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Unofficial criteria: LaPella's unwritten rules
  • DYK evaluation includes:
  • Length - The Article should contain at least 1,500 characters in main body text (ignoring infoboxes, categories, references, lists, and tables). This is a mandatory minimum; in practice, articles having more than 1,500 characters of prose still may be rejected as too short, at the discretion of the selecting administrators.
  • Verification - The DYK hook fact in the article needs an inline cite at the end of the sentence and the article in general should use inline, cited sources.
  • Date - The new article should be no more than five days old and the expanded article should be expanded at least fivefold with new text within the last five days.
  • Length
  • DYK qualifying characters: To count the number of characters in a piece of text, you will need to use a JavaScript extension like User:Dr pda/prosesize.js (instructions on the talk page), a free website like this, or an external software program that has a character-counting feature. For example, if you are using Microsoft Word, select the text from the article page (or, in the case of "Did you know" nominations, this Talk page) – not the edit page containing Wikitext – then copy and paste it into a blank document. Click "Tools" ("Review" in Office 2007), then "Word Count", and note the "Characters (with spaces)" figure. Other word processing programs may have a similar feature. For Mac users, Apple has a Word counter widget available for Mac OS X 10.4 or later. Note: The character counts indicated on "Revision history" pages are not accurate for DYK purposes as they include categories, infoboxes and similar text in articles, and comments and signatures in hooks on this page.
  • Lists: Proposed lists need 1,500+ characters of prose text. The listed items themselves are not counted as part the the 1,500 DYK qualifying characters
  • Verification
  • Suggested facts (the 'hook') should be:
    1. interesting to draw in a variety of readers,
    2. short and concise (fewer than about 200 characters, including spaces),
    3. neutral,
    4. definite facts that are mentioned in the article, and
    5. always cited in the article with an inline citation.
  • Please note that hooks are subject without notice to copyediting as they move to the main page. The nature of the DYK process makes it impractical to consult users over every such edit. In particular, hooks will be shortened if they are deemed too long: the 200-character limit is an outside limit, not a recommended length. Also, watch the suggestions page to ensure that no issues have been raised about your hook, because if you do not respond to issues raised your hook may not be featured at all.
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  • Pictures: Pictures accompanying the DYK hook should be:
    1. freely licensed suitably and freely (PD, GFDL, CC etc) licensed (NOT fair use) because the main page can only have freely licensed pictures;
    2. suitable, attractive, and interesting at a 100x100px-wide resolution;
    3. already in the article; and
    4. relevant to the article.
  • Sounds: Sounds accompanying the DYK hook should have similar qualities to pictures, and should be formatted using {{DYK Listen|filename.ogg|Brief description}}

Sample DYK suggestion strings

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.

  1. Nom without image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= }}
  2. Nom with image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= | image= | caption= }}
    To include more than one new or expanded article in a single hook: |article2= |article3= |article4= | (etc)
    To include more than one author: |author2= |author3= | (etc)
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Do not wikilink the article title, or the author username field; the template will wikilink them automatically. Do wikilink the article title in the hook field, however.
Do not add a section heading if you are using the template; the template will add one for you.
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An example of how to use the template is given below: 

{{subst:DYKsug
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 | hook      = ... that this ] is an ''']''' ''(pictured)''?
 | creator   = Jimbo Wales
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 | nominator =
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}}
  • Note that you should only use one of the above templates for the original hook. If you want to suggest a second, alternative hook for the same article submission, just type it in manually. The above templates output useful code for each submission and if you employ them for alternative hooks, you will mess up the page formatting.
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  • Please check back for comments on your nomination. Responding to reasonable objections will help ensure that your article is listed.
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Symbols

If you want to confirm that an article is ready to be placed on a later update, or that there is an issue with the article or hook, you may use the following symbols (optional) to point the issues out:

Symbol Code DYK Ready? Description
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Please consider using {{subst:DYKproblem}} on the user's talk page, in case they do not notice if there is an issue.

Current status

DYK queue status

There are currently 5 filled queues – all good, for now!

Earliest time for next DYK update: 00:00, 23 January 2025 (UTC)

Current time: 17:59, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Update frequency: once every 24 hours

Last updated: 17 hours ago( )

The next update will be produced from queue 3.

There are five queues;

Count of DYK Hooks
Section # of Hooks # Verified
November 19 2 1
November 22 1
November 26 1
December 1 2
December 2 2 1
December 10 1
December 13 2
December 15 1
December 16 1
December 21 1
December 24 1
December 25 1
December 26 2
December 27 1
December 28 2
December 29 4 4
December 30 3 2
December 31 4 3
January 1 5 3
January 2 11 5
January 3 8 5
January 4 6 4
January 5 12 10
January 6 16 9
January 7 12 11
January 8 18 14
January 9 23 14
January 10 18 10
January 11 15 11
January 12 24 19
January 13 7 4
January 14 9 5
January 15 8 1
January 16 4
January 17
January 18 6
January 19 9
January 20 10
January 21 5
January 22 3
Total 261 136
Last updated 16:25, 22 January 2025 UTC
Current time is 17:59, 22 January 2025 UTC

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If you can't find the hook you submitted to this page, in most cases it means your article has been approved and is in the queue for display on the main page. You can check whether your hook has been moved to the queue by reviewing the queue listings at the bottom of this page.

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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on January 7

In My Sleep

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:00, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Bush ballads

Template:DYKsuggestion

The Coffee Pot (Roanoke, Virginia)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:57, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Mario Milano

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:30, 8 January 2009 (UTC)


Aya Korem

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:24, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Seems to me a more interesting hook would be something like "DYK that popular Israeli singer Aya Korem enrolled in music college just to 'pass some time' until she decided what she really wanted to study?" or "dyk that ... works part-time as a bartender in Tel Aviv in between recording and performing?" LordAmeth (talk) 23:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

SS Empire Arnold

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:19, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Rinshō Kadekaru

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Clathrus ruber

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:30, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Operation Geranium

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:29, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Anatoly Koryagin

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:17, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Currencies of Puerto Rico

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:07, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

I can't seem to find my way trough the reference used there, however the keyword here is "print", as the Spanish also used it for stamped money. Anyway, the first pieces of eight or 8-real banknotes were issued in Puerto Rico and there is a Royal Decree supporting that, thus how about: "...that the archipelago of Puerto Rico was the first place to print 8-real banknotes, doing so in 1766" - Caribbean~H.Q. 17:29, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
I added a second ref there, and it does use the word "print". I don't have any problem with the amended hook.--Wehwalt (talk) 17:32, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Fair enough, lets use the second hook. I have rephrased the article's text to support the current choice as well. - Caribbean~H.Q. 17:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Operation Dew

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:53, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Ole Kristian Furuseth

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:55, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

War Bureau of Consultants

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:56, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Mohammad Usman of Madras

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:00, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Tangton Gyelpo

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:31, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Dan Kroffat

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:01, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


David Johnson (American football)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:57, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Labyrinth of Passion

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:41, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I've added the first name of Dali in the hook to circumvent the redirect and make it clearer who is meant here (it's possible for more people to share the same last name). - Mgm| 08:59, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

List of Boston and Milwaukee Braves Opening Day starting pitchers

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:30, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Catherine Ferguson (educator)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:17, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Teiji Honma

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:34, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Pat O'Connor (wrestler)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:49, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 6

Lublin 1980 strikes

We Were Dancing, The Astonished Heart, Red Peppers, Hands Across the Sea, Fumed Oak, Shadow Play, Ways and Means and Star Chamber

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:29, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

William Jowett


Relative Values (play)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:56, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


H. Ross Hume and Robert H. Hume

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:09, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Five Women Go Back to Work

Whoops. I rushed this one a bit. Perhaps I should say what they actually worked at. --➨♀♂Candlewicke S# :) 19:26, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
ALT: *... that the RTÉ series Five Women Go Back to Work follows five women as they attempt to compile a glossy magazine aimed at working women? --➨♀♂Candlewicke S# :) 19:28, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Horst Buhtz

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:22, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Suggest "German football manager Horst Buhtz led both Dortmund and Nuremberg to the Bundesliga promotion playoffs, but was fired each time before the matches took place?"--Wehwalt (talk) 19:03, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Grangemouth Dockyard Company, SS Empire Arthur, SS Empire Clansman

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:05, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Neath by-election, 1945

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:12, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Conolophus rosada

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:05, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Template:DYKsuggestion

Boris Smyslovsky

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:01, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Jackson Lake State Park (Ohio)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:59, 7 January 2009 (UTC)



Project Jefferson

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:28, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Blowout (sports)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:13, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Benoît Sinzogan

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:41, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Edmund Barton Building

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:58, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Stan Frazier

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:03, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I hate to be a nitpicker here, but according to my use of the prose-size tool, you come up 126 bytes short of 5x expansion and the information at the top of this page says you should have put it in the section for the date you started the expansion (the latter is a mistake I myself have made and isn't all that uncommon, so that one is forgiven. I'm thinking about a proposal to change that requirement) - Mgm| 09:07, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the reply. I added a bit more to the article, so it should be 5x now. The actual expansion I did on the article started on January 6. My edit on January 2 was just to change a cleanup banner. GaryColemanFan (talk) 22:16, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Vincent Ford

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:44, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Dorothy Lavinia Brown

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:37, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


J.D. Maarleveld

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:45, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Marselisborg Palace

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:24, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Size and date ok. However, the article would benefit from more than one source. In any case, there must be a citation behind the specific fact mentioned in the hook. Also, the language and flow must be improved before this sees the front page—see article talk page. Punkmorten (talk) 23:05, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

St. Peter's Church, Jaffa

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:23, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

John Hill (wrestler)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:02, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

TOPS (file server)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:51, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I think you've got the first source wrong: it doesn't say the PC AppleTalk cards were built for that purpose, only that company also sold LocalTalk cards for the PC. Also, the 2nd reference says they had to write a TCP/IP stack for the Mac and PC for TOPS Terminal, which was a different product (telnet, not file sharing). YMMV. Xasodfuih (talk) 18:36, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
I think you're being a little pedantic here, as Centrum's only product that ran on PCs when they released the card was TOPS, but I'm open to ALTs. I have added a ref for the second point. Maury Markowitz (talk) 19:15, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

James Bennet

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:56, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Operation Iron Hammer (Iraq 2005)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:01, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Harry Keith

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:17, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Jim Baxter

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:04, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Tokio Hotel discography

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:52, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Operation Barga

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:18, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Agrarian Party of Moldova

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:07, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

The Boy I Used to Be

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:26, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Boulder Beer Company

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:38, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Blood of the Irish

ALT: ... that, whilst filming Blood of the Irish, presenter Diarmuid Gavin discovered that 20% of men in the north-west of Ireland are descended from Niall of the Nine Hostages, an ancient High King of Ireland? Both can be found here.
The second one, which is more interesting, needs a big fat qualification. This has rather fuller details than the local newspaper linked above, not exactly an RS on genetics I think. Johnbod (talk) 15:59, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Good point. "Discovered" rephrased to "examined the claim" then? I'll update the article with that source. --➨♀♂Candlewicke S# :) 18:07, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Deekshabhoomi

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:52, 6 January 2009 (UTC) Ganesh Dhamodkar (Talk) 06:52, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Robert de Bethune

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:02, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Gilbert Foliot

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:35, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 5

Paul H. Allen

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:52, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Squad number (association football)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:39, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Leonid Plyushch

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:15, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Tonje Larsen

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:47, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Jack Kuehler

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:14, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


National Association of Small Farmers

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:08, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

William H. Webb etc.

William H. Webb
William H. Webb

3 x new articles by Gatoclass (talk) 05:48, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

BTW, check the article "Bristol" in the "Construction" section for hook confirmation. Gatoclass (talk) 11:18, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

This is Nightlive


Steelmark and Logos and uniforms of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:55, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Master I. A. M. of Zwolle

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:23, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

  • If the image is no good (I think his signature is pretty interesting by itself...), the hook could be altered to focus on his work...

Jeffrey A. Lockwood, Six-legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of War

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:15, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Rood Bridge Park

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:11, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

M134 bomblet

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:24, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Woodes Rogers

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:20, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Note: Where the refs are to the Woodard book, all may be checked at books.google.com, there is a generous free preview.

Hewelsfield

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:18, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

  • The article size, age, and the hook + ref all check out. I just hope someone has the time to include dates and authors in the references by making full use of templates. - Mgm| 22:27, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Edward Joseph Hanna

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:22, 5 January 2009 (UTC)


Lloyd Ohlin

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:10, 5 January 2009 (UTC)


Karim el-Mejjati

... that after his wife was imprisoned by Saudi secret police while taking her 10-year old son to an eye doctor, Karim el-Mejjati joined the GICM and helped arrange the bombing of Casablanca and Madrid trains? (article created in November, expanded five-fold today) Sherurcij 19:02, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

SS Indus (1945)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:16, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Note: - Possible April Fool's Day DYK? Will leave it for you to decide.
Definitely, in my opinion - especially as 1st April 2009 is right in between the first and second F1 GPs of the 2009 season! NB. A bit short at the moment (1248 Bytes), but plenty of time for expansion. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 22:32, 5 January 2009 (UTC)


Mark Yevtyukhin

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:40, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

ALT 1: that during the Battle for Height 776.0 in Chechnya, Mark Yevtyukhin ordered artillery fire on his company's position, an act for which he was posthumously honoured as a Hero of the Russian Federation? --Russavia 04:35, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Peridium

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:03, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Koradi Thermal Power Station

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:54, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Please do not remove ",near Nagpur" from the hook while featuring on main page. --GPPande 15:55, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Mads Gilbert

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:10, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

USS Asheville (PF-1)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:02, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Phil Lamason

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:10, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Johan Hadorph

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:16, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

WLWI-FM

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:15, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Yee-hah! Ecoleetage (talk) 03:16, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Hydnellum aurantiacum

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:56, 5 January 2009 (UTC)


Francis Heydt

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:19, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

William Glendon

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:36, 5 January 2009 (UTC)



Blue discharge

... that the Veterans Administration denied benefits under the G.I. Bill to veterans holding a blue discharge despite language in the Bill that limited benefit denial to those dishonorably discharged?
ALT1: ... that The Pittsburgh Courier crusaded against the blue discharge, calling it "a vicious instrument that should not be perpetrated against the American Soldier"? - new article, self-nom. Otto4711 (talk) 01:04, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Frank Atwood Huntington

Template:DYKsuggestion at 12:36, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Gokenin

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:21, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Satenik

Articles created/expanded on January 4

Torrey Smith

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:41, 8 January 2009 (UTC)


Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:04, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Anssi Koivuranta

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:03, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

12"/50 caliber Mark 8 gun

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:43, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Blue Fire

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:44, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Dave Porter

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:47, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


George Cannon (wrestler)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:03, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Jamal al-Haidari

Template:DYKsuggestion at 08:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Water supply and sanitation in Australia

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:34, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

I struggled with the same issue when I posted the hook. I'm not sure if "rates" or "totals" were compared. Maybe I should change it to "one of the highest/biggest consumers of water in the world". --PFHLai (talk) 17:57, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
OK, but it can't be "totals" because Australia's population is 35 times smaller than Europe and 200 times smaller than Asia, and at least the 11% household use should be roughly proportional to population. Art LaPella (talk) 02:58, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
I just made some suggestions at . I hope I am allowed to comment here.--Anna Frodesiak (talk) 10:28, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Anna, you're more than welcome to comment on any DYK hooks on this nomination page. Here's a slightly tweaked version of one of your suggestions posted on Talk:Water supply and sanitation in Australia:

Cyathus

Template:DYKsuggestion at 21:42, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:35, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Nick Scandone

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:30, 5 January 2009 (UTC)


Sangiovese

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:55, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Pei Yanling

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:02, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Jim McColl

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:05, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Suicide, it's a suicide

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:47, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Infinity Hall

James Tanis

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:34, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

George R. Christmas

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:02, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

  • To me, the original hook makes it sound like he was simply "known as Captain Christmas", but it was the rank that he held, not a title or alias. I think this would more properly be phrased:
"... that retired U.S. Marine Corps general George R. Christmas received the Navy Cross for "extraordinary heroism" as a captain during the Vietnam War?" Strikehold (talk) 08:19, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
  • The official Navy Cross citation is quoted verbatim in the article, and it twice refers to him as "Captain Christmas." The alliterative nature of the reference is catchy and much more likely to draw viewers to the article, and thus to have more people read about the subject's accomplishments. I'd stick with the hook as proposed. Cbl62 (talk) 15:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
  • I realize he would be referred to by his rank and last name. The reason I think it sounds odd is not because of the alliteration but the phraseology of "then known as." Captain Christmas would be his official form of address, with captain being his rank and official title. The way the hook is phrased makes it sound (to me) like he was known as Captain Christmas rather than George R. Christmas. If you're main point is to keep the alliteration, I think something like "... that then Captain Christmas (pictured) received..." would sound correct as well, or even without the "then." Strikehold (talk) 21:06, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Too bad we missed this for the 25 December Main Page.--Wetman (talk) 23:52, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

JLA (comic book)

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General mn-type image filters


Eliza Flower

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Book Soup

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Personent hodie

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Gigantic (film)

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Livingston County Courthouse (New York)

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AGF verification for broadcast hook. Nice article, too! Ecoleetage (talk) 03:20, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Bridge scour

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:16, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Sasta

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A.W. Underwood

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  • Since we can't count the block quote, this article is only at 1181 characters by the most generous count I can provide. This article needs a bit of expansion before it can be promoted. - Dravecky (talk) 14:40, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Yuan Zi

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:38, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

M.C. Burton, Jr.

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:59, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Pat Fleming (billiards)

Template:DYKsuggestion — RyanCross (talk) 01:15, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Alt hook is verified. Ecoleetage (talk) 21:49, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Operation Windsor

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:47, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Koh Kong (city)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Tomorrow, the 7th of January is the 30th anniversary of the defeat of the Khmer Rouge. It will be a national holiday here in Cambodia and huge celebrations are planned. I thought it would be kinda cool if Misplaced Pages had a Khmer Rouge related article on the front page for this anniversary... Cheers, Paxse (talk) 09:39, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Breaking Point

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:26, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Brooklyn Theater Fire

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:35, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 3

Jenapharm

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:18, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Tropical Storm Kay (2004)

John Selby Watson

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metalloprotein

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Roystonea regia

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List of Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel episodes

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:50, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Alt: ... that in 1932 Standard Oil commissioned twenty-six episodes of the old-time radio show Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel to compete with Texaco's extremely popular Fire Chief? Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 10:50, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Herman Klein

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:42, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


Peege

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:20, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

  • ALT2 checks out for length, dates, and referencing although I'd be happier if the main reference for so much of the article, including the hook, was not a press release. - Dravecky (talk) 12:33, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Mass finishing

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:15, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Oh, sorry about that. I didn't realize that; its my first attempt at this. How about this?
ALT: ... that the mass finishing manufacturing processes, tumble finishing and vibratory finishing, are often employed to deburr machined parts and clean up castings? Wizard191 (talk) 15:51, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Joseph Leavitt

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:09, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Schulze Baking Company Plant

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:45, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

William Murphy (tennis)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:50, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


Daniel Forfang

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:06, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Rayat ash-Shaghilah

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Du Huangshang

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:49, 3 January 2009 (UTC)



Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith (British actor)

Template:DYKsuggestion.

Never mind, I've expanded it to the level required. Just so you know, I'm counting from Timrollpickering's protection of the article, and not from any added rumours beforehand. Sceptre 20:01, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
  • A double nom is unlikely to succeed and isn't really needed. All previous entries were unreferenced CRYSTAL speculation or redirects to the main Doctor article. Unlikely to be an ITN candidate. - Mgm| 11:12, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
If somebody had a free image of Matt Smith, this would make an excellent first article in a near-future DYK queue. - Dravecky (talk) 11:06, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
This probably won't do? --➨♀♂Candlewicke S# :) 18:45, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Nah; it's a still from DWC. This may work, if the copyright holder can be convinced to relicense. Sceptre 09:42, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

AJS Model 16

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 17:26, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

The 39 Steps (2008 film)

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Eadulf Rus

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"Shine, Shine, My Star"

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2008 Humanitarian Bowl

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:51, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I linked to rush but think linking to both RB and rush is a little excessive. Also I personally don't see an issue with using "their," which refers to "Maryland Terrapins," the players and coaching staff that won the game. Can you clarify what you mean? Actually, on second thought, I think you're right; it doesn't look grammatically correct. Here's another try: Strikehold (talk) 17:41, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Brian Johnson (quarterback)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:35, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I think the hook is already pretty cluttered with links, and seeing as how "college football" and "quarterback" are both linked in the main subject article, I think that would be a little excessive. I agree with the "number-four" change. Strikehold (talk) 17:48, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
  • IMHO, one extra link is needed. For readers who aren't familiar with U.S. college football, the term "fourth-ranked" would raise several questions: How do rankings work? Who said Bama was ranked fourth? Providing the link would help unfamiliar readers understand the hook. — Dale Arnett (talk) 18:48, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
  • I think its redundant, considering the rankings are also described in the Alabama link itself, in the infobox and here. But I don't really feel that strongly about it either way. Strikehold (talk) 22:23, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

BBC Sports Personality of the Year Overseas Personality

Template:DYKsuggestion at 13:07, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Singer (motorcycle)

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 10:36, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Tropenhaus Frutigen

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The Price of Silence (EP)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:55, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

WLWI (AM)

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Edward I. Schalon

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Harold Nichols

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Bounty jumper

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:19, 3 January 2009 (UTC) ALT1 ... that a bounty jumper, Adam Worth (pictured), became the inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Moriarty?

King Mojo Club

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:36, 3 January 2009 (UTC)


The Champ

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:33, 3 January 2009 (UTC)


County Route 74 (Rockland County, New York)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:08, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Mel Boozer

... that African American civil rights activist Mel Boozer was the first openly gay person nominated for the office of Vice President of the United States? - new article, self nom. Otto4711 (talk) 02:04, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Summer 1981 hunger demonstrations in Poland

Saturday Night Fiber

Template:DYKsuggestion at 01:42, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Sorry, I thought i read that we weren't to link to other articles in the hook. Made that up. -- ReplyOnMine! 15:05, 5 January 2009 (UTC)


Franciacorta (wine)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:37, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

  • specific spot ref placed. I disagree strongly with ALT1 and it worries me that it is possible to misunderstand this if one reads the article, unless it is I who am totally misunderstanding. It is Franciacorta (as we know it today) that was first produced (as late as) 61, where as a "Pinot de Franciacorta (-not as we know it and not very relevant) had been made under that name in 57. MURGH 13:16, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
  • I understand the note about the 1957 wine but the article says "An ambitious young winemaker working for Berlucchi, Franco Ziliani, was permitted to pursue an ambition of producing a fine sparkling wine, and in 1961 was allowed to produce 3,000 bottles of sparkling Pinot di Franciacorta for release." (emphasis mine) So if this is not accurate, it needs to be corrected or clarified in the article. - Dravecky (talk) 14:37, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Yes. To the grief of historians they used the very same name that had been on the label previously, but.. this is the first "Franciacorta" (ie not producer-specific by name, but style and later DOCG mandate pioneer).
    Have tried to make this more clear.. MURGH 17:28, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 2

Nino Martini

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:30, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Skyscraper Index

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:02, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Chee kufta

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:23, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

ALT works for me.--King Bedford I 18:49, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Paschal Eze

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Vai Taua

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:25, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Dominic Tomasi

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Washington Park Court District

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Cape Wolstenholme

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Alice May

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Draggin' the Line

Done. Thanks for noticing.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 05:18, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Voltage doubler

Turnpike trusts in Greater Manchester

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Sharon Tandy

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Geastrum fornicatum

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Joconde

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Pane ticinese

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Diane Geppi-Aikens

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A. P. Patro

File:Appatro.jpg

Charles Hawksley

Bat Motor Manufacturing Co. Ltd

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 15:13, 2 January 2009 (UTC)


Tadodaho

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Catherine Wilson and John Barnard Byles

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:26, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

NB. John Barnard Byles was created by me on January 3rd. Malick78 (talk) 16:08, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Democratic July 14 Movement

Template:DYKsuggestion at 10:26, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

The first hook didn't work out, as the reference doesn't back up the claim 'nationalist' explicitly. proposal for a new hook: "that the Iraqi Democratic July 14 Movement tried to rally opponents of Saddam Hussein's Baathist government, recalling the legacy of the July 14 revolution of 1958?" --Soman (talk) 19:32, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Interim Self Governing Authority

Template:DYKsuggestion at 06:29, 2 January 2009 (UTC)


1981 Warning strike in Poland

Zheng Xunyu, Wei Zhiyi

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:31, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. --74.13.125.109 (talk) 07:34, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


Fluorotelomer alcohol

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:45, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Expiring noms

Articles created/expanded on January 1

Maria Zamboni

Template:DYKsuggestion at 20:04, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Joachim Winterlich

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:11, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

  • I have tried to work on it and copyedit with some help by Truthanado and Aktsu. But we still have a few days to work on it so i will do my best. The biggest problem is that i am just 12 years old and from Sweden, And that makes it a bit harder. The Rolling Camel (talk) 16:59, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Thanks for the work. I can appreciate the difficulty in wording given English probably isn't your first language, the wording can be always be improved so there is no real issue there. Unfortunately, even with the expansion, it is too short. Perhaps you should try searching Google Books for more sources? » \ / (⁂ | ※) 06:13, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
How much more info is needed? The Rolling Camel (talk) 16:30, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Now it's just over the minimum length, although "just over" isn't always enough. Art LaPella (talk) 02:58, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Percy Statton

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:41, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Operation Uranus

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:24, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Paul Hofmann

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:10, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Seems to check out. It is really small and still has a stub template on it, so this should be addressed. However, it is probably not a real "stub" (start class definitely). If someone else disagrees with this being checked, please feel free and count that as overriding this with my permission. Ottava Rima (talk) 22:38, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Nizar Rayan

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:01, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

'Alt... that Nizar Rayan, a top Hamas commander, was killed along with most of his family by the Israel Defense Forces?--Thomas.macmillan (talk) 22:15, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Uno (motorcycle)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:01, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Bob Osgood

Template:DYKsuggestion Cbl62 (talk) 05:38, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Stephen Haggard

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:20, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Charles Leigh

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:44, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Thomas Zereske

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:29, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Jesaya Nyamu

Template:DYKsuggestion at 22:11, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Johan Remen Evensen

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Brough Superior SS80

Template:DYKsuggestion Thruxton (talk) 17:35, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Texas Hold 'Em Poker (video game)

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Hershey Creamery Company

Template:DYKsuggestion at 09:29, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

2008 Music City Bowl

Template:DYKsuggestion at 07:16, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

The Dark Defender

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HMAS Jeparit

Template:DYKsuggestion at 05:11, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Comment What's the confusion? She was commissioned in 1969 due to protests which prevented her from being loaded and decommissioned in 1972 when Australia withdrew from Vietnam and there was no reason for further protests against her role in supporting the military. Ships in naval service are 'commissioned' until they're 'decommissioned'. Nick-D (talk) 07:09, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Jeff Moronko

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Verified. Either hook works. Ecoleetage (talk) 22:06, 1 January 2009 (UTC)



St. Augustine in the American Civil War

Template:DYKsuggestion at 03:17, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

This took place on January 7, 1861, so January 7 would make the best date for this to be featured.--Gen. Bedford 03:53, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Need "American Civil War" in the hook. --74.13.125.109 (talk) 07:31, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Not really; the war wouldn't start for three months yet.--King Bedford I 07:35, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Length and date verified. Offline reference excepted in good faith. Try to put this in on January 7, if possible. VX! 19:27, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Barry Foote

Template:DYKsuggestion. — RyanCross (talk) 02:54, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Verified. Feel free to insert "baseball" where you sit fit. Ecoleetage (talk) 22:33, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
 Done. Added "Major League Baseball player" instead. — RyanCross (talk) 01:59, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
Alt. Earn runs is not a baseball term. how about ... that Major League Baseball player Barry Foote managed to drive in eight runs including a game-winning grand slam in a games at the St. Louis Cardinals?--Thomas.macmillan (talk) 17:36, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Seems fine to me. Thank you to however suggested this. — RyanCross (talk) 07:48, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Wyatt Tee Walker

Template:DYKsuggestion at 14:51, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


Frederick B. Williams

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:08, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 31

White Album (visual novel), List of White Album episodes

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:04, 6 January 2009 (UTC)


Kappe Residence

Template:DYKsuggestion Cbl62 (talk) 21:37, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Length, history and reference verified. Daniel Case (talk) 16:28, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Robert Eric Wone

Template:DYKsuggestion at 19:30, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Currently at AfD. It does seem like consensus is in favor of Keep, but there are some delete !votes. VX! 22:20, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
The AfD has been closed as keep. Please review hook for length, referencing, etc. Cheers, Jclemens (talk) 16:27, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Length, reference and history verified. Daniel Case (talk) 16:23, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Washington Park Subdivision

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:13, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

Length, reference and history verified. Daniel Case (talk) 04:46, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

David Logan (Oregon politician)

Template:DYKsuggestion at 11:14, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

The article says his father practiced with Lincoln and that he studied law in IL before moving to OR. It doesn't say anything about Lincoln being his teacher. Daniel Case (talk) 04:44, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
It does say he studied under Lincoln, just keep reading, its about two sentences further from where you seem to have stopped, where it says "he studied under his father and Lincoln". Aboutmovies (talk) 07:59, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Apologies. Length, reference and history verified. Daniel Case (talk) 16:15, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Carl Fredriksens Transport

Template:DYKsuggestion at 18:26, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

  • Length and date verified. However, the article doesn't seem to support the hook fact. Perhaps an alternate? Or some rewriting is needed here? Ensure that your hook fact has an inline citation in the article. --IvoShandor (talk) 21:33, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
Length and history verified; offline ref accepted IGF. Daniel Case (talk) 04:42, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Thanks for reviewing this Daniel, I stopped by here last night to do it, and, voila! You had done it already. --IvoShandor (talk) 15:26, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

All Women Shortlists

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:03, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Say which Parliament. And can we describe the opposition? Daniel Case (talk) 04:40, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

1963 Benin coup d'état

Template:DYKsuggestion at 16:20, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Shouldn't this be 1963 Dahomey coup d'état instead? There was no country called "Benin" till 1975. --74.13.129.148 (talk) 14:08, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
I have moved it. Strawless 11:46, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
But still ... the article doesn't say that the victim of Bokhiri's alleged poisoning was another deputy, just a local official. Am I missing something?
Article should be moved to 1963 Dahomeyan coup d'état, as per the standard names for coup, for example 2008 Guinean coup d'état--Thomas.macmillan (talk) 04:44, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
I've moved the article to the proper name above, so I hope DYK will reflect it, not the redirect.--Thomas.macmillan (talk) 07:08, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Suvi Raj Grubb

Template:DYKsuggestion at 15:50, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

We need to see that last bit stated explicitly rather than implied. Daniel Case (talk) 04:35, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Charles H. Black

Length, reference and history verified. Daniel Case (talk) 04:30, 7 January 2009 (UTC)


Playnormous

Template:DYKsuggestion at 00:40, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Sierra Highway

Template:DYKsuggestion at 23:19, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

I shortened the hook in case it was too long, and "famous from Duel" sounds too promotional anyway. History and ref check out OK, but I'd like someone to do a character count to confirm the expansion length. Daniel Case (talk) 04:24, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 30

1933 Treasure Coast hurricane

Template:DYKsuggestion at 17:14, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Battle of Same

Template:DYKsuggestion at 04:06, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Rob MacCachren

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:35, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

Someone has objected to using biographies from his sponsor and racing team to write a large part of the article. So right now it has the reliable sources cleanup tag. I can't do anything about it. So if you have to pass on it, then pass on it. There's no way I could find all of this information in other sources. Royalbroil 01:24, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

List of Canadian Idol finalists

"Canadian territories"? That's Canada! --74.13.125.109 (talk) 07:03, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Umm...yes, it is. -- signed by SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 (spell my name backwards) at 07:33, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
To clarify for 74.13.125.109, the Canadian territories are Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. They are distinct from the provinces of Canada (kind of similar to how Puerto Rico is a US territory rather than a state, although with more of a voice in the national government than Puerto Rico has). GaryColemanFan (talk) 23:59, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
While reading the chart certainly seems to confirm the fact of the hook article, it's not stated anywhere in the prose of the article nor is it directly referenced. If Canadian Idol is as well-covered in the Great White North as AI is down here then surely some reporter has noted this geographical anomaly. Otherwise it's a mild form of synthesis and can't yet pass. - Dravecky (talk) 10:27, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Though it isn't directly referenced, it is on the prose, and there are references to prove it. If this still doesn't work, I'll try thinking of an alternative. -- signed by SRE.K.Annoyomous.L.24 (spell my name backwards) at 00:24, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
Okay, I now see it in the prose but there are no references cited on the hook sentences. - Dravecky (talk) 08:53, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on December 29

Articles created/expanded on December 28

Carabane

Template:DYKsuggestion at 02:54, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that Captain Aristide Protet was shot with a poisoned arrow on the island of Carabane, where he was subsequently buried standing up? (grave pictured)



Perhaps this would be better as a double nomination:

ALT2 ... that the Jola, the majority ethnic group in Carabane (scenery pictured), are very distinct from other major ethnic groups in Senegal by their language, egalitarian society, freedom from political hierarchy, and lack of slavery? Neelix (talk) 19:09, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

I have some serious issues with this hook.
  • Firstly, it's very peacock-y, in a way that is morally problematic. Imagine yourself as a reader from one of Senegal's other ethnic groups (which, we learn in the latter article, comprise* the vast majority of the country). If I were one of them, this hook would pretty much read as "*... that unlike the other ethnic groups in Senegal, the Jola's shit don't stink." I'm sorry for being so blunt, but do we really want something like that on the Main Page being read by the whole world, including Senegalese of various ethnicities, for a few hours?
  • This is because the two middle items are rather subjective. Egalitarian? Free from political hierarchy? Says who? I can find people here in the U.S. who would say the same thing about this country, and people who would differ. Either we get some facts that support those opinions and use them in the hook instead, or we don't use them.
  • I also find nothing in ethnic groups in Senegal that supports the impression that only the Jola are such enlightened creatures within the country. Something like that ought to be in both articles.
  • Our main source for this assertion is a French-language book not even quoted in the footnote. I know as it stands this is adequate enough for a {{DYKtickAGF}}, but given my concerns above I'd like to see something stronger. Or an additional source.
  • And then the article about the Jola people themselves, which if anything should source this, has almost no sources whatsoever.
  • Finally, this is one of those hooks where a fact about another, non-highlighted article, is what's used. The article's about the island (and the demographics of the nation, if we use that). Let's make the hook about that, rather than potentially and needlessly pissing off most of the population of Senegal. Daniel Case (talk) 17:05, 5 January 2009 (UTC)
*Used properly, for once.

I would prefer that the hook employ both the Carabane article and the Ethnic groups in Senegal article. If Daniel Case's objection to this double hook is based upon possibility of offending someone, the hook can easily be shortened to what cannot possibly be offensive:

ALT3 ... that the Jola, the majority ethnic group in Carabane (scenery pictured), are very distinct from other major ethnic groups in Senegal in such ways as by their lack of political hierarchy and their languages? Neelix (talk) 22:59, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

The new double hook still may present problems. Daniel Case pointed out above some of the potential bias in the statement "lack of political hierarchy". The source for the hook is off-line (Makhtar Diouf (1998). Sénégal, les ethnies et la nation. Dakar: Les Nouvelles éditions africaines du Sénégal. p. 201) and therefore difficult to verify in what is a somewhat problematic hook. I think a hook like this really should be supported by more than one source and preferably at least one that is on-line. Is there another double hook that is less controvercial but still interesting? Otherwise the hook about Captain Aristide Protet's death above is fine for just the article on Carabane.Nrswanson (talk) 20:26, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Another source used on the article (Paolo Palmeri (1995). Retour dans un village diola de Casamance. Chronique d'une recherche anthropologique au Sénégal. Paris: L'Harmattan. pp. 53-55.) states that the Jola do not have a formal hierarchy, having only temporary leaders who are commonly and easily replaced. The following online source states "Unlike the Wolof social hierarchy, Jola society is segmented and flexible, with no lower castes": . Another online source states that the Jola "do not have a caste system unlike say the Wolof social hierarchy and further they had no paramount chief like the Mandinka as rule was carried out only at the village level": . A third online source states that "Jola social institutions do not have social hierarchy": . The fact that the Jola have no social hierarchy is well-documented by online English-language sources. Neelix (talk) 00:02, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

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Queue 3

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