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Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on 30 June

W. J. Gordy

  • ... that W. J. Gordy was a highly influential potter in the 20th century, once mentioned as the "foremost potter in the southeastern United States" by the Encyclopædia Britannica?
  • Comment: Forgot to nominate this orphaned article.

Created by LynGirl (talk). Nominated by FMasic (talk) at 18:39, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on October 16

Awaaz Foundation

  • ... that it was Awaaz Foundation’s advocacy against noise pollution in India that forced the government to make rules and implement it?

Created by Sachinvenga (talk). Self nom at 15:33, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, Please give me some time. -- . Shlok talk . 13:50, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks. I did an even more thorough copy edit, and found that many of the references are just newspaper or court articles about an event, which do not show any connection between Awaaz's advocacy and the adoption of new laws (for example, see footnote 17). Could you please review the references and take out any that don't apply to what you've written, and add references to back up each paragraph in your article?
Here is a stronger version of the hook, which needs a reference:

Articles created/expanded on October 17

Johnny Dyer

Created by Derek R Bullamore (talk). Self nom at 20:49, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hook fact requires a supporting citation in the article. Source cited in the article for the hook fact ([1]) makes no mention of Muddy Waters and in fact contains no analysis of the album, just a listing of song tracks and production credits. --Allen3 talk 18:05, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I am not too sure how specific I need to be. The song listing gives songwriter credit for most tracks to 'Morganfield'. A click on that name leads to McKinley Morganfield, which was (as the article states) Muddy Waters' real name. As far as I am aware, Waters used his real name for all his songwriter credits. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:22, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I've added a ref confirming that the album is a collection of Muddy Waters' songs. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:10, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fluorescent glucose biosensors

Created by Squidonius (talk). Self nom at 01:13, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • This is some article creation! A few problems though, two paragraphs in "Theory of fluorescence" and the last paragraph in "Encapsulation in dialysis membranes" has no citations. Also, the hook in the lead has no citation as well.--NortyNort (Holla) 08:16, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on October 18

Birtoxin, Bestoxin

South African Spitting scorpion

Created by Zhanmin (talk), Sander.lindeman (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 16:49, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Nidaros (newspaper); Bør Børson

5x expanded by Oceanh (talk), Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 13:36, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Posthumous Fragments of Margaret Nicholson

Created by 76.234.154.210 (talk). Nominated by Chzz (talk) at 20:24, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of Shakespeare authorship candidates

Title page of William Shakespeare's First Folio published in 1623 with his portrait.

5x expanded by Tom Reedy (talk). Self nom at 18:23, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I think the biggest problem with this list article was summed up by user:hamiltonstone when he wrote (see point 8) "no one should be on this list without a citation that demonstrates that the person is in fact proposed by a reliable source to be a candidate for the authorship. Not even one in five now meet that very basic requirement. Only if their candidacy has some significant coverage in the literature should it then be discussed in the article's body text."


Most of these candidates come from a list found in one source, and that source failed to even discuss these candidates. Many others seem to be OR. It seems that the minimum requirement should be precisely what was already noted above - "Only if their candidacy has some significant coverage" - The great majority of so-called candidates on this list fail miserably on that basic requirement. Smatprt (talk) 20:04, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at the source further, this issue only gets worse - it appears this source only goes into any real detail on one candidate, not the 58 represented in this list article. Good grief. Smatprt (talk) 20:13, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I fail to see why it is relevant that the "source only goes into any real detail on one candidate, not the 58 represented in this list article.". The list is a list of all those who are known to have been proposed. At least one of them (Anne Whateley) almost certainly didn't even exist. But that's neither here nor there really. Paul B (talk) 12:01, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Paul, it's no great mystery why it's being disparaged and a comment being dragged in from another discussion, but all sources are WP:RS and prominently discuss the authorship topic, not just as a passing mention. Tom Reedy (talk) 12:30, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The remark that it failed to satisfy Hamiltonstone's observation is wrong. HS made that of a draft version, and, if I recall, in forking off this article TReedy then supplied the footnotes, as HStone asked for. (b)There is no WP:OR infraction involved (c) I see there is a problem with the wordage. That is easy to fix, simply by introducing a modified, rewrite of the usual introductory paragraph that exists on several other pages, but unfortunately the three editors are voluntarily refraining from editing mainspace pages until an arbtration issue is resolved, if ever! (d) Most importantly, for your consideration, this figure was established, as far as we know, by wiki, is the most up-to-date figure available to date, since the old sources couldn't count what has occurred since 2004, and missed a few. We simply totalled up what all reliable sources established as candidates, and the figure is 75. That is not WP:OR, but simply fidelity, as per notes, to the available lists and references. It is a wiki first, and would, I think, be a shame not to get profiled eventually in a DYK notice, given the world's fascination with Shakespeare. Nishidani (talk) 13:11, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I have adapted the current intro to the main SAQ article for use as a preamble to the list. I hope it is acceptable. Paul B (talk) 14:09, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To respond about the notability of the various candidates, the great majority of these listed were simply copied from one list (in one source) directly into this article. That in itself does no make them notable. How many of these candidacies have been discussed in detail... anywhere? Just because one person, somewhere in time, in an interview, or a bar, or in some passing comment said "I think that so and so wrote Shakespeare's plays" - well, that hardly makes the candidate notable as required on these pages. Smatprt (talk) 15:21, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is simply answered. 68 of the 75 candidates have wiki pages on them. All, except Ann Whately, were notable in their day, and history has decided they are notable now. We don't make conjectures over why things are included in sources: we simply cull the best sources on a question, and harvest it for wiki. It is not our fault if the academic specialists on the subject cite that number of candidates. I repeat, this is a wiki first, as far as I know of, and that, I think, on its own, is important in considering whether this should figure as a DYK.Nishidani (talk) 16:13, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is not necessary to cite the original nominations, as most of them are non-RS anyway. The list is from an impeccable academic source that discusses authorship in a prominent way, and as such conforms to WP:RS. All the other names are sourced from reliable sources, although they're not all necessarily academic works, as is the source he is challenging in a misunderstanding of WP:RS. And their credibility is beside the point. None of their cases are credible by scholarly, academic standards. An infinite number of zeros = zero. Tom Reedy (talk) 16:41, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date and prose size (now at 3243 characters) are fine. However, the hook fact does not have an inline citation. As for the above concerns, I'll leave it for others more knowledgeable on the subject to decide their merits. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:30, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Tom Reedy (talk) 22:59, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • In answer to Nishidani, I'm afraid its not that simple - that the individuals are themselves notable is hardly a valid reason for them to appear in this article. Are they a notable candidate? (That is the question). Tom admits that most of the candidacies are from non-RS sources. In any case, a simple search in google scholar would probably settle this. Simply take each name along with "Shakespeare authorship" (or some such) and see what the results are. Then reference the actual source. If the results support your assertion, then I will gladly withdraw my opposition. Otherwise, you are just copying one list into another. Smatprt (talk) 23:35, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
No, I did not say that. The article is sourced from WP:RS sources. They were all 75 of them nominated in non-RS sources, including the "notable" ones such as Oxford, Marlowe, et al, because by their nature as fringe promotional material they cannot be considered RS. Those nominations were then written about in RS journals, books and magazines, which are all used to reference the article. Whether the nominees themselves are "notable" as Shakespeare candidates is beside the point. The title of the article is not List of notable Shakespeare authorship candidates.
I hope that makes it clear. BTW, this is not the place for an authorship discussion or polemics. Tom Reedy (talk) 23:43, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, Tom, everyone is aware that you would like to stifle my participation on these pages. Be that as it may, are you saying that any candidate, no matter how far-fetched, and no matter if any mainstream critic ever detailed their candidacy (the way they have for some in this article), that they all belong on this list? Smatprt (talk) 00:58, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Of course thery do. The list is supposed to be as complete as possible. That's the whole point of it. Paul B (talk) 12:10, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Doyers Street (Manhattan)

Doyers Street as depicted in an 1898 postcard

  • ... that Doyers Street, in New York City's Chinatown, once known as the "Bloody Angle," was notorious for having more murders than any other street in the U.S.?
ALT1... that Doyers Street, in New York City's Chinatown, was known as the "Bloody Angle" because of frequent gang murders early in the 20th Century?

5x expanded by ScottyBerg (talk). Self nom at 14:08, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


U.S. Post Office (Le Roy, New York)

A grayish-brown stone building with a peaked roof topped by a white cupola and small trees on the side, seen from its left across an intersection with traffic lights dangling from a cord stretched across the top of the image.

Created/expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 19:47, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shapley–Folkman lemma

Every point in the convex hull of the sum of the four nonconvex sets is covered by the sum of two convexified sets and two original sets, which have not been convexified, according to the Shapley–Folkman lemma.

Created/expanded by David Eppstein (talk). Nominated by Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk) at 15:57, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I've added the essential "that" at the start of the hook. Also, I like this unusual style, it's nice to have some variety even if the hook itself isn't immediately understandable to most readers including myself. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:50, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This seemed to have been nominated by KW twice (?!) so I've merged the sections and made the second hook an ALT. No opinion on which is better. Smartse (talk) 23:04, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above DYK nomination with Eppstein's graphic has a more substantive hook and relevant graphic, so it should appear.
On the other hand, it may be that more Wikipedia readers would look at the article through the Ken Arrow picture & hook, because the latter DYK hook is simple and Ken Arrow is a hero to thousands or perhaps millions. (Please note that Eppstein created the SF graphic after I had nominated the article using the Ken Arrow hook & picture.) Thanks, Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk) 12:13, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kenneth J. Arrow inspired Ross M. Starr's work on the Shapley–Folkman–Starr theorem while Starr was an undergraduate.

ALT1 ... that Starr's corollary to the Shapley–Folkman lemma was proved by an undergraduate student of Kenneth Arrow?

Jon Folkman

An elderly man with white hair and large glasses

Created by David Eppstein (talk). Nominated by Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk) at 10:48, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jim Fuchs

  • ... that during two years in the early 1950s American Jim Fuchs won 88 consecutive meets and set four world records in the shot put?

5x expanded by Sholom (talk), Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 22:56, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alternative: that while competing in the shot put for 14 months in 1949–1950, American Jim Fuchs won 88 consecutive meets and set four world records? Kiefer.Wolfowitz (talk) 21:57, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In the reference, I am having trouble connecting that all 88 of these meets were within that two year span. Also, where did 14 months instead of two years come from? --NortyNort (Holla) 09:10, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of Chinese military texts

The beginning of The Art of War, a notable Chinese military text

Created by Hongkongresident (talk). Self nom at 22:53, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


James Clark (physician)

Portrait of middle-aged man in Victorian attire.

Created by Ghmyrtle (talk). Self nom at 22:28, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No objection from me if that is preferred. Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:26, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Francisco Vicente de la Espriella

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 19:29, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Round Church, Preslav

Central view towards the entrance and apse of a partially preserved medieval church.

  • ... that the 10th-century Round Church (pictured) in the medieval Bulgarian capital Preslav has been called "one of the most impressive monuments of medieval Bulgarian architecture"?

Created by TodorBozhinov (talk). Self nom at 19:16, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment: Hook ref towards the end of "Background".
  • Comment: Hook ref towards the end of "Location and style".
  • ALT2: ... that the interior of the 10th-century Round Church (pictured) in the medieval Bulgarian capital of Preslav features medieval inscriptions in three alphabets and two languages?
  • Comment: Hook ref in the first paragraph of "Epigraphy".
— Toдor Boжinov — 19:23, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Date, length OK. Foreign-language hook refs AGF. Sorry, I'm a little tired of these "most impressive" hooks. ALT1 and ALT2 say a lot more; personally, I prefer ALT2, and added "two languages" from the article. Nice article. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 09:48, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Venues of the 1948 Winter Olympics

Created by Miller17CU94 (talk). Self nom at 14:57, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on October 19

Triflin

Habu snake (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)

Created by SKambizLMvanMegen (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 11:37, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please hold. I'll see if I can make this a compound DYK hook. Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 17:56, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Triflin, Piscivorin, Ophanin, Ablomin

King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah)

Created by Millesya (talk · contribs), Jstedehouder (talk · contribs), Danyasimone (talk · contribs) & SKambizLMvanMegen (talk · contribs), respectively.

Mayor of Invercargill

  • Comment: Moved into mainspace on 19 October; nominated on 24 October (New Zealand time; deduct a day of each date if you look at UTC times).

Created by Schwede66 (talk), Daveosaurus (talk). Self nom at 17:47, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Bubsy 3D

Created by New Age Retro Hippie (talk). Self nom at 08:48, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Derrick Locke

Created by PM800 (talk). Self nom at 05:57, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I just added a sentence to the lead, which should make it > 1500 characters. The hook is cited in the article; the reason why I only cited that one sentence is because the rest of the article is covered by the links in the "External links" section. - PM800 (talk) 10:40, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ok, well the article should have citations. It will be linked on the main page. Citations are for verifiability, and when the article is expanded in the future, it helps other editors verify the information and ensure it is cited properly. Overall, I have never myself approved a nomination with so little citations, even as anal retentive as it may seem in this case.--NortyNort (Holla) 11:02, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dual system of government

  • ... that Cho-sid-nyi means means "both Dharma and temporal" but may also be translated as "dual system of religion and politics"?

Created by JFHJr (talk). Nominated by Spongie555 (talk) at , 22 October 2010 (UTC)

Charles Coffin Harris

Young man with sideburns in 19th-century suit

Created by W Nowicki (talk). Self nom at 22:33, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Venues of the 1948 Summer Olympics

Created by Miller17CU94 (talk). Self nom at 14:52, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Howard Russell Butler

a middle aged artist with his seascape

  • Comment: alts welcome for this renaissance man

Created/expanded by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 13:19, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have worked on Solar eclipse of June 8, 1918 which was an odd article. It was about 200 chars of text and then lots of boilerplate text and pics called in. See it yesterday. If you agree that its "expanded" then bold it so readers can see the "new" article - if not then its fine as it is.Victuallers (talk) 16:41, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Gonzalo García Gudiel

Created by Srnec (talk). Self nom at 04:47, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 01:26, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Sandham

Henry Sandham

Created by Howcheng (talk). Self nom at 00:22, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Naheed Nenshi

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Self nom at 00:18, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion from redirect, credit should also go to User:Bdell555 if this is promoted. Note that I have also nominated it at WP:ITN, though I'd be a tad surprised if it got promoted there. Resolute 00:18, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bjørnsletta (station)

An open train station with side platforms

5x expanded by Arsenikk (talk). Self nom at 22:24, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • - thanks Victuallers (talk) 13:25, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Excuse me for expressing concerns over an already reviewed article. The hook may be catchy, but it's in many ways inaccurate. First of all, to me "there" implies that a bear was spotted at the station, which is obviously untrue. Also, the station wasn't really named so because of the bear spotting: the area was named after the bear spotting, and in turn the station was named after the area. Finally, the hook says "a bear" was spotted, wheareas the article speaks of "bears". Which is true? — Toдor Boжinov — 16:52, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • To take the first thing last: in Norwegian (which the source is in) it is not possible to distinguish between a bear and several bears (at least not the way the source is written). For the rest, how about " ... that Bjørnsletta Station of the Oslo Metro was named for a bear sighting in 1852?" Not quite as catchy, so I've you've got a better idea up your sleeve, feel free to play it. Arsenikk (talk) 17:46, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ah, the lack of a different plural form in Norwegian never occurred to me. "Bear sighting" is a clever getaway :) There's still the confusion that the station was directly named after the event rather than after the surrounding area though. I would suggest something like "... that the name of Bjørnsletta Station of the Oslo Metro is ultimately derived from a bear sighting in 1852?". We're losing even more catchiness, but at least in my book factual accuracy is always more important. — Toдor Boжinov — 18:19, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Its a bit obsessive... whats the difference between "derived" "ultimately derived" and "named after" ... factual accuracy is important in articles, IMO hooks can make do with being merely true.... and there was a bear there in 1852. Whether it had family and friends present or was about to catch a metro train the hook does not say. Victuallers (talk) 13:03, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but the hook was not true to begin with. "There" cannot mean anything but the station in the original hook, and there was no station in 1852 for a bear to be spotted *there*. Having reread the paragraph, there's actually no area/residential neighbourhood/whatever named Bjørnsletta (I don't know where I got that), so the station is directly named after the bear spotting. I'm verifying the alt hook (Google Translate for ref) and striking the original. — Toдor Boжinov — 07:56, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

BSA A65 Star

BSA A65

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 17:16, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think we are stretching the meaning of "helped" as it implies "caused" but OK Victuallers (talk) 13:27, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Super Skidmarks

  • ... that the video game Super Skidmarks allowed players to race caravans and wheeled cows?

Created by Bridies (talk). Self nom at 16:28, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Magazines commented on it, which I would have thought was enough. Alternatively something about the 8-player link mode would be fine I guess. bridies (talk) 09:48, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1366 Technologies

  • ... that 1366 Technologies has created a technique to cast solar cells directly from molten silicon, cutting costs for such cells by 40% and making power generated using the cells cheaper than from coal?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 15:08, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not really happy that the "making power generated using the cells cheaper than from coal" is referenced to the company president - of course he is going to say that! I'm pretty sure that solar cells are currently far above 40% more expensive than coal. Maybe I'm overly strict, but the whole article is rather advert like at present IMO. Smartse (talk) 21:16, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I'm not sure what to say. I can assure you that I have no connection to the company other than being fascinated by an article about the firm published in The New York Times and had enough interest in the subject to create an article. I will try to conceive of an alternate hook. Alansohn (talk) 22:24, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I wasn't suggesting that you are linked to the company, just that we need to be careful be repeat a company's claims without checking them to see if they are realistic. Are there any more independent sources that have comments from people unrelated to the company, but knowledgable in the field? I'm just always a bit suspicious when there is a sudden flurry of news articles, as they are almost certainly based on press releases from the company, and the journalists might not have done much research themselves. I'd welcome anyone else's comments, as like I said before, I may be overly strict when it comes to things like this. Smartse (talk) 00:50, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I see you're going through the article and an additional pair of eyes is always appreciated. I tried to include multiple sources to address any imbalance that might appear in a single source, but I will work on better sourcing and an alternate hook. Alansohn (talk) 01:06, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Melvin Lane Powers

  • ... that in "one of the most spectacular homicide trials ever", a jury acquitted Melvin Lane Powers and his aunt – and lover – Candy Mossler for the murder of her husband?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:47, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Date, length, hook ref verified. Just wondering what you think about this alt hook:
  • ALT1: ... that after a jury acquitted them in the murder of her husband, Candy Mossler and Melvin Lane Powers kissed each other on the lips and drove off in a gold Cadillac?

Metacarcinus starri

5x expanded by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 00:36, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mary Malcolm

Created by Philg88 (talk). Self nom at 02:56, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on October 20

Jacob P. Perry House

A house built of red stone house with a curved, sloping roof and white wooden top, seen from the side. It has brick chimneys at either end and some ivy on the visible side.

5x expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 22:03, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Achany

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 19:28, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

HMS Esperance (1795)

Created by Acad Ronin (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 17:16, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Getu Feleke

Created by Sillyfolkboy (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 10:14, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sprinkles Cupcakes

Created by Nicolesprinkles (talk). Nominated by Goodvac (talk) at 23:11, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Since the above hook could be considered spammy, I've switched to the one below:

Lamparello v. Falwell

  • ... that in Lamparello v. Falwell, Jerry Falwell lost one of the earliest cases of trademark infringement based on cybersquatting?

Created by LisaFowler (talk). Nominated by TJRC (talk) at 20:54, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

suggested rephrase: that in Lamparello v. Falwell, Jerry Falwell's attempt to take down a gripe site resulted in a significant case for domain name use and trademark law? LisaFowler (talk) 21:59, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jacob Hyer

  • ... that boxer Jacob Hyer has been called "The Father of the American Ring" although he broke his arm in his only match, in 1816?

Created by Milowent (talk). Self nom at 17:06, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ardelve

Location of Ardelve on Loch Alsh

  • ... that Ardelve (location map pictured) has a notable population of Grebes?

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Nvvchar (talk), PamD (talk), and Iridescent (talk). Self nom at 13:13, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Img added and title corrected

Achanalt

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 11:31, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adobe Systems, Inc. v. Southern Software, Inc

Utopia (typeface)

Created by ToastIsTasty (talk). Self nom at 23:33, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Wesley Bennett

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 17:04, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mac Morgan

picture of a man called Mac Morgan is fair use

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 11:49, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure Rockwell adds to hookiness and makes it tricky to read Victuallers (talk) 13:16, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for improved wording, comma removed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:54, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Cannot use pic of front page as fair use. (as noted by 4meter4). I have removed pictured. Victuallers (talk) 23:17, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


I Hear You, I See You

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 03:17, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brison D. Gooch

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:32, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My Week with Marilyn

5x expanded by JuneGloom07 (talk). Self nom at 22:01, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Princess Eugenia of Leuchtenberg

A photograph of Princess Eugenia, date unknown.

Created by Ruby2010 (talk) 21:56, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that despite her French title and ancestry, Princess Eugenia Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg (pictured) was born and raised in Russia, and was entitled to the rank Imperial Highness?

Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis

Created by Derek R Bullamore (talk). Self nom at 20:26, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St John the Baptist's Church, Wakerley

A stone church seen from the east, with a Perpendicular east window, and the end of the south aisle, the tower and spire visible beyond

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 19:30, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Steven Girvin

Created by SPat (talk). Self nom at 18:10, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I still think the first one is better. "Quantum computer" is still quite a buzzword right? SPat talk 12:45, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but merely saying that someone is building them is not. Materialscientist (talk) 00:52, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ALT2: ... that Steven Girvin's group has successfully implemented quantum algorithms on a two-qubit quantum processor?

Louis F. Bantle

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 16:58, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

P. V. Sindhu

  • ... that Indian badminton player, P. V. Sindhu, reported on time at the coaching camps despite traveling 56 kilometres (35 mi) on a daily basis?

Created by Mspraveen (talk). Self nom at 16:21, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Cuthbert's Church, Holme Lacy

A tomb bearing the effigies of a man and a woman, their hands held in prayer

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 16:05, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Althea Garrison

Created by Metropolitan90 (talk). Self nom at 05:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Please note that Garrison is not a current candidate for office; as discussed in the article, she lost in the primary for her most recent bid for office last month. Also, if editors here believe that this hook is too controversial or otherwise too sensitive to be used as a DYK for an article about a living person, I will defer to their judgment. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
She lost the primary => she is not a candidate => I have no objection. DS (talk) 00:08, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rudolf of Geneva

Created by Srnec (talk). Self nom at 04:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


William VI of Montpellier

5x expanded by Srnec (talk). Self nom at 04:37, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unión General de Trabajadores de Ecuador

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 03:26, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's a curiosity of English idiom that "only after" means the opposite of "after only". Thus, the hook is expressing that existing for 12 years before being recognised, is indeed a long time. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:04, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Temple Israel of the City of New York

Created by Jayjg (talk). Self nom at 01:46, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I prefer the first version, but find either acceptable.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:26, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I like the word "Brutalist". :-) Jayjg (talk) 00:49, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Everybody Wants You

5x expanded by 28bytes (talk). Self nom at 14:32, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bo Shepard

Created by Remember (talk) along with User:Jrcla2 and User:Rikster2. Self nom at 17:48, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rodrigo Rivera Salazar

Created by Mijotoba (talk). Self nom at 21:47, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on October 21

Oliver Filley House

House buildt in 1834 by Captain Oliver Filley

  • ... that the Federalists of New England did not support the War of 1812, so Captain Oliver Filley of Connecticut, who built the Oliver Filley House, commanded forty militiamen under state control?

Created by Sphilbrick (talk). Self nom at 20:44, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Blue Monday (Orgy song)

  • ... that Orgy's cover of "Blue Monday" was said to help pave the way for the cyberpunk trend around the turn of the second millennium?

5x expanded by Theornamentalist (talk). Self nom at 17:33, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Maurice Douglass

5x expanded by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 19:25, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dinis Sengulane, Tree of Life (Kester)

A metal tree welded from rusty parts

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 14:09, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review - the ref is fixed. cheers Victuallers (talk) 09:35, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
appr — Rlevse • Talk • 18:32, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Venues of the 1952 Summer Olympics

Created by Miller17CU94 (talk). Self nom at 14:28, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Barnum’s Kaleidoscape

  • ... that Barnum's Kaleidoscape was the first Ringling show to be held under a tent since 1956 and also its first one-ring presentation in more than a century?

Created by Dgabbard (talk). Self nom at 22:36, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Crumstone Irma

5x expanded by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 22:08, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oxon Hoath

Photograph showing Oxon Hoath, a Grade II* listed building at West Peckham, Kent

5x expanded by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 15:07, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Elisenberg

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 10:23, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

However, the hook seems a bit awkward to me. I think it's better reworded as:

Einar Johannessen

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 09:24, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Mary's Church, Wormsley

A small simple church seen from the south, with thin windows, a porch, a bellcote at the west end, and a short chancel

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 08:05, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jameela Jamil

  • ... that Channel 4 music presenter Jameela Jamil was struck by a car at the age of 17 and told she might never walk again?

5x expanded by Chzz (talk). Self nom at 00:40, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note to reviewers; mag confirming this is not officially online, but there is a scan you can check here.  Chzz  ►  00:40, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Joe Lombardi (basketball)

Created by Grsz11 (talk). Self nom at 16:50, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on October 22

John Edward Bush

John Edward Bush

  • ... that John E. Bush was sent on a mission to form a Polynesian empire with only one ship manned by a boy's band?
  • Comment: In my opinion the hook sounds more interesting if you leave out the fact that it was 1887

5x expanded by W Nowicki (talk), Hawaii Samurai (talk). Self nom at 17:38, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Ladislav Žák

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Vejvančický (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 16:18, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg

Created by Ruby2010 (talk) 15:17, 24 October 2010 (UTC) [reply]


Achentoul

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Nominated by Rosiestep (talk) at 20:32, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Joseph Mitchell Parsons

Utah State Prison execution chamber

Created by KimChee (talk). Self nom at 07:42, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


MacArthur Airport disaster

A Douglas DC-6 painted in blue and white United Airlines livery. The DC-6 is powered by four propeller engines.

  • ... that in 1955, a United Airlines Douglas DC-6 (similar to the one pictured) crashed only days after a device that could have prevented it was installed on a sister aircraft?

Created by Wackywace (talk). Self nom at 06:37, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Li Jinglin

  • ... that the Chinese warlord Li Jinglin (1885-1931), nicknamed "China's First Sword," was a renowned swordsman and baguazhang martial artist?

Created by Drmies (talk). Self nom at 02:26, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Irene Scruggs

Created by Derek R Bullamore (talk). Self nom at 01:06, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oregon Maneuver

no

Created by Orygun (talk). Self nom at 00:59, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Operation Payback

Created by Michaeldsuarez (talk). Self nom at 00:44, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Napki Malka

Napki Malka

Created/expanded by Per Honor et Gloria (talk). Self nom at 22:17, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


James v. Dravo Contracting Co.

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Self nom at 20:35, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Williams

Created by Mifter (talk). Self nom at 20:25, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thiokol-Woodbine Explosion

  • ... that all employees safely exited a magnesium tripflare production facility due to fire, but they remained nearby, unaware of danger; 29 were killed and 50 injured from the Thiokol-Woodbine Explosion?

Created by Mgreason (talk). Self nom at 20:10, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

McEvoy Motorcycles

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 19:16, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Andrew's Church, Cranford

A stone church seen from the south, with a tower surmounted by a battlemented parapet on the left, and the nave with a porch and the chancel to the right

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 17:41, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Cracow Bishops' Palace in Kielce

Main façade as seen from the Collegiate Church

or

Created by BurgererSF (talk) 16:52, 22 October 2010 (UTC). Self nom at BurgererSF (talk) 16:52, 22 October 2010 (UTC) [reply]

Nanao Singh Thokchom

5x expanded by Mspraveen (talk). Self nom at 15:21, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Munzur Valley National Park

Created by CeeGee (talk). Self nom at 14:32, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Peter's Church, Northampton

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 11:48, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Targeted Killing in International Law

Created by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 11:12, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hemigrapsus estellinensis

Created by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 06:03, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mycoplasma laboratorium

  • ... that scientists at the Craig Venter institute have created a bacterium with a synthesised genome?

5x expanded by Squidonius (talk). Self nom at 02:02, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Interpretive science

Created by Terra Novus (talk). Self nom at 09:39, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Acheron class torpedo boat

Created by Shem1805 (talk). Nominated by Minimac (talk) at 10:26, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster and its 20 sublists

A smiling man in a baseball cap

5x expanded by Killervogel5 (talk). Self nom at 15:01, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Notes: The main article here, Philadelphia Phillies all-time roster is a 5x prose expansion (even though it's now much smaller if you're counting bytes); the other 20 articles are brand-new sublists of the first. So the DYK credit would be for 21 separate articles... which I'm too lazy to list here.
  • Because it's the only one of the multi-letter hooks that has multiple names in each letter. I can change it if you'd rather; am OK with either. — KV5 • Talk • 01:27, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The West Hants Club

Created by 03md (talk). Self nom at 16:49, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Saving My Heart

Created by 28bytes (talk). Self nom at 21:42, 22 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Fall of Agadir

Areal view of Agadir

Created by Per Honor et Gloria (talk). Self nom at 05:41, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on October 23

Gary Clayton Anderson

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 03:57, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

James F. Neal

Created by Racepacket (talk). Nominated by Alansohn (talk) at 03:06, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cheese ripening

Created by Hongkongresident (talk) 02:12, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Otto Schimming

Created by Namiba (talk). Self nom at 01:25, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Piccolo Quintet

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 23:15, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of UK charts and number-one singles (1952–1969)

A young man dancing, swiveling his hips. He has dark hair, short and slicked up a bit. He wears an unbuttoned band-collared jacket over a shirt with bold black-and-white horizontal stripes. Behind him, on either side, are a pair of barred frames, like prison doors.

Created by Rambo's Revenge (talk). Self nom at 22:18, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Yoram Ben-Zeev

Created by Christopher Connor (talk). Self nom at 21:36, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wolke Hegenbarth

  • ALT1:... that Wolke Hegenbarth's father fought successfully in court to be allowed to give her her first name?
  • ALT2:... that Wolke Hegenbarth wanted to be a makeup artist instead of becoming an actress?

Created by SoWhy (talk). Self nom at 21:26, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Amex House

A nine-storey office building with prominent white-panelled storey bands between blue-tinted windows. In the foreground is a white block with the American Express logo.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 20:36, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Dypsis brevicaulis

Created by First Light (talk). Self nom at 19:33, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I realized, after the fact, that this could be combined with a similar one I nominated for Oct. 24. I have no preference for either approach—do whatever works best for DYK. I'll add a similar note under Dypsis humilis.
Combination suggestions:
ALT1 ... that two Critically Endangered palms in Madagascar, Dypsis brevicaulis and Dypsis humilis, have fewer than sixty known specimens in the wild combined?
ALT2 ... that two Critically Endangered palms in Madagascar, Dypsis brevicaulis and Dypsis humilis, have fewer than fifty and ten known wild specimens, respectively? First Light (talk) 16:30, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cincinnati Riots of 1884

Ohio National Guard troops manning a barricade on Court Street looking towards the jail

Denis McDonough

5x expanded by BillyBoy01 (talk). Self nom at 18:05, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

All Saints Church, Aldwincle

The tower of a stone church, seen from the west, at the top of which is a battlemented parapet with pinnacles. In front of the church and to the left is a lychgate

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 18:01, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • It has been suggested that this be moved to 1 November (All Saints Day). I have no strong feelings about this; there are already two churches with this dedication suggested for that day and I do not mind when it appears.--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 21:53, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England

Created by Rodw (talk). Self nom at 17:09, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Victor Jackovich

5x expanded by Orlady (talk). Self nom at 14:52, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Franklin Egobi

Created by Jimbo online (talk). Self nom at 12:47, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Omar Gjesteby

  • ... that the removal of Omar Gjesteby as a union deputy leader in 1940 was partially investigated by his son some years later?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 11:02, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Olav Steinnes

5x expanded by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 09:53, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Bird (artist)

Created by LittleHow (talk). Self nom at 07:43, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actinide

Plutonium-238 glowing because of its radioactivity

  • Comment: See "physical properties", 2nd para, next to the image.

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 08:59, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]



Nipple adenoma

  • ... that Nipple adenomas are rare benign growths in the nipple that can look like cancer?

Created by Mattopaedia (talk). Self nom at 04:47, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fort de Loncin

  • ... that most of the approximately 300 Belgian soldiers killed in the explosion of the Fort de Loncin remain buried in the wreckage of the fort?

Created by Acroterion (talk). Self nom at 03:35, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Note: I imported this article from the French Wikipedia on October 21, translated, edited and referenced it in my userspace and moved it into the English WP article space on October 23 - it's new to enwiki as of 10/23, but as an import retains its attribution tail from frwiki back to its creation there in 2005. Acroterion (talk) 03:39, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

William White (New Zealand politician)

Tracks through Pleasant Point Station

  • Comment: Prose size after 1633 B; prose size before 121 B

5x expanded by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 02:41, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Betty Miller Unterberger

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:21, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of 1936 Winter Olympics medal winners

Created by Strange Passerby (talk). Self nom at 01:38, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shimon Stein

  • ... that Shimon Stein, a former Israeli ambassador to Germany, and German chancellor Angela Merkel spent "a number of cozy evenings together drinking red wine"?

Created by Christopher Connor (talk). Self nom at 00:53, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of World Heritage Sites in Cuba

A mountain line with a layer of fog in the background, and a grassy hill with a rustic hut are closer

  • ... that World Heritage Sites in Cuba include two national parks and examples of the island's historic tobacco and coffee economy (Viñales Valley pictured)?

Created by Grsz11 (talk). Self nom at 00:28, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Khedivate of Egypt

5x expanded by User:DCI2026 (talk page). Nominated by DCI2026 (talk page) at 18:15, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I significantly expanded an older, small stub article into a larger page. Is it still eligible for DYK?DCI2026 (talk) 18:20, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Billy Porter (criminal)

Billy Porter from "Recollections of a New York Chief of Police" (1887)

Created by 129.10.105.90 (talk). Nominated by Chzz (talk) at 22:38, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Articles created/expanded on October 24

Venues of the 1956 Winter Olympics

Created by Miller17CU94 (talk). Self nom at 21:51, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cape Don Light

Created by Muhandes (talk). Self nom at 20:33, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pauline Hall

Created by PM800 (talk). Self nom at 18:55, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Peter's Church, Deene

A stone church with a tower and spire, seen from the southwest

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 18:39, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

HMS Vindex (1915)

A gray, two-funneled ship at sea

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self nom at 18:17, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Gervase Bennet

Created by Motmit (talk). Self nom at 16:15, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

BSA A65 Rocket

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 15:58, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Epic Horse series

Created by Derild4921 (talk). Self nom at 15:02, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Justus Smith Stearns

Justus Smith Stearns

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self nom at 13:29, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Bawean

The port of Bawean island, Indonesia, at sunset

  • ... that women constitute more than 75% of the actual population of Bawean island (pictured)?
  • Comment: See the lead or the end of "Etymology".

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 13:24, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]



Annie Meinertzhagen

Created by Maias (talk). Self nom at 12:45, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Michael and All Angels Church, Brownsover

A plain stone church, seen from the southwest, with a bell hanging from a gabled bracket on the west wall

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 11:39, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Makambako

  • ... that Paul Theroux described Makambako as "not a town but a collection of hovels on stretch of paved road where idle people sat or stood"?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 11:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Article looks OK. Quote is not quite worded the way it is in the book. Do you really want to use, for a DYK, such an "outsider's" perspective that provides quite a subjective, and negative, view of the city? Suggest an ALT hook that describes another aspect of Makambako. --La comadreja formerly AFriedman RESEARCH (talk) 16:06, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Swithun's Church, Brookthorpe

A stone church seen from the southeast, showing the chancel, beyond which is a nave with a higher roof and a porch and, beyond that, a tower with a saddleback roof

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 09:04, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Shiva Thapa

Created by Mspraveen (talk). Self nom at 09:00, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Simone Silva

Created by Draggleduck (talk). Self nom at 08:35, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do you want to make this a pictured hook? The picture can be of the subject in that topless pose. Given that the subject is deceased, the picture can be used with a non-free fair use rationale. The topless picture will surely attract more views, but is it agreeable to use such pictures on the main page? Here's my alternate pictured suggestion. Thoughts?

A topless women cupping her breasts with her forearms is slightly bending over and looking towards her left while a man standing behind her has his hands raised in the air.

ALT ... that when Simone Silva posed topless (pictured) at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, two photographers broke their limbs in the scramble to get the best pictures? Mspraveen (talk) 15:49, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Don't Forget the Bacon!

Created by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 07:45, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Aboriginal title in the Marshall Court

Portrait of John Marshall

Created by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 07:33, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Broderick – Terry duel

Duel between Broderick and Terry

Created by Mbz1 (talk) and Invertzoo (talk). Self nom at 22:50, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]



Louis Keppel Hamilton

Created by Moonraker2 (talk). Self nom at 03:43, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dypsis humilis

Created by First Light (talk). Self nom at 03:35, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • I realized, after the fact, that this could be combined with a similar one I nominated for Oct. 23. I have no preference for either approach—do whatever works best for DYK. I've addded a similar note under Dypsis brevicaulis.
Combination suggestions:
ALT1 ... that two Critically Endangered palms in Madagascar, Dypsis brevicaulis and Dypsis humilis, have fewer than sixty known specimens in the wild combined?
ALT2 ... that two Critically Endangered palms in Madagascar, Dypsis brevicaulis and Dypsis humilis, have fewer than fifty and ten known wild specimens, respectively? First Light (talk) 16:31, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Margot Leverett

Created by La comadreja formerly AFriedman RESEARCH (talk). Self nom at 02:06, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Contra Dam

A tall concrete structure in a cold location impedes the flow of a river and creates a lake.

  • ... that James Bond's leap off of the 220 m (720 ft) high Contra Dam (pictured) in the 1995 film GoldenEye was voted in 2002 as the best film stunt ever?

5x/self-nom--NortyNort (Holla) 05:02, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Frankism

  • ... that Frankism, an 18th-century movement derived from Judaism, maintains that transgressing every boundary is one's most important personal responsibility?

5x expanded by La comadreja formerly AFriedman RESEARCH (talk). Self nom at 06:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Special occasion holding area

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.

For October 28

Jointly Created by Paralympiakos (talk) and EdChem (talk). Self nom at 17:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please note: All 6 articles in this hook have been worked on by both nominators in user space, and were moved to article space today. For ease of checking, this link from M-1 Global confirms the match ups and the championships each fighter holds, this link confirms that Grishin was replaced due to injury. Suggestions for alternative (shorter) hooks most welcome, we had trouble coming up with something sufficiently short that mentioned all seven fighters (Taisumov is not a new article). EdChem (talk) 17:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
More compact hook to consider... EdChem (talk) 19:30, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1: * ... that today in St. Petersburg, M-1 Global's mixed martial arts world championships are being decided in the lightweight (Artiom Damkovsky v. Mairbek Taisumov), middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov v. Rafał Moks) and heavyweight (Kenny Garner (replacing injured Maxim Grishin) v. Guram Gugenishvili) divisions?
ALT2: * ... that today in St. Petersburg, MMA bouts will determine M-1 Global's lightweight (Artiom Damkovsky v. Mairbek Taisumov), middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov v. Rafał Moks) and heavyweight (Kenny Garner (replacing injured Maxim Grishin) v. Guram Gugenishvili) Champions?

For October 29, 1AM London time

Dragan Tesanovic

Created by Paralympiakos (talk). Self nom at 22:04, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For 31 October, Hallowe'en

  • The 2010 Halloween collection has started early. My interpretation of whats happening is ... 1. Move your hook to the bottom of the page (ie here) 2. You may get some more macabre, funny etc suggestions for a hook and it should get DYKtick'ed. 3. Then after its been there about 24 hours or so it gets moved off to the dedicated page. 4. Then about three or four days before Oct 31 we sort out the 40 or so hooks into "8"s (so they are ready to load on the 36 hours or so that is Halloween internationally). 5. We do the awards and 6 .... and please help with all of this. It only works if we all do a bit Victuallers (talk) 08:22, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For November 1, All Saint's Day

  • This is a holder for new or expanded articles for November 1, which is All Saint's Day.


All Saints Church, Highbrook

A grey stone church with a tower and tall spire, set in a graveyard with many gravestones

  • Comment: Will try a 5x expansion of West Hoathly as well if time permits.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 15:16, 23 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


All Saints Church, Buncton

Close-up view of a carved human figure with an indistinct face, standing with legs splayed and arms and hands pointing to its genitals, and surrounded by other carvings

  • Comment: Bit of an eye-opener... The Times ref (number [19]) relates.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 21:50, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

November 2, 1800 UTC

American Samoa constitutional referendum, 2010

The Coat of arms of American Samoa, with the words "Seal of American Samoa 17 April 1900" around the perimeter.

Created by Strange Passerby (talk). Self nom at 14:58, 18 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For November 3

Scott Ashjian

5x expanded by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 05:52, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That would be most unfortunate, as it would invalidate the DYK due to time since expansion. Perhaps you could suggest another hook. I dispute its not being "interesting", I think it is quite interesting indeed that it went all the way to the Nevada Supreme Court to determine the candidate would remain on the ballot. -- Cirt (talk) 06:14, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Except that Nevada has only two main levels of courts, the Nevada District Courts and the Supreme Court of Nevada. So many cases in the state courts where someone has to appeal will wind up before the state supreme court. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 15:30, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Initial report shown to be a bot error:

  • Prose size (text only): 10660 characters (1792 words) "readable prose size"
  • Article created by Kendrick7 on March 8, 2010
  • Assuming article is at 5x now, expansion began 76 edits ago on July 30, 2010
  • Article has not been created or expanded 5x within the past 10 days (78 days) DYKcheck does not account for previous versions with splits or copyright violations.
plus the other person's hook did not feature an ongoing election, this one is not new and fails 5x rule too. — Rlevse • Talk • 15:36, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I've never seen DYKcheck that far off before, but I still think we shouldn't run this as it's directly about a pending election. — Rlevse • Talk • 15:47, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Choice of hook aside, date and expansion are fine. All suggested hooks are also supported in the article, including the two I put forward. I leave it to the final reviewer to pass the most suitable one. Strange Passerby (talk • c • status) 10:06, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. :) -- Cirt (talk) 10:08, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am disturbed by the possibility of using the Main Page (whether TFA, ITN, OTD, or DYK) to spotlight a specific candidate in an election on the day of, or immediately before the election. I think this problem arises even if the day is chosen coincidentally, but is all the more obvious with a "hold". Because the DYK process only vets articles for compliance with Wikipedia policies like neutrality at the most basic level, this presents an opportunity for partisans to use Wikipedia as a political ad. The easiest way to prevent this (and the only feasible way given the realities of Wikipedia), is just to not run such hooks right before an election. Even if the article is neutral, well-referenced, etc., the prominence of the main page seems to provide an undue level of spotlighting, almost like an endorsement or lopsided voters guide. As for this specific hook, I recommend that it be run well in advance of, or after the election. For example, for the 2008 presidential election, both Obama and McCain were run as TFA; I strongly doubt that we would have run either article alone, even if only one of the articles was featured. Savidan 19:45, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This is proposed to be run on the date November 3, 2010, the day after the election. Thank you, -- Cirt (talk) 20:54, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For January 1, 2011, Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Expanded and self-nominated by ChrisO (talk) 20:50, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This nomination is a bit of a special case. I originally nominated Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on August 3 following a 5x expansion (see discussion above under #Articles created/expanded on August 3). Everyone accepted that it met the DYK criteria but the nomination was derailed by a political dispute over timing. I've put forward a compromise at User talk:Jimbo Wales#Compromise proposal, which involves passing this DYK now but scheduling its appearance on January 1, 2011, which is 60 years to the day since the seal was first used. This proposal has been generally welcomed so I'm putting it forward here for formal consideration. I'm aware that the timeframe is somewhat longer than would be usual for scheduled DYKs, but in the circumstances I think a some flexibility would be justified. I've put forward two possible hooks: the original one as proposed earlier, and a new alternative tying the DYK in more directly with the date. -- ChrisO (talk) 20:50, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Interesting compromise. It completely flipped my opinion of the matter. However, prior to providing said opinion, I'd like some clarification: Are we nominating this (with whichever hook) sans image as you initially suggested on Jimbo's talk page?
    --K10wnsta (talk) 00:39, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Appended: I see that you removed the image from inclusion in the original nomination, so I'll assume this post-dated nomination would not include the image either. However, this necessitates further clarification:
Are we excluding the image from this DYK solely because of the recent interaction with the FBI?
--K10wnsta (talk) 01:05, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In effect yes, but in my view it's a necessary evil if we're to reach a satisfactory compromise on this issue. -- ChrisO (talk) 01:16, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • - Tentative Even if the motivation behind qualifying this article for DYK was questionable, I think you already achieved not just a satisfactory compromise, but a completely valid and justifiable use for it. In fact, it's use is so valid, refusing to use the image for no other reason than the recent hoobajoo with the FBI is blatantly (chilled) censorship...and I just can't get behind that. If we're going to censor it, we need to go whole hog or don't go at all.
    Could we put it up for 'On This Day' to avoid reasoning for exclusion of the image?
    --K10wnsta (talk) 01:51, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • No opinion on whether to feature on the future date; however, it would be better if this hook didn't remain on the suggestions page for the intervening months, as it is bound to attract further discussion and the page is unwieldy enough as it is. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:55, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Espresso's suggestion may be useful for more than just making this page leaner. A delay in nomination would lend to better perspective for those establishing consensus. In other words, removing it from discussion for a couple months would also put some time between recent events and the article (and hopefully image) being contemplated for a main page feature (unless such a delay would disqualify it from use in DYK section).
--K10wnsta (talk) 02:12, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This hook should not "disappear" for a few months. It is far better to leave it here to enable a wide input from editors on the issue. I think this is a good compromise that involves common sense, the proposal and special treatment of the timescale fitting nicely under WP:IAR. Mjroots (talk) 13:53, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I do not support 1 January 2011. The DYK section is for new articles. There are exceptions like April Fools and Halloween; I do not see the point of making every day of the year a possible exception. Geschichte (talk) 20:28, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose Anniversary or not, a four-month wait at DYK is an overkill. The point of DYK is to present new or newly expanded articles, not to present "on this day". By then this article will be more than four months old. If this line of though is going to be followed, DYK is going to end up in a mess. The length of this entry is plain evidence for why keeping things around for almost five months is not a good idea. Arsenikk (talk) 13:55, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • per IAR. I would count this as a valid use of IAR. This could have gone up for today. The only reason it isn't going up is for political reasons. I disagree with Jimbo and others on that matter and think we should run it now, but there is no need to reject it entirely on that basis. NW (Talk) 03:03, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support as this would have been promoted in the usual time window if not for the decision to shelve it until the political heat was off. To kill it now because a delay was agreed to would be an egregious abuse of trust. - Dravecky (talk) 09:24, 9 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

See also

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