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Using a DYK suggestion string (see below examples), list new suggestions in the candidate entries section below under the date the article was created or the expansion began (not the date you submit it here), with the newest dates at the bottom. Any user may nominate a DYK suggestion; self-nominations are permitted and encouraged. Thanks for participating and please remember to check back for comments on your nomination. Every approved hook will appear on the main page.

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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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Articles created/expanded on February 8

Rosendale Village, New York

• ... that the 1977 dissolution of Rosendale Village (pictured) in upstate New York can be considered a work of conceptual art?

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

• Reviewed Niagara Parkway. --Gyrobo (talk) 22:38, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Done, I believe. --Gyrobo (talk) 19:39, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

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)

Then lets leave it for another to DYK tick.Thelmadatter (talk) 16:32, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

I really don't understand this. The article supports the hook, as do the sources, which are available online at Google Books. The article's prose was expanded 5x in a five-day period. I've put strikes by your ALTs, because I believe them to be inaccurate and I don't want other reviewers to be confused. If this is a violation of etiquette I apologize.
--Gyrobo (talk) 16:58, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Hmmm... I think the sources do support that the mayor viewed the disincorporation as a work of conceptual art and that the author of the book is using this as an example of conceptual art within a societal context. I don't think the sources go so far as to say the town viewed it that way. Call me a philistine, but I don't see the art in it and think both the mayor and the author of the book are a bit mentally off. However, the sources say what they say and wikipedia is not concerned with what is true but what is verifiably true. I do think the hook language could be improved I suggest the Alt3 ... that the 1977 disincorporation of Rosendale Village (pictured) in upstate New York was viewed by its mayor as a work of conceptual art?4meter4 (talk) 22:26, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Again, I think that's unnecessarily verbose, inaccurate and weakens the visceral impact of the hook. The sources and article all say that this was a work of art, and qualifying it in that way makes it seem as though it was one person's opinion, instead of a historic perspective and professional opinion. I also think "dissolve" is a more common term than "disincorporate", and since both are accurate, would prefer "dissolve" in the hook, while describing the process using its technical term in the article.
--Gyrobo (talk) 22:36, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry but when it comes to art "fact" has to be presented with care. Art is subjective not objective. Unlike dates, figures, and other objective content, artistic perspectives are ofen open to conjecture. When talking about an artistic perspective in a wikipedia article/hook its important to attribute opinions to sources/people within the text itself. In this way the reader knows where the opinion is coming from. I think we can safely state that the author of that particular book and the mayor of the town did view its disincorporation as a work of conceptual art. But to say so without attributing it to either of those people is unethical. It's stating a subjective truth in an objective manner which is bad writing.4meter4 (talk) 22:57, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

There are actually two books cited, by two different authors, saying the exact same thing, and describing the dissolution, authoritatively, in terms of its artistic application. There is no source claiming that the disincorporation was not a work of art, and the opinions of the townspeople at the time aren't really relevant as to whether this was a work of art. Saying that the former mayor and two art historians are "mentally off", and trying to present their commonly held opinions on the matter as fringe beliefs that need to be couched in roundabout prose, misrepresents the information the hook is trying to present.
--Gyrobo (talk) 23:03, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

How exactly is it a misrepresentation? We're not stating in the article/hook that his opinion is a fringe opinion or is disputed. This sort of prose style is often used when quoting commonly held beliefs, even in objective topics.4meter4 (talk) 23:48, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Saying it was "viewed by its mayor" as conceptual art implies that he was alone or aberrant in his beliefs (which borders on WP:BLP), and it questions whether the viewpoint is even valid. The sources repeatedly say that this was a work of art, and there is no source that says it wasn't. It's analogous to saying, "Marcel Duchamp considered his Fountain to be a work of conceptual art." The disincorporation of Rosendale Village was considered by its creator (the mayor) to be a work of conceptual art, which was described as an artistic work in a book he published, and discussed critically by art historians. The existence of this piece of art isn't a personal opinion that can be debated; it happened, and that's why I think it's a compelling hook.
--Gyrobo (talk) 00:09, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

I say go with the ALT1 proposed by myself or 4meter4. We dont need the author's OK.Thelmadatter (talk) 00:29, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Please do not do that, your proposed hooks border on a WP:BLP violation and misrepresent what the topic is about.
--Gyrobo (talk) 00:33, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

And yours violate WP:NPOV. Others may disagree, but I do think we should view this as WP:Fringe. Conceptual art itself is a controvercial topic. Ivan Massow, the Chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Arts described conceptual art in an article in The Guardian as "pretentious, self-indulgent, craftless tat" and in "danger of disappearing up its own arse". He's not alone. A quick google search finds many critics of conceptual art, some of which argue its not an art at all. The two sources given are by proponents/practitioners of conceptual art, and are hardly representative of a commonly held opinion. Best.4meter4 (talk) 00:37, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

This hook is not a debate about the basis of conceptual art, it's about whether this particular instance is conceptual art. It isn't POV to accurately describe the source material. What is POV is to treat credible sources as noncredible and inject your personal opinion of conceptual art into the hook. You've said that the hook should be verifiabley true. The sources say this the disincorporation was conceptual art. Claiming that it was only the mayor's opinion is POV and intellectually dishonest.
--Gyrobo (talk) 00:43, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

I'm recusing myself. Good luck!4meter4 (talk) 00:47, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry I wasn't able to convince you, but thank you for your patience and input.
--Gyrobo (talk) 00:54, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

I support ALT3 as proposed by 4meter4. The article doesn't seem to suggest that all or even most of those in favor of disincorporation held that belief due to artistic merit. What the article does state clearly is that the mayor was convinced that doing so would be a work of art, so that seems like a hook. As stated above, what may seem obvious to some people is POV to another. I'm not saying that the nominator is guilty of POV editing; I'm just saying that what he/she may know to be true, others may not. If sources can be found supporting the implication of the original hook (that most townspeople were interesting in creating art), then I would gladly support it. As it is now, though, I agree with the two reviewers above. I'm not nearly as experienced in DYK as most of you, though, so this is all just my opinion.-RHM22 (talk) 03:14, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

If three people are independently reaching the conclusion that the hook as written doesn't meet their expectations of what it means, then although I strongly disagree with that assessment, I will concede the point; the goal here is to have a hook that is both compelling and well-understood. My understanding of the topic, and what I've tried to convey in the article, is that the mayor viewed the dissolution as a piece of art, and that because other observers described it thus, that it was art and that my original hook was factually accurate. If that hook is making people believe that the townspeople chose to dissolve solely as part of an artwork (which is apparently the case) then it needs to change. I updated the original wording. Is the new hook better?
--Gyrobo (talk) 03:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

I still prefer ALT3, but the original hook is much better now. AGF on the source; there's a link to the book, but it's not viewable online.-RHM22 (talk) 03:35, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Thank you very much, I'm not sure why the link isn't working for you (maybe so many people were searching it that Google decided to limit the previews?), but thank you. I've updated the text again, blending the new wording with 4meter4's ALT3. Neither is as potent as the original wording, but if it improves understanding, I'll support it. --Gyrobo (talk) 04:08, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

The sources give evidence that the this can be viewed as a work of conceptual art. The claim isn't that it is a work of conceptual art but that it has been described as such. Clearly, the town continues to trade on this idea, so it's a valid way to describe the original action and the history of the town since then. As far as whether or not conceptual art is art, that is a) irrelevant to this discussion; and b) pointless in any discussion on Wikipedia. Yes, there are critics who question the validity of conceptual art. All controversial art has its detractors. But that does not, nor will it ever, erase the history of conceptual art. Conceptual art as a practice exists and we document it as such. Because some critics disapprove does not mean we suddenly purge Wikipedia of all reference to conceptual art. The question here is whether this particular instance is an example of conceptual art. freshacconci talktalk 16:16, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Actually, my original claim was that it was, in fact, a work of conceptual art. I changed it to include the current qualifier because so many people didn't think it was appropriate to claim that something described by the sources as a work of conceptual art was actually a work of conceptual art.
--Gyrobo (talk) 16:27, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

I don't normally comment on DYKs so I'm unfamiliar with the process. If it's not clear, I am supporting the wording of the statement at the top of this thread, "that the 1977 dissolution of Rosendale Village (pictured) in upstate New York can be considered a work of conceptual art?" My first comment is a bit confused I think but I want to stress that I think the wording is fine as is and that the sources support this. freshacconci talktalk 16:53, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Well, thank you very much. --Gyrobo (talk) 17:13, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 9

St John the Baptist's Church, Stanton

• ... that St John the Baptist's Church, Stanton, Suffolk, (pictured) is built up to the boundary of the churchyard, so the lowest stage of its tower was left open to allow processions around the church?

• Reviewed: United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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

• 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)

• 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)

• ALT1: ... that the bottom of the tower of St John the Baptist's Church (pictured) in Stanton, Suffolk provides a path for processions through the wall surrounding the church? KimChee (talk) 22:46, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

• How about:
• ALT2: ... that the lowest stage of the tower of St John the Baptist's Church, Stanton, Suffolk (pictured) was left open to allow processions around the church?
• ALT3: ... that the parapet of the tower of St John the Baptist's Church, Stanton, Suffolk (pictured) is battlemented and decorated with chequerwork? Yoninah (talk) 18:38, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

• A hook is just that, trying to reel in the reader. Thanks for approving it. ALT2 good to go. Yoninah (talk) 17:39, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 10

Imaginarium (album)

• ... that Nightwish composer and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen said that the upcoming album Imaginarium was influenced by the works of Tim Burton, Neil Gaiman and Salvador Dalí?

• ALT1:... that a film based on the Nightwish album Imaginarium is set to be released in 2012?

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

• I have reviewed International Gendarmerie. [1] Secret Saturdays (talk to me)^{what's new?} 03:35, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

• All good. I would go with the first hook, I'm uneasy about ALT1 because it speaks of a movie yet to be released (who know, it may never). Yazan (talk) 07:52, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

There are quotations in the article which lack inline citations. It's particularly important to reference quotations for copyright reasons.4meter4 (talk) 17:13, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Clement-Bayard

• ... that in 1906 Albert Clément drove a Clément-Bayard (pictured) to finish third in the world's first Grand Prix?

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

• Reviewed: Prickly Pear Cays

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)..

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)

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)

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)

• Thanks very much Fram, most interesting. Chienlit (talk) 10:45, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that race car driver and II Ardennes Cup winner Albert Clément drove a Clément-Bayard (pictured) rated at 100 horsepower to finish third in the 1238km 1906 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France?

More context, matches articles and sources, 200 characters. --Lexein (talk) 22:19, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

• ALT2: ... that in 1906 Albert Clément drove a Clément-Bayard (pictured) to finish third in the world's first motorsport Grand Prix?

Just clarifies we are talking about motorsport. Apterygial 23:55, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

• ALT3: ... that in 1906, Ardennes Cup II winner Albert Clément drove a Clément-Bayard (pictured) rated at 100 horsepower to finish third in the first international motorsport Grand Prix?

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)

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:

• … that the largest Gettysburg Battlefield memorials, the Pennsylvania State Memorial and the Eternal Light Peace Memorial, were dedicated during encampments on the battlefield: the respective 1913 Gettysburg reunion and 1938 Gettysburg reunion held on the 50th and 75th anniversaries of the Battle of Gettysburg? Created by Target for Today (talk) 20:21, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

• 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:

• The Pennsylvania State Memorial was created on 6 February. In the interim it has been expanded, but not 5x expanded.
• Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 5x expand, which has been verified, but it occurred on 6 February.
• 1913 Gettysburg reunion is a 5x expand, verified, and falls within the appropriate date range.
• 1938 Gettysburg reunion was created on 10 February, and it passes length requirements -- verified.

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)

Articles created/expanded on February 11

Schenecker double homicide

• ... that Florida woman Julie Powers Schenecker admitted to shooting her two children because they "talked back and were mouthy"?

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

• 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)

• 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)

Yep, good point on that one :) ALT2 is better worded. --Errant ^(chat!) 09:21, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

• Size, refs, ALT2 hook wording now good to go. --Lexein (talk) 15:59, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

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

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

• ... that the first no-hitter in franchise history for the Major League Baseball clubs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers and Florida Marlins were pitched by Bo Belinsky, Steve Busby, Jim Bibby, Don Nottebart, Juan Nieves and Al Leiter, respectively?

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

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)

Multi-article hooks are exempt from the hook length requirement, see C3. Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 06:17, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

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)

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)

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)

• There's also concern that there is not enough new/unique prose on each list. See T:TDYK#Articles created/expanded on February 12. I've left a note on the list creator's usertalkpage suggesting more unique prose not duplicated in related lists be added. Hope this helps. --PFHLai (talk) 11:59, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

The Public Defender (TV series)

• ... that Reed Hadley starred in two 1950s CBS drama television series, including The Public Defender in the role of an attorney for the indigent?

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

• Length and date are fine. However, IMDb is not a reliable source. - PM800 (talk) 04:17, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Correction made Billy Hathorn (talk) 02:47, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

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)

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)

Articles created/expanded on February 12

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

• ... that the first no-hitter in franchise history for the Major League Baseball clubs Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks were both pitched by Randy Johnson (pictured) fourteen seasons apart?

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

• Length of prose section (these are lists) and Dates of creation are fine for both. Now checking the hook citation and general article issues. The articles look fine (even if the text is a bit cookie-cutter in places), and the franchise history sources confirm that Randy Johnson pitched the first no-hitters for each franchise. The bit about them being 14 years apart isn't sourced to someone other than us picking up on this - ideally that would be dropped or something found to indicate that someone other than us is saying this is significant and not just trivia. It would be more interesting if you could find a source for "Johnson threw his previous no-hitter almost fourteen years earlier with the Mariners". Do you have a source confirming that there were no no-hitters inbetween from Johnson? Overall, though, I think this is good to go (I checked the image as well, and that looks fine), though I'm still slightly uneasy that this seems to be sporting trivia, and would be happier if there was a source specifically connecting the two events this hook mentions. Carcharoth (talk) 03:10, 19 February 2011 (UTC) Struck first bit above, given what I say below. Carcharoth (talk) 11:38, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

The two firsts in question took place in 1990 and in 2004. 2004-1990=14 I don't think what Randy Johnson did in between is relevant to the hook. Please feel free to drop the last three words from the hook if it's better to not include them. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 04:58, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure about the last three words, and having looked at this again, I'm still concerned about the text that is duplicated between lists. Because these are short lists, the majority of the prose text is standard text used in each list of this nature. I know that for lists, the text in the list is not counted for the size, but what about introductory text that is repeated between similar lists? Is that included in the size calculations? If that text is substantially copied from earlier lists, that would seem to fall under either the may not consist of text spun off from a pre-existing article or the not text copied from other articles provision. This is less of a problem for longer lists, such as List of Baltimore Orioles no-hitters, which if you exclude the text that duplicates between the lists, has over 1500 characters of prose specific to that list. I'm sorry to do this, but I've retracted the "OK" I posted last night, and replaced it with the query symbol. Carcharoth (talk) 11:17, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• I've redone the prose length calculations, disregarding the text that is duplicated between the lists, and the prose text original to the articles is 319 characters for List of Seattle Mariners no-hitters and 360 characters for List of Arizona Diamondbacks no-hitters. For comparison, the calculation for List of Baltimore Orioles no-hitters would be 2018 characters, mainly because of the second paragraph. For reference, the text I excluded from all three calculations (because it was taken from earlier articles) is the following:

  A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only "when a pitcher (or pitchers) retires each batter on the opposing team during the entire course of a game, which consists of at least nine innings". No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official; however, several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form. A no-hitter is rare enough that two teams in Major League Baseball have never had a pitcher accomplish the feat. [...] As defined by Major League Baseball, "in a perfect game, no batter reaches any base during the course of the game." [...] The umpire is also an integral part of any no-hitter. The task of the umpire in a baseball game is to make any decision "which involves judgment, such as, but not limited to, whether a batted ball is fair or foul, whether a pitch is a strike or a ball, or whether a runner is safe or out… [the umpire's judgment on such matters] is final." Part of the duties of the umpire making calls at home plate includes defining the strike zone, which "is defined as that area over homeplate (sic) the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap." These calls define every baseball game and are therefore integral to the completion of any no-hitter. The manager is another integral part of any no-hitter. The tasks of the manager include determining the starting rotation as well as batting order and defensive lineup every game.

That duplicate text contributes 1588 characters to each 'no-hitter' list, and is repeated verbatim in each list, hence why I've excluded it from my redone calculations. It would be good to get more opinions here on whether I've done the calculations right. Carcharoth (talk) 11:36, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

I've left a note on the list creator's usertalkpage suggesting more unique prose not duplicated in related lists be added. Hope this helps. --PFHLai (talk) 11:55, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

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)
Replaced 's with {{`s}} per rule C7. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:06, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: NECA Project. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 16:13, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

Batman River

• ... that the air base of Batman was used for rescue operations during the Gulf War?[4]

• Comment: ALT1 ... that the largest oil field in Turkey lies in the Batman Province, near the Batman River? [5]

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)

• Some possible April Fools' Day hooks. 2 is for the province, 3 is the river, and 4 is the city. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 18:59, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
• ALT2 ... that Batman is half female?
• ALT3 ... that Batman killed 11 people in 2006?

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

• ALT4 ... that Batman was in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines?

Articles created/expanded on February 13

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)

• I just reviewed Olav Braarud. Rcej (Robert) - talk 07:25, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

San Lorenzo march

• ... that the Argentine "San Lorenzo march" (video clip right) was played during both the German occupation of France during World War II and the allied liberation of it after the Battle of Normandy?

• Reviewed: Jorge Romero Brest

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

That German and U.S. armies played it in Paris checks out (I can read Spanish). But the hook is misleading, mentioning the Battle of Normandy.

ALT1 that the Argentine "San Lorenzo march" (video clip right) was played when the Germans entered Paris during World War II, then again by U.S. forces when they liberated the city? Thelmadatter (talk) 16:22, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Fine by me. I was not aware there was a specific article about the liberation MBelgrano (talk) 17:28, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Arthur Cheetham and Cinema of Wales

• ... that Arthur Cheetham's film of children playing on the beach at Rhyl is recognised as the first film of the Cinema of Wales?

• Reviewed: Rosie's Diner

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

Good to go! Date, length and hook all check out. Marrante (talk) 16:48, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Geology of Uruguay

• ... that there was intense volcanic activity in Uruguay during the Cretaceous about 130 million years ago?

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

• Reviewed: Stephen Herbits

• Date and length check out. Citation AGF. Did a little copy-editing. Regstuff (talk) 16:22, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Article needs more inline citations.4meter4 (talk) 17:35, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Added new references. Dentren | ^Talk 19:28, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 14

Stipe Božić

• ... that Croatian mountaineer Stipe Božić is the second European, after Reinhold Messner, to climb Mount Everest twice?

5x expanded by GregorB (talk). Self nom at 19:42, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Siege of Gvozdansko [6] GregorB (talk) 19:43, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• English source checks out, Croatian source accepted on good fatih. 5X expansion good, good hook. 78.26 (talk) 01:42, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Ernest Townsend

• ... that during World War II, Derby Art Gallery's Ernest Townsend created camouflage designs to make Spitfire engine factories look like a village from the air?

• Comment: new DYK author

5x expanded by JimWT (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 11:10, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• 5x expansion verified. Date, length OK. Offline hook ref AGF. Tweaked hook and it's good to go. Yoninah (talk) 19:10, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

• Reviewed: Kepler-9c - Tim1965 (talk) 00:30, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Siege of Gvozdansko

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

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

• Date and size check out OK, the hook is rather long but still within the limit. AGF on the offline source. GregorB (talk) 20:16, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
• Actually the source is online, but the text does not specifically support the Ottomans entering the castle without resistance. Maybe the bit about the Christian burial could be used? GregorB (talk) 20:24, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

I added extra citation. Look on page 306, third column of 'Građevinar' (..kad su Turci navalili, nisu naišli ni na kakav otpor.). Kebeta (talk) 22:04, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good now. GregorB (talk) 22:08, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Selva morale e spirituale

• ... that the 1641 edition Selva morale e spirituale of Claudio Monteverdi (pictured) is considered his "most significant anthology of liturgical works since the Vespers in 1610"?

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

• reviewed: Cedric Wright --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:17, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
• this went to q2 --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:51, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Cass County Courthouse (Iowa)

• ... that the Cass County Courthouse served as a pattern for at least two other Iowa county courthouses?

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

• Perhaps you could indicate where in the 61-page document you found the information? Arsenikk ^(talk) 17:35, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

Water supply in Afghanistan

• ... that just 17% of urban and 7% of rural Afghans had access to improved water sources in 2005?

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

• 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)

• Hmm, I must have read it too fast — while going through Special:Newpages, I was intentionally not nominating articles that didn't appear to be properly referenced. Sorry about this. Nyttend (talk) 13:56, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Buridan's bridge

• ... that one humorous solution for the Buridan's bridge sophism (pictured) is that Plato should let Socrates cross the bridge and then throw him into the river on the other side?

• Reviewed: Ali Farzat

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

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

• Date, length & hook all OK. --Stemonitis (talk) 19:56, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Hoover Field, Washington Airport, Washington-Hoover Airport

• ... that after Washington, D.C.'s Hoover Field and Washington Airport merged to create Washington-Hoover Airport in 1933, a highway bisected the conjoined airfield's main runway (plane take-off pictured)?

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

• Hoover Field is five-fold expanded; Washington Airport and Washington-Hoover Airport are new. There is some duplication of text among the three, but length of each article and the expansion should be OK. - Tim1965 (talk) 00:12, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont - Tim1965 (talk) 00:27, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

This is good to go; the articles are new (previously only redirects or disambiguation) or 5x expanded as required. Offline reference accepted in good faith especially given the picture shows the road in question. The image is correctly attributed to the US Army Signal Corps and therefore public domain. Sam Blacketer (talk) 22:45, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont

• ... that the 3rd Earl of Egremont simultaneously maintained around fifteen mistresses with more than forty children at Petworth House?

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

• Reviewed: Joachim Meichssner

• Five-fold expansion checks out, timeliness of submission check out, online hook checks out. Good to go! Image on WikiCommons, and OK for use on Wikipedia main page. - Tim1965 (talk) 00:26, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Pleasure Dissociative Orgasmic Disorder

• ... that people who suffer from Pleasure Dissociative Orgasmic Disorder are unable to feel pleasure from an orgasm?

• Reviewed: Battle of Quebec (ice hockey)

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

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

Architonnerre

Add alt-text!
Add rollover text!

• ... that a steam powered cannon, the Architonnerre, was described by Leonardo da Vinci in the 15th century but he attributed it to Archimedes of the 3rd century BC?

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

• Text in block quotes doesn't count toward prose size (see Wikipedia:Did you know/Additional rules A2). That's the majority of your text, though. So you'd need to significantly increase the length of the article before it meets DYK length criteria. Also, I recommend that you use templates like this one, as that makes sure that you get the nomination right (it explains, for example, what alt text is, which is missing from your nomination). Schwede66 17:47, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

• I have added as much material as I can find and asked for a review at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Technology. If the article still fails then I will have to withdraw the nomination. as I have no more time to spend on this. Thanks for your advise on this. Lumos3 (talk) 08:48, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Ali Farzat

• ... that Syrian political cartoonist Ali Farzat's 1989 exhibition at the Arab World Institute in Paris brought on him a death threat from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein?

• Reviewed: August (Fringe) ([7])

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

• The article needs more work and more sources. For example this one;this one; this one and so on.--Mbz1 (talk) 23:14, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

• 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)

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)

• 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)

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on February 15

Belitung shipwreck

• ... that the Belitung shipwreck was an Arabian dhow which was sewn together, held the "Tang treasure" and the largest gold Tang cup ever found?

Created by Chaosdruid (talk). Self nom at 19:37, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Date, length, and sources all in order. --E♴ (talk) 15:47, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

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?

• Reviewed: Marguerite (woman of color)

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

• ALT1 ... that Uncial 0321 formerly was included to Uncial 067 as the same manuscript, but after recent examination it was recognized as separate manuscript?

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

• ... that Nels Nelsen (pictured), at the time holder of the world's longest ski jump set at the Big Hill, was denied to participate at the 1928 Winter Olympics because it was not fitting for an athlete to have to work for their fare on a freighter?

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

• Reviewed Sonora Arsenikk ^(talk) 23:33, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Richard Barrons

• ... that Major General Richard Barrons' wife is a former Women's Royal Naval Service officer?

• ALT1:... that Major General Richard Barrons, who led efforts to incentivise Taliban soldiers to surrender in exchange for civilian jobs, was hand-picked for the role by General Stanley A. McChrystal?

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

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

Prefer alt 1 to the original hook. I don't think WRNS is a well known enough acronym to not spell it out, so I changed it. The-Pope (talk) 07:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Victor Gardthausen

• ... that according to Victor Gardthausen Codex Sinaiticus was written in Alexandria?

• ALT1:... that according to Victor Gardthausen Codex Sinaiticus is younger than Codex Vaticanus by at least 50 years?
• Reviewed: Atmospheric model

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

Iannotta San Francesco

• ... that the first Iannotta San Francesco ultralight aircraft was built in a Capuchin Friary in Naples (pictured) and named after the Capuchins' patron saint, St Francis of Assisi?

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

• Reviewed: Poinsett State Park

• Date, length OK. Foreign-language hook ref AGF. Tweaked hook and it's good to go. Yoninah (talk) 23:37, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Connecticut Indian Claims Settlement Act

• ... that the legal basis for the largest casino in the world (pictured) derives in part from a violation of the federal Nonintercourse Act (1790) and a state statute lobbied for by Mothers Against Drunk Driving?

• Reviewed: Connick v. Myers

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

Atmospheric model

• ... that Atmospheric models were not able to outperform statistical models in forecasting tropical cyclone tracks until the 1990s?

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

Reviewed Andrew L. Sevier

• Expansion and hook are OK. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 04:34, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

St Mary's Church, Barton Bendish

• ... that the 14th-century Church of St Mary (pictured) in Barton Bendish, Norfolk, contains a 12th-century doorway moved from a nearby church when that was demolished?

• Reviewed: Pine Islet Light

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

• 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)

• 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)

As long as neither version is chiseled onto the lintel of church itself... Abductive (reasoning) 00:45, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

No mention of any church title being carved anywhere in any of the sources. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 08:36, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

I was hoping you had been there in person, and could have seen some signage. Abductive (reasoning) 23:09, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

No. Article written entirely from sources. No original research! --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 10:17, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Heh. A sign is a primary document, and it is acceptable to use primary sources to make uncontroversial statements of fact in Wikipedia articles. Anyway, if you're comfortable with the name, I am. Abductive (reasoning) 00:21, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Pine Islet Light

• ... that Pine Islet Light (pictured), now located at the Mackay Marina, Queensland, Australia, is the last fully functional kerosene powered lighthouse in the world?

• Comment: reviewed No. 1 Flying Training School RAAF.

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

• Date, length, ref, image all OK for DYK. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 19:45, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

• Reviewed Ali Aslan. Drmies (talk) 16:09, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

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).

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)

Rayko Daskalov

• ... 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?

• ALT1:... that in 1922, Bulgarian politician Rayko Daskalov (pictured) survived an assassination attempt by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation, only to be killed by the same organisation the next year in Prague?

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

• Reviewed: International Gendarmerie

Violin Sonata (Franck)

• ... that César Franck wrote his Violin Sonata as a wedding gift for violinist Eugène Ysaÿe?

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

• Length and date check out but it looks like an error in the hook, the ref says a "birthday present" but the hook says "wedding gift". J04n(talk page) 03:16, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

• OK, I added ref 1 to the end of the statement about the wedding present. Good to go. J04n(talk page) 10:38, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Rosie's Diner

• ... that Rosie's Diner, (pictured) made famous in the US by the Bounty paper towel commercials, was moved from Little Ferry, New Jersey to Rockford, Michigan in 1990?

• Reviewed: John Lajba, NASCAR National Commissioner diff

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

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

Edward L. Kessel

• ... that Edward L. Kessel assembled the world's most comprehensive collection of Platypezidae flat-footed flies?

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

• 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)

• 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)

Crawford Library

• ... that the Crawford Library was called the greatest philatelic library in the world when its owner died in 1913?

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

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

Jorge Romero Brest

• ... that Jorge Romero Brest was the director of Argentina's National Museum of Fine Arts from 1955 to 1963?

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

• The article seems ready, but it should include an infobox MBelgrano (talk) 03:04, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

• That's not a DYK requirement. See James L. Swauger, which went through DYK successfully without an infobox just a few months ago. Nyttend (talk) 03:27, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
• Infoboxes are not required, at DYK or anywhere else (up to and including FA). It's generally a matter of personal preference, and certainly isn't something to hold back approval. Bencherlite^Talk 09:21, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado

• ... that the 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado (damage pictured), ranked F5 on the Fujita scale, was the costliest tornado in United States history?

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

• Reviewed: Crawford Library
• Source cited supports $1 billion worth of damage but says nothing about this being a record. Daniel Case (talk) 02:05, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

• Added additional source [8]. Damage was the highest (at the time) but ranks third if inflation is accounted for. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 12:51, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

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

Caythorpe Court

• ... that Caythorpe Court, which used to be a hunting lodge, was redesigned to convert into an adventure based holiday operation centre?

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

• It's very kind of you to nominate "my" article, but it's quite some way from being complete and is still a "work in progress". I aim to complete it over the next few days. -- Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 07:42, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
• By the way, this isn't a 5x expansion; it's a new article. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 19:06, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

• 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:

• ALT1... that the adventure based holiday centre at Caythorpe Court, Lincolnshire was originally a hunting lodge, and has also been a military hospital and agricultural college? -- Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 06:51, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 16

Zimniy Stadion (Saint Petersburg)

• ... that Lenin was shot at after giving a speech in Mikhailovsky Manege in Saint Petersburg in January, 1918, but he escaped unscathed?

Created by Cherurbino (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 23:01, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Holy Name of Jesus

• ... devotions to the Holy Name of Jesus exist both in Eastern and Western Christianity?

Expanded 5x from redirect by History2007 (talk). Self nom at 06:21, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Alvan Lafargue

Michael Swart

• ... that it was reported that Australian cricketer Michael Swart was called-up to represent the Netherlands at the 2011 Cricket World Cup, but he didn't make the final team?

Created by The-Pope (talk). Self nom at 05:21, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Richard Barrons (diff)

Momentum Deferred

• ... that before Sebastian Roché was cast in the Fringe episode "Momentum Deferred", Thomas Kretschmann had been hired and shot a few scenes?

• I reviewed Soul Surfer (film). Ruby2010 talk 16:41, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Created by Ruby2010 talk 16:16, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that German actor Thomas Kretschmann was originally cast in the Fringe episode "Momentum Deferred", but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts?
• ALT2: ... that French actor Sebastian Roché replaced German actor Thomas Kretschmann in the Fringe episode "Momentum Deferred", as Kretschmann was unable to be a recurring character?

Ferenc Békássy

• ... that among the WWI dead of King's College, Cambridge, commemorated in King's College Chapel, was one enemy soldier, the Hungarian poet, Ferenc Békássy?

Created by Nedrutland (talk). Self nom at 09:01, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

M-37 (Michigan highway)

• ... that sections of state highway M-37 in the state of Michigan have been named for a Civil War general, a governor and the road's "divine scenic and recreational delights"?

• Reviewed: Foxcliffe Hickory Wind

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

Thomas Gascoyne (cyclist)

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

• Reviewed: Warming Center

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

• (ALT1)... that Derbyshire born world cycling record holder Thomas Gascoyne, (pictured) emigrated to Australia, but died in Belgium in 1917?

• (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?

• Fascinating article. Length and dates all check out. All facts in hooks check out to citations. Good to go! (Of the three hooks, I prefer ALT1.) -- Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 07:01, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Machito

• ... that during his United States Army service, Graciela replaced her foster brother Machito as the lead singer of his band, the Afro-Cubans?

• Reviewed: HMS Gallant (H59) ([9])
• Comment: I intend that this cropped 100-pixel-wide image should link to the larger, original image at File:Machito, Glen Island Casino, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947 (William P. Gottlieb 13821).jpg, using the link parameter.

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

You Just Don't Understand

• ... that many readers credited Deborah Tannen's bestselling 1990 book on language and gender, You Just Don't Understand, with helping to save their marriages?

• Reviewed: Pomeranian Griffin ([10])

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

HMS Gallant (H59)

• ... that the British destroyer HMS Gallant struck a mine on 10 January 1941 that blew the bow off the ship so that she had to be towed stern-first to Malta by the destroyer HMS Mohawk?

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

• 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)

• Reviewed Kiryat Sanz, Netanya

Kiryat Sanz, Netanya

• ... that the Kiryat Sanz, Netanya beach was the first in Israel to schedule separate swimming hours for men and women?

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

• Looks good.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 06:32, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed Iannotta San Francesco Yoninah (talk) 00:19, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Borjomi (water)

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

• Reviewed: Article you reviewed

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

• The only references are to the company's own website and large sections are completely unsourced. At the very least it needs secondary sources to demonstrate that the water is notable. SmartSE (talk) 01:00, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

  It is notable (it was a major or maybe even the major brand of mineral water in the USSR) and it would be nice to have the article properly referenced. Materialscientist (talk) 01:13, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

I agree about the notability of this brand. I been to the bottling facility in Georgia it is pretty substantial and the bottled water is ubiquitous around the Caucasus region. But some independent reference sources should be put into the article. Innapoy (talk) 21:25, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Foxcliffe Hickory Wind

• ... that GCH. Foxcliffe Hickory Wind's victory at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this year beat odds of 60-1?

• Reviewed: Homicide: Life on the Street (season 2)

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

• creation and length are good, source checks out. Imzadi 1979 → 01:37, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Malet coup of 1812

• ... that the leading conspirator in the Malet coup of 1812, aimed at deposing Napoleon I, escaped from a sanitarium hours before the failed revolt?

• ALT1:... that, during the Malet coup of 1812, several officers were fooled into supporting the conspiracy because of false claims that Napoleon I had died?
• ALT2:... that, while Napoleon Bonaparte was campaigning in Russia, disgruntled army officers attempted to seize power in Paris, spreading false information about Napoleon's supposed "death."

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

• A number of paragraphs, including the introduction, lack references. Those that are there are naked and need to be properly formatted. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:47, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• I will add references to the paragraphs currently lacking them. However, I am a bit unsure of how to use Template:Cite, which is why most of my article have references that aren't properly formatted. Assistance would be much appreciated. DCI2026 (talk) 16:18, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Done. Clarityfiend (talk) 22:34, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

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?

• Reviewed: HMS Jamaica (44) {diff)

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

• All checks out, a nice little church article - have you considered adding an image? Rob (talk) 14:43, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Magnetochemistry

• ... that the magnetochemistry of compounds of the gadolinium ion Gd³⁺ makes them the most suitable for use as a contrast agent for MRI scans?

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

• ReviewedAchille Collas

St Dona's Church, Llanddona

• ... that St Dona's Church, Llanddona, Wales (pictured), was rebuilt in 1873 with the rector at the time acting as the architect?

• Comment: reviewed Edgar Lubbock (diff)

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

• all checks out - nicely put together. Warofdreams talk 01:29, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Weston-super-Mare Tramways

• ... that railings from former Weston-super-Mare trams were converted into fences?

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

• ALT 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?

• • • Reviewed Gateway Project[11] Geof Sheppard (talk) 14:28, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

shadow mask

• ... that until Sony upset the apple-cart in 1968, every color television in the world used RCA's shadow mask tube design?

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

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)

• 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)

• 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)

• Seems fine now, although the new hook sentence in the article may benefit from improved grammar/style (as a non-native speaker, I'll just leave this as a suggestion). And please note that my point about more inline references was a general suggestion for article improvement, not a requirement for the DYK (for which, I believe, the article qualifies now). --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 19:37, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Enchophora sanguinea, Pittieria aurantiaca

• ... that the snail Pittieria aurantiaca feeds on honeydew produced by Enchophora sanguinea (pictured), the first recorded trophobiotic interaction between an insect and a gastropod?

• 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)

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

Callipogon relictus

• ... that Callipogon relictus (pictured) is the largest beetle of Russia, reaching the length of 110 mm (4.3 in)?

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

• Date, expansion, and image fine. Hook checked online via Google translate and a snippet from an English-language publication on Google Books. Nice work! Bencherlite^Talk 09:25, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

LoDaisKa Site

• ... that the LoDaisKa Site in Colorado was occupied for 7,500 years, starting in the Paleo-Indian period?

• 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)

Capel Lligwy

• ... 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"?

• Reviewed Callipogon relictus (diff)

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

• Length ok, hook source accepted in good faith. Date should have been 15 February, but not a problem. --Soman (talk) 01:27, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

• No, the date is right: it was started on 15th Feb, but it was moved to mainspace on 16th Feb, hence nominated for 16th Feb. Bencherlite^Talk 01:33, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

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. Bencherlite^Talk 14:52, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

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? Bencherlite^Talk 19:53, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

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. Bencherlite^Talk 22:43, 16 February 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 17

Leonard MacClain

• ... that Philadelphia organist Leonard MacClain debuted an instrument called the “Photona" on CBS Radio in 1935?

• Reviewed: Stipe Božić

Created by 78.26 (talk). Self nom at 01:48, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Thomas W. Stivers

• ... that shortly before receiving the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Thomas W. Stivers was murdered in a business dispute?

Created by 72.74.209.40 (talk). Self nom at 23:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Christian Steiner

• ... that German-born U.S. soldier Christian Steiner was one of thirty-two soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for battling against Cochise and the Apache Indians in the Chiricahua Mountains in 1869?

Created by 72.74.209.40 (talk). Self nom at 23:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Julius H. Stickoffer

• ... that Swiss-born Medal of Honor recipient Julius H. Stickoffer was the only U.S. soldier to receive the award during the Black Hawk War?

Created by 72.74.209.40 (talk). Self nom at 23:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

HMS Greyhound (H05)

• ... that the British destroyer HMS Greyhound initiated the night phase of the Battle of Cape Matapan on 28/29 March 1941 when her searchlight illuminated an Italian cruiser?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self nom at 20:44, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Stephen William Shaw

Gerhard Taschner

• ... that Gerhard Taschner recorded the violin concerto, dedicated to him by Wolfgang Fortner, with both Wilhelm Furtwängler and Hans Rosbaud?

Created by JackofOz (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 20:12, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Batavia Cemetery

• ... that the maintenance shed (pictured) at New York's Batavia Cemetery was originally a bank building?

• ALT1:... that the mausoleum (pictured) of New York Central Railroad president Dean Richmond in New York's Batavia Cemetery was for years next to tracks of the Erie Railroad, a competitor of the Central's?
• Reviewed: Love Tester ([12])
• Comment: Can the nomination template be upgraded to accommodate multiple image submissions?

5x expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 18:37, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Stephen William Shaw

• ... that California '49er Stephen William Shaw helped discover Humboldt Bay, painted over 200 portraits of San Francisco notables and started growing grapes in Sonoma County?

Created by Ellin Beltz (talk). Nominated by Smallbones (talk) at 00:03, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Freedom suits diff Smallbones (talk) 00:25, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
• Looks good.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 20:44, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Jules Delsart

• ... that French cellist Jules Delsart (pictured) was a soloist in the premiere of David Popper's Requiem for three cellos and orchestra, another the composer?

Created by JackofOz (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 22:58, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Jarvis Hall, Steyning, Steyning Methodist Church

• ... that Jarvis Hall (pictured), a former chapel in Steyning, West Sussex, has housed a bottling plant, gym, dance school and four Nonconformist congregations, including Methodists who moved out and built a larger church nearby?

• Reviewed: Fer (diff) and Patrick Sheltra (diff)

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 22:14, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

James Dutton (Royal Marines officer)

• ... that Royal Marine Lieutenant General Sir James Dutton was sent to The Pentagon as a liaison in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in 2001?

Created by HJ Mitchell (talk). Self nom at 19:25, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

I reviewed #SA-500D. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:42, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

To whoever moves this to the prep: I'd really appreciate it if the image could be used because free images of British officers are very hard to track down! Thanks, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:28, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Unleashed (Fringe)

• ... that actor Kirk Acevedo suggested his real-life wife play his character's spouse in the Fringe episode "Unleashed"?

Created by Ruby2010 talk 16:26, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Fringe actor Kirk Acevedo suggested his real-life wife play his character's spouse in the episode "Unleashed", because he thought "to create intimacy with someone who you don't know is actually not going to work"?

• I reviewed Isha Home School. Ruby2010 talk 16:32, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Scottish Redundant Churches Trust

• ... that the Scottish Redundant Churches Trust is a charity founded in 1996 which looks after redundant Church of Scotland churches and currently has five buildings under its care, including St. Peter's Kirk, Sandwick, Orkney (pictured)?

Created by Rob (talk). Self nom at 14:54, 18 February 2011 (UTC). I reviewed St Caian's Church, Tregaian diff.

If the image isn't used, I suggest the later sentence should be removed to simply read:

• ... that the Scottish Redundant Churches Trust is a charity founded in 1996 which looks after redundant Church of Scotland churches and currently has five buildings under its care?

• I would say the alt version reads a lot better and is nice and succinct Notjamesbond (talk) 16:47, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Yeelirrie uranium project

• ... that the location of BHP Billiton's Yeelirrie uranium project is referred to by the local Aboriginal people as a "place of death"?

Created by Calistemon (talk). Self nom at 11:19, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Georg Muche (listed: 18 February) Calistemon (talk) 11:27, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Article creation & sources check out. Although I'd be happier if the hook reference could be backed up with a more neutral source, I have no reason to doubt its accuracy. However wouldn't it be more precise to state that it is the name "Yeelirrie" itself that actually means "place of death"? Constantine ✍ 13:22, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Further down in the article, there is two more, much more neutral sources (ABC, perth.now.com) for the "place of death", but they do not state that it is a literal translation, only that it is referred to as such. Thats my reason for saying in the hook "referred to". Calistemon (talk) 01:47, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• OK then, good to go! Nice article! Constantine ✍ 12:24, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Myotis vivesi

• ... that Myotis vivesi is a species of bat that hunts marine fish and crustaceans?

• Reviewed: Buridan's bridge ([13])
• Comment: It won't be apparent from the history, but this should probably be considered an expansion of Fish-eating Bat, although nothing from that article was retained except the interwiki links. --Stemonitis (talk) 20:00, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

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

• Verified, including date, expansion, and hook ref. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 08:19, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Khabur ware

• ... that the Khabur ware pottery was named after the Khabur River region in northeastern Syria, where large quantities of it were found by the archaeologist Max Mallowan at the site of Chagar Bazar?

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

• Reviewed: Italian Spring Offensive ([14]) Yazan (talk) 08:01, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• *Comment - Reviewed - Recommend taking out comma after "region" in hook above (which I did). Reviewed article and it has appropriate cites and info. Good to go! - Parkwells (talk) 19:42, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Sir Richard Herbert

• ... that Sir Richard Herbert was the illegitimate son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Maud, daughter of Adam ap Howell Graunt?

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

• Reviewed Tell Mashnaqa (below). Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:37, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

• Expansion (5x), hook and references verified. It's good to go. Yazan (talk) 18:23, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

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

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)

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)

Reviewed: Sir Richard Herbert, ([15]) Yazan (talk) 17:21, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

• - Looks good to go! (Just please remember to use edit summaries in the future, as it helps other editors know what you meant.) Reaper Eternal (talk) 14:36, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

• I reviewed the nomination for Don Charles. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 03:12, 17 February 2011 (UTC)
  • The length, hook, and references all look good.--十八 12:27, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo

• ... that Charles Dickens wrote about the care that the rector of St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo, Wales (church pictured), took with the victims of the 1859 wreck of the Royal Charter and their families?

• ALT1:... that St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo, Wales (pictured), was used as a temporary mortuary following the 1859 wreck of the Royal Charter in which over 400 people died?
• Comment: reviewed James Stirling (judge) (diff).

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

Freedom suits

• ... that St. Louis, Missouri has the most slave freedom suits in the United States, and 301 cases are searchable online?

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

• Reviewed Khabur ware (cat) Parkwells (talk) 19:48, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

This is a great article! Nevertheless, I don't like the first half of the hook - the source says "They make up the largest corpus of freedom suits currently available to researchers in the United States." It might be clumsy but I'd add "available to researchers" Smallbones (talk)

• ALT

• ... that St. Louis, Missouri has the most slave freedom suits available to researchers in the United States, and 301 cases are searchable online?

Thanks for your review and suggestion! I like the ALT - was struggling with this for some reason. Let's go with the ALT. Could you add your signature to your review? Parkwells (talk) 01:00, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

That looks good to me Smallbones (talk) 15:24, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Marguerite (woman of color)

• ... that in 1805 Marguerite was the first slave to file a freedom suit in St. Louis, and she gained an end to Indian slavery in Missouri?

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

• Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 05:24, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 18

Rudolph Stauffer

• ... that Swiss-born U.S. soldier Rudolph Stauffer was one of twenty-two soldiers who won the Medal of Honor during Lieutenant Colonel George Crook's "winter campaign" against renegade Apache Indians in the Arizona Territory's Tonto Basin area during 1872-73?

Created by 72.74.209.40 (talk). Self nom at 23:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Sean Hughes (politician)

• ... that Sean Hughes MP got Scottish MPs to give him their free tickets to the 1986 English FA Cup so his constituents could watch the Everton-Liverpool Merseyside derby?

5x expanded by Sam Blacketer (talk). Self nom at 22:55, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Hoover Field, Washington Airport, Washington-Hoover Airport Sam Blacketer (talk) 22:55, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Yester House

• ... that composer Gian Carlo Menotti bought the Yester House (pictured), an early 18th-century mansion near Gifford in East Lothian, Scotland, because of the acoustics in the ballroom?

Created by Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 22:16, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Lauritz Weidemann

• ... that Lauritz Weidemann served as a county governor for almost 35 years?

• Reviewed: Haftvad

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 20:40, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Haftvad

• ... that the Iranian legend of Haftvad has parallels in dragon slayer stories in the folklore of many other countries?

Created by LauriePierce (talk). Nominated by Future Perfect at Sunrise (talk) at 19:10, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Very nice first article by new contributor. Page was created as user space draft on 31 January, but moved to mainspace only on 18 February. Fut.Perf. ☼ 19:11, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Date and size fine. Hook fact is cited in the article, and accepted in good faith. Oceanh (talk) 20:38, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Gary J. Aguirre

• ... that Gary Aguirre was fired from the SEC for trying to do his job?

• ALT1:... that Gary Aguirre, who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, was fired from the SEC?
• ALT2:... that former SEC investigator Gary Aguirre says the SEC has gone from protecting the public from Wall Street to protecting Wall Street from the public?

Created by Marrante (talk). Self nom at 16:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Arthur Cheetham and Cinema of Wales —Marrante (talk) 17:04, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• full of insight! I prefer ALT1, the first hook requesting to understand SEC without context, ALT2 a bit too complex (extra comma removed). --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:56, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Nikephoros Melissenos

• ... that the Byzantine general Nikephoros Melissenos proclaimed himself emperor, but submitted to his brother-in-law, Alexios I Komnenos, in exchange for the title of Caesar?

• ALT1:... that the revolt of the Byzantine general Nikephoros Melissenos in 1080–1081 led to the peaceful occupation of northwestern Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks?

5x expanded by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 12:53, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Schoenau ultimatum
• looks good. Fut.Perf. ☼ 19:19, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Castleton Garland Day

• ... that a 200 year old costume worn by "the king" (pictured) on Castleton Garland Day in Derbyshire is now in the local museum?

• Comment: I think this is a DYK newbie

Created by SiGarb (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 11:08, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

El Grande (tree)

• ... that the eucalyptus El Grande, Australia's largest tree, was killed by forestry officials by mistake?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 06:22, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Eric Rideal

I removed the passage suggesting it might be the "world's largest living thing" because, although you gave a reference, General Sherman is over 3x as large by volume (1,487 vs. 439 cubic metres). Ericoides (talk) 08:26, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Charles Lapworth (journalist)

• ... that Charles Lapworth worked closely with both Eugene V. Debs and Charlie Chaplin?

Created by Warofdreams (talk). Self nom at 01:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length are good. AGFing on the print sources. –MuZemike 03:00, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed St Dona's Church, Llanddona. Warofdreams talk 13:12, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Donald Van Slyke

• ... that Donald Van Slyke, a Dutch American biochemist was the first recipient of the AMA Scientific Achievement Award, discovered the amino acid hydroxylysine, and co-authored the "Bible" of quantitative clinical chemistry?

Created by Kierano (talk). Self nom at 01:22, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

HMS Grenade (H86)

• ... that the British destroyer HMS Grenade tied up to the French destroyer Bison on 3 May 1940 to rescue 36 survivors after the latter's forward magazine had been hit by a bomb from a Junkers Ju 87 dive bomber and exploded?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self nom at 19:58, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

- Length, Date, and sources all check out but the hook sentence needs to be cited in the article. -- Esemono (talk) 06:01, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed St Michael's Church, Berechurch

St Michael's Church, Berechurch

• ... that in the roof of the chapel of St Michael's Church, Berechurch, (pictured) in Essex, are carvings of the emblems of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon?

• Reviewed: Saleh al-Ali

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 16:15, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:58, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Walter Coy

• ... that actor Walter Coy played Dr. Joseph Warren, who performs surgery on the burned hand of the title character in the 1957 Disney film, Johnny Tremain, set during the American Revolution?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 15:36, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Three mine policy

David Nowakowsky

• ... that in order to save his work from destruction at the hands of the hands of the Nazis, thousands of pages of David Nowakowsky's papers were buried under a dung heap at a farm in France?

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self nom at 15:19, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
Replaced 's with {{`s}} per rule C7. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:41, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Good article, orphaned now, needs links, needs a box. DYK hook seems OK. Billy Hathorn (talk) 15:32, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

ALT 1... that in order to save his music from destruction by the Nazis, thousands of pages of David Nowakowsky's work were buried under a dung heap at a farm in France?

Good article, de-orphaned it. Added "Music" to ALT 1 as being more descriptive, shortned a bit. I prefer ALT 1 hook, but 1st DYK hook also looks OK. Good to go. (This is my first review). Trilliumz (talk) 01:07, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Saleh al-Ali

• ... that Saleh al-Ali led one of the first Syrian rebellions against the French mandate, and was sentenced to death in absentia by a French court-martial?

Created by Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 14:20, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: ClariS ([16]) Yazan (talk) 16:07, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, hook OK. Offline ref AGF. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 16:00, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Three mine policy

• ... that the Three mine policy, in place from 1984 to 1996, restricted the number of active uranium mines in Australia to three?

Created by Calistemon (talk). Self nom at 13:06, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Behavior Genetics Association (listed: 14 February) Calistemon (talk) 13:17, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK hook is OK. The article is barely long enough. You might add a paragraph explaining why there werer objections to uranium policy in 1984. Billy Hathorn (talk) 15:44, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

I've carried out a further expansion and added some pre-1984 information. Calistemon (talk) 11:39, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

ClariS

• ... that the Japanese pop music female duo ClariS have not released photos of themselves to the public, and instead have employed illustrators to draw their likenesses?

• ALT1: ... that the Japanese pop music female duo ClariS consists of junior high school students?
• ALT2: ... that the Japanese pop music female duo ClariS, which consists of junior high school students, has two Top 10 singles on Japan's Oricon weekly singles chart?
  • Reviewed: Oprahization (diff)

Created by Juhachi (talk). Self nom at 12:15, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Hook, length and date check out. I would go with the original one though, it's the most ineteresting. Yazan (talk) 16:05, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Niqmepa

• ... that Niqmepa was installed as King of Ugarit, an ancient city-state in northwest Syria, by Hittite king Mursili II, after forcing his brother, Arhalba, to abdicate?

• Reviewed: Mashpee Tribe v. New Seabury ([17])

5x expanded by Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 11:13, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Niqmepa was installed as King of Ugarit, an ancient city-state in northwest Syria, by Hittite king Mursili II, who had forced his brother, Arhalba, to abdicate?
• Length, date OK. Offline ref AGF. Suggest ALT hook as, according to the article, it was Mursili II who did the forcing. William Avery (talk) 18:17, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Georg Muche

• ... that works by German artist Georg Muche were confiscated by the Nazis and displayed in their 1937 Degenerate Art exhibition?

• Reviewed: Myotis vivesi (diff)

Created by Mandarax (talk). Self nom at 09:11, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Sources check out fine. Lenght and date ok, good article! Calistemon (talk) 11:24, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Khor Virap

• ... that the notability of Khor Virap monastery (pictured) in Armenia and declaration of Armenia as the world's first Christian nation in 301, during reign of Tiridates III, is attributed to Gregory?

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

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

• Reviewed Inachus phalangium.--Nvvchar. 08:17, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

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)

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

Cafe Church

• ... that in 1960, the founders of a Cafe church wondered, "Would Jesus want to hang out with folks at a traditional institutional church? or would he want to hang out over a beer in a bar or coffee in a restaurant?"

5x expanded by User:Trilliumz (talk). Self nom at 13:56, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: David Nowakowsky (my first review)
• Too many characters there Trill. We try not to have more than 200, I get 214.Mitch32^{(Erie Railroad Information Hog)}

ALT 1... that in 1960, Cafe church founders wondered, "Would Jesus want to hang out with folks at a traditional church? or would he want to hang out over a beer in a bar or coffee?" Trilliumz (talk) 23:51, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Y Much better.Mitch32^{(Erie Railroad Information Hog)} 01:17, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Ann Preston

• ... that Ann Preston was the first woman dean of any medical school?

Created by RJHall (talk). Self nom at 18:49, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

• Length and age are fine. Offline reference accepted in good faith. Ackatsis (talk) 06:08, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

PERISCOP

• ... that the PERISCOP made it possible to retrieve live fish from over 2000m deep, despite the extreme pressure at that depth?

Created by E2eamon (talk). Self nom at 15:54, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed:Belitung shipwreck (diff)--E♴ (talk) 15:54, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 19

Al-Wasat Party

• ... that Al-Wasat Party, officially established in the wake of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, is the first legal party in Egypt with an Islamic background?

Created by BomBom (talk). Self nom at 02:06, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Cornelius C. Smith

• ... that Medal of Honor recipient Cornelius C. Smith, active in expeditions against Moro insurgeants, was later appointed head of the Philippine Constabulary?

Created by 72.74.209.40 (talk). Self nom at 23:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Cornelius C. Smith

• ... that Medal of Honor recipient Cornelius C. Smith later led U.S. troops during the Phillipine Insurrection?

Created/expanded by 72.74.209.40 (talk). Self nom at 23:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Albert Sale

• ... that 19-year-old Medal of Honor recipient Albert Sale received the award for killing an Apache warrior in hand-to-hand combat and taking his war pony?

• ALT1:... that 24-year-old Medal of Honor recipient Albert Sale died of typhoid less than a year after reenlisting in the army?

Created by 72.74.209.99 (talk). Self nom at 23:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

John Schnitzer

• ... that German-born U.S. soldier John Schnitzer received the Medal of Honor, along with First Lieutenant Wilber Wilder for rescuing a wounded comrade during battle with the Apache Indians in 1882?

Created by 72.74.225.253 (talk). Self nom at 23:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126

• ... that Bach used a four-note trumpet signal throughout the first movement of his chorale cantata Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126 for Sexagesima?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 22:41, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• suggested for Sexagesima, this year 27 February --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:32, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed: #Gary J. Aguirre --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:58, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Despina Storch

• ... an alleged German spy Despina Storch (pictured) was immortalized as "Turkish Delight" , "Turkish beauty" and a "modern Cleopatra" in spy literature?

• Reviewed: The Tip-Off

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 21:11, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Verified, nice work. Twilightchill t 00:18, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Foreign policy of the John F. Kennedy administration

• ... that John F. Kennedy's foreign policy experts were dubbed "the best and the brightest"?

Created by Twilight Chill (talk). Self nom at 21:08, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Spirit of the Dead Watching

• ... that the strong colors in Paul Gauguin's Spirit of the Dead Watching (pictured) are symbolic of the native Polynesian belief that phosphorescent lights were manifestations of the spirits of the dead?

Created by JNW (talk). Nominated by Mandarax (talk) at 19:55, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

St Andrew's Church, Covehithe

• ... that St Andrew's Church, Covehithe, (pictured) in Suffolk consists of a small 17th-century church built within the ruins of an earlier medieval church?

• ALT1:... that the ruins of St Andrew's Church, Covehithe, (pictured) in Suffolk are threatened by coastal erosion?
• Reviewed: Fritz Lehmann

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 17:18, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

The Tip-Off

• ... that actor Richard Armitage (pictured) was subjected to waterboarding while filming Spooks episode "The Tip-Off"?

Created by Matthew R Dunn (talk). Self nom at 16:18, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out. Good to go, but you have to review other editors hooks.--Mbz1 (talk) 17:24, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Bab Sharqi, Bab al-Jabiyah

• ... that the ancient Street Called Straight of Damascus, Syria, still connects the eastern gate (pictured) of the old city with the western one?

5x expanded by Zozo2kx (talk). Self nom at 14:26, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Fritz Lehmann

• ... that German conductor Fritz Lehmann left a recording of Bach's Christmas Oratorio unfinished when he died during a concert of the St Matthew Passion?

Created by JackofOz (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 10:20, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• All DYK criteria met. --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 17:11, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

List of Baltimore Orioles first-round draft picks

• ... that two of the 57 players the Baltimore Orioles drafted in the first round were from high schools in Canada?

• Comment: This may not sound unusual on the surface, but I've done eight other lists like this and have only seen a Canadian drafted one other time. Reviewed Tony Burrello above (2/12). Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 06:24, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Created by Wizardman. Self nom at 06:24, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Your hook assumes everyone knows what the Baltimore Orioles are. Try to rewrite by mentioning they are an MLB team and that the "first round" refers to the MLB Draft. Also, while reading the article, it might seem more interesting to the average reader if you mentioned "the team has never drafted a player at first base" or even that "they have not drafted any players from their home state of Maryland" instead, though this is just a suggestion. Otherwise, the article looks good to go.--十八 09:25, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Okay. Yeah I seem to do that sometimes, I gotta remember some people do not care about baseball whatsoever. Here's an ALT: ... that Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles have never selected a player at first base in the first round of the MLB Draft? Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear} 16:48, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Chairman of Committees (New Zealand), Frederick Merriman (politician)

• ... that Frederick Merriman (pictured) was the first Chairman of Committees in New Zealand?

• Reviewed: Bobby Simpson (on 7 Feb)
• Comment: Double nom. Chairman of Committees is new, and Frederick Merriman is expanded.

Created by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 03:45, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Love Tester

On top is a black cover, which says "Electronic Love Tester – For Young Ladies and Men". Below the black box cover is the inside packaging of the Love Tester device, which is a white, multimeter-like device with two sensors connected to it, both of which have gold metallic balls at the end as the sensors. To the right of the device is a black pouch in which the device is supposed to go into. To the side on the far left of the image is an instruction leaflet which features two adults holding hands, and below it, says "How to use the Lie/Love Detector".

• ... that the Love Tester (pictured), created in 1969, was the first product by Nintendo to use real electronic components?

Created by MuZemike (talk). Self nom at 02:41, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Charles Lapworth (journalist). –MuZemike 03:01, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Length and history verified. Daniel Case (talk) 18:26, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Eric Rideal

• ... that physical chemist Sir Eric Keightly Rideal was depicted in the novels The Search and Strangers and Brothers written by his former student C. P. Snow?

Created by Carcharoth (talk). Self nom at 02:31, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: List of Seattle Mariners no-hitters, List of Arizona Diamondbacks no-hitters [18] Carcharoth (talk) 03:16, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, hook's ref verified. --Rosiestep (talk) 06:31, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Automotive industry in Russia

• ... that automotive manufacturing is a significant industry in Russia, directly employing around 600,000 people and supporting 2–3 million people in related industries?

Created by Nanobear (talk). Self nom at 01:12, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Tyche (planet) Nanobear (talk) 01:12, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Schoenau ultimatum

• ... that the Schoenau ultimatum contributed to the ability of the Egyptian and Syrian alliance to successfully launch a surprise attack against Israel during the Yom Kippur War?

• Reviewed: HMS Grenade (H86)

Created by Esemono (talk). Self nom at 06:12, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

• Checks out. I'd suggest another hook though, which is a bit clearer: "... that the preoccupation of the Israeli government with the Schoenau ultimatum contributed to its failure to anticipate the Egyptian and Syrian surprise attack during the Yom Kippur War?" Constantine ✍ 13:22, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

The Garden of Earthly Delights (1981 film)

• ... that Stan Brakhage's 1981 film The Garden of Earthly Delights was created by pasting montane zone vegetation directly onto strips of clear film leader?

Created by Ackatsis (talk). Self nom at 06:15, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Ann Preston

Note: Reviewers might find this link helpful. Ackatsis (talk) 06:20, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Just barely over the line for length if you exclude the longer block quote. There is some duplicated text and a fair bit of quotes. Could still be expanded from the Senes of Cinema source, I think maybe a little more detail in the production section would be great. It meets the requirements as is, though. The Interior (Talk) 08:46, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

Jason Booth

• ... that British boxer Jason Booth fought for a World title after overcoming an addiction to alcohol?

5x expanded by Notjamesbond (talk). Self nom at 17:01, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

reviewed=Scottish Redundant Churches Trust

• Dull hook. A lot of athletes have returned to competition after rehab, and quite of few of those have succeeded. Daniel Case (talk) 18:23, 19 February 2011 (UTC)

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.

23 February, Birthday of Handel

Handel Festival Halle, Howard Arman

• ... that Howard Arman conducted George Frideric Handel's opera Tolomeo in 1996 for the Handel Festival, Halle?

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

• for 23 February, Handel's birthday, for which the article was requested. Howard Arman was expanded, but not 5x. - reviewed: Hamaxitus --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:02, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

• Shouldn't it be called the Handel Festival, Halle? Ericoides (talk) 14:19, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

• The older one is called Göttingen International Handel Festival (but you would not find it looking for Handel), also Handel Festival Göttingen. The third one in Germany: Karlsruhe. Talking about the Bach cantatas we went for "the least cluttered". If you have a comma in the name, you have to remember to add one after the apposition. The festival could be called just Handel Festival, because it seems to be The Handel Festival, but that would probably cause trouble in Göttingen and Karlsruhe, smile, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:25, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
• forget all that, was moved, not by me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:21, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

• The mover's rationale was quite correct, that it might be misconstrued as "hall" (that's what I thought it would be when I clicked on the link...). Ericoides (talk) 11:20, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

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

• refs and info added. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:17, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

• Please check the 2nd, 5th and last paragraphs. If its separated by a space from another paragraph, it needs a citation.Thelmadatter (talk) 02:06, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

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

Are we saving the hook for use on 23 February 16852011? --PFHLai (talk) 08:06, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Sounds reasonable to me. - The Bushranger _{One ping only} 08:16, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Moved then, prefer ALT2, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:34, 12 February 2011 (UTC)

Therefore crossed out the others and added DYKmake, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:37, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

28 February

Northern Epirote Declaration of Independence

• ... that the Greeks living in southern Albania declared in 1914 the Independence (pictured) of Northern Epirus?

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

• Reviewed: Lam Chiu Ying.Alexikoua (talk) 13:47, 22 January 2011 (UTC)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

 Done Actually there isn't any dispute at all now. user:Zjarri. mentioned a tiny wording issue which has been fixed (things have been settled in all relevant discussion pages more than a week now).Alexikoua (talk) 15:52, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

March 1

Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival

• ... that in the 2010 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival, the 600 guests ate approximately 30,000 strips of bacon?

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

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

• Everything checks out. Arctic Night 20:13, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

• I'd suggest mentioning Iowa in the hook, and save it for National Pig Day on March 1st. --PFHLai (talk) 06:48, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
  • ALT... that during the 2010 Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines, Iowa, the 600 guests ate approximately 30,000 strips of bacon?

June 19

Rizal Day

• ... that Philippine town of Daet, Camarines Norte was the first place to celebrate Rizal Day with its construction of the first Rizal monument (pictured)?

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

• Request: I suggest this appear either on June 19 (Rizal's birth), December 30 (Rizal's execution) or any date from June 15-24 (Daet's Pineapple Festival). –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 05:46, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
• Size and date are fine. However, the hook is unreferenced. There is a reference at the end of a paragraph containing the hook, several sentences in - this is unsatisfactory. Ideally, each sentence should be referenced; at the very least - the hook one should be. The problem is fixable, and once this is solved the article should be a "go" for DYKing. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 05:54, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• Please see references nos. 1 and 2. All paragraphs are referenced. It'll be pretty hard to read that thing when every sentence, even the hook, has a citation. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 05:57, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• 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)

• 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)

• Just for the heck of it, I did just that, citing every sentence in the first section, and it now looks unsightly with those repetitive ^[1][2] after every sentence. I know we should be citing and stuff, but this is not the way to do it if there are only a few references. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 07:35, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks. One gets used to that after a while, it is a wiki-necessity. I also asked for clarification of inline citations and DYK rules here. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 08:01, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Common Schools Act of 1871. –HTD (ITN: Where no updates but is stickied happens.) 06:00, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

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)

• 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)

• 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)

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)

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)

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)

See also

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