded on February 10th. But:
Also, User:BoringHistoryGuy should have attribution for The Pennsylvania State Memorial; User:cmadler should have attribution for 1913 Gettysburg reunion.
By this reckoning, only the articles about the two reunions pass DYK requirements. The hook should therefore probably put more emphasis on the reunions than the monuments. --Mûĸĸâĸûĸâĸû (blah?) 17:48, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 11

Schenecker double homicide

--BabbaQ (talk) 14:16, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Can I suggest a slight tweak to:
... that Florida woman Julie Powers Schenecker allegedly confessed to shooting her two children because they "talked back and were mouthy"?
Reason being BLP concerns, this is alleged. --Errant (chat!) 14:24, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Cited source(2nd page) supports "talked back and were mouthy", and "allegedly confessed". Length of article is OK, length of hook is OK. But I suggest this alternate to clarify "confessed because" vs "shot because"
ALT2: ... that Florida woman Julie Powers Schenecker allegedly claimed to have shot her two children because they "talked back and were mouthy"?
--Lexein (talk) 04:24, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, good point on that one :) ALT2 is better worded. --Errant (chat!) 09:21, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Returned from queues: article at AFD. See also this thread. Materialscientist (talk) 11:17, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


List of Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim no-hitters, List of Kansas City Royals no-hitters, List of Texas Rangers no-hitters, List of Houston Astros no-hitters, List of Milwaukee Brewers no-hitters, List of Florida Marlins no-hitters

Created by BlueEarth (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 02:19, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hook is 311 characters. Too many primary (bolded) articles, and too many unrelated pitchers. The hook relies on citing baseball-reference.com, not news or book sources - an extra historical reference here would be excellent. I don't see how to shrink the existing hook to 200 characters at all, even if the source issue is addressed. Even this shrink is 227 characters:
... that the first no-hitters for the Major League Baseball clubs Angels, Royals, Rangers, Astros, Brewers and Marlins were pitched by Bo Belinsky, Steve Busby, Jim Bibby, Don Nottebart, Juan Nieves and Al Leiter, respectively?
Probably better as 6 separate hooks including year of first no-hitter - I think they could(?) be spread across six separate days, and still accepted (can we get consensus on this?) --Lexein (talk) 05:54, 14 February 2011 (UTC) [reply]
Multi-article hooks are exempt from the hook length requirement, see C3. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 06:17, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Not entirely exempt, but after subtraction, the first hook comes in at 222; at that length "it may still be considered eligible if the hook is reasonably compact and readable, but such hooks will be considered on a case-by-case basis." I disagree with a DYK with a list of six unrelated teams and pitchers. Why six? Why not eight? or four? I would prefer 6 individual, more informative, 200 character hooks. Plus, there's the single-sourcing issue. For these reasons, I now defer to another editor, rather than block this. --Lexein (talk) 07:52, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
As I see it, the most basic hook would be:
... that the first no-hitter for the Major League Baseball club Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim was pitched by Bo Belinsky?
I make that 116 characters. -- Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 08:01, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I don't mind splitting this into 6, but why take up the space of 6x116, or ~700 characters when less than half of the space would be needed in a 6-in-1 hook? --PFHLai (talk) 03:20, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
My thought was merely that single hooks could list the full team name, year and opposing team, and six hooks could be spread out across six days. As I said, I won't oppose either way.--Lexein (talk) 04:55, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Public Defender (TV series)

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 04:05, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Correction made Billy Hathorn (talk) 02:47, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Reviewed: Schenecker double homicide
  • Well, you found a more reliable source for the hook, but half of the article is still from IMDb. That site really shouldn't be used as a reference at all. Also, can you provide the diff for your Schenecker double homicide review? I don't see your name under that nomination's entry. - PM800 (talk) 03:32, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Actually IMDB is considered a reliable source in certain areas, particularly when it comes to film and television credits. This sort of content is provided directly to the site by the Writers Guild of America and the Motion Picture Association of America. The portion of the site which is unreliable is the biography/trivia/plot synopsis sections which can be submitted to the site by anyone. As it is, I don't think Billy Hathorn has used IMDB inappropriately.4meter4 (talk) 03:39, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It's best practice to avoid IMDb as a source in most cases but guest casts for episodes of television series is probably okay. That said, there are alternate sources for this info (and, no, tv.com is not better). - Dravecky (talk) 04:35, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 12

Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury

Created by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 03:01, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

List of Seattle Mariners no-hitters, List of Arizona Diamondbacks no-hitters

Randy Johnson in 2004

Created by BlueEarth (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 02:32, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Kepler-9b

  • ... that Kepler-9b's "year" increases by four days every time it completes an orbit?

5x expanded by Starstriker7 (talk). Self nom at 23:37, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Replaced 's with {{`s}} per rule C7. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:06, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: NECA Project. --Starstriker7(Talk) 16:13, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Expansion OK, article OK, source OK, correction (minutes, not days) to match source:
ALT1: ... that gas exoplanet Kepler-9b's "year" increases by four minutes every time it completes an orbit around its star, Kepler-9 (every 19.24 Earth days)? --Lexein (talk) 18:45, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tony Burrello

  • ... that Tony Burrello's single "There's a New Sound" was described by Billboard magazine as "a studied attempt to be as screwy as possible", but went on to sell over 100,000 copies?

5x expanded by Metropolitan90 (talk). Self nom at 16:42, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Batman River

We've got 4 expanded Batman articles (city, province, river and oil field). They could be squeezed into one hook, but it would be ugly, thus maybe 2-3 hoooks. Please suggest other alts (articles can be shuffled between various hook combinations). Maybe its better to drop the river from ALT1. The "near" part can be verified using this map and Google maps - it is just some 6 km away. Materialscientist (talk) 10:10, 12 February 2011 (UTC) Created/expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 10:10, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and sorry - the source is unclear whether it was Batman or its tributary or both. Materialscientist (talk) 00:27, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cladonia perforata

Cladonia perforata, a branching yellow-grey lichen

Created by IceCreamAntisocial (talk). Self nom at 07:45, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on February 13

Italian Spring Offensive

Created by Alexikoua (talk). Self nom at 09:04, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed:[Enchophora sanguinea,Pittieria aurantiaca

Comeback (Glee)

  • ... that although the Glee episode "Comeback" was originally rumored to be a Justin Bieber tribute, his music only served as "a small plot point"?

5x expanded by Frickative (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 07:25, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

San Lorenzo march

Template:DYK Watch

Created by MBelgrano (talk). Self nom at 02:55, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Paul Wittich (politician), Westungarische Volksstimme

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 01:21, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Cheetham and Cinema of Wales

A grainy black and white photo of chilren splashing in surf.

Created by FruitMonkey (talk) 23:38, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tropical Storm Hubert

Created by Cyclonebiskit (talk). Self nom at 02:33, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Source is within the body of the article [6]. In regards to the intensity, "moderate" is just the local name for a tropical cyclone with winds between 63 and 88 km/h; however, I'm referring to it as weak" because it's on the lower end of tropical cyclone intensities (which can exceed 260 km/h). Cyclonebiskit (talk) 11:22, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nasuella

  • Comment: Non-self-nom, so no review necessary.

5x expanded by 212.10.88.103 (talk). Nominated by Ucucha (talk) at 12:38, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Geology of Uruguay

Created by Dentren (talk). Self nom at 09:13, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Cedric Wright

Created by Cullen328 (talk). Self nom at 04:16, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Seneb

A dwarf sits cross-legged on a plinth next to a women, with two children below.

  • ... that the dwarf Seneb (sculpture pictured) overcame his diminutive size to become a high-ranking royal official in ancient Egypt, marry a priestess and own thousands of cattle?

Created by Prioryman (talk) 21:13, 13 February 2011 (UTC).[reply]

Charlie Conacher Humanitarian Award

Created by Resolute (talk). Self nom at 19:02, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

reviewed Tesem. Resolute 19:14, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Just looked again, and there is a problem that should be addressed: the hook itself is just over 200 characters. Perhaps the abbreviated version of National Hockey League should be used, as that would save more than enough characters. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 02:23, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lake Way

Created by Calistemon (talk). Self nom at 15:06, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Megaphone (molecule)

Created/expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 11:15, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Date of expansion and degree of expansion are fine. The offline references look like they will be acceptable (assuming good faith), but it will need a direct inline citation, rather than one at the end of the paragraph. --Stemonitis (talk) 16:27, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Reviewed Hikmat al-Shihabi and Ali Duba. Materialscientist (talk) 22:32, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Up'n Down

  • ... that due to the sound tunings of the Atari 2600, its port of the 1983 arcade game Up'n Down transformed the background music from a "bluesy F-sharp minor groove" into "a very unsettling version based in C minor"?

5x expanded by 28bytes (talk). Self nom at 03:08, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • How about this:

ALT1: ... that when the 1983 arcade game Up'n Down was ported to the Atari 2600, its "bluesy" background music was replaced with "a very unsettling version" due to limitations in the 2600's sound capabilities?

That's shorter and hopefully less confusing... what do you think? 28bytes (talk) 17:53, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Length, citation, date checked; the prose is extended fivefold, I think this one is an ok.--Rochelimit (talk) 05:26, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Dante Quartet

Created by Ackatsis (talk). Self nom at 03:22, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Krishan Kumar
  • Length, date and hook for ALT1 checks out. The original hook is a bit complicated, as the source would be a quote and the quote doesn't clarify the character of their relationship (if they were married or not). --Soman (talk) 04:15, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Body and Brain Connection

Created by Nomader (talk). Self nom at 17:33, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 14

Surface bargaining

  • ... that although it can be difficult to define, some signs of surface bargaining include reneging on agreements already reached during collective bargaining or raising new issues late in negotiations?

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 00:20, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kepler-9c

  • ... that exoplanet Kepler-9c has an orbit that decreases by 39 minutes every time it circles its star?

5x expanded by Starstriker7 (talk). Self nom at 04:20, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Timeliness of submission OK, five-fold expansion checks out, article length checks out, online cite checks out. OK to post! (I bolded the article title in the hook above, and linked to exoplanet.) - Tim1965 (talk) 00:28, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Gvozdansko

  • ... that when the Ottomans entered the castle gates during the Siege of Gvozdansko, they meet no resistance from defending Croatian soldiers, as they were already dead of wounds, hunger and cold?

Created by Kebeta (talk). Self nom at 16:51, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Selva morale e spirituale

The composer Claudio Monteverdi, dressed in black, facing the viewer, is hands on sheet music in the lower right corner

5x expanded by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 13:11, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Homicide: Life on the Street (season 2)

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 04:16, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fer

Fer grapes, also known as Braucol

  • Reviewed: 2011 24 Hours of Daytona
  • Comment: Primary ref is Jancis Robinson's Grape Guide (FN#2) but I added a couple online refs to assist

5x expanded by Agne27 (talk). Self nom at 07:41, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Cass County Courthouse (Iowa)

Created by Farragutful (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 05:10, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hmm, didn't think of checking for that — I was going through Special:Newpages and looking for eligible articles, and I ignored articles that I noticed weren't properly referenced, but I forgot to check for page numbers on this one. I've left Farragutfull a request to add page numbers. Nyttend (talk) 18:02, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Water supply in Afghanistan

Created by Mschiffler (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 05:02, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • There are quite a few verifiability problems with the article at the moment. I've checked a few references cited and haven't been able to find the information that appears to be cited to them. Several paragraphs are at present completely unreferenced, which would need to be dealt with before this reaches the main page. SmartSE (talk) 11:49, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Buridan's bridge

Buridan's bridge. One of proposed solution for Buridan's bridge sophism is to let Socrates to cross the bridge, and throw him into water on another side.

Created by Mbz1 (talk) and Qrsdogg (talk). Self nom at 03:26, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tweaked hook. Qrsdogg (talk) 15:16, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Brian Keselowski

A stoutly-built man with a crew cut in a firesuit and glasses sits in front of a chain link fence, with a race car behind him.

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by The Bushranger (talk). Self nom at 01:24, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • This was nominated as a previously unsourced BLP. Previously unsourced BLPs are eligible for DYK after a 2x expansion. I'm not sure, however, if this is technically qualified as "previously unsourced." --Orlady (talk) 03:59, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's "sourcing" was in exactly the same state as another UBLP that was approved without concern - two links in the "External Links" section, a link to the team's official website (none of the information from which appeared to have been used in the article...) and the driver's MySpace page. No inline citations whatsoever. - The Bushranger One ping only 05:21, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
See here where it says: "DYK is only for . . . newly-sourced BLPs that have been expanded at least twofold within the last 5 days". -- Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 13:33, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. The Bushranger, I am sorry I misread the rules. I removed my vote now.--Mbz1 (talk) 16:20, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No worries! :) We all learn things, and sometimes we learn them the hard way, but the important thing is that we lean. It's not a bother at all. What is a bother though is that TRG Motorsports did the sensible thing by filing for ROTY with Andy Lally and thus ruined a perfectly good DYK hook. :P So...without further ado, ALT1: - The Bushranger One ping only 22:35, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hoover Field, Washington Airport, Washington-Hoover Airport

A black and white photograph of a propeller-driven passenger airplane skims over a highway at a sod airport

Created by Tim1965 (talk), Tim1965 (talk), Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 00:11, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont

Monochrome engraving of a carved bust of the earl

5x expanded by Charlesdrakew (talk). Self nom at 18:26, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


SMS Prinz Heinrich

An illustration of a two-funneled warship at high speed

5x expanded by Parsecboy (talk). Self nom at 18:19, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

My goodness, that was fast work. Hook referenced to offline source, AGF. Another one of my favourite ships! - The Bushranger One ping only 01:22, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

St Margaret's Church, Abbotsley

A stone church seen from the northeast showing part of the chancel, the nave with clerestory, a north porch, and an embattled tower with a statue on the top of each corner

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 18:02, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Pleasure Dissociative Orgasmic Disorder

Created by Ktr101 (talk). Self nom at 03:14, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All checks out. --TIAYN (talk) 13:51, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Old Orchard Street Theatre

Created by Rodw (talk). Self nom at 11:27, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All checks out. Moonraker2 (talk) 11:54, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

1973 Soviet economic reform

Alexei Kosygin in 1967 at the Glassboro Summit Conference

Created by TIAYN (talk) 13:49, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Pleasure Dissociative Orgasmic Disorder --TIAYN (talk) 13:52, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Article length/history and hook length/ref check out. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 12:37, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Behavior Genetics Association

5x expanded by Crusio (talk). Self nom at 14:01, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Architonnerre


Add alt-text!
Add rollover text!

Created/expanded by Lumos3 (talk). Nominated by Lumos3 (talk) at 15:58, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ali Farzat

Created by Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 17:17, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Replaced 's with {{`s}} per rule C7. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:04, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Yazan (talk) 02:30, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • The question is whether it meets DYK rules (Date, length, and hook verification) or not. Does it? Is there a specific concern that you have? DYK rules say nothing about the number of sources. Not to mention that Sami Moubayed is the authoritative academic about modern Syrian biographies. Yazan (talk) 02:11, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I do not agree with -Mbz1 statement. It is obviously better to a use a book by a well-known analyst as a source, than various "googled-up" sources. They can be added as a "further reading", though. Cheers, Huldra (talk) 23:57, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Did I say something about the hook? I have no objections towards the article at all. I have no objections toward the hook. I simply believe that the article would look better, if more sources are added in, the sources that explain the hook in the article because now it is not clear what he drawn that brought on him a death threat from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and IMO it is interesting to know. If somebody suggested extra sources for one of my articles, I would have gladly added those in, but you know what, if you like the article the way it is, then so it be. --Mbz1 (talk) 02:56, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks for the tick. If you had any DYK-related concerns I'd be glad to answer them. This discussion however does not belong here, it belongs on the article's talk page. Yazan (talk) 03:04, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 15

Uncial 0321

  • ... that Uncial 0321 was included to Uncial 067 as the same manuscript, but after recent examination made by Pasquale Orsini, a paleographer, it was recognized as separate manuscript?

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 05:29, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

James L. Fisk

Created by Clarityfiend (talk). Self nom at 04:54, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nels Nelsen, List of the longest ski jumps, Nels Nelsen Hill, Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics

A young man standing beside skis in front of a hilly, snowy background

Created by Arsenikk (talk). Self nom at 23:21, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Richard Barrons

Created by HJ Mitchell (talk). Self nom at 00:54, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oh yeah, I reviewed #Vidyasagar Setu (diff). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:57, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Victor Gardthausen

Created by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 18:59, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sonora

5x expanded by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 15:35, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Iannotta San Francesco

San Eframo Vecchio

Created/expanded by TSRL (talk). Self nom at 10:16, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Connecticut Indian Claims Settlement Act

Foxwoods Resort Casino

Created by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 05:05, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Poinsett State Park

Created by Abductive (talk). Self nom at 01:13, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Atmospheric model

5x expanded by Thegreatdr (talk). Self nom at 21:38, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Andrew L. Sevier

St Mary's Church, Barton Bendish

A simple stone church seen from the southeast, showing the chancel and the nave with a bellcote at the far end

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 19:55, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Length is over 1500 characters (with spaces). Refs etc check out. I'm a little concerned about the title of the article; "Church of St Mary" seems to be more common. Is there a definitive name of this church? Abductive (reasoning) 01:18, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • There is no "definitive" name. "St X's Church" and "Church of St X" are alternative titles, and are both accepted. Have a look at St. Mary's Church, where you will find the former title the one more commonly used. I'm sure there must have been a discussion somewhere sometime about this. I think there is advice along the lines that the more commonly used title should be the one selected. Do people say "I go to the Church of St Mary", or are they more likely to say "I go to St Mary's Church"?
  • As a matter of interest the use of either "St X" and "St. X" is also accepted: see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (abbreviations). I have created redirect pages to deal with the commonly used alternatives. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 09:29, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
As long as neither version is chiseled onto the lintel of church itself... Abductive (reasoning) 00:45, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
No mention of any church title being carved anywhere in any of the sources. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 08:36, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I was hoping you had been there in person, and could have seen some signage. Abductive (reasoning) 23:09, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Pine Islet Light

A white conical lighthouse with a lantern, double gallery, and red dome.

Created by Muhandes (talk). Self nom at 18:08, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Andrew L. Sevier

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 17:00, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply] 

:Reviewed Martin D-45

Date and ref check out for DYK. It is indeed a new article. Thegreatdr (talk) 21:41, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Martin D-45

  • ... that the pre-World War II versions of the Martin D-45 guitar, first made for Gene Autry, are the most valuable production model guitars in the United States?

Created by Drmies (talk). Self nom at 16:09, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Aren't you required to put the name of the publication on first mention in the references? I can follow what you have, but this is not the normal procedure. I didn't find "most valuable" written beside Gene Autry, but maybe that is not requried. Billy Hathorn (talk) 17:09, 15 February 2011 (UTC).[reply]
See my tweaks to the lead. Note: the Gene Autry version is not "among the most valuable etc."--it is priceless. The specific versions listed for those prices are those made between 1936 and 1942; presumably, this valuation starts after Autry's and Moore's guitars, with the two guitars made in 1936. I could tweak the lead to say something like "Martin D-45s made between 1936 and 1942...", but that would leave Autry out, and I'd like him in. Or, ... that the pre-World War II versions of the Martin D-45 guitar (first made for Gene Autry) are the most valuable production model guitars in the United States? I'd like to leave the US out also, for economy, but I am assuming that the US is the 'most valuable market' and I can't really prove that. Thanks, and thanks for your copyedits, Drmies (talk) 18:07, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rayko Daskalov

Black-and-white portrait of a mid-aged white man with round glasses, dark curly hair and a moustache

  • ... that when Bulgarian politician Rayko Daskalov (pictured) was released from prison in 1918 with the task to stop a soldiers' uprising, he went on to take charge of the rebellion instead?

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk), Darwinek (talk). Self nom at 12:41, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Violin Sonata (Franck)

Created by JackofOz (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 12:29, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Ref 2 does indeed say "birthday present", but all the other refs say "wedding present". The date 26 September was not near Ysaÿe's birthday, which was in July. I conclude "Wedding present" is correct and Ref 2 made a boo-boo. -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 07:40, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Rosie's Diner

Daytime photograph

5x expanded by Imzadi1979 (talk). Self nom at 08:46, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion and date is good, cite also works out. Image appears valid thorugh flickr license. FruitMonkey (talk) 23:54, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Edward L. Kessel

Created by Innapoy (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 04:52, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • I question the notability of the subject. He has a very low h-index, and the oddball paper he wrote on the possible biology of the Virgin Birth seems to have passed without much notice. His name does not appear at the top of Google Scholar searches of those taxa. Also, I suspect there is some confusion between the superfamily Platypezoidea and the family Platypezidae in the page and/or the hook. Article is bloated with unimportant biographical information but still only achieves 1546 characters with spaces. Abductive (reasoning) 01:34, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I've added a web-available secondary reference of Kessel's biography [url=http://www.asa3.org/ASA/SEARCH/SEARCHKessel6-90.pdf], and have added information on his journal editorship and role as editor of some 360 publications coming out of the California Academy of Sciences. You are correct that there was confusion between superfamily and the family Platypezidae. I've changed the links in the article and on the hook to reflect the family. I suggest performing a Google Scholar search using the family name and then Kessel comes up quite prominently.Innapoy (talk) 02:44, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Crawford Library

Created by Philafrenzy (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 02:08, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Quite interesting in my opinion. Technicalities check out as well. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 02:50, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Jorge Romero Brest

Created by Sherlock4000 (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 02:18, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • An infobox in an article that requires one is not a very high requirement, it's even easier than the number of words requirement, and helps with an easier understanding of the context for casual readers (and this will be linked in the main page). But I won't discuss for such a minor detail, I added the infobox myself and that's it. MBelgrano (talk) 21:40, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado

An American flag blows in the wind near the wreckage of a home destroyed by the tornado.

Created by Cyclonebiskit (talk). Self nom at 02:50, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good now. Daniel Case (talk) 20:19, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Caythorpe Court

5x expanded by Daemonic Kangaroo (talk). Nominated by Minimac (talk) at 06:48, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • I have now "completed" the article. I have tweaked the original hook to convert it to British English spellings, although I'm not sure about the use of the words "convert" and "redesigned". The Adventure centre was built in the grounds of the former hunting lodge. Can I suggest an alternative:

Articles created/expanded on February 16

M-37 (Michigan highway)

5x expanded by Imzadi1979 (talk). Self nom at 01:42, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas Gascoyne (cyclist)

T.J.Gascoyne

  • ... that Thomas Gascoyne was an English professional cyclist who set world records for both 25 miles and the 'flying start quarter mile'?

created by Chienlit (talk). Self nom at 17:24, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • (ALT2)... that the Otago Witness described Thomas Gascoyne as the living exception of the proved rule in cycle racing that he who paces must be left at the finish?

Machito

A dark-skinned man wearing a light-colored suit and tie and holding two maracas is seen from below at an angle

5x expanded by Binksternet (talk). Self nom at 17:15, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


You Just Don't Understand

5x expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 14:58, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

HMS Gallant (H59)

A white-painted warship with two masts and two funnels. H59 is painted on the side of her hull.

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self nom at 06:32, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Parts of the hook are confirmed by other online sources, so the stern-first towing bit is assumed to be true as referenced in the offline English textbook. The image is public domain. Size and 5x expansion date are okay, per DYK check. I have changed the article from stub to start class. Good to go! Binksternet (talk) 16:54, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Pomeranian Griffin

Created by Volunteer Marek (talk), Piotrus (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 01:02, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Kiryat Sanz, Netanya

Created by Yoninah (talk). Self nom at 00:19, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Borjomi (water)

Borjomi bottle

  • ... that Georgia's Borjomi mineral springs are 1,500 years old (pictured)?

5x expanded by Tuscumbia (talk). Self nom at 23:00, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Foxcliffe Hickory Wind

Created by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 22:46, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Replaced 's with {{`s}} per rule C7. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:57, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Malet coup of 1812

Created/expanded by DCI2026 (talk). Self nom at 21:50, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Patrick Sheltra

Created by The Bushranger (talk). Self nom at 20:17, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

St Caian's Church, Tregaian

  • ... that the churchyard of St Caian's Church, Tregaian, Wales, contains the grave of a man who died in 1581 aged 105 with over 40 children and 300 living descendants?

Created by Bencherlite (talk). Self nom at 18:53, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Magnetochemistry

Created by Petergans (talk). Self nom at 16:12, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

St Dona's Church, Llanddona

A stone church by a road

Created by Bencherlite (talk). Self nom at 15:43, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Achille Collas

  • ... that French engineer Achille Collas invented a working machine to make engravings from medals, coins and other bas-reliefs, and another to copy sculptures at a reduced scale?

Created by Fram (talk). Self nom at 15:24, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go. Reference 1 mentions Collas by name as the inventor, so hook is good.

Weston-super-Mare Tramways

Created by Geof Sheppard (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 14:08, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • ALT HOOK What I was intending to suggest (before the Wiki servers hung while I was trying to review Gateway Project...!) was
... that the busiest route of the Weston-super-Mare Tramways ran from an Old Pier to a Sanatorium?

shadow mask

A close-up photograph an arrow cursor displayed on a shadown mask computer monitor

5x expanded by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 12:13, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed Capel Lligwy.
In case you're looking, the hook is reffed in the upper right of the first page of Gilmore.
  • 5x expansion, size, date verified. Hook: the ref sentence mentions 1966, but not SONY. The hook may be not encyclopedic (apple-cart...), I'd suggest an alternate wording. Finally, while this is not related to DYK eligibility, I notice that the article suffers from paragraph-referenced-only syndrome. I'd strongly suggest that the article is re-referenced with an inline cite after every sentence. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 00:59, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Standard citation practices don't require multiple citations to the same source when there's nothing in between that's derived from another source. When an entire paragraph is derived from information in the same source, it's quite appropriate to have just a single citation. Nyttend (talk) 02:01, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Point taken on the Sony mention, and when I looked up the ref it turns out it's wrong anyway! I've adjusted the date above, and provided a ref in the article at the same spot (for clarity). I kinda like the wording of the hook though... Maury Markowitz (talk) 11:46, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Enchophora sanguinea, Pittieria aurantiaca

A photograph of Enchophora sanguinea from the side

  • Reviewed: Pleuroncodes planipes
  • Comment: Both articles have been moved to mainspace today. The snail article incorporates some PD text, but is almost 1500 characters without it. This source confirms the hook, but uses a different name for the snail (Euglandina aurantiaca)

Created by Smartse (talk), Snek01 (talk). Self nom at 11:30, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lenght, date ok, online hook confirmed. Good to go. Image appears to be also ok.Alexikoua (talk) 23:10, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Callipogon relictus

Large brown-black beetle with long antennae and developed claws

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 09:15, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Pleuroncodes planipes

Created by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 07:23, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • I considered it, but I was worried the citation might not be up to scratch. It appears to be an appropriate piece, written by a good biologist in association with National Geographic, but the whole thing is hosted on the website of a (commercial!) travel company. Also, our article on the bat (Myotis vivesi) is horrible, and the bat predation is a relatively small effect from the point of view of the crustacean, compared to the strandings. --Stemonitis (talk) 11:32, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

LoDaisKa Site

  • Reviewed: Gunnar Bratlie
  • Comment: No clue why the capitalisation is odd, but that's how most of the sources capitalise it. I count exactly 2,100 characters.

Created by Nyttend (talk). Self nom at 05:17, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Slon (album)

Created by J04n (talk). Self nom at 03:24, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Capel Lligwy

A old stone church without a roof

  • ... that after a fox took shelter in the ruins of Capel Lligwy (pictured), in Anglesey, north Wales, a vault was discovered containing "a large mass of human bones, several feet in depth"?

Created by Bencherlite (talk). Self nom at 01:21, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The reference does not appear to contain the story of the fox. It seems to say that the bones were found while the site was being demolished. Are there different versions of this reference? Or a page number? Maury Markowitz (talk) 12:23, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Err, the reference does contain the story of the fox, because I have the book here in my hand, open to the page numbers already given in the reference. There is no mention in the article, or indeed the reference, of the site being demolished. What are you looking at, out of interest? You may be interested to know that the 19th-century writer Samuel Lewis basically ripped off large parts of the book in question for his own work; he repeats the story in question, changing only a few words, here in the 3rd paragraph. BencherliteTalk 14:52, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well I didn't have much to go on admittedly, I was looking at this and doing some searches within. This brings up a question: why is this copy still in snippet view?! Maury Markowitz (talk) 15:34, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, using Google Books in snippet view of a different edition isn't always going to work! I don't know why it's only in snippet view, since it's long out of copyright, but there we go. Any remaining concerns? BencherliteTalk 19:53, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
None whatsoever, it's a great article. Actually, if you're willing to post the page numbers, I'd be happy to update the ref style. Maury Markowitz (talk) 21:38, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the page numbers are already in the reference, but please don't alter the referencing style, as I'm trying to keep it as consistent as possible with all the other articles in the series. BencherliteTalk 22:43, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 17

Ayin (Kabbalah)

  • ... that kabbalists believed that those who think of themselves as Ayin, a mystical symbol of Kabbalah, will ascend to a spiritual world where everything, including life and death, is equal?

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 05:38, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, referenced enough, hook statement is sourced twice. Minor problem - the article doesn't say that only the ones who think that way will ascend to a spiritual world where everything is equal. (In other words, it doesn't use the word "only", or imply it.) The hook could be changed to make this consistent, or the article could be changed to include "only", if that's what at least one of the sources says. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 06:08, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
All ready, with offline refs AGF. I've made some minor tweaks in phrasing of the hook, hope this is OK. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 06:52, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for fixing my English, but why did you call it "offline refs"? It is here page 71, and I could provide quite a few other references, in which the famous thought is repeated. here are only a few books that quote this thought online--Mbz1 (talk) 07:27, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Myotis vivesi

5x expanded by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 20:00, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Khabur ware

Created by Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 17:18, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Anton Mosimann

Created by William Avery (talk). Self nom at 15:51, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sir Richard Herbert

5x expanded by CaroleHenson (talk). Nominated by Reaper Eternal (talk) at 14:29, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

1980 Ispaster attack

  • ... that the 1980 Ispaster attack was the Basque separatist group ETA's deadliest of 1980, the year in which they killed more people than any other?

Created by Valenciano (talk). Self nom at 12:54, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I reviewed Malaya Sadovaya Street here. Valenciano (talk) 12:54, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hook and article check out fine. It's been a few years since I took Spanish in school but the English source and Google Translate seem to confirm the details. Qrsdogg (talk) 04:32, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tell Mashnaqa

  • ... that the pottery boat models found at Tell Mashnaqa, northeastern Syria, suggest that people of the Khabur region had already made use of boats for transport and fishing by ca. 5000 BC, if not before?

Created by Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 12:41, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed: Sir Richard Herbert, ([17]) Yazan (talk) 17:21, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Soul Surfer (film)

5x expanded by Erik (talk | contribs). Self nom at 04:59, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Oprahization

  • ... that politicians discuss the ways in which they and their families have suffered because of Oprahization?

Created by Cryptic C62 (talk). Self nom at 03:12, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo

A small stone church in a churchyard

Created by Bencherlite (talk). Self nom at 01:35, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Warming center

Created by Brothercanyouspareadime (talk). Nominated by Guerillero (talk) at 00:59, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Freedom suit

Created by Parkwells (talk). Self nom at 18:10, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Marguerite (woman of color)

Created by Parkwells (talk) 21:37, 17 February 2011 (UTC)). Self nom at 21:36, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on February 18

Khor Virap Monastery

Khor Virap

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 08:05, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: Article moved from user page on 18 February 2011.

Inachus phalangium

Created by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 07:25, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Indian Claims Limitation Act

Created by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 04:08, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Green tickY It meets the criteria, not that I like to review that much. Mitch32(Erie Railroad Information Hog) 06:19, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

North Church (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)

Created by Qrsdogg (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 02:01, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed 1980 Ispaster attack [19]. Qrsdogg (talk) 04:34, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Harriman (Erie Railroad station)

  • ... that a jury awarded an alleged robber $20,000 in 1935 for a botched 1931 burglary of the Harriman Erie Railroad station after the cops shot his leg?

Created by Mitchazenia (talk). Self nom at 05:56, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewed the article two above me, the Indian Claims Limitations Act.Mitch32(Erie Railroad Information Hog) 06:19, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Special occasion holding area

Do not nominate new articles for a special time in this section. Instead, please nominate them in the candidate entries section above under the date the article was created or the expansion began, and indicate your request for a specially-timed appearance on the Main Page.
Note: Articles nominated for a special occasion should be nominated within five days of creation or expansion as usual (with the exception of April Fools' Day 2011 - see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know). Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination.

20 February, Septuagesima, Daytona 500

Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin, BWV 144

The workers of the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard question their wages.

Created/expanded by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 22:50, 30 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Bach cantata for the Sunday is nominated above. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:22, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Here it is, ready to go. Yoninah (talk) 00:02, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

John Lajba, NASCAR National Commissioner

  • Reviewed: Tropical Storm Hubert
  • Comment: If this can run on the 20th (preferably lead hook at the 1pm New York time update, i.e. the starting time of the 2011 Daytona 500), that would be awesome.

Created by The Bushranger (talk). Self nom at 06:31, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • I've modified the prose in the article to add a bit and to make things more clear, hope that clears things up. :) I desperatly tried to find dates, but alas, the position seems to have a vague air of mystery around it (something that, no doubt, suited Big Bill just fine!). - The Bushranger One ping only 08:53, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

23 February, Birthday of Handel

Handel Festival Halle, Howard Arman

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 22:51, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • In this case (tempted to say The Handel Festival),
ALT1:... that Howard Arman conducted George Frideric Handel's opera Tolomeo in 1996 for the Handel Festival in Halle, where the composer was born on 23 February 1685?
Reviewed article appeared already, link changed --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:44, 8 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

There are paragraphs lacking inline citations.Thelmadatter (talk) 16:18, 10 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • They were separated for clarity, now I moved them together or postponed, for formality. The article was originally translated from de - without any sources given but a book. I trust that the still unreferenced details are in the book. I could drop them but think they might be of interest to some readers. The prize details are in the respective de-article, the opera details in the opera-articles. - Please also consider Mr. Arman - who was up for deletion - as a 2*BLP expansion in:
ALT2:... that Howard Arman conducted George Frideric Handel's opera Tolomeo in 1996 for the Handel Festival in Halle, where the composer was born on 23 February 1685? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:41, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK good to go for either hook.Thelmadatter (talk) 02:56, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Are we saving the hook for use on 23 February 16852011? --PFHLai (talk) 08:06, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds reasonable to me. - The Bushranger One ping only 08:16, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Moved then, prefer ALT2, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:34, 12 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Therefore crossed out the others and added DYKmake, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:37, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

28 February

Northern Epirote Declaration of Independence

A group of people is gathered in lines: military personel, civilians, clergy. A flag with is waving on the left and a river is seen on the background.

Created/expanded by CrazyMartini (talk), Alexikoua (talk). Self nom at 13:44, 22 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting and clear. Length and date verified. One source in German accepted in good faith. Good to go. Aridd (talk) 21:07, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please hold. This article seems to be a content fork of the existing Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, and has POV problems. See talk page.--Brunswick Dude (talk) 23:54, 7 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
So...what is the status here? Is there still a dispute? I notice there is a merge tag still on the article. - The Bushranger One ping only 04:51, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
It seems that the discussion is not active more than a week now, so I removed the merge tags. Some minor copy-edit issues have also been settled.Alexikoua (talk) 22:47, 17 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
There are many disputes Bushranger, which can't be resolved because the creator of the article is misquoting even sources he has added. For example one of this sources says "The Dutch, having proof that Germanos was the chief instigator of the rising expelled him", which Alexikoua changed to " the Dutch arrested and expelled the Greek Orthodox bishop Germanos, who suspected him as chief instigator of the uprising".--— ZjarriRrethues — talk 07:53, 18 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

March 1

Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival

Created by Worm That Turned (talk). Self nom at 15:56, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

reviewed Casper the Commuting Cat,Casper (cat) hereWorm 16:02, 31 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


June 19

Rizal Day

A stone pylon with two gold stars at the sides, below of which are inscribed "A Jose Rizal".

Created/expanded by Howard the Duck (talk). Self nom at 05:42, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • I don't see why. On the other hand, in the case only a para has a ref, it is impossible to trust anything but the last sentence. Consider what will happen when somebody adds more content to the middle, or moves the current one around. I don't think an article with any unreferenced sentence can become a FA, and GA and DYKs require them for most sentences those days, too. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 07:07, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • You see, that only works if each sentence has a different reference than the previous one (such as FAs and some GAs). If I'd be reusing those two references on every sentence, it's repetitive and unsightly. Where's the DYK rule that every sentence has to be cited? The only relevant rule is rule D2 and it doesn't mention citing every sentence, especially if the entire paragraph is referenced on that/those reference/s.–HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 07:30, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Halloween

Rhacophorus vampyrus

  • ... that the tadpole of the Vampire flying frog Rhacophorus vampyrus has two fang-like hooks in its mouth?

Created by Newone (talk), Ka Faraq Gatri (talk). Nominated by Ka Faraq Gatri (talk) at 14:59, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment If the article meets DYK criteria, suggest moving it to Special Occasions section and keeping for Halloween. The authors of the paper on which this article is substantially based have stated that they intend to publish a separate paper on the tadpoles of this species so the move would also allow time for any material from this paper (assuming it is published in time) to be incorporated. Ka Faraq Gatri (talk) 16:56, 9 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's confirmed. I agree that this should be kept for Halloween, especially as "A detailed description of the new tadpole will be published separately." which might be available by October. It's certainly an early start for the Halloween collection, does anyone think it is a problem to save it until then? SmartSE (talk) 23:41, 10 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
SUPPORT waiting till Halloween, esp. if we can get a good, free picture of the scary tadpoles. --PFHLai (talk) 04:06, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I've moved this as there were no objections. If someone wants to make a subpage for it, like we have for April Fools' nominations then feel free. SmartSE (talk) 12:46, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Halloween is just under 10 months away. I can't help thinking that if every vaguely ghoulish or spooky article is saved up that long, it will create a massive backlog (and a precedent for other days). After all, there are only 3-4 sessions of 6 or 7 hooks available for any particular day. Bob talk 22:26, 23 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


See also

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