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

DYK criteria

How to list a new nomination

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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   To add a comment: |comment=

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An example of how to use the template is given below. Don't forget to fill out the rollover text, so people know what the image is of! Full details are at {{NewDYKnom}}:

{{subst:NewDYKnom
 | article      = Example
 | status       = new<!--(or)  expanded (or) BLP expanded-->
 | hook         = ... that this ] is an  ''']''' ''(pictured)''?
 | author       = User1
 | nominator    = User2
 | image        = Example.png
 | rollover     = An example image
 | alttext      = Description of the image
 | comment      =
 | reviewed     = Article you reviewed
 | revieweddiff = diff link to the article review
}}

• 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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• If you nominate someone else's article, you can use {{subst:DYKNom}} to notify them. Usage: {{subst:DYKNom|Article name}}
• If you have 5 or more self-nomination DYK credits, don't forget to review another editor's nomination, and link to the diff in your nomination.

How to review a nomination

BEFORE reviewing, please be familiar with Misplaced Pages:Did you know/Reviewing guide. Knowing how to review at FA is not equivalent to knowing the rules for DYK hooks and articles.

Any editor who was not involved in writing/expanding or nominating an article may review it by checking to see that the article meets all the DYK criteria (long enough, new enough, no serious editorial or content issues) and the hook is cited. Editors may also alter the suggested hook to improve it, suggest new hooks, or even lend a hand and make edits to the article which the hook applies so that the hook is supported and accurate. For a more detailed discussion of the DYK rules and review process see the additional rules.

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

Symbol	Code	DYK Ready?	Description
	{{subst:DYKtick}}	Yes	No problems, ready for DYK
	{{subst:DYKtickAGF}}	Yes	Article is ready for DYK, with a foreign-language or offline hook reference accepted in good faith
	{{subst:DYK?}}	Query	DYK eligibility requires that an issue be addressed. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
	{{subst:DYK?no}}	Maybe	DYK eligibility requires additional work. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
	{{subst:DYKno}}	No	Article is either completely ineligible, or else requires considerable work before becoming eligible

Please consider using {{subst:DYKproblem|Article|header=yes|sig=yes}} on the nominator's talk page, in case they do not notice that there is an issue.

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Nominations

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on July 6

Australia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

• ... that disabled swimmer Priya Cooper won five gold medals for Australia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics?

Created by LauraHale (talk). Nominated by John Vandenberg (talk) at 10:25, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

• Note that Priya Cooper was also expanded from 657 characters (118 words) to 3714 characters (637 words), and the image is the first of an Australian paralypmian at a games, donated by the Australian Paralympic Committee. --John Vandenberg 10:34, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

• The OTRS stamp has been given to these images. John Vandenberg 06:43, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Pls address the many {{Expand section}} tags in Australia at the 1996 Summer Paralympics article before an emboldened link to this obviously unfinished wikipage can get onto MainPage. --PFHLai (talk) 07:36, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Selman Riza

• ... that Selman Riza's 1952 work on Serbo-Croatian grammar is regarded as a work of contrastive analysis, although the theory was formulated five years later by Robert Lado?

• Reviewed: Constituencies for French residents overseas ()

Created by ZjarriRrethues (talk). Self nom at 19:39, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

I added the word "grammar" which appeared to be missing from the hook. This mirrors what the article says. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 23:52, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

• Article is new and long enough, although it is always disappointing to see every paragraph under a separate section header.

  The only problem holding back this nomination is citing the hook. The article cites an on-line German source (read and understood enough) that documents the first half of the hook, but not the end of the hook. that is, we have a verified citation that his Serbo-Croatian grammar is regarded as a work of contrastive analysis, but none for the later formulation of the theory by Robert Lado. If a citation for the latter fact can be foound and inserted into the article at the appropriate location, then this nomination should be ready to go. --EncycloPetey (talk) 22:36, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

It doesn't mention Robert Lado, but only that the theory wasn't formulated at that time. It's not directly stated in the source as Lado is not its subject but he was the scholar who formulated it.--— ZjarriRrethues —  01:28, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

If the facts in the proposed hook are not cited in the article, you'll have to rewrite the hook. DYK requires information in the hook to be cited in the article. --EncycloPetey (talk) 18:11, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Done.--— ZjarriRrethues —  22:12, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks. Article now looks good to go. Both on-line sources confirmed for content. --EncycloPetey (talk) 22:50, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 8

Glenn Doughty

• ... that Glenn Doughty rushed for 329 yards in his first two college football games for the 1969 Michigan Wolverines and later played 8 years for the Baltimore Colts?

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 01:50, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Llanwrthwl. See diff. Cbl62 (talk) 05:31, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Couple of issues here. The first is that the figure given in the hook is wrong. Adding up his yards from the first two games according to the article gives 329 yards, and one of the sources also gives that number. Second, how is the information being obtained from reference 2 (the search page on the Michigan website)? For fact-checkers, I think it would be beneficial to have a note in your cite saying what the search parameters need to be. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 00:32, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

My bad on the math. Fixed now. I will add a note to reference 2 explaining how to access the information. Cbl62 (talk) 01:13, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Shinyo Maru Incident

• ... that the World War II commander of the Japanese tanker SS Shinyo Maru (pictured) told POWs held on his ship that he would order the guards to kill them if the Allies fired upon the ship?

Created by $1LENCE D00600D (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 12:27, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Comment: But murdering POWs was routine for the Japanese. What was their reaction to the Hiroshima bomb? Take the surviving POW, and kill him in the street. They probably didn't tie him up with barbed wire first, at least, so he got off lucky. Varlaam (talk) 21:08, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

The Japanese in World War II made the Nazis look like the Care Bears. Varlaam (talk)

The article is fine, inline sources check out, but I am concerned that the sources make it abundantly clear the Japanese commander (who is unidentified) did not tell the prisoners anything, nor under the conditions described is it likely he would. The survivors say the first thing they knew was when troops threw grenades on them moments before the torpedoes hit. They did not have any information, it would appear, about anything outside the hold where they were crammed together. The hook has to stick to the fact that the prisoners were massacred, and not suggest this unsupported movie-like scene of the commander addressing the prisoners. That is more than enough for a good DYK. So, I suggest,

• ALT1: ... that 687 Allied prisoners of war on board the Japanese "hell ship" SS Shinyo Maru (pictured), were massacred by Japanese troops when it came under torpedo attack during WWII, with only 82 survivors. Alawa (talk) 16:30, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Thomas G. Carmody

• ... that the Louisiana State Rep. Thomas G. Carmody obtained passage in 2009 of a bill strengthening penalities for the crime of indecent behavior with juveniles?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 22:57, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Mureybet

Length, date, and hook fact check out. Once again, I'd prefer fuller citations but at least they are not bare URLs. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:44, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Alan Seabaugh

• ... that because of a lack of support, Louisiana State Rep. Alan Seabaugh was compelled in 2011 to withdraw his bill requiring presidential candidates to show proof of U.S. citizenship?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 21:28, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Nasi kucing

Needs more citations. Entire paragraphs are uncited, and there is also information in paragraphs that do have citations that does not appear in the citations. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:32, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Corrections made. Billy Hathorn (talk) 19:49, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

It's better, but you're still missing citations for the opposition to the Seabaugh Amendment and its approval by the Justice Dept., and your Tea Party of Louisiana source is not adequate as it goes to the organization's homepage rather than to a specific article. I think that's because the site doesn't have a separate page for each article, but that means that you should add identifying details like the title and date of the press release. (I also don't see where on the page the cited text is supported...it says it backed Hensgens, but not that Seabaugh was its first candidate.) Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 15:56, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Princeton1982 has been deleting material from this article -- even took out the paragraph with the "hook" information. I reinserted three paragraphs that princeton1982 removed. Billy Hathorn (talk) 15:29, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Okay, but you haven't addressed the problems I pointed out. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 03:54, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Twice princeton1982 has sabotaged this article, having removed the following:

In the 2011 legislative session, Seabaugh joined the House majority in opposition to an "anti-bullying" bill that would seek to halt phyical abuses in public schools. Critics, including the Louisiana Family Forum, said that the legislation would be misconstrued and used to promote homosexual life-styles. Seabaugh proposed an amendment which defined bulling as "any intimidating, threating, or abusive gesture, written, verbal, or physical act." Seabaugh did not address the motivation for bullying, such as sexual orientation or other specific factors. Nevertheless, Seabaugh he still voted against the bill even with his attached amendment. Seabaugh said that the proposed legislation is an attempt to compel public schools "to adopt into their code of student conduct this language which is straight out of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender model legislation playbook." Seabaugh's amendment removed the controversial language. Nevertheless, Seabaugh still voted against the bill even with his attached amendment when the bill's author indicated that he would attempt to remove Seabaugh's amendment in the Senate. Seabaugh said that the proposed legislation was an attempt to compel public schools "to adopt into their code of student conduct this language which is straight out of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender model legislation playbook." Seabaugh also introduced legislation to require presidential candidates to present proof of U.S. citizenship as a requirement to be listed on the Louisiana ballot. Governor Bobby Jindal had pledged to sign Seabaugh's bill had it reached his desk, but Seabaugh withdrew the bill because of a lack of legislative support. Billy Hathorn (talk) 22:02, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Comment: I suggest the word "compelled" in the DYK is slightly stronger than the entry itself supports. "chose to withdraw" as you state in the entry is more accurate. Thus,

• ALT1: ... that lacking support in the legislature in 2011, Louisiana State Rep. Alan Seabaugh chose to withdraw his bill requiring presidential candidates to show proof of U.S. citizenship? Alawa (talk) 16:54, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Okay, stability and neutral POV are also things to be considered when reviewing an article for DYK, but as I said, the problems I pointed out over a week ago, which have nothing to do with Princeton1982, have still not been addressed. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:51, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Brittany Pierce

• ... that the writers of the television show Glee use cheerleader Brittany Pierce to say things none of the other characters would?

HorrorFan121 (talk) 01:08, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

• Linked the show for you. Manxruler (talk) 08:53, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

• Is the following quote the support for the hook above? "I think they have a lot of fun doing it too, that's why they do it, because they think it's just so funny to have my character say the things that I say that nobody else would. They decided that this girl is going to be literally insane and she's going to say anything she wants to." If so I think you are bending the meaning a bit.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 08:00, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Performance psychology

• ... that performance psychology has evolved for years from various segments of applied psychology?

Created by WheelsDudley (talk). Self nom at 15:45, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

• Can you kindly put the hook's message across in a shorter and concise format? Thanks. - AnakngAraw (talk) 01:42, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

This has not been expanded 5x. Sorry. If you can then, will be reviewed again by me or another editor. Thanks. - AnakngAraw (talk) 01:54, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Author of article is trying to expand the article, but he/she placed it in the article's talk page. Author might need assistance because it seems he/she is a new Misplaced Pages contributor/editor. - AnakngAraw (talk) 02:11, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Tweaked hook by putting q-mark. Seems like 5x expanded. Original expander seems to be adding more to article. On my part, copyedited the article, the best I can given my availability. Need another editor to review and polish this article that is being expanded by a relatively new Wikipedian. - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:23, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Has potential. - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:25, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Please cite your hook in the article. - AnakngAraw (talk) 03:27, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• comment: DYK check says 5* expanded since 14 July. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:35, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

I am just wondering as to the status of my DYK - I have cited the sources as you have requested and would like to to know if I need to make additional changes or has it been approved. Also what happens with the information that other people had posted already on the page? It doesn't mix well with the what I have revised. Do I copy my information under their information? My instructor has a time scheudle that we are suppose to get this accomplished for a grade. Sorry for the rush. This is my first time with Misplaced Pages and I am not sure of the process (WheelsDudley (talk) 19:15, 20 July 2011 (UTC))

Still lacking in sources (a couple paragraphs are completely unsourced) and there are quite a few formatting issues, including how the references are written and a broken section header. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:47, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your feedback. Is there anything else that I would need to do before it will be approved? (WheelsDudley (talk) 16:55, 21 July 2011 (UTC))

Articles created/expanded on July 9

Castello Orsini-Odescalchi

• ... that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes married at the Castello Orsini-Odescalchi (pictured)?

Created by Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 10:24, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

• Added an img.--Nvvchar. 13:48, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• Review of another hook needed. Eagles 24/7 (C) 19:57, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed World Bicycle Relief.--Nvvchar. 07:03, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Bit about The Timekeeper being filmed there is unsourced. Otherwise checks out. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:49, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks for the review. In the WP link article The Timekeeper, section Filming locations makes mention of “Castello Orsini-Odescalchi, Bracciano, Italy Set of Leonardo Da Vinci's workshop”. I hope this would be acceptable.--Nvvchar. 07:48, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Simon Kooper

• ... that Nama leader Simon Kooper received an annual allowance for not continuing his attacks on Imperial Germany's forces in German South-West Africa?

• Reviewed: ASK Voitsberg ()

Created by Pgallert (talk). Self nom at 21:32, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Looks good. AGF on the offline source. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:54, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Economy of South Sudan

• ... that the Economy of South Sudan before the country's independence from Sudan in 2011 was highly reliant on its producing of 85% of Sudanese oil output?--BabbaQ (talk) 13:54, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

• I fixed some typos: the countries -> the country's and relying -> reliant. Manxruler (talk) 17:28, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry, I don't think the article can be promoted in this stage. There are several problems that might take longer to sort out:
  1. The article is by all definitions a stub, actually a sub-stub. That it is well over the 1500-character minimum threshold does not make this less of a concern; there is almost nothing covered there.
  2. The lead does not summarize the article but introduces a separate sub-topic. This topic (currency) is incomprehensible to me, what actually is the currency of South Sudan?
  3. Also in the article body, there are several phrases where I can only guess what they mean.
  4. The section "Natural Resources" is entirely unreferenced.
  5. Apart from the oil sector there is no data on the economy; the infobox is basically empty.
  6. The speculation on US becoming a potential trade partner and South Sudanese oil importer are not supported by the indicated source.

--Pgallert (talk) 13:57, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Dixie Brown

• ... that blinded Bristol boxer Dixie Brown was visited during World War II by African American soldiers, who respected him as "a much admired character"?

• Reviewed: Vittore Grubicy de Dragon (diff)

Created by Jezhotwells (talk). Self nom at 15:38, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Bristol boxer Dixie Brown was born in Saint Lucia and worked on the construction of the Panama Canal before emigrating to Britain in 1922? Jezhotwells (talk) 15:46, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Comment: ALT1 manages to remove every point of interest from the hook. Varlaam (talk) 21:38, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Yes, you are right! Jezhotwells (talk) 22:19, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Length is there (barely), date is fine. Hook fact checks out. Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:57, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Vittore Grubicy de Dragon

Painter Vittore Grubicy de Dragon (1851-1920)

• ... that painter Vittore Grubicy de Dragon (pictured) was largely responsible for introducing theories that led to Divisionism in Italian painting?

Created by Lexaxis7 (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 09:10, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

• Size is OK, article created 9 July, hook reference is off-line book, I assume good faith. Jezhotwells (talk) 15:31, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

Jersey Bridge

• ... that when the Jersey Bridge (pictured) was replaced, the only way for tourists to visit the Drake Well Museum was by train?

• Reviewed: Operation Slapstick ()

Created by Niagara (talk). Self nom at 01:13, 9 July 2011 (UTC)

• It is OK, but perhaps another hook

ALT1 ... that the Jersey Bridge (pictured) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988? Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 00:52, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

As I have often noted, with almost 90,000 properties, including many other bridges in the US listed on the Register that fact alone is not unusual or interesting enough to sustain a DYK hook. The first one's better. Daniel Case (talk) 04:34, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

• I think that the original hook is better, but could be clearer, so I suggest ALT2 ... that while the Jersey Bridge (pictured) was being replaced, the only way for tourists to visit the Drake Well Museum was by train? Mikenorton (talk) 19:39, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 10

Leal Garcia v. Texas

• ... that the court case Leal Garcia v. Texas, was a recent case in which the Supreme Court of the United States denied Humberto Leal Garcia, Jr.'s application for stay of execution and application for writ of habeas corpus?

--BabbaQ (talk) 16:51, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

• Dull hook. The Supreme Court denies many habeas petitions each term. Daniel Case (talk) 04:31, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• I have nominated this for deletion because this is not an actual Supreme Court case. Denial of a habeas petition is refusal to hear a case. This is not a Supreme Court case. OCNative (talk) 08:24, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

I voted strong keep. And seeing how that AfD is going, I suggest you consider withdrawing it as it's a likely snowball keep at this point, so you'll save some administrator the time.

You are also wrong. Denying certiorari on the case, i.e. deciding not to hear it, would make it (at least as a Supreme Court case) non-notable for our purposes (as noted at the AfD as well as by myself above, the Supremes do exactly that many times each term). But when they call the lawyers in for oral argument, read their briefs (or, usually, have their clerks summarize said briefs and the case file) and then issue an opinion that some of them dissent from, it's a Supreme Court case whether they deny the petition or not. Daniel Case (talk) 18:28, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• I agree that the hook is dull. The hook needs to state why the denial of this petition is unique. Location (talk) 02:58, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

AfD has been closed, with no surprise as Keep.--BabbaQ (talk) 12:28, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT 1,

• ... that the court case Leal Garcia v. Texas concerned Mexican Humberto Leal Garcia who had been convicted of the 1994, rape, torture, and murder of Adria Sauceda in San Antonio, Texas?--BabbaQ (talk) 12:28, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Here is an alternative hook.--BabbaQ (talk) 12:29, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Ricky Templet

• ... that Louisiana State Rep. Ricky Templet remained behind in 2005 to help law-enforcement groups fight Hurricane Katrina?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 00:08, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT... that Louisiana State Rep. Ricky Templet is a graduate of the same high school in Jefferson Parish in which his wife is the current principal?

Reviewed: Turban Head eagle

NCAA Season 87 basketball tournaments

• ... that the University of Perpetual Help announced that it will not field in a basketball player in the 87th NCAA season despite being cleared to play?

• ALT1:In an effort to go green, the ticketing system used for 87th NCAA basketball season uses less paper?
• Comment: The second and third paragraphs of the "Preseason" section were lifted from NCAA Season 87, an earlier DYK. The added prose is more than 1,600 characters.

5x expanded by Howard the Duck (talk). Self nom at 16:08, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Table Mountain Wilderness. –HTD 16:41, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Expedition of Usama bin Zayd

• ... that Muhammad died on 8 June 632, a day after he ordered the Expedition of Usama bin Zayd?

Created by User:Misconceptions2 (talk). Self nom at 00:11, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

I am not sure if it is suitable to call the "Expedition of Usama bin Zayd", the "Invasion of Palestine", like this invasion of Palestine. But still linking to the Expedition of Usama bin Zayd? Any suggestions?--Misconceptions2 (talk) 00:20, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Tagged as possibly being POV. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:01, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Kamal Abbas

• ... that in 1989 security forces stormed the Iron and Steel plant in Helwan, Egypt; and Kamal Abbas (pictured) was arrested, tortured, and fired for participating in a strike that had no support from the official trade union?

Created by Ocaasi (talk). Self nom at 14:36, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

creation date, size, hook and sourcing all confirmed. Prose is acceptable. -- The Egyptian Liberal (talk) 06:49, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• I just checked this through as this appears to be a first review and found that the ref doesn't fully support the hook, not mentioning the storming, arrest or torture. Mikenorton (talk) 11:27, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Please recheck, I've added/moved around some references. Arrest and torture are clearly sourced, and the security policy putting it down with force is also referenced. Ocaasi 15:14, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

The hook sourcing is now fine, the date, size and image are OK, but there are still 11 references as bare urls which need to be fixed see Rule D6. Mikenorton (talk) 15:45, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, all ready now. Mikenorton (talk) 07:28, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Please shorten the hook to less than 200 characters. --PFHLai (talk) 02:40, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

If you're using a semicolon, it's a decent sign that your hook is probably too long. I propose this ALT hook:
ALT1:... that Kamal Abbas (pictured) was arrested, tortured, and fired for participating in a 1989 strike in Helwan, Egypt that had no support from the official trade union? OCNative (talk) 02:08, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks for spotting that PFHLai, my bad, but OK for the shorter ALT1, which is shorter and punchier. Mikenorton (talk) 18:16, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Freddie Mitchell

• ... that former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell received racially threatening hate mail in 2003, apparently due to his appearance on a reality television show, A Dating Story?

5x expanded by Eagles247 (talk). Self nom at 20:06, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Ian Oliver (). Eagles 24/7 (C) 20:08, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Length checks out, as does the date of expansion. I doubt we need to wikilink "hate mail" and "reality television" though. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:05, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 11

Burrough Hill

• ... that Burrough Hill, an Iron Age hillfort in England, contains over 400 maculae?

• Reviewed: Mark Mendelblatt ()
• Comment: Absence of wikilink for macula is deliberate so that readers might follow the Burrough Hill link to find out more.

5x expanded by Nev1 (talk). Self nom at 15:28, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• The length is fine, as is the hook (although I see no point in not linking macula, since readers will want to know what it means). The problem comes with the date. The bulk of the expansion was done more than five days before listing here. It is, appropriately, listed under July 11, but was added here on July 18. By my reading of the rules, that would make it too late to qualify. I would welcome a second opinion on this, and will gladly pass the article if I'm being too strict on this point. It's certainly of high enough quality, but it doesn't seem to be recent enough. --Stemonitis (talk) 08:32, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Great Budworth

• ... that St Mary and All Saints Church in Great Budworth (Church pictured) is considered by architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner to be "one of the most satisfactory Perpendicular churches in Cheshire"?

5x expanded by Dr. Blofeld (talk), Rosiestep (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 08:38, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Sam Johnson (New Zealand).--Nvvchar. 14:46, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Maglić (mountain)

• ... that the Montenegrin part of Maglić massif has formed the Trnovačko Lake (picture of the mountain and the lake), said to be "one of the most beautiful of Montenegro."

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 06:30, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Hope the few hours of delay in posting this article would be condoned.--Nvvchar. 06:30, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Will Steffen.--Nvvchar. 14:21, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Rajinder Kaur Bhattal

• ... that Rajinder Kaur Bhattal was the first female chief minister of Punjab, but only the eighth female chief minister of an Indian state?

• Comment: A hook based on the alleged teacher-slapping incident (see second ref) would of course be much better, but unfortunately that's unduly negative for the main page. I'm open to the possibility that the hook should be clarified to say "the Indian state of Punjab", but my initial thought is that's unnecessarily wordy when it's wikilinked anyway. Other suggestions on clarifying the hook (or other suggested hooks) are also very welcome.

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Demiurge1000 (talk). Self nom at 00:46, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Henry J. McAnulty

• ... that Duquesne University has named one of its colleges and a street on its campus in honor of Henry J. McAnulty?

• Reviewed: Siege of Pelium ()

Created by Alekjds (talk). Self nom at 18:06, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Claymont Court

• ... that Claymont mansion, built by George Washington's grand-nephew, was at one time the largest house in West Virginia and is now used as a spiritual retreat center?

5x expanded by ArchonMeld (talk). Self nom at 15:49, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

• Nice hook but the article has only two citations, none of which are in the body.--NortyNort (Holla) 12:48, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Actually, all the body is derived from the two older books in the References section, but I do not have exact page numbers right for reference. Are these needed? ArchonMeld (talk) 15:59, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Percival Loines Pemberton

• ... that the late 1890s, British philatelist Percival Loines Pemberton participated in stamp auctions in London where potential buyers were sometimes given alcoholic drinks to encourage bidding?

• Reviewed: Representational momentum ()

Created by Philafrenzy (talk). Nominated by Bruce1ee (talk) at 11:49, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

I have changed often to sometimes in the article. The exact quote in Pemberton's reminiscences (1940) was:

The principal auctioneers were Puttick & Simpson's, Ventom, Bull & Cooper's, Hadlow's and Cheveley's, and auctions were almost as frequent as they are to-day. Whisky and soda was provided free at Puttick's, and this may have had an effect on the bidding. It certainly did on the attendance. I remember one auction at Puttick's-the occasion of some special event-when the bidders were gingered up with glasses of champagne; but that was nearly twenty years before the last war! Philafrenzy (talk) 13:49, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the quote. I've changed "often" to "sometimes" in the hook. —Bruce1ee 13:55, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Vernon F. Gallagher

• ... that Duquesne University president Vernon F. Gallagher once composed an operetta and learned Slovak on his own?

• Reviewed: Treeing Tennessee Brindle ()

Created by Alekjds (talk). Self nom at 04:02, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT hook: "... that Duquesne University president Vernon F. Gallagher was invited to say the opening prayer of the 84th United States Congress?"

Score the Goals

• ... that the Score the Goals comic book – featuring eight model soccer players – was launched by the UN to educate children on how to help reduce poverty by 2015?

Created/expanded by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 23:03, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

• The article I reviewed, other than my own nomination, is Performance psychology.- AnakngAraw (talk) 23:05, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT 1: ... that the Score the Goals comic book – featuring eight model soccer players – was launched by the UN to help children become familiar with the eight Millennium Development Goals? - AnakngAraw (talk) 23:05, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Pole Creek Wilderness and North Fork Owyhee Wilderness

• ... that both the Pole Creek Wilderness (pictured) and North Fork Owyhee Wilderness (pictured) have some of the largest concentrations of sheer-walled volcanic rhyolite and basalt canyons in the western United States?

Created by PumpkinSky (talk). Self nom at 22:35, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

• Note: Depending on if and which picture is chosen, one of the italics will need to be removed. PumpkinSky talk 01:21, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:16, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Both articles O.K. Either picture is fine. Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:34, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. Just a note, my preference is for the North Fork picture.PumpkinSky talk 01:40, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Kapellbrücke

• ... that Europe's oldest wooden footbridge, the Kapellbrücke, stood for more than 600 years before being almost destroyed by a 1993 fire?

Created/expanded by DDima (talk). Self nom at 21:09, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

• I love the hook, and an excellent job rewriting the article, but this only appears to be a 3.3x expansion from the June 1 (or June 8) version. Rlendog (talk) 01:20, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
  • Thanks, there is more information that I can add which would hopefully suffice.. I'll try and see what comes of that —dsergienko (talk) 09:51, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Inocybe goodeyi

• ... that consumption of the poisonous mushroom Inocybe godeyi (pictured) could lead to salivation, tears, urination, defecation, gastrointestinal pain and vomiting?

Created by J Milburn (talk). Self nom at 18:20, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Fort Peck Lake. J Milburn (talk) 18:27, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Date and length check out; offline source for hook accepted in good faith. Meticulously cited new article. Good job. — AJDS 01:20, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Bob Hensgens

• ... that when he was a small town mayor, Louisiana State Rep. Bob Hensgens cut his pay to provide raises to police officers?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 15:45, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT:... that Louisiana State Rep. Bob Hensgens once paid part of the filing fee for his opponent?

Reviewed Anna Eliot Ticknor

A number of problems here.

1. Sourcing is poor. What is JMC Enterprises ("Win with JMC") and why are they a reliable source? What is "Tea Party Cheer" and how do we know that they are accurately reprinting the Tea Party of Louisiana press release? Can you find a better source than an unauthenticated personal Facebook page which supposedly belongs to the subject? "Louisiana Secretary of State, Legislative Special Election, April 30, 2011" is not a citation that allows readers to find this information.
2. Article needs cleanup to keep it focused. Irrelevant information (such as "In 1964, the first two Republicans since Reconstruction took their seats in the lower chamber of the Louisiana Legislature, having represented Caddo Parish in far northwestern Louisiana. The GOP now has a majority of the seats in the chamber" and the end of Dupuis's term) need to be removed and lengthy quotes cut down.

This article could well be suitable for DYK, but these problems must be addressed first. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:19, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Also, we need a better source for the statement in the hook that Hensgens cut his pay to give police officers a pay raise - a press release from the Tea Party won't do, we need a newspaper or perhaps a government document. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 18:28, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Corrections made. Billy Hathorn (talk) 19:46, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Some but not all. You're still citing the TP of Louisiana's endorsement to TeaPartyCheer when it would be better to cite either to a news source or to the TP's own website, and we still don't know if WinWithJMC is a reliable source (bring it to WP:RSN, please), but I guess I could still approve it with those being the case; however, you're still missing a reliable source for the hook fact re: police (and for the bit about balancing the budget). LouisianaConservative is obviously an agenda blog rather than a news source and TheDeadPelican source is just a press release. Also, the manifesto ("pro-life pro-gun" whatever) is not in the cited source. Roscelese (talk ⋅ contribs) 16:08, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Gugur Bunga, Ismail Marzuki

• ... that Ismail Marzuki (pictured) wrote his 1945 song "Gugur Bunga di Taman Bakti" to honor the Indonesian casualties of the Indonesian National Revolution?

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 14:51, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and refs check.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:57, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Review to follow. Could we save this for 17 August (Indonesia's independence day)? Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:51, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed: Andrew Pataki (diff) Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:01, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
• Another review to follow. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:36, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed: Battle of Drashovica (diff) Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:48, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
• And the date request? Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:05, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Santa Clara River (Utah)

• ... that the Santa Clara River area was the home of the indigenous Southern Paiute people during the Protohistoric period?

Created by Schmiebel (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 06:26, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

• Seems good to me. Length, date and hook are satisfactory. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:59, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Copyvio/plagiarism issues. Much of article copied from at least two references, see Duplication Detector here and here. Reported at Misplaced Pages:Copyright_problems/2011_July_14.--NortyNort (Holla) 12:42, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Karen Stollznow

• ... that Karen Stollznow (pictured) writes for two skeptical magazines (Skeptic & Skeptical Inquirer) and hosts two skeptical podcasts (Point of Inquiry & Monster Talk)?

Created by Krelnik (talk). Self nom at 05:10, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

• Hook verified, article ready, prose confirmed at 2146 per DYKcheck, img is good! Rcej (Robert) – talk 06:42, 11 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 12

Lars Borgersrud

• ... that among military historian Lars Borgersrud's research works are subjects such as the fate of war children and nazi sympathy among Norwegian military officers prior to and during World War II?

• ALT1:... that among military historian Lars Borgersrud's research works are tabu subjects such as the fate of war children and nazi sympathy among military officers prior to and during World War II?

• Reviewed: Black-cheeked Gnateater ()

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 00:33, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• I've copy-edited your article. Date and length check out. Veracity of hook and all other sourcing accepted in good faith since they're all either offline or in Norwegian. However, I would like to recommend these grammatical corrections to the hook:
  ALT2:... that military historian Lars Borgersrud's research includes taboo subjects like the fate of war children and Norwegian military officers with Nazi sympathies prior to and during World War II? OCNative (talk) 10:03, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Thank you for the review, copyedit of the article and improvment of the hook! I prefer your ALT2 hook to the two originals. Oceanh (talk) 17:16, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date and length check out. Veracity of hook and all other sourcing accepted in good faith since they're all either offline or in Norwegian. This is ready to go for DYK with ALT2. OCNative (talk) 01:12, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Sam Johnson (New Zealand)

• ... that John Key said to Student Volunteer Army organiser Sam Johnson that he "might be Prime Minister (of New Zealand) one day"?

• Reviewed: Antwerp Diamond Heist (diff)
• Comment: The review is from some time back. I'm trying to get a photo of Johnson and if I succeed, I'll add it to this nomination.

Created by Stuartyeates (talk), Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 05:39, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• Checks out. Good to go.--Nvvchar. 14:43, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Who in the hook was "he" referring to? --PFHLai (talk) 05:42, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Ok, ALT1 for clarification. Schwede66 04:48, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1... that John Key said to Student Volunteer Army organiser Sam Johnson that he (Johnson) "might be Prime Minister (of New Zealand) one day"?

How about this ALT:
ALT2:... that in 2010, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said that 21-year-old Student Volunteer Army organiser Sam Johnson "might be Prime Minister one day"? OCNative (talk) 02:23, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Messiah Part II

• ... that in Handel's Messiah, Part II contains the famous Hallelujah chorus (pictured) and the oratorio's longest movement, the Air for alto He was despised?

5x expanded by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 20:44, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• reviewed: #Macellum of Pozzuoli - please note, that the "overview" is not really part of this article, but common for Part I and III also, the "expansion" is the section "Part II movements", all new. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:12, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

David Baker (poker player, born 1986), David Baker (poker player, born c. 1970s)

• ... that both David "Bakes" Baker and David "ODB" Baker have finished in the money at least four times in each of the last three World Series of Poker?

• Reviewed: Superman: Deadly Legacy, Superman and Wonder Woman - the Hidden Killer, Batman: Death of Innocents

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 22:50, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Ostrzanin Uprising

• ... that the Ostrzanin Uprising was a 1638 Zaporozhian Cossack uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth sparked by a Sejm act declaring non-Registered Cossacks equal to ordinary peasants in their rights?

5x expanded by Ajh1492 (talk). Self nom at 18:16, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• Article was expanded from a redirect, but it must still meet the 1500 prose character minimum. It currently has only 1242. See WP:DYKcheck for a prose counting tool. I have not checked anything else about the article. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:34, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

I have added additional material that brings it well over 1500 prose characters. Ajh1492 (talk) 20:53, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Calvary Baptist Church (Ossining, New York)

• ... that Calvary Baptist Church (pictured), the oldest religious building in Ossining, New York, was built with marble quarried by inmates at nearby Sing Sing Prison?

• Reviewed: Communist Party of the RSFSR ()

5x expanded by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 05:17, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Billy Hathorn (talk) 21:24, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Baltimore Rock Opera Society

• ... that the first theatrical production of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, an all-volunteer rock opera company formed in 2009, was entitled Gründlehämmer (pictured)?

• Reviewed: Nahal Zin fuel leak ()

Created by Plot Spoiler (talk). Self nom at 03:35, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

I didn't see a clear reference note by either reference to "Grundlehammer." Billy Hathorn (talk) 04:08, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you're referring to. I use six references in the article, nearly all which reference "Grundlehammer" in one way or another. Plot Spoiler (talk) 21:12, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Superman: Deadly Legacy, Superman and Wonder Woman - the Hidden Killer, Batman: Death of Innocents

• ... that Superman: Deadly Legacy, Superman and Wonder Woman – the Hidden Killer, and Batman: Death of Innocents are humanitarian comic books against landmines?

Created/expanded by AnakngAraw (talk). Self nom at 00:43, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• The article I reviewed, other than my own nomination, is Homo sapiens (novel).- AnakngAraw (talk) 11:06, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• Bolding the third article (Batman: Death of Innocents), which I have expanded further based on available refs. So this is now a triple nomination, instead of just a double-nom. Thanks. - AnakngAraw (talk) 00:37, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• I am having trouble verifying that the sources are valid WP:RSs. psywarrior.com is almost certainly not. comicbookrevolution.net may be, but I can not verify this. For Superman: the Deadly Legacy, you have a valid NYT reference. What about the others?--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:28, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
• P.S. The State Department publication does not explicitly name any comic books, but makes general reverences to characters. This is not sufficient.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 15:34, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Dougie (dance)

• ... that Michelle Obama performed the Dougie dance to promote her Let's Move! campaign?

Created by LittleT889 (talk). Self nom at 23:25, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

• Is it possible to rewrite the "In popular culture" section? Currently, it's not even in chronological order. Nor does it explain who Glen "Big Baby" Davis and Nate Robinson are, without clicking the links to read more. John Wall, Braylon Edwards, Bruno Mars, Wolf Blitzer, and Michelle Obama are probably the only occurences that are truly notable. The circumstances of the other performances of this dance are trivial at best, and could be summed up by saying that the move is widespread in the sports world, as is the theme of the article you're sourcing. -- Zanimum (talk) 00:12, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
• Also, is it best classified a hip-hop dance? There's no genre listed in the intro. I've added an image I found on Flickr, the only free licensed work that appears when I search CC content for "dougie dance". Is this indeed representative? -- Zanimum (talk) 00:18, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Gordon Dove (Louisiana politician)

• ... that Louisiana State Rep. Gordon Dove has targeted his state's barrier islands to halt coastal erosion as a defense against hurricanes?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 18:54, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Wicklow Way

Anal people

• ... that Anal people have their own language?

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 11:08, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

• Review to follow. May be nice to save for April Fools. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:08, 12 July 2011 (UTC)
• ALT1 ... that anal people have their own language?
• ALT1 is for if we go the April Fool's route. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:10, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Jacques Seligmann & Company (diff) Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:32, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Oh please, please, save this for April Fools. Is there any chance that we can get this to fixed up to featured status? -- Zanimum (talk) 00:20, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Not for this year, but there is a bit more information in the sources that I did not use (funeral customs and whatnot). Non-Indian sources on the Anal are hard to find. Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:30, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Agreed, now that I've had a chance to look at things. -- Zanimum (talk) 23:51, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

David Mendelblatt

• ... that David Mendelblatt, an American former Optimist Pram National Champion, is the older brother of Olympian Mark Mendelblatt?

Created by/self-nom --Epeefleche (talk) 06:09, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: Bendera Pusaka

Edwar al-Kharrat

• ... that the modernist Egyptian writer Edwar al-Kharrat described his novel Rama and the Dragon as "untranslatable" but an English translation finally appeared 23 years after the original publication in Arabic?

Created by Peripatetic (talk). Self nom at 13:42, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out and good to go. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:55, 12 July 2011 (UTC)

Drexler–Smalley debate on molecular nanotechnology

• ... that the public dispute between molecular nanotechnology founder Eric Drexler and Nobel laureate Richard Smalley (both pictured) has been characterized as being "reminiscent of a Saturday Night Live sketch"?

• Reviewed: Jeriome Robinson ()

Created by Antony-22 (talk). Self nom at 02:20, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• The problem is that this is a 3x expansion (about 8k words in , and 24k words in ). I realize that this is a good article that has seen most works that many new DYKs, but I'd like a second opinion of a DYK reviewer before this is passed. I respect WP:IAR, but I'd rather see the rules for expansions relaxed globally than to make exceptions based on my preference. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 02:46, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

It was moved from userspace into mainspace on July 12, so it is eligible per the fourth bullet under rule 1. Antony–22 (⁄_contribs) 03:42, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Then it's --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:50, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

North Korea-South Korea football encounters

• ... that the national football teams of North Korea and South Korea have met on numerous occasions?

• Reviewed: Demolition of Dhul Khalasa (diff)

Created by Aridd (talk). Self nom at 12:04, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT: ... that North Korea has only beaten South Korea once in men's association football, but nine times in women's football? Aridd (talk) 12:04, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Length, date and references ok. I would prefer ALT1, but it would need to have the reference directly after the hook fact sentence. --Soman (talk) 12:27, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Evangelos Florakis Navy Base explosion

• ... that the Evangelos Florakis Navy Base explosion was the worst peacetime military accident in Cypriot history?

Created by HJ Mitchell (talk). Nominated by NJR ZA (talk) at 13:44, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• Currently on the main page as part of WP:ITN. Mjroots (talk) 19:43, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 13

Johan Rockström

• ... that the Swedish scientist Johan Rockström (pictured) lead a team that has initiated an international debate on planetary boundaries, the central concept in a new framework for sustainable development?

• Reviewed: A Gifted Man ()

Created by Epipelagic (talk). Self nom at 08:09, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Charles Roach Smith; Landguard Manor

• ... that Charles Roach Smith from Landguard Manor sold his 5,000 piece archaeological collection, ranging from 3000 BC to post-medieval, to the British Museum in 1856?

5x expanded by Rosiestep (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 00:27, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Florentine military reforms and Duke of Chicago

Wheeler–Stallard House

• ... that, when it was built, the Wheeler–Stallard House (pictured) was the only one to have an entire block of Aspen, Colorado, to itself?

• ALT1:... that residents of the Wheeler–Stallard House (pictured) in Aspen, Colorado, have included the president of the Aspen Institute and a local hotel chef?
• ALT2:that the "carriage house" behind the Wheeler–Stallard House (pictured) in Aspen, Colorado, wasn't built until 1976?
• Reviewed: Dundee Royal Infirmary ()

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Self nom at 22:48, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Bystry Canal

• ... that the Bystry Canal is a feeder canal for the Augustów Canal in north-eastern Poland built in 1834-1835 to release excess water into Sanjo Lake?

Created by Ajh1492 (talk). Self nom at 22:39, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Brian Leveson

• ... that Lord Justice Brian Leveson of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales has been picked to lead the public inquiry into the News of the World phone hacking scandal?

Created by Tony Sidaway (talk), Rangoon11 (talk), 78.148.58.231 (talk), and 2.101.118.133 (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 11:08, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Dull hook. Inquiry is announced, someone has to head it. Daniel Case (talk) 22:34, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Sarah Dixon (sternwheeler)

• ... that after the Sarah Dixon steamboat launched in 1892, it was involved in collisions in 1894 and 1898, reconstructed in 1906, immobilized in freezing water in 1909, and suffered an explosion in 1912?

• ALT1:... that although a court found Sarah Dixon not guilty of drowning a man in 1898, nine people fled four miles from her in 1912 to seek help after three of their colleagues were killed?
• Comment: ALT1 is only meant to be used if reviewers think this should be saved for the April Fool's Day DYK.

Created by Mtsmallwood (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 06:51, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Nice article - references, length etc are fine. Regarding ALT1, I agree that it would make a good April Fool's piece, but that is rather a long time away! Are you sure that you would want to wait that long for it to appear? Prioryman (talk) 07:19, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• I'm fine with waiting eight and a half months until April Fool's, if people think that ALT1 is worthy of April Fool's. OCNative (talk) 07:29, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Dundee Royal Infirmary

• ... that after the 200-year-old Dundee Royal Infirmary was closed, its main building was converted into flats?

• ALT1:... that the 200-year-old Dundee Royal Infirmary was one of the first UK hospitals to acquire a catSCAN head scanner?

Created by Dunarc (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 06:15, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Length and history verified; reference for second hook verified; first one accepted on good faith. I think the second one's better ... a lot of buildings get converted to residential use when they outlive their original purpose. Daniel Case (talk) 22:38, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Orli Wald

• ... that Orli Wald survived five years at Ravensbrück and Auschwitz concentration camps after 4 years in a Nazi prison?

• ALT1:... that the catalyst for Orli Wald's nine years as a political prisoner, including three years in Auschwitz, was probably her first husband?
• ALT2:... that Orli Wald spent from 1936–1945 in Nazi prison and concentration camps for being a communist, only to leave the Communist Party in 1948 because of Stalinism?
• Reviewed: Robins Crusoes in Warsaw

Created by Marrante (talk). Self nom at 21:38, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Needs a reference after the part about the Stalinisation of the Party. --Σ _contribs 02:45, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• I'll take care of that later today or tomorrow. Marrante (talk) 06:44, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Ref added. Also some other details that I should have included before, and as a result, here is another hook.
• ALT3:... that Orli Wald, who as Lagerälteste had been called the "Angel of Auschwitz," had a complete breakdown after being scheduled to testify at the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials and died?

— Marrante (talk) 14:17, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I think Alt 2 is better. Mentioning a WWII dictator is bound to catch someone's eye on the main page. --Σ _contribs 02:15, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Tarkio River

• ... that the name of Tarkio River, a non-navigable river that stretches from Iowa to Missouri, meant a "place where walnuts grow"?

Created by Americasroof (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 11:19, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good. History2007 (talk) 15:04, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Orange Phelps

• ... that Orange Phelps, later mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, opened the first movie theater in that city in 1908?

• Reviewed: NBR 224 and 420 Classes ()

Created by Aboutmovies (talk). Self nom at 06:50, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Prehistoric Lepidoptera

• ... that the extinct Eocene butterfly Prodryas persephone (pictured) from the Florissant Fossil Beds is considered to be the best preserved fossil lepidopteran discovered to date?

• ALT1:... that fossil lepidopterans (pictured) indicate that the ancestors of butterflies and moths are related to caddisflies?

Created by Ruigeroeland (talk), Obsidian Soul (talk), Kevmin (talk). Nominated by AshLin (talk) at 03:48, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed : General Johnson saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian

General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian

• ... that Benjamin West's painting of General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian (detail pictured) is in Derby Museum?

• Reviewed: Rzeczpospolita Polska (magazine)

Created by Fanfwah (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 21:53, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• New, adequate length, hook cited, article suitably referenced, free image. Good to go. AshLin (talk) 04:13, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
• Catchier hook may be considered as an alt. AshLin (talk) 04:13, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Part of the Multi-lingual Wright challenge, written in French first. Our editors are here Victuallers (talk) 21:00, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

NBR 224 and 420 Classes

• ... that no. 224 of the North British Railway was the first inside-cylinder 4-4-0 to run in Great Britain; the locomotive involved in the Tay Bridge disaster (pictured); and after rebuilding in 1885, was one of just three tandem compounds in Britain?

• Reviewed: Alpine (plantation) ()

Created by Redrose64 (talk). Self nom at 15:38, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date and length of article are fine, hook sourced with offline source, so AGF applies. Problem is the hook is too long at 246 characters. I'd suggest you cut the last bit. Aboutmovies (talk) 07:06, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that no. 224 of the North British Railway was the first inside-cylinder 4-4-0 and the first tandem compound to run in Great Britain; and the locomotive involved in the Tay Bridge disaster (pictured)?

How's that? --Redrose64 (talk) 14:09, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Now good at 199 characters. Aboutmovies (talk) 21:56, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Landguard Manor

• ... that the Landguard Manor was a constant host to Riflemen of the 60th and Riflemen Brigade?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 04:02, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Mallian Campaign

• Length, date and sourcing all check out. Cbl62 (talk) 21:34, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Rosie has nommed this above with another articles.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:14, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Lottia gigantea

• ... that the female owl limpet (pictured) maintains a small meadow of algal turf for her own exclusive use?

• Reviewed: Murder of Julia Martha Thomas

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self nom at 06:34, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Hook verified AGF offline, article ready, 5x expansion confirmed at date per DYKcheck, img is good! Rcej (Robert) – talk 06:23, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• I found no infomation in the article, that the only females maintain algal turf. I would guess, that also males maintain algal turf, but the smaller ones. If so, the hook wording could be altered like this:

ALT1: that the owl limpet (pictured) maintains a small meadow of algal turf for its own exclusive use?

--Snek01 (talk) 23:40, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Female was inferred, but let's go with ALT1. Rcej (Robert) – talk 04:39, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

John R. Ellis

• ... that the American filmmaker and special effects artist John R. Ellis was once tutored by C. C. Beck, creator of the Captain Marvel comic books?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 20:04, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good to me. Ghmyrtle (talk) 11:38, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Robert Halperin

Robert Halperin

• ... that American NFL quarterback Robert Halperin was awarded the Navy Cross, won an Olympic bronze medal and a Pan American Games gold medal in sailing, and was co-founder of Lands' End clothing retailer?

5x expanded/self-nom --Epeefleche (talk) 17:22, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: George McGavin

You have many citations for all but paragraph 2, where there are none. I think the hook is somewhat awkward as it touches on too many aspects of Mr. Halerin's life. The article itself is fine. Billy Hathorn (talk) 20:10, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks ... per WP:LEADCITE, "Because the lead will usually repeat information also in the body, editors should balance the desire to avoid redundant citations in the lead with the desire to aid readers in locating sources for challengeable material. Leads are usually written at a greater level of generality than the body, and information in the lead section of non-controversial subjects is less likely to be challenged and less likely to require a source". The para 2 info is all sourced in the body. In fact, in GA and FA reviews, it is often required that such refs be deleted in the lede. As to the subject having done many highly notable things, that is actually the point of the hook -- very Forrest Gump-like. Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:07, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:20, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

George McGavin

• ... that entomologist, explorer, TV presenter and Wildscreen patron George McGavin appeared on the Richard & Judy show to cook and eat insects?

Created by Pigsonthewing (talk). Self nom at 12:02, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Hook fact needs a ref in the article; other than that we're good to go.--Epeefleche (talk) 17:27, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Fixed, sorry. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 22:33, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

I would appreciate another editor opining here, as the ref -- to the subject's own site, but I think that is OK for these purposes -- is a little unclear as to whether it means what the hook says. The quote in the subject site is "As well as studying insects George also eats them and has appeared on the Richard and Judy Show as the guest chef." While that may well imply that he ate the insects on the show, it wasn't completely clear to me ... hence my request for another editor's view. Best.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:53, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

While I don't see that as an issue, I'm happy to reword the hook if it's a blocker? Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 21:59, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Richmont Castle

• ... that Richmont Castle once overlooked the Chew Valley?

Created by Hchc2009 (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 09:14, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• Good job, all checks out and ready to go! --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 16:55, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Horny House of Horror

• ... that pornographic actress Saori Hara was cast in the Japanese film Horny House of Horror?

Created by Andrzejbanas (talk). Self nom at 03:25, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Hook fact needs a citation directly after it; other than that we're good to go. Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:23, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• • Also, nominator needs to review one. It seems s/he already has 5 DYKs. Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:33, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
    • Hi! I think I've completed the above. Is it good now? Andrzejbanas (talk) 11:00, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
      • Not yet; you should review another article. (I saw on your Talk Page that you have 5 or 6 DYK self-noms already). Near the top of the page there are many articles needing a review, which just need to be checked for length (1500 chars or more), completeness (no obviously missing things, like empty section), well-cited (minimum one cite per paragraph except lead and plot sections), hook fact cited directly (like you had to do), and if possible that the hook fact is in the source. Also, if you see anything really, really out of place (like a huge copy and paste quote) you should bring it up. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:55, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

List of Prime Ministers of Indonesia

• ... that Sukarno (pictured) was the last Prime Minister of Indonesia?

5x expanded by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 07:11, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Horny House of Horror (diff) Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:25, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• Review to follow. Could we save this for 17 August (Indonesia's independence day)? Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:11, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

• ... that Joseph Stalin deported the Balkar people from the Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic on suspicions that they collaborated with Nazi Germany?

• Reviewed: Supercomputing in Japan (diff)
• Also reviewed: May 3rd Constitution Day (diff)

5x expanded by Σ (talk). Self nom at 02:38, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Fakfak

• ... that Fakfak is on the Bomberai?

5x expanded by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 01:28, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that Fakfak is home of the only Muslim Indian and Arab Indonesian population in West Papua?
• Review to follow Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:28, 13 July 2011 (UTC)
• Reviewed: Fokker FG-2 (diff) Crisco 1492 (talk) 17:37, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

If anyone has a good hook that plays on Fak <--> Fuck feel free to add it Crisco 1492 (talk) 17:37, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Marcus T. Reynolds

• ... that Albany architect Marcus T. Reynolds' 1893 thesis, Housing of the Poor in American Cities, is still cited in scholarly work today?

• Reviewed: Sam Stein ()

Created by UpstateNYer (talk). Self nom at 02:38, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• Proposed ALT1: ... that the 1893 thesis of Albany architect Marcus T. Reynolds (pictured) is still cited in scholarly work today? --Gyrobo (talk) 03:26, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:25, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Johann Karl Nestler

• ... that Johann Karl Nestler was teaching scientific animal and plant breeding at the University of Olomouc at the time when Gregor Mendel studied there?

Created by Cimmerian praetor (talk). Self nom at 16:13, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

• All good. WilliamH (talk) 02:01, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Religion in Malaysia

• ... that due to rules regarding religion in Malaysia a non-Muslim must obtain the permission of his Muslim neighbours to get a pet dog?

5x expanded by Chipmunkdavis (talk). Self nom at 02:26, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Cursed Days. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 23:46, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• The prose appears to fall short of the 5× expansion threshold by a little way. If the list in #Religious distribution is included in the counts, then the prose is c. 2324 characters too short. Without that list, the text is still c. 1172 characters too short. --Stemonitis (talk) 07:34, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 14

Navlab

• ... that the Navlab autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles from Carnegie Mellon University include "robot cars, vans, SUVs, and buses"?

Created by Chaosdruid (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 10:13, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Can you fix the links, School of Computer Science links to a Montreal university and Carnegie Mellon University links to a Pennsylvania university.♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:36, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Al ash-Sheikh

• ... that a power-sharing pact dating to 1744 has the Saudi royal family supporting the religious authority of the Al ash-Sheikh family, who in turn would support the political power of the House of Saud?

Created by DeCausa (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 05:36, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Cursed Days

• ... that Cursed Days consists of the diaries and notes of Nobel Prize-winning Russian anti-Bolshevik author Ivan Bunin about his country's first days under Communism?

Created by Evermore2 (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 07:40, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• The hook's general tone seems to be sourced, although it doesn't explicitly say that. The article itself doesn't even mention the word communism. Perhaps an alternate would be "... that Cursed Days consists of the diaries and notes of Nobel Prize-winning Russian anti-Bolshevik author Ivan Bunin about his experience in the Russian Revolution?" Chipmunkdavis (talk) 23:43, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• I thought that Bolsheviks were Communists and that the Russian Revolution ushered in Communism under WP:BLUE. OCNative (talk) 05:49, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Duke of Chicago

• ... that despite being a boxing-themed short film, the Duke of Chicago was criticized for being "slow-paced and seemingly a lot longer than its fifty-nine minutes"?

Created by SGGH (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 07:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date verified. Hook's offline ref accepted AGF.--Rosiestep (talk) 01:10, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Should Category:Films set in Chicago, Illinois or Category:Films shot in Chicago, Illinois be added to this article.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:30, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

De Bruijn–Erdős theorem (graph theory)

• ... that the De Bruijn–Erdős theorem may be used to extend the four-color theorem from finite planar graphs to planar graphs with infinitely many vertices?

• Reviewed: Takabisha ()

5x expanded by David Eppstein (talk). Self nom at 22:43, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Very cool. Antony–22 (⁄_contribs) 05:07, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Florentine military reforms

• ... that Niccolò Machiavelli's military reforms were designed to create a citizen army in the style of Ancient Rome?

Created by SteveMooreSmith3 (talk). Nominated by 3family6 (talk) at 03:59, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date verified. Hook's offline ref accepted AGF. It doesn't appear to me that the article creator needs to review another hook before this one is promoted. --Rosiestep (talk) 00:36, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Mallian Campaign

• ... that in his campaign against the Malli in India, Alexander the Great was seriously injured and nearly died?

Created by SteveMooreSmith3 (talk). Nominated by 3family6 (talk) at 03:59, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date verified. Hook's offline ref accepted AGF. It doesn't appear to me that the article creator needs to review another hook before this one is promoted. --Rosiestep (talk) 22:49, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Battle of Guinegate (1479)

• ... that the First Battle of Guinegate was the first use of the Swiss pike square formation by non-Swiss powers?

5x expanded by SteveMooreSmith3 (talk). Nominated by 3family6 (talk) at 03:59, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Good to go; well-done article. DCI2026 (talk) 05:20, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Auberge Ravoux

• ... that the father of the boy in Vincent Van Gogh's Child with an orange (pictured) made Vincent's coffin for his lying in repose at the Auberge Ravoux and that it was poorly made so that it leaked fluid continuously?

5x expanded by FightingMac (talk). Self nom at 03:07, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• I'm sorry, it's a very nice expansion, but the prose portion of the article has been expanded from approximately 7,500 characters to approximately 11,400 characters. That is not a 5x expansion - it's not even a 2x expansion. Jayjg 02:24, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi Jayjg. Thanks for this. I don't know how the 5x expanded got in there and also didn't understand it. I was just using the easy step template process I found on the submission page. Entirely new to this. If 5x times expansion is a requirement then of course it can't proceed. I just thought it one of those curiousities, if admittedly slightly morbid, that attract attention on DYK. Thanks for your attention. FightingMac (talk) 02:32, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Tortrix destructus, Tortrix florissantana

• ... that the extinct moth species Tortrix? destructus and the much larger species Tortrix? florissantana have both been found in Florissant, Colorado and are 35 million years old?

• Reviewed: 1994 Offshore Sanriku earthquake ()

Created by Kevmin (talk). Nominated by Smokeybjb (talk) at 16:46, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• It's good that you're documenting some extremely poorly known species like these, but I have some concerns. Why aren't the question marks in the article titles, if that is what they were named? Also, what is "revisions to the Eocene-Miocene boundary" supposed to mean? And where does the 35 million years figure comes from? In Engel (2003), I only see that the Florissant Formation is Eocene-Oligocene in age—not that it is exactly 35 mya. Perhaps they are Priabonian, but you need a source that actually says that. (Even when you do have such a source, the hook is rather bland. All fossils have been found somewhere and have some age, and there is nothing here that tells the reader why these particular species are special.) Ucucha 03:18, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

..(alt) ..}}... that there is no evidence that the moth species Tortrix destructus or the larger Tortrix florissantana have flown in the last 30 million years?

Twist the hook and remove question marks to try and help with a catchier? hook Victuallers (talk) 12:41, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Du Toit and Another v Minister of Welfare and Population Development and Others

• ... that same-sex couples in South Africa gained the right to adopt children jointly four years before they gained the right to marry?

Created by Htonl (talk). Self nom at 00:28, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1... that the Constitutional Court of South Africa granted same-sex couples the ability to jointly adopt children in 2002 in Du Toit and Another v Minister of Welfare and Population Development and Others? OCNative (talk) 12:00, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Note: this is my first DYK nom, which is why I have not reviewed another nom. - htonl (talk) 00:32, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

White Goat Wilderness Area, Siffleur Wilderness Area

• ... that Alberta has three provincially-designated wilderness areas: Ghost River, White Goat (pictured), and Siffleur?

Created by PumpkinSky (talk). Self nom at 22:35, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviwed-Cal Crum and Robert Gould Shaw II PumpkinSky talk 22:45, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Mike Futrell

• ... that the Louisiana politician Mike Futrell served two tours of duty on nuclear submarines near the end of the Cold War and, when called to duty in Iraq in 2006, won a Bronze Star?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 20:39, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Calvary Baptist Church (Ossining, New York)

MV Empire Drum, SS Empire Dryden

• ... that Empire Drum and Empire Dryden were both built in 1941 by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland, and that both ships were torpedoed and sunk by U-boats in April 1942?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 19:41, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion and Feathers Hotel, Ludlow

Both articles check out in all respects and are good to go. -- Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 05:07, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Cal Crum

• ... that Clarence Crum's 15.43 earned run average (ERA) was the worst on the 1918 Boston Braves?

• Reviewed: Edward Moulton ()

5x expanded by Albacore (talk). Self nom at 19:11, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• 8 of 9 refs are from one source. Are there more sources? Also, nom hook says lowest in 1918 but the article says team-worst, implying ever. PumpkinSky talk 22:40, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

•  Fixed Now seven of 11 are from one source. Reworded. Albacore (talk) 13:26, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

ok now PumpkinSky talk 17:24, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

David Olère

• ... that David Olère was the only artist to have worked as a member of the Sonderkommando at Auschwitz concentration camp and survived?

• Reviewed: 133rd (Parachute) Field Ambulance (diff)

5x expanded by WilliamH (talk). Self nom at 18:28, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• AGF offline ref, prose from 260-2937 so is a 10x expansion and good to go. Note DYKcheck is saying it's not a 5x but it really is. Interesting article. PumpkinSky talk 17:33, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Cronaca Fiorentina, Baldassarre Bonaiuti

• ... that Cronaca Fiorentina (Chronicle of Florence) written by Baldassarre Bonaiuti (not schooled in reading or writing) is considered today as one of the best works written on the Black Death of Florence of 1348?

• Reviewed Hunter Greene (diff)--Doug Coldwell 18:38, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self nom at 18:24, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Alt1 - that Baldassarre Bonaiuti in his Cronaca Fiorentina (Chronicle of Florence) shows how family members just abandoned sick members during the Black Death of Florence in 1348?

Ref for ALT1 hook in article: excerpt from The Florentine Chronicle (c.1370-1380) "I'm going for the doctor."

Hunter Greene

• ... that Louisiana State Rep. Hunter Greene of Baton Rouge has sought to establish state income tax deductions for private school tuition?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 17:00, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, Little Jacks Creek Wilderness

All checks out (size, date, hook online).--Doug Coldwell 18:32, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, Little Jacks Creek Wilderness

• ... that the creeks of the adjacent Big Jacks Creek Wilderness (pictured) and Little Jacks Creek Wilderness in Idaho have been designated as wild rivers?

Created by PumpkinSky (talk). Self nom at 12:52, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Review-these are my 4th and 5th noms, so I reviewed Techno_Cumbia. PumpkinSky talk 12:56, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Billy Hathorn (talk) 17:42, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

133rd (Parachute) Field Ambulance

• ... that at the end of World War II the 133rd (Parachute) Field Ambulance were responsible for the medical care of 4,500 Russian prisoners of war?

Self nom Jim Sweeney (talk) 09:26, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Ada Kramm below

• Date and quantity all fine, AGF for offline ref. Nice article, I would suggest a link or two in hook, for example to World War II, Red Army or Prisoner of war. WilliamH (talk) 18:23, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Operation Yellowbird

• ... that Cantopop diva Anita Mui helped finance the expatriation of Chinese dissidents following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989?

• Reviewed: Robert Beauchamp ()

5x expanded by Ohconfucius (talk). Self nom at 08:08, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Li Lu, an associate of Warren Buffett, was one of the pro-democracy activists rescued by Operation Yellowbird in 1989. --Ohconfucius 08:08, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

I like this article and would like to see it featured unfortunately there's couple problems with it. Most importantly, it's not a x5 expansion. Originally the article was at 991 chars, now it's at 3330, which means it needs about 1325 more characters to be viable. Some other problems include: it's classified as a stub, it is almost entirely composed of a "background" section (split that up into two), it's got an outdated merge tag (is it ok to remove it?) and at least as far as Alt Hook goes (which I would prefer), Warren Buffet would have to be linked in the hook, same for Li Lu is not actually mentioned in the article or the source. Hopefully a bit more work can flip this vote to a "yes".Volunteer Marek (talk) 08:02, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Article now expanded sufficiently. Good job. If we go with the ALT hook, here's how I'd have it linked: "... that Li Lu, an associate of Warren Buffett, was one of the pro-democracy activists rescued by Operation Yellowbird in 1989?" Volunteer Marek (talk) 07:18, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Donde Quiera Que Estes

• ... that EMI Latin and SBK Records had wanted their artists to collaborate in a song to help boost each others fan base in different regions in the United States?

5x expanded by AJona1992. Self nom at 07:42, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date and hook ok, offline ref accepted in good faith. Part of me thinks the song title should be in the hook in full rather than like the Easter egg it is now but I won't hold up the nom for it. You should also shorten the lead for this article, it's too long. — Hunter Kahn 14:41, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Note I don't know any other way to do an alternative. However, how about just saying the songs title instead of "in a song"? The reason why its big is because I wanted to follow WP:Lead and had several editors who had reviewed my articles that I wasn't following the rules on the lead. Thanks, AJona1992 (talk) 19:25, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Techno Cumbia

• ... that Techno Cumbia was believed to be the earliest forms of pop-cumbia-rap fusions?

5x expanded by AJona1992. Self nom at 07:42, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• ref 20 is showing the base URL. Pls fix. Otherwise OK. PumpkinSky talk 12:57, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Note I have removed the URL from the template, simply because I couldn't find any way on fixing it. I don't know why that happened. Thanks, AJona1992 (talk) 18:17, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

per above and talk on user talk page.PumpkinSky talk 23:01, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Ada Kramm

• ... that six of the 10 siblings of Norwegian stage actress Ada Kramm were actors themselves?

Created by ExRat (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 06:18, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

date size checked OK Jim Sweeney (talk)

ERC (IRC client)

• ... that the GNU Emacs text editor has officially incorporated the ERC IRC Client since 2007?

• ALT1:... that the ERC IRC client has been an official part of the GNU Emacs text editor since 2007?
• Reviewed: Donald S. Nesti ()

5x expanded by Lexein (talk). Self nom at 03:49, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Saint Helena Labour Party

• ... that in the mid-1970s the Saint Helena Labour Party tried to boost links between Saint Helena and South Africa?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 03:40, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

I reviewed Sons of the Holy Family. --Soman (talk) 14:30, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• - Foreign Language source taken in good faith. Scanlan (talk) 13:49, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Berlian Hutauruk

• ... that despite originally being compared to Kuntilanak, Berlian Hutauruk's vocals on "Badai Pasti Berlalu" were well received?

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 02:17, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Review to follow. Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:17, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Berlian Hutauruk, singer of the critically-acclaimed "Badai Pasti Berlalu", left her pop career to sing at churches and wedding receptions? --> Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:19, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Voyeurs & Savages (diff) Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:24, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Sonderbehandlung

• ... that the Nazis documented murder and genocide during their perpetration of the Holocaust with euphemisms such as Sonderbehandlung?

• Reviewed: Johann Karl Nestler (diff)

5x expanded by WilliamH (talk). Self nom at 01:59, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date, hook and ref all check out. — Hunter Kahn 14:39, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 15

Bernt H. Lund

• ... that Bernt H. Lund was Norway's first ambassador to Namibia?

• Reviewed: Sutjeska National Park ()

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 18:28, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length and hook ref all OK. Mikenorton (talk) 19:54, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Lura Lynn Ryan

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

• ... that former Illinois First Lady Lura Lynn Ryan collected $47,000 in pennies from schoolchildren for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (pictured)?

• Reviewed: Lydia Sarfati ()

Created by Scanlan (talk). Self nom at 12:33, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• Created 12:27, 15 July 2011. Revision as of 12:19, 20 July 2011 (8,883 bytes), last edit before 5 day deadline. Self nom at 12:33, 20 July 2011. --Philcha (talk) 20:56, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
• Y Each para excluding lead has at least 1 citation - OK. --Philcha (talk) 20:56, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
• The article Lura Lynn Ryan says "raised an estimated $47,000". However, the source has no "estimated" and says "raised $47,000". And the source says "She organized children throughout the state to collect pennies and they raised ...", while the hook says "... Lura Lynn Ryan collected $47,000 in pennies from schoolchildren ...". Please fix these issues in the hook. --Philcha (talk) 20:56, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Kapoeta South County, Greater Kapoeta

• ... that a small single-runway airport serves Kapoeta South County in the Greater Kapoeta region of South Sudan?

Created by Aymatth2 (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 11:39, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Bohumir Kryl

• ... that cornet player Bohumir Kryl offered his daughters US $100,000 to refrain from marriage until they reached the age of 30 years?

• Reviewed: Vincenzo Sarno

Created by 78.26 (talk). Self nom at 02:36, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length and date fine. AGF on hook reference. Rlendog (talk) 18:19, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Rainer Froese

• ... that the scientist Rainer Froese is the primary developer and coordinater of FishBase, the largest and most extensively accessed biological information system on the web?

• Reviewed: All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes ()

Created by Epipelagic (talk). Self nom at 05:17, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

A Gifted Man

• ... that Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme directed the first episode of the television series A Gifted Man?

• Reviewed: Blanfordia ()

Created by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 23:20, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Okay to go --Epipelagic (talk) 02:00, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
• Upcoming? In which country? This is a global web site. Ive removed it Victuallers (talk) 22:25, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Blanfordia

• ... that Blanfordia (pictured) land snails are called Japan Sea elements?

• Reviewed: Dermotherium

Created by Snek01 (talk). Self nom at 22:30, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date and length verified, offline source accepted in good faith. — Hunter Kahn 23:15, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-118 is online open access source. You do not need to use faith. (Sometimes also other reviewers do not know or overlook that doi link is clickable.) --Snek01 (talk) 23:52, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes

• ... that All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes is author Maya Angelou's recounting of her years spent in Accra, Ghana in the early 1960s?

5x expanded by Figureskatingfan (talk). Self nom at 17:39, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Okay to go. Comprehensive article! --Epipelagic (talk) 05:26, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Indian cricket team in England in 2011

• ... that Andrew Strauss (pictured), the England cricket captain and normally a Middlesex player, appeared for Somerset against the touring Indians in 2011?

• Reviewed: SS Norlom

5x expanded by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 19:16, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Vincenzo Sarno

• ... that Italian Vincenzo Sarno was 11 years old when he signed his contract to play professional football with Torino F.C.?

• ALT1:... that Italian professional footballer Vincenzo Sarno was released by Pro Patria when the team failed to pay his salary?

Created by Angelo.romano (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 11:57, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, and reference of Alt1 all check out. I recommend ALT1, nice hook. 78.26 (talk) 02:30, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Fort Pitt Blockhouse

• ... that the Fort Pitt Blockhouse (pictured) in downtown Pittsburgh was the only portion of Fort Pitt saved from demolition in 1797?

• Comment: My first DYK submission. I hope I did it correctly!

Created by Notyourbroom (talk). Self nom at 03:29, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

I was there in 2005 about this time of the year. Billy Hathorn (talk) 15:24, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Rzeczpospolita Polska (magazine)

• ... that the official magazine of the Polish Underground State published 80 issues in the dangerous conditions of occupied Poland?

• Reviewed: Drexler–Smalley debate on molecular nanotechnology

Created by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 02:51, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• I have counted this does not have 1500 characters of pure text. Can we remove the bullets? It is only 1409 at present Victuallers (talk) 10:22, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Can you point me to where it is said that bullets with text does not count toward prose for DYKs? Also, please notify nominator of any nomination problems with with the template as noted above, it is impossible to reasonably watchlist this page. Thank you. PS. In any case, I expanded the article further. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:48, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• gen2, since the DYKcheck script does not count bullet points as prose. Also, is there nothing to bluelink "Territories annexed by Nazi Germany" and "... by the Soviet Union" too? I suppose that refers to the division of Poland under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, but I can hardly believe there is nothing to link those phrases too. The article's length is now good, and the hook is confirmed in good faith. Ucucha 03:05, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Red to blue fixed, thanks for catching that. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 03:22, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Victuallers (talk) 09:06, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Oz: the Great and Powerful

• ... that despite composer Danny Elfman saying that he would never again work with Sam Raimi after Spider-Man 2, he agreed to score his new film, Oz: the Great and Powerful?

Created by Crystal Clear x3 (talk). Self nom at 23:01, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Jamie Sadlowski ‎

• ... that Jamie Sadlowski won the 2008 and 2009 RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship and has a personal best golf drive of 445 yards?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 20:23, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Ginger Gilmour.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:24, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• All good. Ready to go. Aymatth2 (talk) 01:19, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Ginger Gilmour

• ... that artist Ginger Gilmour, first wife of David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, was given a British Red Cross Award for "Services to Humanity"?

Created by Pigsonthewing (talk). Self nom at 14:57, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Looks goos, although you need to review an article.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:24, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

That's not my reading of the requirements. Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 21:00, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

More specifically, Pigsonthewing has only three DYK credits, so is exempt from the review requirement. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:31, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Frog Boys

• ... that when the Frog Boys went missing, South Korean President Roh Tae-woo dispatched 300,000 police officers to search for them?

Created by Crossmr (talk). Self nom at 12:12, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date and length check out, but I don't see where in this source it says 300,000 police officers were sent out to search for them? (Also, I'd suggest changing it to "South Korean President Roh Tae-woo" in the hook.) — Hunter Kahn 14:33, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• It's in source 2, I had inserted another sentence and forgot to double link source 2.--Crossmr (talk) 14:46, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
  • Looks fine now then. — Hunter Kahn 15:01, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• I'm fine with the original hook, but would like to suggest the following ALT hooks if so desired:
  ALT1:... that despite 300,000 police officers searching for them in 1991, the five bodies of the Frog Boys of South Korea were not found for 11 years?
  ALT2:... that the no one will be prosecuted in the 1991 quintuple murder of the Frog Boys of South Korea because the statute of limitations ran out in 2006? OCNative (talk) 02:21, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Foreign policy of Ollanta Humala

• ... that following an electoral victory, Ollanta Humala visited Bolivia and called for the resurrection of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation?

Created by Lihaas (talk) 11:53, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: 7th Combat Service Support Battalion (Australia) (diff) Lihaas (talk) 10:01, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Father's Lion

• ... that the voice of the lion in Father's Lion with the father of Goofy Junior is uncredited?

Created by Pigby (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 09:15, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• I've removed the picture (File:Father's Lion.jpg) – non-free images are not permitted in the Main page (see DYK rules). —Bruce1ee 15:16, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Fariz RM

• ... that Indonesian singer and "poster boy" Fariz RM was questioned in relation to a 2001 bomb incident?

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 06:44, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that a cherry blossom made Fariz RM famous?

Review to follow. ALT is in case the first hook is too controversial. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:44, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Aduston Hall (diff) Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:52, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Eros Djarot

• ... that Eros Djarot (pictured) formed the Indonesian National Populist Fortress Party after a disagreement with later-president Megawati Sukarnoputri?

• Reviewed: To follow

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 02:32, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Haigh Hall (diff) Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:40, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
• Date, length, hook etc. fine. But maybe ALT1 is better - the name of the party as it was, rather than is now. I think a redirect is acceptable since it is not the nominated article. Aymatth2 (talk) 01:14, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that Eros Djarot (pictured) formed the Freedom Bull National Party after a disagreement with later-president Megawati Sukarnoputri?

Sounds fine to me. Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:34, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

James Jabara

• ... that James Jabara (pictured) was the first American jet ace in history, and had 16.5 kills through his flying career?

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Nehrams2020 (talk). Self nom at 01:40, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

• great work and very interesting, but this does not qualify as it is not a BLP. He died 45 years ago. PumpkinSky talk 02:33, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
  • Ha, overlooked that. I just improved it after stumbling on the brief article, and submitted it here as it had the unsourced tag before I started. If it doesn't qualify for the BLP requirements, no worries. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 04:04, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

1972 World Series of Poker

• ... that Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston, champion of the 1972 World Series of Poker, won his title in a fixed match after an under-the-table tournament deal?

5x expanded by Rymatz (talk). Self nom at 18:15, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Russian ironclad Pervenets

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on July 16

Jim Brieske

• ... that Jim Brieske, who set Michigan, Rose Bowl and Big Ten placekicking records, had his kicking foot amputated due to cancer?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 01:22, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Lille Graah

• ... that Lille Graah was in charge of the most popular radio program in Norway in the 1950s?

• Reviewed: Neurosymploca? oligocenica ()

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 22:39, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

The Child Dreams (opera)

• ... that composer Gil Shohat denies that his opera The Child Dreams is about the Holocaust?

• Reviewed: Invasion of Banu Nadir ()

Created by Roscelese (talk). Self nom at 19:47, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Leon Daniel

Leon Daniel

• ... that Leon Daniel (pictured right), the journalist who reported on the escape of James Earl Ray after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., was also awarded the Purple Heart for his service in the Marines during the Korean War?

5x expanded by User:I Jethrobot (talk). Self nom at 20:57, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Comment: I am not the article creator, but am responsible for greatly expanding the article on the above date. Also, I am a new nominator, so I am exempt from the Review requirement. I, Jethrobot (note: not a bot!) 18:44, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Comment: Apologies-- there are a lot of criteria for DYK that I'm still learning. This should qualify under a 5x expansion from this revision to my latest revision and the current page. I have also added a picture that I recently uploaded and sent permissions info to Wikimedia via e-mail. I, Jethrobot (note: not a bot!) 20:57, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

1605 Keichō Nankaidō earthquake, Tsunami earthquake

• ... that the 1605 Keichō Nankaidō earthquake was a tsunami earthquake, as the tsunami was much larger than expected for the estimated earthquake magnitude?

• Comment: Tsunami earthquake was created 19 July

Created by Mikenorton (talk). Self nom at 14:51, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Bernt H. Lund and Morges Castle . Mikenorton (talk) 19:59, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Patriarch Joasaph I of Constantinople

• ... that Patriarch Joasaph I of Constantinople attempted suicide and was deposed because he opposed the second marriage of George Amiroutzes?

• Reviewed: Hefaiston

Created by A ntv (talk). Nominated by Cplakidas (talk) at 12:33, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

The Jeremy Kyle Show (U.S. TV series)

• ... that The Jeremy Kyle Show is set to compete against The Jerry Springer Show in the US beginning in September after Jeremy Kyle's show replaced Jerry Springer's in the UK?

Created by Robert Moore (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 06:19, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Mercury's magnetic field

• ... that Mariner 10 discovered Mercury's magnetic field in 1974 (planet pictured)?

• Reviewed: Ghumdan Palace ()

Created by SpaceChimp1992 (talk). Nominated by Bruce1ee (talk) at 06:06, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• (Note on the run) the hook needs rephrasing - unmanned probe can't discover anything - it collects/transmits data used for discovery. Materialscientist (talk) 23:03, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Here are some alts:

ALT1: ... that data from Mariner 10 led to the discovery of Mercury's magnetic field in 1974 (planet pictured)?

ALT2: ... that Mercury's magnetic field was discovered in 1974 when Mariner 10 flew-by the planet (pictured)?

ALT3: ... that Mariner 10's fly-by of Mercury (pictured) in 1974 led to the discovery of the planet's magnetic field? —Bruce1ee 06:23, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Colas Group

• ... that French engineering firm Colas Group has its origins from patents filed by two British scientists and a Dutch oil company?

Created by Imgaril (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 05:19, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Anshei Minsk

• ... that because of the Great Depression, the members of the Anshei Minsk synagogue offered to pay the builder with a lifetime membership in lieu of full fees for his services?

• Reviewed: Auberge Ravoux ()

Created by Vale of Glamorgan (talk). Nominated by Jayjg (talk) at 02:34, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Congregation Knesseth Israel (Toronto)

• ... that the synagogue building of Congregation Knesseth Israel (the "Junction Shul") is the oldest surviving in Toronto that is still in use?

• Reviewed: Richard Weiner()

Created by Vale of Glamorgan (talk). Nominated by Jayjg (talk) at 01:59, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date, hook's ref verified. --Rosiestep (talk) 02:24, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Richard Weiner

• ... that Richard Weiner, one of the most important, but also least known Czech writers of the twentieth century, has often been likened to Franz Kafka?

Created by Assayer (talk). Nominated by Leszek Jańczuk (talk) at 16:56, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• This article is interesting, but uses no inline cites for most of the biographical details, and in particular the hook is not cited. See Misplaced Pages:Did you know#Selection criteria. Jayjg 02:07, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• My hook was different and referenced. The author changed it. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 03:33, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• ...different wikipedia, different habits - I did not use inline citations for the basic biographical details for one to keep the number of references small, and secondly because these are in a way "trivial" information that can easily be verified by the literature provided in the bibliography of secondary sources. I have often been ridiculed for providing too many references that were allegedly distracting from the text. But, alas, I will provide plenty of references in a few minutes, although the secondary literature in English is small.--Assayer (talk) 11:56, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Every hook should be referenced, and you can always add alternative hook. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 12:43, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Done. The reference to Kafka is ubiquitous and always being used to 'advertise' Weiner's work. So I determined just to jump on the bandwagon.--Assayer (talk) 15:03, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT ... that Richard Weiner, one of the most important Czech writers of the twentieth century, wrote a regular fashion column under a female pseudonym? --Assayer (talk) 18:27, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
  • Date, length, source all check out. And I like this hook, it's definitely more attention-getting. Jayjg 23:48, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

ORP Huragan and ORP Orkan

• ... that the first two destroyers due to be constructed by domestic shipyards for the Polish Navy were never completed due to German invasion of Poland?

• Reviewed: Samuel Fisk Green

Created by Piotrus (talk). Self nom at 20:44, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date fine, AGF on book sources, but the hook fact is not referenced. Mjroots (talk) 05:51, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
  • But it is: "They would have been the first destroyer-class warships to be built in Poland"... but they weren't. The refs in this sentence imply they were never built. I provide no ref for the sentence about Germans overruning Poland, per Misplaced Pages:You don't need to cite that the sky is blue, and the construction was never resumed, as Poland was occupied; this is implied by the refs in the first sentence, and to a degree also falls under sky is blue case. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 07:17, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
    • I was referring to the last two sentences of the last paragraph. A ref there and it'll be good to go. Mjroots (talk) 07:30, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
      • (edit conflict) Well I dunno about the last part ("and the construction was never resumed, as Poland was occupied ... also falls under sky is blue case"). I'm not sure about Poland, but I do know that Germany did do some work on a couple of Dutch cruisers with the intention of commissioning them, although this was greatly slowed by resistance factions in the country. Ed  07:33, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
        • Well, the sources I see certainly do not suggest that the construction was continued; there was little to continue anyway (a 2-month old keel...). Even if they continued it, which is extremely unlikely and not supported by a single source, they have most certainly not completed it, since no source ever suggested that. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 07:47, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
          • AGF pass, per WP:BLUE. Mjroots (talk) 08:15, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Arabic Mein Kampf

• ... that the Arabic translation of

Hitler's Mein Kampf has been a bestseller in Palestinian territories?

• Reviewed: I have less than 5 DYK

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Nominated by ברוקולי (talk) at 18:26, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Note: Article is currently at AfD. Qrsdogg (talk) 04:03, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Given the current state of the AfD, deletion is unlikely. Also, per the discussion, the title has been moved to Mein Kampf in the Arabic language. I, Jethrobot (note: not a bot!) 18:07, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Joe Harrison (Louisiana politician)

• ... that the Louisiana State Rep. Joe Harrison withdrew an immigration proposal in 2011 which would have required providers of public benefits to verify citizenship of beneficiaries?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 04:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Baltimore Rock Opera Society

• Hook verified, article dated and ready, prose is 3613 per DYKcheck. Rcej (Robert) – talk 05:17, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Grevillea cyranostigma

• ... that Grevillea cyranostigma from Carnarvon National Park in Queensland was named for Cyrano de Bergerac?

• Reviewed: ] ()

5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Self nom at 21:45, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length, dates etc check out. Offline source accepted in good faith. J Milburn (talk) 11:39, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Strathtay Prince Albert

• ... that the Bulldog Strathtay Prince Albert was the first non–terrier to win Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show?

• Reviewed: Bent (TV series)

Created by Miyagawa (talk). Self nom at 20:19, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out - date, length, hook. Good to go. Aymatth2 (talk) 01:06, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Eddie J. Lambert

• ... that before he opened his law practice, Louisiana State Representative Eddie J. Lambert hunted alligators for his state's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 15:21, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• I grew up near Louisiana, and I'm questioning how notable this hook is, because in plenty of communities down there, it'd be more notable to find men who don't hunt 'gators! The date and length do meet DYK criteria, however; maybe User:Billy Hathorn could come up with a more notable ALT hook? That may be difficult, given the fact that this article about a relatively obscure Louisiana state rep. is borderline for notability to begin with. No offense intended toward Billy Hathorn, who I'm sure is a great editor. NickDupree (talk) 18:59, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Fort Pitt Blockhouse

Under the Misplaced Pages rules, thank goodness, all state legislators are considered notable; so we don't have to pick and choose the ones to be favored. Billy Hathorn (talk) 00:11, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT... Louisiana State Representative Eddie J. Lambert has pushed for income disclosure laws not only for his fellow lawmakers but for local elected officials as well?

okay, I'll allow it on this ALT. NickDupree (talk) 19:52, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

SS Empire Duke

• ... that Empire Duke was lent to the team from Cambridge University Engineering Department to assist in the search for the cause of structural failures in a number of Liberty ships?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 11:39, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that Lieutenant J Le Meur was named after an officer who had served on board the Île de France and had been killed during WWII?
• ALT2 ... that Lieutenant J Le Meur loaded a cargo of ammonium nitrate at the Port of Texas City a week before the Grandcamp exploded, causing the Texas City Disaster, which killed 581 and injured 3,500 people? Mjroots (talk) 11:43, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed All Saints' Church, Newchurch. Mjroots (talk) 06:16, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Date, hook, refs all check out. (I reviewed the first hook, which looks fine). Nice article. --Elonka 03:19, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Kala Cinta Menggoda

• ... that a song in Chrisye's 1997 album Kala Cinta Menggoda was based on a passage in the Quran?

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 09:13, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Chrisye received the 1998 MTV Asia Viewer's Choice Award for the music video of "Kala Cinta Menggoda", from the album of the same name?

ALT2: ... that Chrisye couldn't finish recording Kala Cinta Menggoda because he was crying too hard?

Hard to find a good hook here, I think. Review to follow. Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:13, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: My Sad Republic (diff) Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:21, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• The online English language sources check out, but Dimas Djayaningrat directing the music video doesn't appear in the Jakarta Post article, or is it supposed to be cited to one of the Indonesian sources? OCNative (talk) 09:05, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• It is supposed to be cited to the Indonesian book (the "Pribadi-Pribadi Pembuka Cakrawala" one, but for some reason snippet view isn't showing me the album today. I think I'll just cut it until I can open my CD cabinet and check my VCD It will take a while; there's a huge pile of Lebaran cookie boxes blocking it Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:17, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry, I found one more sourcing issue in the article: there's no source for Kala Cinta Menggoda being reissued as part of Chrisye Masterpiece Trilogy Limited Edition. While both the original hook and ALT1 are directly sourced, ALT2 is not. OCNative (talk) 10:40, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Fixed both. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:08, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date and length check out. Online English language refs check out. Offline and foreign language refs accepted in good faith. ALT1 checks out to the online English language refs while the original hook and ALT2 are accepted in good faith since they're refed to online foreign language sources. Of the three, I prefer ALT2, though all three hooks are good to go for DYK. OCNative (talk) 11:15, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I agree, it's certainly the hookiest of the three. Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:30, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

7th Combat Service Support Battalion (Australia)

• ... that the 7 CSSB of the Australian Army supports the 7th Brigade and participated in Operation Slipper?

Created by AustralianRupert (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 08:55, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

new, 1913 characters, mostly all cited (excspt last sentence), article could use some section and the 3rd [para is a little confusing with all the acronyms et al. alt suggested:

• ALT1 - that the 7 CSSB of the Australian Army participated in Operation Slipper during Operation Enduring Freedom?Lihaas (talk) 09:57, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• Is this better? And ALT1 is fine with me! Rcej (Robert) – talk 04:24, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

what is AUSBAT IX ? ive done some sectioning to try and organise it. with these it should be good to go pending the noms review.Lihaas (talk) 08:22, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

I redlinked it here. Wiki doesn't have anything on that Battallion, but we really should be fine for DYK :) Rcej (Robert) – talk 03:57, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Hi everyone, just to clarify "AUSBAT X" is not a unit as such, it was a deployment, i.e. the ninth Australian battalion group deployed during Operation Citadel. If something was to be written on AUSBAT IX, IMO, it would have to be covered in an article on the overall operation (i.e. Operation Citadel). AustralianRupert (talk) 12:04, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Tatoosh Range

• ... that the highest peak in the Tatoosh Range (pictured) is Unicorn Peak at 6,917 ft (2,108 m) of elevation?

Created by Rising*From*Ashes (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 08:16, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• All checks out. Good to go. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:54, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Lapeer County Courthouse

• ... that, completed in 1846, the Lapeer County Courthouse (pictured) is the oldest continuously active courthouse in the state of Michigan and one of the 10 oldest in the United States?

Created by Notorious4life (talk). Self nom at 08:11, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

• size, date and hook checks out. good to go. Casliber (talk · contribs) 01:07, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that, completed in 1846, the Lapeer County Courthouse (pictured) is one of the 10 oldest continuously active courthouses in the United States and the oldest in Michigan?

I like ALT1 more. Casliber (talk · contribs) 07:08, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 17

Native Community Lands

• ... that indigenous territories organized as Native Community Lands in Bolivia cover 16.8 million hectares, over 15% of Bolivian territory?

Created by Carwil (talk). Self nom at 15:17, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

• Checks out. Just above the length limit, but passes the test. History2007 (talk) 22:50, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Carl Ward

• ... that Carl Ward's 104-yard kickoff return in 1967 was the longest in Cleveland Browns history?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 01:30, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Neurosymploca? oligocenica

• ... that when the extinct forester moth, Neurosymploca? oligocenica was described a second fossil was known but not available to be studied?

• Reviewed: Terrapene carolina

Created by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 19:20, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• Size, date ok. Hook is cited in article and verified in ref. Oceanh (talk) 10:47, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Engelberg Huller Company

• ... that since 1888, the Engelberg Huller Company in New York has been the manufacturer of a Brazilian engineer's device (pictured) to remove the husks and shells from rice and coffee during the milling process?

Created by Nconwaymicelli (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 11:34, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Active Life: Explorer

• ... that the fitness and sports video game Active Life: Explorer is also a party game and mini-game compilation?

Created by TheLoverofLove (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 10:49, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Parkes ministry (1878–1883)

• ... that despite New South Wales having no political party system at the time, the Third Parkes ministry was a coalition government from 1878–1883 between former Premiers Henry Parkes and John Robertson?

Created by Jherschel (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 07:50, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

I Am a Camera (film)

• ... that I Am a Camera is a 1955 British film that received an X certificate from the BBFC, but only after dialogue suggesting foot fetishism was removed?

• Reviewed: Supercomputing in Europe ()

Created by Calvin Grant (talk). Nominated by Bruce1ee (talk) at 11:59, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook OK. Offline source AGF.--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 19:42, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

George Binney

• ... that George Binney pioneered the use of seaplanes for arctic exploration, wrote The Eskimo Book of Knowledge and organised blockade running operations to get Swedish ball bearings to Britain in WWII?

Created by User:Msrasnw (talk). Self nom at 11:21, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Gertrude Kleinová (Diff of my review) (Msrasnw (talk) 19:58, 19 July 2011 (UTC))

• Hook too long (275 chars); I suggest just using one of the three facts presented here. Sasata (talk) 23:30, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Sorry! I think it is down to less than 200 now. Best wishes (Msrasnw (talk) 23:49, 19 July 2011 (UTC))!

Article length & date, hook length & facts verified. I still think the hook could be trimmed down (is the fact that he wrote a book especially notable?); maybe someone else will have an opinion. Sasata (talk) 17:10, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the review and the tidy. I think the three things are nice to mention and the book seems, to me anyway, interesting. It is, I think, trying to explain to the "eskimos" their place in the wider world stressing to them their luck in being subjects of the British Empire! Anyway feel free if you really think it should be trimmed to trim it - I'll be OK with anything. (Msrasnw (talk) 20:06, 20 July 2011 (UTC))

Carly Foulkes, Powers (FX TV series)

• ... that T-Mobile myTouch 4G spokesperson Carly Foulkes has been cast in the FX Network television series Powers adaptation of the Powers comic book series?

• Reviewed: Gugur Bunga, Ismail Marzuk

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 04:55, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Al Lerner (composer)

• ... that Al Lerner, 1940s pianist in the Harry James band, wrote the music for "So Until I See You", the closing theme for Tonight Starring Jack Paar in the early 1960s?

Created by Elonka (talk). Self nom at 03:09, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: SS Empire Duke. --Elonka 03:21, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Sutjeska National Park

• ... that Sutjeska National Park (pictured Perucica forest within the park) Bosnia and Herzegovina and the adjoining Durmitor National Park in Montenegro demonstrate transboundary protected area co-operation in the former Yugoslavia?

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 02:20, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Congregation Knesseth Israel (Toronto)

• The image does not appear in the article (see guidelines). For the hook without image: Expansion size/date is fine, nice job! Hook is cited in the article and verified in ref. Oceanh (talk) 10:53, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Changed the img to Perucica forest within the park which is in the Sutjeska National Park article.--Nvvchar. 13:45, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go. Image license looks fine. (I also liked the other picture, but had to point at the guidelines for images). Oceanh (talk) 21:08, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Rizwana Hasan

• ... that attorney Rizwana Hasan has particularly focused on regulations for the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh?

• ALT1:... that attorney Rizwana Hasan's focus on regulations for the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh earned her the Goldman Environmental Prize?

5x expanded by Ratibgreat (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 22:58, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Chilston Park

• ... that the English country house of Chilston Park in Kent has been home to five members of Parliament and four members of the House of Lords?

• Reviewed: Adolf Theur (diff)

Created by DavidCane (talk). Self nom at 22:28, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• length, date and hook verified. made a small grammar correction.--Sodabottle (talk) 14:21, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Dermotherium

• ... that Dermotherium, discovered in 1992, was the first unambiguous fossil colugo (Sunda colugo pictured) to be found?

• Reviewed: Hatula

Created by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 22:19, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Image license verified. Article date and length verified. DYK hook verified except of the word "first", because of lacking fulltext of sources. If the only other known fossil colugo is D. major then the hook is certainly all right. DYK hook can be also spelled "that Dermotherium is the firstly discovered unambiguous fossil colugo". I think that Dermotherium is also "the earliest colugo" in the sense of the first appearance in fossil record. The hook seems to be all right, but I think that the wording of the hook could also be done unabiguously. Am I right? --Snek01 (talk) 22:57, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• I've added "to be found" to remove that particular ambiguity. There are in fact older fossil colugos—two teeth from the Middle Eocene of Myanmar that have just been identified as indeterminate colugos. Ucucha 12:22, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. Excellent article. Good to go. --Snek01 (talk) 20:14, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Adolf Theuer

• ... that as a member of the Desinfektionskommando, one of SS-Unterscharführer Adolf Theuer's responsibilities was to insert the Zyklon B into the gas chamber at Auschwitz concentration camp?

• Reviewed: Death in the Afternoon (cocktail) (diff)

Created by WilliamH (talk). Self nom at 21:21, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Long enough and fresh enough ,but it has an orphan tag on it at the moment. The date formatting should to be changed to day month year format as it is about a European subject.--DavidCane (talk) 22:24, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
  • I also note that we have also had two other DYKs from this author on the Auschwitz gas chambers in the last couple of days are we in danger of overload?--DavidCane (talk) 22:34, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
    • De-orphaned and dates amended. The second concern - it did occur to me too. The reason why is because I've found some articles I'd written in various states of completion from the salvaged hard disk of my previous computer. If you wish to defer this for a few days, I have no problem with that at all. WilliamH (talk) 22:39, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
      • I'll leave it to the directors to decide on the overload issue.
      • Another question: the article on his home town of Henneborg-Bolatitz is a red-link and the modern location is in the Czech Republic. The article describes him as German, but was he reichdeutsch or volksdeutsch? His trial in Prague suggest he may have been the latter.-DavidCane (talk) 12:55, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
        • Good point. I gleaned this from the German Misplaced Pages, which simply describes him as deutsch. I suspect you're right, but since I can't conclusively determine it, I've omitted it. WilliamH (talk) 17:59, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Scotland national under-16 football team

• ... that the current Scotland national under-16 football team squad features players from Real Madrid and Liverpool?

Created by Deserter1 (talk). Self nom at 21:06, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: The Old Lady and the Pigeons Deserter1 15:57, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

SS Norlom

• ... that Norlom was one of the eighteen ships sunk in the Air raid on Bari on 2 December 1943?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 17:01, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length, date and refs all check out fine. Good to go! Harrias 19:12, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• I reviewed ORP Huragan and ORP Orkan. Mjroots (talk) 05:56, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Death in the Afternoon (cocktail)

• ... that Death in the Afternoon is a cocktail containing absinthe and Champagne?

5x expanded by J Milburn (talk). Self nom at 11:35, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed Grevillea cyranostigma. J Milburn (talk) 11:40, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Citation is fine, but at 1428 readable characters, it's 72 characters too short. Remember that the block quote does not count towards the length. The fact that Hemingway invented this is much more interesting than merely the two ingredients; I would strongly suggest this hook:

ALT: ... that Death in the Afternoon, a cocktail containing absinthe and Champagne, was invented by Ernest Hemingway? WilliamH (talk) 21:31, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, much prefer the alt. I've expanded the article a little further, it should be legit now. J Milburn (talk) 10:20, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go. WilliamH (talk) 11:01, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Malari incident

• ... that twelve Indonesian printed media were closed after the Malari incident?

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Self nom at 08:33, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that mosquitoes did not spread Malari?

Review to follow. Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:33, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed: UAAP Season 74 basketball tournaments (diff) Crisco 1492 (talk) 08:42, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry for the bureaucratic rebuttal for ALT1; mosquitoes are not mentioned in this article. The original hook is referenced, article is sufficiently long and new. My concerns are the many logical flaws in the prose, e.g.:
  • Native Indonesian representation in foreign investments--Indonesians cannot have foreign investment in Indonesia
  • The riots were brought to an end the next day, when KKO, RPKAD, and Kostrad forces fired upon the rioters. During the riots, eleven people were killed, --When the rioters were shot at, nobody was killed?
  • Twelve newspapers and magazines had their printing and publishing permits revoked, Other journalists were detained Journalists=newspapers?
• There are also a number of expressions that read very strange to me; maybe a native English speaker can have a look:
  • civilian politicians were suspect,
  • was identified as luring the most Japanese businesses,
  • students burned Tanaka and Humardhani, in effigy,
  • Sumitro was seen speaking friendlily,
  • disbanding of Suharto's personal assistants, etc.
• --Pgallert (talk) 21:05, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Angolan cuisine

• ... that baobab ice cream is a feature of Angolan cuisine?

• Reviewed: Donald S. Nesti

Created by Northamerica1000 (talk), Neutrality (talk). Nominated by Neutrality (talk) at 06:42, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• The caruru line is cited to page 88 of "Brazil: A Culinary Journey." However, I can't find "caruru" anywhere on page 88. OCNative (talk) 08:52, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Correction made (typo - it's p. 7, not p. 88). Neutrality 04:08, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, and the one online source all check out. All other sources are offline and accepted in good faith. Hook is also accepted in good faith since it's refed to an offline source. OCNative (talk) 07:02, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden

• ... that Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden earned 5 of HBO's 104 total nominations at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards?

5x expanded by Chasewc91 (talk). Self nom at 06:07, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook all check. Rlendog (talk) 00:30, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

FC Augsburg and TSV 1860 München rivalry

• ... that the 1973 second division game between Bavarian rivals FC Augsburg and TSV 1860 München was watched by more then 80,000 spectators, an all-time record for the Olympic Stadium in Munich?

Created by Calistemon (talk). Self nom at 05:37, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Messiah Part I (5 July). Calistemon (talk) 05:47, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Sourcing needs to be improved on this article. There are several uncited paragraphs. OCNative (talk) 08:47, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• No worries, however, the hook is supported by a number of German and English language sources, can't see any problem there. Calistemon (talk) 09:21, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Length and hook (supported by online English language sources) check out. Online English language sources are accurate refs. Offline and foreign language refs accepted in good faith for the article. Date is actually July 16, but we're well within the window for both dates, so that's fine too. OCNative (talk) 10:44, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• The date is the 17th. I moved the article accross from my sandbox which I had previously used to create two other articles without being able to do a move. See diff Calistemon (talk) 23:38, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Ah, I see what happened. It was the 16th in my time zone but the 17th in UTC when you created the article. OCNative (talk) 01:08, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Black-cheeked Gnateater

• ... that pairs of Black-cheeked Gnateaters have territories averaging 2.94 hectares (7.3 acres)?

• Reviewed: Lapeer County Courthouse ()

5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Self nom at 01:10, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• - Date and size fine. However, the hook fact as worded is not verified by the reference. The reference gives numbers from one particular study (based on 18 marked adults and 18 nesting attempts), while the hook reads as if the "fact" (territories averaging 2.94 hectares) is valid in general. Oceanh (talk) 02:29, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

More specific below - am toying with adding "11.5 cm long" to bird to highlight size difference between tiny little bird and big territory - alternately tinyness is conveyed by image.

• ... that a field study in Brazil found the territories of Black-cheeked Gnateaters (adult male pictured) to average 2.94 hectares (7.3 acres)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Casliber (talk • contribs) 03:21, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Everything checks out, hook fact verified in cited online reference. Image license also looks good. (One minor thing, the direct link to the pdf reference does not work (says "File not available"), think the url is a temporary one. The article is accessible via the doi link though). Oceanh (talk) 17:09, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Elisabeth Croft

• ... that Crossroads actress Elisabeth Croft who played Miss Edith Tatum, died the same day the renewed series of Crossroads aired in 2003?

• ALT1... that the same day Crossroads actress Elisabeth Croft died, the first episode of the renewed series of Crossroads aired in 2003?
• ALT2... that the same day Crossroads actress Elisabeth Croft died, the first episode of the renewed series of Crossroads aired?

Created by MayhemMario 16:22, 17 July 2011 (UTC). Self nom at 17:16, 17 July 2011 (UTC) NOTE- Once reveiwed can you leave me a note on my talk page? Thanks a lot, just last time forgot about it! :) MayhemMario 16:03, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Samuel Fisk Green

• ... that Samuel Fisk Green was a pioneering American missionary who founded Sri Lanka's first medical teaching hospital?

Created by Kanatonian (talk). Self nom at 17:07, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date, size checks out, but inline cite density is insufficient: the article uses 3 inline references, but only 1 reference per para. At least one para uses two references. It is thus not possible to be certain which sentence is based on which source(s), that also includes the hook claims. Once citation density is increased, or at the very least, the sentence(s) containing hook claims have their own inline cites, this article will be ready to go. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:41, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks, I cited the hook with inline citations Kanatonian (talk) 22:07, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

Wicklow Mountains

• ... that the Wicklow Mountains (pictured) are the largest area of continuous high ground in Ireland?

5x expanded by Joe King (talk). Self nom at 23:24, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

• A substantial revision indeed! The lead section is a bit long for my taste, and some of the 'see also's might be better embedded in the text, eg 'Climate of Ireland', but it looks to me like you're setting this up for a GA review which will no doubt consider these issues in more detail. The citation is taken in good faith as it is off line. Geof Sheppard (talk) 13:04, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 18

Rabotnitsa

• ... that Rabotnitsa (1923 cover pictured) was the first socialist women's magazine?

Created by Rosiestep (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Self nom at 04:12, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

• Reviewed: Station Bell

Beach Hebrew Institute

• ... that name of the Beach Hebrew Institute was chosen to avoid attracting the attention of the Canadian German Party?

• Reviewed: William Anderson Coffin ()

Created by Vale of Glamorgan (talk). Nominated by Jayjg (talk) at 01:36, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

The Virgin Mary (book)

• ... that The Virgin Mary: The Roman Catholic Marian Doctrine is a Protestant book that seeks to determine when Roman Catholicism "became inconsistent with...original Christianity"?

• ALT1:... that The Virgin Mary: The Roman Catholic Marian Doctrine is a Protestant book that has been criticized by Roman Catholics for being "far removed from reality"?
• ALT2:... that The Virgin Mary is a Protestant book that seeks to determine when Roman Catholicism "became inconsistent with...original Christianity" but has been criticized as being "far removed from reality"?
• ALT3:... that The Virgin Mary first appeared in 1950?
• ALT4:... that an Italian Protestant created The Virgin Mary in 1950?
• ALT5:... that an Italian Protestant fathered The Virgin Mary in 1950?
• Comment: ALT3, ALT4, and ALT5 are only meant to be used if reviewers think this should be saved for the April Fool's Day DYK.

Created by CaliforniaAliBaba (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 11:57, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

IDEA: The Intellectual Property Law Review

• ... that the quarterly Intellectual Property Law Review was published by George Washington University in 1957, Franklin Pierce Law Center in 1973, and University of New Hampshire Law School in 2010?

Created by Ivylaw (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 11:14, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

William Anderson Coffin

• ... that U.S. art critic William Anderson Coffin was awarded the French Legion of Honor?

• ALT1:... that New York Post art critic William Anderson Coffin was awarded the French Legion of Honor?

Created by SarahStierch (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 10:27, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length and hook verified. Jayjg 01:10, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard

• ... that Blood & Thunder is the biography of the creator of Conan the Barbarian?

Created by BPK2 (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 04:16, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date, length and hook verified. — Yk ʏк yƙ  talk ~ contrib 22:30, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot

Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot

• ... that Indian-born British soldier and diplomat Edward Hay Mackenzie Elliot (pictured) played association football for Scotland against England and cricket for Marylebone?

Created by Daemonic Kangaroo (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 03:53, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Hefaiston

• ... that Hefaiston is an annual international competition of blacksmiths that had more than 400 participants in 2010?

Created by Vejvančický (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 10:32, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date, size, sources check out. Perhaps some reference ought to be made about it being held in a castle in the Czech Republic, it would IMO make it more interesting. Constantine ✍ 12:30, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Andrew Brokos

• ... that Andrew Brokos has had top-100 finishes in his last three World Series of Poker main event in the money finishes?

• Reviewed: Superman: Deadly Legacy, Superman and Wonder Woman - the Hidden Killer, Batman: Death of Innocents

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Self nom at 05:22, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of nucleic acids

• ... that nearly half of all known RNA structures have been solved through nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of nucleic acids?

• Reviewed: De Bruijn–Erdős theorem (graph theory) ()

Created by Antony-22 (talk). Self nom at 05:16, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date and length good. AGF on hook. Rlendog (talk) 00:29, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Tom McVea

• ... that the retiring Louisiana State Representative Tom McVea has advocated higher teacher salaries and expansion of vocational education?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 01:31, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed Georgine Darcy

Zoom (The Knack album)

• ... that just 5 years after the release of 1998 The Knack album Zoom, the band re-released the album under the title Re-Zoom with two additional tracks covering Badfinger and Elvis Costello songs?

• Reviewed: Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden ()

Created by Rlendog (talk). Self nom at 00:34, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden, BWV 88

• ... that the representation of waves and water in Bach's cantata Siehe, ich will viel Fischer aussenden, BWV 88, was termed a barcarolle?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 23:07, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• reviewed: Remya kauaiensis. Cantata for Sunday 24 July, hopefully to appear between 23 July and 29 July. (The one for 17 July is not reviewed yet.) I don't see where to place pictured - would fit best in the middle of the title. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:24, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

very interesting and well donePumpkinSky talk 00:04, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Georgine Darcy

• ... that the mother of Georgine Darcy, an actress in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window, urged her to become a stripper?

• Reviewed: Garry Bjorklund

Created by Gamaliel (talk). Self nom at 21:43, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:43, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! However I think the original hook flows better than the new version you (or someone else) inserted above. The original: "... that the mother of Rear Window actress Georgine Darcy urged her to become a stripper?" But the new one does name Hitchcock, so that's a plus. I can live with either one. Gamaliel (talk) 03:17, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Tipu's Tiger

• ... that the 18th century Indian automaton Tipu's Tiger (pictured) shows a near life-size European being mauled by a tiger, and emits wails and grunts as well as containing a pipe organ?

5x expanded by Johnbod (talk), AshLin (talk), Jdforrester (talk), Fæ (talk) and others. Self nom at 21:04, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Reviewed SS Clan Mackinnon (1945); diff Johnbod (talk) 21:15, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Expanded from 2718 chars, as part of the V&A Wikilounge event last weekend. Never been on DYK before. Johnbod (talk) 21:11, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Expansion, date and online hooks verified, offline hook refs accepted in good faith. You could make the hook a little more "punchy" by removing everything after "mauled by a tiger". But nonetheless, an interesting article. —Bruce1ee 08:41, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Know Hope Collective, Know Hope Collective (album)

• ... that former Audio Adrenaline front-man Mark Stuart talked more than he sang on the self-titled debut album of his new project, The Know Hope Collective?

Created by 3family6 (talk). Self nom at 17:48, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Garry Bjorklund

• ... that runner Garry Bjorklund qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics in the 10,000 m despite losing a shoe during the U.S. Olympic Trials?

• Reviewed: Glenn Doughty ()

Created by Giants2008 (talk). Self nom at 15:38, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good. Love the hook. Gamaliel (talk) 22:03, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

SS Clan Mackinnon (1945)

• ... that the Empire Dunnet was built in 1945 then sold and renamed three times before wrecking in Borneo in 1967?

Createdby Mjroots (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 08:47, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• All ok. Johnbod (talk) 21:14, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Virginia Staudt Sexton

• ... that while psychologist Virginia Staudt Sexton was a guidance director at Fordham University she opened a psychology lab, created a major and became associate professor and chair of the psychology department?

Created by Rboateng (talk). Nominated by Rcej (talk) at 06:27, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

8-4

• ... that Shibuya-based video game localization company 8-4 is named after the final level of Super Mario Bros.?

Created by Axem Titanium (talk). Self nom at 04:28, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Currently classified as a stub. Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:58, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

But it's been assessed as Start class! Mjroots (talk) 22:17, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Okay, found the problem. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:10, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Length and stuff seem to be okay, but hook fact is currently cited to YouTube. Do we have proof that the channel belongs to the company that made the video? Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:14, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Akibatteru's Facebook and Youtube channels both link to the video in question, which was posted by Network World. Does that seem legit? Axem Titanium (talk) 04:33, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

I guess they look legit. AGF as my connection cannot handle streaming video. Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:18, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Murder of Pon. Navarasu

• ... that the Murder of Pon. Navarasu led to the passage of the first anti-ragging legislation in India?

• Reviewed: Chilston Park ()

Created by Sodabottle (talk). Self nom at 14:28, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Norman E. Rosenthal

• ... that in 1984 research on the "winter blues" was pioneered by Norman E. Rosenthal who coined the term SAD or seasonal affective disorder, after he noticed seasonal changes in his work productivity?

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Keithbob (talk). Self nom at 17:22, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• This is my first DYK. Please let me know if something needs to be corrected and what else I need to do. Thanks for your help! -- — Keithbob • Talk • 17:27, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

• Welcome to DYK. I'm sorry to inform you, however, that the article is not currently eligible. The 2x BLP expansion option is only available for BLPs which were completely unreferenced prior to expansion. This article had nine inline refs from six sources before you began the expansion. So it would require the normal 5x expansion to be eligible, and that's prose characters, as determined by a tool such as WP:DYKcheck. It started with 2920 characters and it currently has 4601, so another 10,000 characters would be required. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:43, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

OK, gottcha. I'll keep this in mind for future. Thanks for the review and info!-- — Keithbob • Talk • 20:34, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

Final dissolution of the Western Roman Empire

• ... that Flavius Orestes, father of the last Western Roman emperor, was killed during the final dissolution of his son's realm?

• ALT1:... that the Western Roman Empire's dissolution was caused by a revolt of foreign mercenaries led by Odoacer, who would be murdered by the Ostrogoths seventeen years later?
• ALT2:... that the young Romulus Augustulus, the last Western Roman Emperor, was forced to abdicate (pictured) in favor of his general Odoacer, causing the empire's dissolution?
• Comment: The picture would work best with Alt number 2.

Created by DCI2026 (talk). Self nom at 05:31, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

I can't get the picture uploaded; the one I want can be found on the document. Could anyone please help with that? DCI2026 (talk) 05:32, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 19

Wittorf affair

• ... that although the 1928 Wittorf affair was a completely German scandal, Joseph Stalin played a key role?

• ALT1:... that the 1928 Wittorf affair was the final step in the Stalinization of the Communist Party in Germany?
• Reviewed: Edward Baigent

Created by Marrante (talk). Self nom at 18:53, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Piva Monastery

• ... that Piva Monastery (pictured) contains a psalm from the Crnojevic printing press (1493-1496), which was the first printing press in the Balkans?

• Reviewed: Navlab

Created by Rosiestep (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk), Nvvchar (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 08:48, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 12:57, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Tummalapalle Uranium mine

• ... that recent findings at Tummalapalle Uranium mine will substantially increase India's capability of producing energy from nuclear plants and at lower cost.?

Created by Sachinvenga (talk). Self nom at 06:20, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Box Cutter (Breaking Bad)

• ... that Breaking Bad actor Giancarlo Esposito was shocked when he first read the script for "Box Cutter", which he called "groundbreaking television" and "a mind-blower"?

• Reviewed: Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge ()

5x expanded by Hunter Kahn (talk). Self nom at 17:31, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that the fourth season premiere of the television series Breaking Bad had a scene so bloody, it made actor Bryan Cranston's daughter faint?
  • I added the alt myself because, upon later reflection, I thought perhaps it was more interesting. Thoughts? — Hunter Kahn 01:37, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Expedition to Lapland

• ... that in his expedition to Lapland, Sweden, Carl Linnaeus (pictured) found 100 previously unidentified plants?

Created by Limulus (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 09:03, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• This looks great - interesting topic. Neutrality 16:11, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
• Everything looks OK. I did not find "100 plants", accepted by AGF. Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 17:07, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge

• ... that the 103-year-old Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge (pictured) is one of only two surviving swing-span bridges in the Portland metropolitan area?

Created by SJ Morg (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 08:16, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• Date and length fine, offline source accepted in good faith. — Hunter Kahn 17:28, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Lydia Sarfati

• ... that Polish-born cosmetics entrepreneur Lydia Sarfati is credited for introducing seaweed-based skin treatments in the United States?

• Reviewed: Tipu's Tiger ()

Created by Lavee88 (talk). Nominated by Bruce1ee (talk) at 08:10, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• - Hook, timeline, length and source are all fine. Scanlan (talk) 12:31, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Rugrats: Time Travelers

• ... that in the 1999 video game Rugrats: Time Travelers, players have to round up babies scattered throughout history by a time machine?

Created by TheLoverofLove (talk). Nominated by OCNative (talk) at 08:01, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 12:53, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Specimens of Allosaurus

• ... that possible size of Allosauridae (pictured) is 12 metres (39 ft)?

Created by John Troodon (talk). Nominated by Leszek Jańczuk (talk) at 02:57, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Illusion of transparency

• ... that by simply knowing about and understanding the illusion of transparency you can effectively reduce speech anxiety?

5x expanded by KJamison7 (talk). Self nom at 02:37, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

the DYK fact is not supported by an inline source. Length and expansion threshold met. date ok. There are grammatical and spelling errors to be fixed in this article. The critical sentence for the DYK is almost unintelligible, but I believe it can be edited to read well, assuming there is a reference that supports the intended meaning. Alawa (talk) 19:03, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright

• ... that the Simon and Garfunkel song "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" has been interpreted both as a tribute to the eponimous architect and as a farewell from writer Paul Simon to partner Art Garfunkel?

• Reviewed: Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of nucleic acids ()

Created by Rlendog (talk). Self nom at 00:34, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

• Looks good. Long enough. New article. Hoos is cited to an offline book (AGF).--GrapedApe (talk) 04:58, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Severed Ways

• ... that the Viking exploration film Severed Ways had a theatrical run of two weeks in one theater: Angelika New York?

• ALT1:... that the independent film Severed Ways was shot partly in L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland where early Vikings camped?
• Reviewed: Je suis né d'une cigogne ()

5x expanded by Binksternet (talk). Self nom at 23:01, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere

• ... that the inscriptions in St Martin's Church, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, (pictured) include a prayer for deliverance following the Gunpowder Plot?