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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on July 6

Catherine Pollard (Scouting)

... that Catherine Pollard was the first female Scoutmaster in the Boy Scouts of America?

Created by Rlevse (talk). Self nom at 00:45, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Abingdon (plantation)

... that the weeping willow planted by John Parke Custis on his Abingdon plantation is known as the progenitor of all weeping willows in the United States?

5x expanded by Caponer (talk). Nominated by Caponer (talk) at 00:36, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1:...that future United States President James A. Garfield received 40 acres of Abingdon plantation from Major Alexander Hunter in exchange for his legal services? --Caponer (talk) 00:43, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 5

Notes Left Behind

... that six-year-old Elena Desserich left hundreds of notes, which were published in Notes Left Behind, for her parents to find after her death?

Created by 216.196.223.242 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 23:53, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified.--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 00:01, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Frankliniella tritici

... that Frankliniella tritici, known as Eastern flower thrips, is an insect that attacks crops in the United States of America, including strawberries, grapes, beans and asparagus?

Created by Chzz (talk). Self nom at 22:46, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rita Abrams

... that a performance by Rita Abrams of her 1970 Grammy-nominated song "Mill Valley", which she had recorded with a group of children from the school where she taught in that town, was filmed by Francis Ford Coppola?

Created by Ghmyrtle (talk). Self nom at 22:30, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Marshall H. Twitchell

... that the Louisiana Reconstruction politician Marshall H. Twitchell survived six bullets in an 1876 assassination attempt but lost the use of both arms?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 22:18, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

George W. Thompson (Medal of Honor recipient)

... that George W. Thompson was one of five men in his unit awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry at Little Blue, Nebraska in 1870?

Created by 71.184.58.124 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 22:11, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Checkmate (commando raid)

... that in 1943 all the British Commandos involved in Operation Checkmate were captured and sent to concentration camps?

x5 expansion by --Jim Sweeney (talk) 22:07, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bernard Taylor (Medal of Honor recipient)

... that Bernard Taylor earned the Medal of Honor rescuing his commanding officer during the Apache Wars in 1874?

Created by 71.184.58.124 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 22:05, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Portrait of Wally

... that Egon Schiele's 1912 Portrait of Wally (pictured) was seized by the United States Customs Service which alleged that the painting was Nazi plunder?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 21:38, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Camilla Tilling

... that Camilla Tilling was the soprano soloist in Mahler's Resurrection Symphony in the opening concert of the Rheingau Musik Festival 2010, conducted by Paavo Järvi?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 21:00, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Viminaria

... that Australia's native broom is a pea?

Comment: almost an April fool's type joke and maybe better without an image. Casliber (talk · contribs) 20:53, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

5x expanded by Casliber (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 20:53, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Rudyard Kipling (Ship)

... that the Rudyard Kipling was the 27th merchant ship to be sunk by a German U-boat in World War II?

Created by White Shadows (talk). Nominated by White Shadows (talk) at 20:41, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Valkininkai

... that a Catholic church in the Lithuanian town of Valkininkai claims to have the body of Saint Boniface of Tarsus, a 4th-century martyr?

5x expanded by Renata3 (talk). Self nom at 20:25, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pac-Man Pinball Advance

... that the plot of Pac-Man Pinball Advance focuses on the kidnapping of all the residents of Pac-Land by the four ghosts Inky, Pinky, Blinky, and Clyde?

Created by Nomader (talk). Self nom at 19:37, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Danny Valencia

... that Danny Valencia, who after being drafted only 576th in baseball's 2006 draft said: "It does not matter where you start, but where you finish", debuted in the majors in 2010?

Expanded by --Epeefleche (talk) 19:24, 5 July 2010 (UTC) [reply]

Cache In Trash Out

... that Cache In Trash Out is a type of Geocaching event held by Geocachers in which they maintain the landscape and pick up litter whilst finding Geocaches?

Created by Rock drum (talk). Nominated by Rock drum (talk) at 19:12, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article is too short. It needs to be at least 1500 characters in prose. —fetch ·comms 20:55, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kim Bồng woodworking village

... that woodworkers from the Vietnamese village of Kim Bồng (sample art pictured) created not only detail work for Huế's Imperial City, but also an entire warship for the Spanish navy?

5x expanded by Dragfyre (talk). Self nom at 18:51, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Shutout (baseball)

... that Ed Reulbach of the 1908 Chicago Cubs is the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to have pitched two shutouts on the same day?

Created by Notorious4life (talk). Self nom at 18:44, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas H. Paterniti

... that Thomas H. Paterniti introduced legislation that would hold owners of adult bookstores liable if individuals contracted AIDS as a result of sexual activity on the premises?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 17:43, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New Kilpatrick

... that in 1649, Sir Umphra Colquhoun tried to stop the building of New Kilpatrick parish church by commandeering the workmen's tools?

5x expanded by Wikiwayman (talk). Self nom at 15:53, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Problem - This article has made a 5x expansion, but not over five days as far as pure text is concerned... Victuallers (talk) 17:52, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Blount Island

Map of Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida

... that Blount Island in the St. Johns River is home to both the United States Marine Corps' Maritime Prepositioning ship program and the largest container facility at the Port of Jacksonville?

Created by Mgreason (talk). Self nom at 15:19, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cathal Goan

... that after the broadcast of images of nude paintings of Brian Cowen on RTÉ, Cathal Goan was asked "consider his position" as Director-General of RTÉ?

Created by Cargoking (talk). Nominated by Cargoking (talk) at 15:03, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Erysiphe alphitoides

... that Erysiphe alphitoides, which causes powdery mildew on oak trees, is one of the most common diseases in European forests, but may have originated in the tropics?

Created by Smartse (talk). Nominated by Smartse (talk) at 14:00, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Blumenpflücken

... that the Nazi false flag liquidation operation Blumenpflücken has, well into the 1990s, misled people to believe that non-Nazis carried out certain liquidations?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 13:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

St Benet's Chapel, Netherton

... that although St Benet's Chapel, Netherton, Liverpool, was built in 1793, when Catholics were free to worship openly, it was concealed behind the presbytery?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 13:25, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gunsa Airport

... that Gunsa Airport started operations on 1 July 2010, becoming the fourth civil airport in Tibet, providing easy access for pilgrims to Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar?

Created by John Hill (talk) 09:24, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

At 1265 characters of prose, it's a little short of the 1500 required. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 10:34, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that I have corrected the spelling of the name of the airport from Gunsar Airport to Gunsa Airport. I have also added some more text which I think expands it to more than the required 1500 characers of prose.John Hill (talk) 23:13, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I removed a copyright violation. (I would have removed the part which merely quoted someone giving out flight schedule information even it wasn't a copyvio.) The article now stands at 1007 characters. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:49, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Taylor Vixen

... that pornographic actress Taylor Vixen (pictured) stated on The Howard Stern Show that her D-cup breasts were all natural?

5x expanded by Nomader (talk). Nominated by Nomader (talk) at 06:35, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

5x expansion and hook verified - image isn't fair use so all good to go. Smartse (talk) 13:40, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Harriet E. Derman, 18th Legislative District (New Jersey)

... that Harriet E. Derman of New Jersey's 18th Legislative District supported a bill expanding those who could arrange adoptions as "we should do everything we can to encourage adoption versus abortion"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:45, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 4

Meridian City Hall

... that during Meridian City Hall's renovation, 1,643 terracotta tiles had to be replaced with exact replicas, which only two companies in the world could manufacture?

Created by [[User:|User:]] ([[User talk:|talk]]). Self nom at 21:01, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Chhaya

... that the Hindu goddess Chhaya is described to be born from the shadow of goddess Sanjna and substituted her in her house, after she abandoned her husband?

Comment: former redirect

Created by Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 15:36, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lucas Maius

... that German Reformation theologian, pastor and playwright Lucas Maius signed the 1577 Lutheran Formula of Concord, then converted to the Reformed faith after being accused of Crypto-Calvinism?

Created by Til Eulenspiegel (talk). Self nom at 03:35, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ny Dag

... that during the Second World War a 'transport ban' was imposed on the communist newspaper Ny Dag, banning carrying the newspaper on trains and public buses?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 03:29, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Gosox5555 (talk • contribs) 03:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest adding Sweden's neutrality, for instance: "that in neutral Sweden during the Second World War ..." Geschichte (talk) 13:45, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We could also wikilink Sweden during World War II. --Soman (talk) 15:15, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Beach Nourishment

... that the Beach Nourishment project that created the wide beach at Coney Island (pictured) started in 1922 and was the first project of its kind?

Created by Weissmax25 (talk), Jeff G. (talk). Nominated by Jeff G. (talk) at 01:48, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This article appears to overlap with Beach nourishment, which also has the benefit of being properly capitalized. These articles should probably be merged, unless I'm missing something. Alansohn (talk) 03:49, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

William Foster (Medal of Honor)

... that Medal of Honor recipient William Foster was interred at San Francisco National Cemetery?

Created by 71.184.32.146 (talk). Nominated by Fetchcomms (talk) at 23:17, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What is eyecatching about this? Geschichte (talk) 13:47, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas H. Forsyth

... that Thomas H. Forsyth was denied the Medal of Honor by the United States Department of War but later received it after a petition nearly 20 years later?

Created by 71.184.32.146 (talk). Nominated by Fetchcomms (talk) at 23:12, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gosox⁽⁵⁵⁾₍₅₅₎ 14:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Third Battle of Seoul

... that the Third Battle of Seoul was the British 29th Infantry Brigade's first action during the Korean War?

Created by Jim101 (talk). Self nom at 22:49, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date and length verified. Citation for hook accepted on good faith. AustralianRupert (talk) 10:23, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Hyman

... that Somerset cricketer Bill Hyman hit 62 runs from two overs of lob bowling by W G Grace's older brother?

Created by Johnlp (talk). Self nom at 22:14, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

HootSuite

... that HootSuite, which helps users organize their online identities, is used by the Obama administration and Jimmy Wales, the co-founder of Wikipedia, among 400,000 other people?

Created by Gary King (talk). Nominated by Gary King (talk) at 22:12, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

– Accepting offline refs in good faith, hook refs verified. Gosox⁽⁵⁵⁾₍₅₅₎ 14:46, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Mosienko

... that Hockey Hall of Famer Bill Mosienko is most famous for scoring three goals in a span of 21 seconds in a 1952 game, a feat that remains a National Hockey League record?

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Nominated by Resolute (talk) at 21:41, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Chucho el Roto

... that Mexican bandit Chucho el Roto has been compared to Robin Hood?

Created by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 21:22, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Historic Trails Award

... that there are over 300 trails in the Boy Scouts of America's Historic Trails Award program and that there is at least one in every US state?

Created by Rlevse (talk). Self nom at 21:19, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1

... that the Billy Yank Trail and Johnny Reb Trail are part of the Boy Scouts of America's Historic Trails Award program at Gettysburg Battlefield?

John H. Foley

... that John H. Foley was recommended for the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action" and received the award one month later?

Created by 71.184.32.146 (talk). Nominated by Fetchcomms (talk) at 21:18, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1980 National League West tie-breaker game

... that the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros in three straight games by one run each to force a tie-breaker game between the two teams which the Dodgers ultimately lost?

5x expanded by Staxringold (talk). Nominated by Staxringold (talk) at 21:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- ready Dincher (talk) 21:26, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fort Morris Historic Site

... that several forts at Fort Morris Historic Site in Georgia protected the Medway River and its settlements during the French and Indian and American Revolutionary Wars and the War of 1812?

Created by Dincher (talk). Self nom at 21:12, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

National Library of Indonesia

... that the National Library of Indonesia was established in 1980 through a consolidation of four libraries?

Created by Arsonal (talk). Self nom at 19:40, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent. Good catch. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 13:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Action Man: Search for Base X

... that the plot of Action Man: Search for Base X centers around the protagonist Alex "Action" Mann and his mission to stop the evil Dr. X from releasing a weapon of mass destruction?

Created by Nomader (talk). Self nom at 19:24, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Pilate's Court

... that the praetorium site of the Pilate's Court is believed to be either Antonia Fortress or the Palace of Herod?

Created by Twilight Chill (talk). Self nom at 19:23, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gosox⁽⁵⁵⁾₍₅₅₎ 03:35, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John A. Saliba

... that according to the catholic religious scholar John A. Saliba, new religious movements often serve as a temporary haven for young people, enabling them to stabilise their lives?

Created by Jayen466 (talk). Self nom at 17:48, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Herb Gardiner

... that Herb Gardiner (pictured) earned the nickname "the ironman of hockey" and won the Hart Trophy as most valuable player after being said to have played every minute of every National Hockey League game for the Montreal Canadiens in 1926–27?

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Nominated by Resolute (talk) at 17:17, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

232 character hook. Little Mountain 5 21:54, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Doh! How about: ... that Herb Gardiner (pictured), nicknamed "the ironman of hockey", won the Hart Trophy as most valuable player after being said to have played every minute of every game for the Montreal Canadiens in 1926–27? Reso lute 22:28, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good, Length, date, image, and hook (ALT1) verified. Offline sources accepted assuming good faith. Thanks, Little Mountain 5 23:07, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Michael Lachanodrakon

... that the Byzantine general Michael Lachanodrakon succeeded in eradicating monasticism from the Thracesian Theme during the Byzantine Iconoclasm?

ALT1:... that during the Byzantine Iconoclasm, Michael Lachanodrakon allegedly forced monks and nuns to marry, abolished monasteries, tortured and executed iconophiles and set fire to relics and scriptures?

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 16:48, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Melvin Bernhardt

... that Melvin Bernhardt made his London directing debut with a production of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds?

5x expanded by Cryptic C62 (talk). Self nom at 16:35, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and hook verified. Offline sources accepted assuming good faith. Little Mountain 5 21:57, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bölkow Bo 46

... that the Bölkow Bo 46 was an experimental helicopter built to test the high-speed Derschmidt rotor system?

5x expanded by Maury Markowitz (talk). Nominated by Maury Markowitz (talk) at 15:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's been 5x expanded but it needs an inline citation for each paragraph to meet the requirements at Wikipedia:DYKDN, at the moment, the background section looks as if it is original research. If this is incorrect and it came from a source can this be added? Smartse (talk) 13:47, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have added a direct ref to the hook statement (in the intro), that appears to meet spec. I don't like putting refs in intros though, this seems to be a specification collision. Maury Markowitz (talk) 15:37, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Operation Collar (commando raid)

... that in June 1940 the Royal Air Force supplied the boats for Operation Collar the first British Commando raid?

x5 expansion by --Jim Sweeney (talk) 14:58, 4 July 2010 (UTC) [reply]

Andrew Balmford

... that Andrew Balmford calculated that the benefits of conserving natural habitats far outweigh the benefits of developing them, by a factor of 100 to 1 due to the loss of ecosystem services?

Created by Smartse (talk). Nominated by Smartse (talk) at 12:09, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note that this was moved from my user space today. Smartse (talk) 12:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT 1: ... that Andrew Balmford found that 8 year-old British children could identify 80% of Pokémon characters but only 50% of common species of British wildlife. Smartse (talk) 12:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Neoromicia malagasyensis

... that although the Malagasy bat Neoromicia malagasyensis was first collected in 1967, it was not formally described until 1995?

Created by Ucucha (talk). Self nom at 11:48, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New article, sufficient length, hook verified. Smartse (talk) 12:02, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Charles J. and Ingrid V. (Frendberg) Koebel House

... that the Koebel House (pictured) was the first commission for the father-and-son firm of Eliel and Eero Saarinen, and included a built-in electrical and sound system controlled from the master bedroom?

Created by Andrew Jameson (talk). Nominated by Andrew Jameson (talk) at 11:44, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: first part of hook ("first commission") is from page seven of this and second part of hook ("built-in electrical and sound system") is from page 259 of this book (direct link). Andrew Jameson (talk) 11:49, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified, thanks for the detailed links for the hook references. Smartse (talk) 20:14, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

5 Ural articles

... that the Ural economic region, Ural Federal District and Ural geographical region are all different regions located around the Ural Mountains and Ural River (delta pictured)?

Comment: See the last section in Ural (region). Bottom image is for the river, not delta. There are mountains images in Ural Mountains, but this shows a very rare delta shape.

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Nominated by Materialscientist (talk) at 10:41, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lengths, dates, sources, image, and hook verified. Great job! Little Mountain 5 22:04, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent job! Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 13:05, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ian Botham

... that Ian Botham's three five-wicket hauls during the 1981 Ashes series helped it gain the moniker "Botham's Ashes"?

Created by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 10:33, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Long (writer)

... that Bill Long was Ireland's longest surviving heart transplant patient?

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 08:25, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. Route 30 in Iowa

... that it cost USD$30,000-per-mile ($19,000-per-kilometer), $658 thousand-per-mile ($409 thousand-per-kilometer), adjusted for inflation, to pave U.S. Route 30 in Iowa in the late-1920s and early-1930s?

Comment: I can add what it would cost in today's dollars if desired.

Created by Fredddie (talk). Self nom at 07:09, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can do that as long as you have a source for the conversion, it might make the hook a little more interesting. Gatoclass (talk) 08:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Inflation figures added. Since I used {{Inflation}} to figure the inflation, is {{Inflation-fn}} sufficient for citations? —Fredddie ™ 22:35, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

On reflection, I think there is a better hook in that article. I might take a closer look at it a little later. Gatoclass (talk) 07:21, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks. —Fredddie ™ 23:24, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Holbrooke Hotel

... that the Holbrooke Hotel includes a restaurant whose chef gets mushrooms and wild lettuce from local State Park Rangers?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 04:51, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 06:50, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Redondasuchus

... that in one study on the aetosaur Redondasuchus, the orientation of a diagram in the paper may have contributed to the misidentification of its holotype as a left scute rather than a right?

Created by Smokeybjb (talk). Self nom at 04:23, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 06:59, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alan M. Kriegsman

... that Alan M. Kriegsman won a 1976 Pulitzer Prize for his work at The Washington Post, the first to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for reporting as a dance critic?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 04:07, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 07:04, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Louis Moyroud, Rene Alphonse Higonnet

... that the phototypesetting process developed by inventors Louis Moyroud and Rene Alphonse Higonnet in the 1940s helped make the hot metal typesetting of the Linotype machine obsolete?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 02:52, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Crackdown 2

... that Crackdown 2 is being released on July 6th, 2010 and is based 10 years after the events that happened in Crackdown?

Created by Predstar1958 (talk). Nominated byUser:RenderedGEAR | User talk:RenderedGEAR at 23:37, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No were near the 5x expansion during the last 5 days required by the DYK rules. In fact since May 31 the article prose has not even doubled (4829 B to the current 9471 B). --Allen3 ^talk 00:35, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 3

Russian battleship Ioann Zlatoust

... that the Russian battleship Ioann Zlatoust was named for Saint John Chrysostom?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 22:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

William Robert Ming

... that William Robert Ming helped obtain an acquittal on perjury charges for Martin Luther King, Jr. from an all-white jury in Montgomery, Alabama in 1960?

Created by AbbyKelleyite (talk). Self nom at 21:31, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1:...that William Robert Ming helped defend Martin Luther King, Jr. in front of an all-white jury in Montgomery, Alabama in 1960 and the jury found King not guilty of perjury? -- Abby Kelleyite (talk) 00:59, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sleeping Giant Wilderness Study Area

... that Montana's Sleeping Giant Wilderness Study Area (namesake landform pictured) was designated a federal wilderness study area in 1981, delisted in 1982, and designated again in 1985?

Created by Tim1965 (talk). Nominated by Tim1965 (talk) at 15:32, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sisimiut

... that Sisimiut (pictured) is the second-largest town in Greenland?

5x expanded by Algkalv (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 13:08, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Prose should be around 5 times. Dr. Blofeld ^{White cat} 13:10, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

According to DYKcheck it's gone from 2099 > 8665 characters and is therefore still 2500 short of a 5x expansion. Smartse (talk) 13:54, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Willie Heston

... that Willie Heston, rated by Knute Rockne as the greatest back of all time, helped Michigan outscore its opponents 2,326 to 40 in his four years with the team?

Created/expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 08:02, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Truth (novel)

... that Truth was the first crime genre novel to win Australia's Miles Franklin Award?

Created by Canley (talk). Self nom at 23:46, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Everything checks out except to length. Can you add some more to get it over the minimum 1500 characters of prose. —Bruce1ee^talk 07:40, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Roman Imperial Church

... that during the early Middle Ages the Gothic rulers in Western Europe established their own (Arian) churches alongside the Roman churches of their subjects?

Created by Mcorazao (talk). Nominated by Mcorazao (talk) at 19:56, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Resurrection of Jesus in Christian art

... that depictions of the Resurrection of Jesus in Christian art in the Eastern Church (pictured) never depict the actual moment of resurrection?

Created by History2007 (talk). Self nom at 03:15, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Here is the Googlebooks link to verify the hook [1]. Cheers. History2007 (talk) 17:45, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Holocaust's Arab Heroes

... that The Holocaust's Arab Hero Khaled Abdul-Wahab is called sometimes a Tunisian Oskar Schindler?

Created by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 14:49, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stalag Luft III murders

... that the extensive manhunt that took place after the Stalag Luft III murders was the only time that a major war crime was investigated by a single service branch of any nation's military?

Comment: source of the fact is footnote 2

Created by Michael Dorosh (talk). Self nom at 14:41, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hank Erickson

... that professional baseball player Hank Erickson (pictured) was nicknamed "Popeye" due to his supposed resemblance to the comic strip character?

Created by Halvorsen brian (talk). Self nom at 03:15, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. I added the word "supposed" to the hook as it's only a matter of opinion. Gatoclass (talk) 07:10, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church

... that the walls of the Catholic church (pictured) in Cassella, Ohio, which burned in an 1888 fire, remained unrepaired for nearly thirty years?

Created by Nyttend (talk). Self nom at 00:03, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment An article on Cassella will be written in a day or two, well before this gets to the Main Page. I'm about to go out and watch fireworks. Nyttend (talk) 00:42, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind; the fireworks are later than I thought, so I wrote the Cassella article as well. It's about 2000 characters, so I'm going to go for a double nomination. Nyttend (talk) 01:32, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Both articles verified, image verified as PD. Gatoclass (talk) 07:23, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Buildings at 1200-1206 Washington Street

... that although it has been said that she had enough money to buy the city of Hoboken, the "Witch of Wall Street" Hetty Green chose to rent a small, cheap apartment in the Yellow Flats for $19 a month?

expanded 5x and nominated by Theornamentalist (talk) 23:47, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well I hate to challenge a good hook, but ref 8 states that Green lived at 1203 Washington, and according to the NRHP ref, the Historic District consists of the even numbered addresses. Gatoclass (talk) 07:34, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What? I'm so confused now, there are only the yellow flats on the eastern side of Washington (compare with google maps) and here's a picture in an article that I found that of course is called Hetty Green lived at 1203 Washington Street but look at the picture! its the same building, same side! I thought one of these reasons it was on the NJRHP was because of her, what should I do?

Well I think you need to confirm somehow whether or not 1203 Washington is in the Historic District. I may not be able to since a lot of NRHP web pages won't load for me. Gatoclass (talk) 14:47, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This New Jersey Register of Historic Places document (which you've used in the article) confirms that both the National and New Jersey Registers include just the even-numbered buildings. The National Register database says that the district is listed exclusively under Criterion C, "Significant Architecture"; if Green had lived in the district, it likely would have also been listed under Criterion B, "Significant Person". I tried to find New Jersey-specific resources besides the link I already gave, but Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/Editor help doesn't have anything at all for New Jersey. Sorry to have to confirm the disappointment. Nyttend (talk) 15:36, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Nyttend and Gatoclass for looking into this. Maybe she was not the reason for the addition to the criterion, as supported above. The bizarre thing is that the building which she lived in is called the Yellow Flats in Hoboken and the only yellow flats on 12th street/washington are on the eastern/even numbered side.
from hobokenmuseum.orgYellow Flats, east side of 1200 Washington Street. Circa 1890. Build by Hoboken Land & Improvement Company, these apartments were once home to one of the wealthiest women of her day, Hetty Green, nicknamed the "Witch of Wall Street." Her reluctance to spend money is legendary. It is said that her injured son lost a leg because she was unwilling to pay for his medical attention
Even the pictures I've provided above verify this, that the buildings 1200-1206 are the same as the one in which she lived; it's just that every reference says 1203... So something isn't adding up, and I wonder if maybe for some reason the numbers were different when she lived there or something. What do you guys think? - Theornamentalist (talk) 18:05, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think it would be okay to add something to the article like "Even though listed as a resident in 1203 Washington Street, an address which is found on the western side of the street from several sources, other sources say that she resided in the Yellow flats on the eastern side of the street"? - Theornamentalist (talk) 21:20, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bigar

... that the villagers of the Romanian village of Bigar largely speak Czech rather than Romanian?

Comment: Created via WP:AFC, moved to mainspace today (3 June). HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:37, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Created by Mihaiepopa (talk). Nominated byHJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? at 23:37, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Harry Oliver (ice hockey), Barney Stanley, Rusty Crawford

... that Harry Oliver, Barney Stanley and Rusty Crawford, members of the Calgary Tigers in the 1920s, all went on to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame?

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Nominated by Resolute (talk) at 23:30, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wildcat Mountain State Park

... that Wildcat Mountain State Park a Wisconsin state park in the Driftless Area is home to the Asplenium rhizophyllum a rare type of fern?

5x expanded by Dincher (talk). Self nom at 21:16, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

5x expansion verified - not sure about "is home to" - it's not only found in the park. I also think that American Walking Fern sounds more interesting, therefore, how about:

ALT 1 ... that the rare American Walking Fern can be found in Wildcat Mountain State Park a Wisconsin state park in the Driftless Area? Smartse (talk) 11:50, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Much better hook, thanks! Dincher (talk) 12:03, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Marinus Anton Donk

... that while interned in a Japanese POW camp, the Dutch mycologist Marinus Anton Donk cultured yeast to ferment rice, producing much-needed vitamins for fellow prisoners?

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 20:16, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified - clever guy! Smartse (talk) 19:34, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alsace-Lorraine Regional Party

... that the Alsace-Lorraine Regional Party was the first Catholic political organization in the German province of Alsace-Lorraine?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 18:43, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

French expedition in Syria

... that a French expedition in Syria (pictured) occured in 1860-61, to reestablish order following the massacre of Maronite Christians by Druzes and Muslims?

Created/expanded by Per Honor et Gloria (talk). Nominated by Per Honor et Gloria (talk) at 18:32, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Peter of Farfa

... that Abbot Peter of Farfa rescued his abbey's library and archives when it was attacked by the Saracens in 897?

Created by Srnec (talk). Nominated by Srnec (talk) at 18:18, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Eagle Butte Mine

... that Eagle Butte Mine in Gillette, Wyoming is an open-pit "truck and shovel" mine that has produced over 500 million short tons of coal since 1978?

Created by Roborunt (talk). Nominated by Chzz (talk) at 15:52, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The interesting factoid is the "500 million short tons of coal", which isn't followed by a reference in the article. Please add a reference immediately following this fact in the article and we'll be good here. Also suggest lower-casing "o" in Open :)-- φ OnePt618^Talk φ 05:56, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I added a reference inline with the factoid and have made minor typographical changes to the article. Roborunt (talk) 06:48, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for adding the reference - there's still a problem I'm afraid though as I can't find the fact in the reference. Could you point me to the page that you got the number 521 from? Also can you change the article to explain what the abbreviation "mm" means as in "471 mm tons" - I assume it is million million but I might well be wrong. Smartse (talk) 19:52, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you add up the total productions shown, it is 521,427,969.

The units quoted in the source are 'millions of tons', so I will change mm to 'million'. Chzz ► 20:05, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Somerset County Cricket Club in 2009

... that in 2009, Somerset County Cricket Club were boosted by the batting of Marcus Trescothick (pictured), who scored 1,817 runs?

Created by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 14:39, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the hook it says 1,814 but in the article it says 1,817. Which is it?-- φ OnePt618^Talk φ 06:00, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed the hook; 4 and 7 are very near each other on the keyboard! Harrias ^talk 08:44, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Marlborough Fault System, Wairau Fault, Awatere Fault, Clarence Fault, Hope Fault

... that the Wairau, Awatere, Clarence and Hope faults, are the main active faults of the Marlborough Fault System (pictured), and carry most of the displacement on the Australian-Pacific plate boundary in northern South Island?

Comment: Marlborough Fault System, Wairau Fault, Awatere Fault, and Clarence Fault all new, Hope Fault 5x expanded N.B. Hook >200 characters but 5 articles nominated, per C3

Created by Mikenorton (talk). Self nom at 14:22, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

New articles/expansion verified. The hook is is "reasonably compact and readable" as C3 requires so I see no problems with it. Smartse (talk) 19:41, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fort-Liberté

... that the bay of Fort-Liberté (fort pictured) was the site of Caribbean's largest sisal plantation until nylon was invented?

5x expanded by Nvvchar (talk) and Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 14:15, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Added an img.-- N.V.V. Char ^Talk. 14:43, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I could verify this, but I'm a little confused over the "Other historical places of interest" section. Are these other historical places of interest in Fort Liberte? Or in Haiti as a whole? If the latter, I'm not sure what the section is doing there. Gatoclass (talk) 07:59, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Second Chance Program

... that the prisoner rehabilitation Second Chance Program, based on works of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, was criticized during the 2010 United States Senate elections in Nevada?

Created by ChrisO (talk). Nominated by ChrisO (talk) at 13:30, 3 July 2010 (UTC). Hook is 187 chars including spaces.[reply]

The Ballad of Rodger Young

... that Frank Loesser's World War II song, The Ballad of Rodger Young (listen) memorializes the death of Medal of Honor recipient Rodger Young on 31 July 1943?

Created by Sandstein (talk). Nominated by Sandstein (talk) at 12:46, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alt hook: "... the U.S. Army created the "Combat Infantry Band" in World War II specifically to play Frank Loesser's song, The Ballad of Rodger Young (listen)?" Sandstein 12:54, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: I recommend featuring this on July 31, the anniversary of Young's death. I'm unsure if embedding audio is appropriate; please remove if not. Sandstein 12:46, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Coanwood Friends Meeting House

... that Coanwood Friends Meeting House in Northumberland (pictured) has not been modified since it was built in 1760, other than replacing its thatched roof with slates?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 12:37, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- ready Dincher (talk) 21:30, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nueces Bay

... that Nueces Bay (pictured) in Texas, was once referred to as papelote or wastepaper Bay?

5x expanded by William S. Saturn (talk). Nominated by William S. Saturn (talk) at 06:14, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Battle Tag

... that video game critics were confused by the presentation of the game Battle Tag at Ubisoft's E3 2010 press conference?

Created by Nomader (talk). Self nom at 05:13, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yuri Matochkin

... that Yuri Matochkin, the first post-Soviet governor of Kaliningrad Oblast, favoured closer ties with the European Union?

Created by Reyk (talk). Nominated by Reyk (talk) at 04:31, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Recaredo Santos Tornero

... that Recaredo Santos Tornero created the first paper factory of Chile in 1875?

Created by Diego Grez (talk). Nominated by Diego Grez (talk) at 03:23, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: To check this on the references provided, please look for 'fábrica de papel'. :-) Thanks in advance! --Diego Grez ^{let's talk} 03:25, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified :)--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 03:26, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of places named after Robert Byrd

... that a telescope, high school, bridge, and locks and dam are among the places named for United States Senator Robert Byrd in the U.S. state of West Virginia?

Created by Caponer (talk). Self nom at 02:51, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid, bulleted text don't count.--Chanaka L (talk) 04:41, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nominated lists have been selected for DYK in the past, so I'm not quite sure what separates this one from previous lists given that they too were comprised of "bulleted text." I've noticed that many featured lists consist of templates rather than bullets, so perhaps I will reformat the article to make it a more attractive candidate for DYK. I can provide an introductory paragraph as well. --Caponer (talk) 13:37, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article will need 1,500 words of prose (basically in an article like this, the lead). Unfortunately words in the tables, bulleted lists etc don't count, as Chanaka L says. Harrias ^talk 19:36, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In light of this information, I know of some wonderful sources that I can pull from to write an introduction for the list of place names. I would greatly appreciate receiving any and all guidance as to what would account for a suitable introduction to a list such as this. Thanks again! --Caponer (talk) 21:46, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've added some introductory paragraphs to introduce the list. Please let me know if this is suitable, both to Wikipedia's overall guidelines and to the guidelines of DYK. --Caponer (talk) 00:20, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, that's suitable for DYK now. Smartse (talk) 20:09, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 2

William Downie Stewart (1842–1898)

... that two children of New Zealand MP William Downie Stewart, William Downie Stewart and Mary, were Mayor of Dunedin and Lady Mayoress, respectively?

Comment: Expansion started 2 July. The hook tries to create the intrigue that father and son have the same name, and it's unusual to have a sister as Mayoress.

5x expanded by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 20:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Family E

... that the Family E (pictured) is one of the earliest textual families of the Byzantine text-type?

5x expanded by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 09:08, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dan McGalliard

... that on February 2, 1978, Dan McGalliard was issued a patent for nylon hose with a micro-encapsulation design to remove hair from the legs of the wearer?

Created by Michaeljamesadams (talk). Nominated by My76Strat (talk) at 02:34, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sanctioned name

... that in mycology, a sanctioned name refers to those used in early taxonomical works by Linnaeus, Persoon or Fries?

Created by Circeus (talk), Sasata (talk). Self nom at 20:25, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified Smartse (talk) 12:32, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jyestha (goddess)

... that a good wife is prescribed to propitiate Jyestha (pictured) - the Hindu goddess of misfortune - to keep the goddess away from her home?

Created by Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 04:53, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ferdinand Maria von Senger und Etterlin

... that despite losing his right arm at the Second Battle of Târgu Frumos as an Oberleutnant in the German Wehrmacht in World War II, Ferdinand von Senger went on after the war to become a full Bundeswehr General, and commander-in-chief of Allied Forces Central Europe?

Created by User:Cyberherbalist. Nominated by Cyberherbalist (talk) at 02:18, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Size and date of the article are okay, but there are some issues. • At 266 characters, the hook is way over the limit of 200. • As is often the case with translated articles, this one is very insufficient in references, and in particular the hook facts do not have inline citations. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 08:59, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I have worked on the article a bit, adding several references (an English one is used 3 times) and the seventh referred to him directly as a general of the joint command (in English, as well). The first reference I found does cover him as an Oberleutnant losing an arm, though not the particular battle, so the alternate hook below is verifiable. Marrante (talk) 17:47, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ... that despite losing an arm as an Oberleutnant in the Wehrmacht during World War II, Ferdinand von Senger und Etterlin later became a general and commanded the Allied Forces Central Europe?

Iran – Sri Lanka relations

... that Iran is Sri Lanka's largest foreign aid donor?

Created by Pectore (talk). Self nom at 02:11, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. Interesting stuff. --Soman (talk) 18:47, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fuller Harding

... that the Kentucky attorney and politician Fuller Harding died in 2010 in the same house in which he was born in 1915?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:02, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go Thelmadatter (talk) 13:45, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Arizona Beach State Recreation Site

... that Arizona Beach State Recreation Site is not in the U.S. State of Arizona but rather in Oregon?

Created by Dincher (talk). Self nom at 00:33, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go Thelmadatter (talk) 13:45, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Congregational Chapel, Nantwich

... that the Congregational Chapel (later chapel pictured) of Nantwich, Cheshire, was founded in 1780 by a former captain of the dragoons preaching in a coachmaker's shop?

Comment: Alternative image:

Created by Espresso Addict (talk). Nominated by Espresso Addict (talk) at 00:08, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Tub'a Abu Kariba As'ad

... that Tub'a Abu Kariba As'ad was the first of several Yemeni kings who converted to Judaism?

5x expanded by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 23:36, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Simmons & Wright Company

... that The Simmons & Wright Company (pictured), built in far eastern Mississippi in 1884, was filmed for the movie Due Date?

Created by Dudemanfellabra (talk). Nominated by Nyttend (talk) at 22:31, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Not sure why "The" is in the title; I'll be leaving Dudeman a note to say (1) that I've nominated this article, and (2) asking why "The" is in the title. Nyttend (talk) 22:32, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"The" is in the title because it was part of the official NRHP listing name. Simmons & Wright Company is a redirect; I'm not opposed to moving it, but I created it with "The" simply because of the NRHP. --Dudemanfellabra (talk) 22:46, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

list of knuckleball pitchers

... that among the list of knuckleball pitchers there are four different individuals credited as the inventor of the knuckleball, which was first used in the 1907 or 1908 season?

Comment: This is an article that had been under development in userspace and is now ready for the big show.

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 20:26, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks great; I'll wait for comment by people who actually work with the DFK process. —MC10 (T•C•GB•L) 20:42, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good, how about this tweak?

... that there are at least four different knuckleball pitchers credited as inventor of the knuckleball, which was first used in the 1907 or 1908 season?

Crum375 (talk) 22:31, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What about this slight rearrangement of words?

... that at least four different knuckleball pitchers have been credited as inventor of the knuckleball, which was first used in the 1907 or 1908 season?

Nyttend (talk) 23:54, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have no issue with any of the alternates, which are all probably better than what I proposed. Alansohn (talk) 19:08, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Malcolm Shabazz

... that Malcolm Shabazz is the first male descendant of Malcolm X?

ALT1:... that Malcolm Shabazz set the fire that killed his grandmother, Betty Shabazz?

5x expanded by Malik Shabazz (talk). Self nom at 20:06, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Harosheth Haggoyim

... that the hubcap of Sisera's war chariot has been discovered at Harosheth Haggoyim?

Created by Broad Wall (talk). Nominated by Broad Wall (talk) 2 July 2010 (UTC)

I'm afraid the article doesn't support the strong and rather naive-sounding claim made by the above hook, about a definite identification of the chariot with that of the biblical Sisera. Fut.Perf. ☼ 20:13, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was trying for a punchy hook. Alt hook: A fancy linchpin from a war chariot associated with the Biblical Sisera has been found at his fortress of Harosheth Haggoyim?Broad Wall (talk) 22:12, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think the issue is that there is no evidence that Sisera existed, so referring to "his" fortress or artifacts associated with him is misleading. All the sources you provide tell us is that certain artifacts and structures were found, from a certain time period. Crum375 (talk) 01:17, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

F. James McDonald

... that when former General Motors president F. James McDonald was asked what he might have done differently, he said he "would make the Eldorado seven inches longer"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 17:08, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

~~Article is not long enough at less than 500 words, not including templates and references. Redfarmer (talk) 18:25, 2 July 2010 (UTC)~~[reply]

Is 500 words a new requirement, because this is well above the traditional 1,500 character cutoff. Alansohn (talk) 19:02, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

My apologies...I'm still new to reviewing these and could have swore it said 1500 words. In that case, hook, length, and date verified. Redfarmer (talk) 19:05, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Peter Womersley

... that modernist architect Peter Womersley (1923–1993) designed a house and studio for the textile designer Bernat Klein, both of which are now Category A listed buildings?

Created by Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk). Nominated by Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) at 16:18, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date and references check out. Interesting article! (A relative of mine formerly lived in a modernist house in Gattonside, now I'm wondering whether Womersley might have had a hand in designing it.) Espresso Addict (talk) 02:22, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Albanian Songs of the Frontier Warriors

... that the Albanian Songs of the Frontier Warriors are still sung by Albanian bards, who are assumed to be the very last traditional native singers of epic verses in Europe?

Created by Sulmues (talk). Self nom at 16:08, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hook is in the lead and currently unreferenced. Redfarmer (talk) 18:37, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Please see last sentence of third from last paragraph, where the same hook is referenced. --_Sulmues^{Let's talk} 18:44, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

If you want this to be your hook, you need to change the submitted hook slightly. The referenced sentence says, "It is assumed that these men constitute the very last traditional native singers of epic verses in Europe." This is a slightly different connotation from your submitted hook, which leads one to believe the fact is definite. Redfarmer (talk) 18:48, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the suggestion! Tweaked to be "who are assumed": In fact Elsie says "One can safely assume". Let me know if it's ok now.--_Sulmues^{Let's talk} 18:53, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me. Length, hook, and date verified. Redfarmer (talk) 19:08, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Isabella Brant (drawing)

... that a rough sketch of Peter Paul Rubens, his second wife Hélène Fourment and child, was discovered on the reverse side of the drawing of his first wife, Isabella Brant (pictured)?

Created by Noelypole (talk). Self nom at 15:36, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date and length verified. Offline hook taken in good faith. Image in public domain. Redfarmer (talk) 18:43, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hwa Chong Institution

... that Hwa Chong Institution (pictured), a pre-university educational institution in Singapore, has produced 50 President's Scholars, the most by any junior college in the country?

5x expanded by AngChenrui (talk). Self nom at 13:40, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, and hook verified. Impressive work! Redfarmer (talk) 19:20, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Concur with Redfarmer: very impressive! Everything right and tight. Mike (talk) 02:31, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Salem Chapel, East Budleigh

... that it is reputed that Salem Chapel, East Budleigh, Devon (pictured), was involved with smuggling during the 18th and 19th centuries?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 12:52, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kildare Poems

... that the Kildare Poems, one of the first documents of Irish English, contain a satire written by 14th-century Franciscan monks against the immoral lifestyle of other monks?

Created by Future Perfect at Sunrise (talk). Nominated by Future Perfect at Sunrise (talk) at 12:19, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, lengths, hook ref verified. But the section quoting the Land of Cokaygne needs an inline reference for the quoted material, per WP:V. Crum375 (talk) 01:33, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of endemic birds of Sri Lanka

... that the discovery of the Serendib Scops Owl, an endemic bird in Sri Lanka in 2001 is the first such discovery since 1868?

Created by Chanakal (talk), Jimfbleak (talk) . Self nom at 10:24, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and hook ref verified. I fixed the article, which said 2004; it's now 2001, in agreement with the reference. However, "such discovery" is vague, and before seeing the article I thought it referred specifically to the discovery of an owl species. I think the following hook is better: MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 22:26, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that the 2001 discovery of the Serendib Scops Owl was the first discovery of a new endemic bird species in Sri Lanka since 1868?

Thanks very much Mandarax for the review. In 2001, the discovery was announced, in 2004, it was formally described. I've mixed up the dates. Thank you for fixing it.--Chanaka L (talk) 01:26, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Frederick Jarvis

... that Frederick Jarvis is one of only eight Medal of Honor recipients from Utah and one of only three buried in the state?

Created by 71.184.34.96 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 09:51, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, refs verified!-- φ OnePt618^Talk φ 06:05, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SeaChoice

... that Canada's Federated Co-operatives partnered with SeaChoice to promote sustainable seafood, like the spiny lobster (pictured), through its co-operatives?

Created by Gobonobo (talk). Self nom at 09:38, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Big Brother 11 (U.S.)

... that the Big Brother 11 house was equipped with fifty-two cameras and eighty-nine microphones to record the participants?

5x expanded by Alucard 16 (talk). Nominated by Alucard 16 (talk) at 06:57, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not a new or expanded article. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 07:20, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, it's about a 2x expanded article, not a 5x expanded article. —MC10 (T•C•GB•L) 19:27, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John James (Medal of Honor recipient)

... that John James was awarded the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action" after defending the Lyman Train from Indian attacks for 3 days?

Created by 71.184.34.96 (talk). Nominated by Bejinhan Talk at 05:49, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bejinhan assessed it as stub, that should be changed. Furthermore, a small paragraph outlining why the train was called "Lyman Train" would be great, possibly incorporating this source. Length and date check out alright. --Pgallert (talk) 09:04, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done Bejinhan Talk 10:01, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

All verified, good to go. --Pgallert (talk) 08:03, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Victor Adamson

... that, during the 1930s and 1940s, Z movie actor and director Victor Adamson appeared in 130 films, mostly in bit parts?

Created by Redfarmer (talk). Self nom at 04:38, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Majority of article (including the claim above) is sourced to a website of unknown reliability; what makes www.b-westerns.com reliable according to WP:RS? Jappalang (talk) 22:49, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fred Ewing

... that the Oklahoma football team coached by Fred Ewing played one game that had a ten-minute half and was on a 75-yard field, the lines of which the players chalked themselves?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Nominated by Strikehold (talk) at 04:07, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, and hook verified. APK whisper in my ear 04:49, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Japanese Buddhist architecture

... that the history of Japanese Buddhist architecture (example pictured) was changed by the belief in a coming dark age?

Created by Urashimataro (talk), Bamse (talk). Self nom at 03:58, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

AGF verified. If you added an image, this could be a lead article candidate. Gatoclass (talk) 10:35, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I second that. There's a lot of great images in the article. APK whisper in my ear 19:39, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How about this or this? Frank (Urashima Tarō) (talk) 23:06, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We will need a source to prove they are Buddhist temples. Gatoclass (talk) 07:26, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean a source which has a picture of the same structure and a caption that says "temple"? Would this page of the official Japanese tourist organization do? bamse (talk) 14:28, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No, I meant one which says Buddhist temple. Anyhow, your link seems to do the trick in either event, so I have added one of the images to the hook, and this is now officially a lead article candidate. Gatoclass (talk) 12:09, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I've substituted the provided image as it didn't look very good at 100x100px. This one looks a lot better. Also added an alt image. Gatoclass (talk) 12:19, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. "Temple" in Japan (almost?) always refers to Buddhist temple (as opposed to "shrine", which refers to a Shinto shrine). As for the images you substituted, I wonder if the image should correspond to the hook or to the article? If it should match the hook, an image of an Amida Hall would be better, since that's what the hook is referring to. Here are some images of Amida halls which might look better at 100x100: 1, 2, 3, 4. Let me know if you take any of these and if you need a reference saying that it shows a temple. If you stay with the old (substituted) images, that's fine with me as well. bamse (talk) 16:46, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think we need to match the image precisely with info in the hook. The article is about Japanese Buddhist architecture after all, not one particular type. And the "change" mentioned in the hook seems to be more about the dedication of the temples rather than structural differences. Also the images you linked aren't that good, so IMO best to stick to the thumbnails already added above. Gatoclass (talk) 07:38, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK. bamse (talk) 08:19, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ride (Ciara song)

... that American R&B singer Ciara recruited Outkast member Andre 3000 to appear on her remix to the new single "Ride"?

5x expanded by User:Candyo32 (talk). Nominated by Candyo32 (talk) at 03:46, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hook is a little long, I think it would still be workable if you dropped everything after the word "Ride". Gatoclass (talk) 10:38, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- Okay, it's fixed. Candyo32 (talk) 15:35, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

After a closer look, this one appears to be only a x2 expansion. Gatoclass (talk) 07:57, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Stanley Wagner (vintner)

... that in 1979 Stanley Wagner opened his vineyard in the Finger Lakes area and by 1981 The New York Times said its wine had the characteristics of "some of the great white Burgundies of France"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 02:07, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, lengths, hook ref verified. Crum375 (talk) 03:20, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

James Jackson (US Army officer)

... that Brigadier General James Jackson was awarded the Medal of Honor twenty years after his actions in the pursuit of Chief Joseph following the Battle of the Clearwater in 1877?

Created by 71.184.34.96 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 01:18, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, hook verified. Bejinhan Talk 05:58, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Curto Park

... that Frank Curto Park, named after a local horticulturist, contains a collection of unusual urban art pieces?

Created by Duff (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 15:57, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Charles E. Fairman

... that Charles E. Fairman (pictured) was an American physician who had a personal herbarium of 23,000 fungi?

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 00:36, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Checks out, offline taken in good faith. Very nice article, nice pic too. Chzz ► 02:55, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on July 1

Independent Regional Party for Alsace-Lorraine

... that the Landespartei, which represented the most radical wing of the Alsatian autonomist movement, moved closer to fascist positions during the 1930s?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 20:03, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Electric vehicle warning sounds

... that several of the new electric cars, plug-in hybrids and hybrid electric vehicles coming soon to the market will incorporate electric warning sounds to alert the blind, small children, the elderly, runners, cyclists, and other pedestrians of their presense when operating in all-electric mode?

Created by Epson291 and expanded by Epson291 and Mariordo. Self nominated by Mariordo (talk) 21:22, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hook is far too long. How about:
ALT 1... that electric cars will be so silent when in all-electric mode that they pose a danger, and will therefore be equipped with electric warning sounds? --Pgallert (talk) 23:09, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Only minor technical terms: electric drive includes EVs, PHEVs and HEVs, and hybrids are already in the market, so the change for "are", then what about this option, still too long?

ALT 2... that electric drive cars are so quiet at slow speeds that they pose a safety hazard for pedestrians, and will be equipped with electric warning sounds?-Mariordo (talk) 23:48, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT 2 Verified. Hook length now 156 characters (ok). Note 1: Article meets both the "created" and the "expanded" criterion, but you can get credit at DYK only once per article. Note 2: The hook might be read as "all electric vehicles will make these sounds", something that the sources of course do not support. But I don't think we should be so picky. --Pgallert (talk) 10:14, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, but indeed "all" is not accurate, that is why the original text I used "several". Thanks.-Mariordo (talk) 15:53, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Siege of Coria (1138)

... that siege towers at the Siege of Coria in 1138 reached above the city walls, but the general leading the assault, Rodrigo Martínez, was killed while climbing one?

Created by Srnec (talk). Nominated by Srnec (talk) at 18:22, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A Christian reflection on the New Age

... that after a six year study A Christian reflection on the New Age, the Catholic Church rejected all that is close to the New Age?

Created by History2007 (talk). Self nom at 00:36, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: Here are the links to the two documents to check it [2] and [3]. Cheers. History2007 (talk) 08:36, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wesleyan Methodist Church, Nantwich

... that when Methodist George Whitefield preached in Nantwich, Cheshire, a mob tried to disperse his audience with a bull, but a Methodist Chapel (pictured) later became the town's largest chapel?

Created by Espresso Addict (talk). Nominated by Espresso Addict (talk) at 00:34, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

French battleship Suffren

... that before World War I the French battleship Suffren twice had propeller shafts break?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 23:48, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Singapore Federation of Trade Unions

... that in 1947, 72 out of 126 trade unions in Singapore were affiliated to the communist-led Singapore Federation of Trade Unions?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 15:24, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Slight tweak to DYK but otherwise okay; length and source check out fine. Jappalang (talk) 22:54, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team

... that the 1972 Oklahoma Sooners football team was never sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for using ineligible players although the Big Eight Conference vacated three wins?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 15:16, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Guy Bradley

... that early game warden and deputy sheriff for Monroe County, Florida, Guy Bradley (pictured), was shot and killed in 1905 after confronting plume hunters in the Everglades?

5x expanded by Yllosubmarine (talk). Nominated by Yllosubmarine (talk) at 15:03, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Whipping Tom

~~... that Whipping Tom spanked women's bottoms so quickly, he was believed to have supernatural powers?~~

ALT1~~:... that Whipping Tom caused the men of London to dress in women's clothing and walk the streets in search of him?~~

Created by Iridescent (talk). Nominated by Iridescent (talk) at 08:07, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think the first hook is somewhat misleading in that it suggests the spanking itself was supernaturally quick - according to the source it was his ability to elude capture that gave rise to suspicions of a supernatural element. Gatoclass (talk) 11:20, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The exact wording in the source is "[he] worked with such speed and skill that the popular belief attributed supernatural powers to him"; "worked", not "escaped". The reference got lost somewhere in the rewriting; I've restored it to the correct place. – iridescent 13:50, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That reference doesn't clearly state that the spanking itself was rapid, and the other source clearly states that it was his ability to make his escape so readily that was seen as supernatural. But we can go with the alt hook instead if you're happy with that. Gatoclass (talk) 07:31, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2:... ~~that in 1712, Whipping Tom showed 70 women his "Great Rodd of Birch" to their great distress?~~
ALT3:... ~~that cries of "Spanko" were heard in the courtyards and alleys of 17th century London whenever a lone woman encountered Whipping Tom (pictured)?~~

How about these? Jappalang (talk) 22:15, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm reluctant to go with anything about "Spanko!"; although it's undeniably what the source says, and WP:VNT and so forth, I don't believe it personally (if you're carrying out a serious assault in a crowded area, the last thing you'd do is shout at the top of your voice), and I don't really want to give it too much prominence. Regarding the "great rodd of birch", I'm uneasy; whatever hook this runs with will prompt complaints, and there's something that doesn't seem quite right about joking about the actual assaults. Personally, I'd go with ALT1, which conveys the surreal humor of the piece without actually treating serious indecent assault as a joke. – iridescent 23:20, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT4 (rework of ALT1):... that in late 17th-century London, men put on women's clothing and walked the streets in hopes of catching the eye of Whipping Tom?
Hmm, how about putting this spin to ALT1? I think it is a humorous take of their intent to bait and catch the criminal. Jappalang (talk) 00:01, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that definitely works. – iridescent 09:58, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm, well I think there was probably a better hook in there somewhere, but since the creator appears to be happy with this one, I guess we can go with it. Gatoclass (talk) 12:22, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team

... that the 1971 Oklahoma Sooners football team set the all-time college football Division I record for rushing yards per game?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 07:19, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- ready, set, hike! --Dincher (talk) 01:04, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Patala

... that according to Hindu cosmology, women seduce and increase the sexual energy of men - who enter the first realm of the underworld - by intoxicating them?

Comment: former redirect

Created by Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 07:09, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Inline citations do not seem to have been provided for the statements from which the hook was derived from. Several other paragraphs in the "Seven regions" section have not been cited as well. Jappalang (talk) 23:01, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"The summary of the description of these realms as given in the above Puranas is as below:[6][4][3]" I did not want to add the three references at the end of each para so I put so I put the references once. The references can be copy - pasted at the end of all paras if needed. --Redtigerxyz ^Talk 04:36, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

: it seems okay for this hook now. Jappalang (talk) 05:45, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

State v. Limon

... that in State v. Limon the Kansas Supreme Court struck down discriminatory provisions in the state's Romeo and Juliet law in the wake of Lawrence v. Texas?

5x expanded by Are You The Cow Of Pain? (talk). Nominated by Circeus (talk) at 02:05, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not a 5x expansion. (769 vs. 2527) APK whisper in my ear 03:42, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Seems I miscalculated things... Circéus (talk) 04:24, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Eccles by-election, 1890

... that in the Eccles by-election of 1890, Henry John Roby of the Liberal Party (UK) gained the seat from the Conservatives, which was seen as setback for the Unionist government of Lord Salisbury?

Created by Lozleader (talk). Nominated by Chzz (talk) at 02:02, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date and length verified. Hook ref accepted in good faith. APK whisper in my ear 03:47, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Derby Racer (Revere Beach)

... that the racing roller coaster Derby Racer (pictured) killed or critically injured at least 5 people in its 25 years of operation, leading to a Massachusetts Supreme Court case?

Created by IronGargoyle (talk). Self nom at 23:51, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- ouch. Dincher (talk) 00:30, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Franklin Mountains State Park

... that Franklin Mountains State Park (pictured) in El Paso, Texas is the site of the only tin mine ever operated in the United States?

5x expanded by Dincher (talk). Self nom at 23:22, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion date, lengths, hook ref verified. Crum375 (talk) 23:39, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

17th Legislative District (New Jersey)

... that the election Upendra J. Chivukula to the New Jersey General Assembly from 17th Legislative District made him the first South Asian elected to the New Jersey Legislature?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 22:14, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, and hook verified. APK whisper in my ear 03:50, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dos (Myriam Hernández album)

... ~~that the success of the album Dos by Myriam Hernández help her to sign a recording contract with Warner Music?~~

Created by Jaespinoza (talk) 21:19, 1 July 2010 (UTC). Self nom at 21:17, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date and length verified, but the hook is cited with this link. I don't see any mention of Myriam Hernández or Dos. APK whisper in my ear 03:55, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I do not know how to fix the link, because the information is there in the biography section for Myriam Hernández. Both links just redirect to allmusic, but not the artist or her discography. Any sugestion? Jaespinoza (talk) 06:34, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the Allmusic link, but it makes no mention of Dos (or is Dos the same as Myriam Hernández 2?). Also huge chunks of text in the article have been lifted from this reference, for example "gave the artist the chance to sign a ... to consolidate her presence in the music business, but the failure of her first record under the new contract ... ended in recriminations between the singer and the record label, blaming each other for the lack of sales." —Bruce1ee^talk 14:14, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The verb in the hook should be "helped" instead of "help". --Metropolitan90 (talk) 04:23, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1: ... that the success of the album Dos by Myriam Hernández helped her to sign a recording contract with Warner Music?

I also fixed the text in the article, Myriam Hernández 2 is the same album as Dos. Jaespinoza (talk) 05:39, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date and hook refs verified for ALT1. I added the album's alternate name to the article. —Bruce1ee^talk 07:24, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Chaim Sofer

... that Chaim Sofer ruled that under Jewish law, abortions were not allowed for partially born babies.?

Created by Brewcrewer (talk). Nominated by Brewcrewer (talk) at 19:36, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- ready to go. Dincher (talk) 00:35, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Corey Allen

... that during filming of the knife fight scene in Rebel Without A Cause between Corey Allen and James Dean, both practitioners of method acting, Dean was cut when Allen lunged at him with a real knife?

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 16:09, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments: Perhaps this requires some tidying up first (in a vein, per Additional rules D7)? Jappalang (talk) 00:06, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
ALT1:... that Corey Allen fought James Dean and cut him with a knife during filming of Rebel Without A Cause?

How is this? Shorter and is true (in that they immerse themselves in aggression and use real knives per method acting), but yet has a tinge of controversial pull. Jappalang (talk) 00:14, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jezreel (city)

... that Jezebel was defenestrated (pictured) in Jezreel?

created by Broad Wall (talk). Nominated by Broad Wall (talk) at 12:52, 1 July 2010 EST

offline sources AGF. Thelmadatter (talk) 00:46, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Noel Fitzpatrick

... that Irish neuro-orthopaedic veterinary surgeon Noel Fitzpatrick drew upon influences from the X Men character of Wolverine to pioneer bionic development in animals?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 12:22, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

- ready! Dincher (talk) 00:59, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

EstWin

... that Estonia created project EstWin to connect all citizens to the internet with 100 mbit/s speed by 2015?

Created by Sander Säde (talk). Self nom at 10:04, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ready! --Dincher (talk) 01:02, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SS Charlotte Cords

... that the cargo ship Nikolai Bauman was scuttled in 1964 with a cargo of nuclear waste?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Nominated by Mjroots (talk) at 08:54, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I like this one a lot. Verified :)--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 21:07, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Allyn Ferguson

... that composer Allyn Ferguson, co-creator of themes for Barney Miller and Charlie's Angels, was cited by Variety as being "among the most prolific composers of TV-movie scores in the past 40 years"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 02:52, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hook ref is not cited. Date and length verified. APK whisper in my ear 05:32, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ref has been added to the article's lead paragraph. Alansohn (talk) 14:33, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go. APK whisper in my ear 16:29, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on June 30

Bill Dague

... that Bill Dague was the first consensus All-American football player from the United States Naval Academy?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 21:40, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

hook is not referenced. — Rlevse • Talk • 19:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

fn. 5 follows immediately after the hook fact; it comes directly from the Football Encylopedia. Cbl62 (talk) 21:15, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hugh Knox

... that Hugh Knox, son of the U.S. Secretary of State and Attorney General (pictured), was an All-American halfback at Yale?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 21:13, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. length, date, and hook all check out so this one is good to go.--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 21:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sclerocroton integerrimus

Duiker Berry foliage

... that the leaves (pictured) of Duiker Berry trees in Southern Africa are used in traditional medicine as a mouthwash and to treat toothache?

Created by Michaelwild (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 17:38, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

verified. Smartse (talk) 13:25, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Joranko

... that before becoming a coach, Frank Joranko was a physical conditioner at an army hospital in El Paso, Texas?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Nominated by Secret Saturdays (talk) at 00:29, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note and alt 1 The credit on this is wrong. I was the creator rather than GrahamHardy. Also, I would like to propose the following alt hook

... that Frank Joranko was selected as the most valuable football player in the MIAA and later coached Albion College to nine MIAA baseball championships? Cbl62 (talk) 14:17, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, and both hooks verified. Fixed credit (article was written entirely by Cbl62, with no edits at all by GrahamHardy). MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 04:24, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As there is nothing particularly unusual about a physical conditioner becoming a coach, I suggest alt 1. Being an MVP in one sport and then winning 9 coaching championships in another sport is the more unusual accomplishment. Cbl62 (talk) 16:36, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

John Adams Cummins

... that John Adams Cummins (pictured) was known as the "Prince of Entertainers" for his elaborate celebrations in the Kingdom of Hawaii?

Comment: another nickname was "playmate to princes" or "

Created by W Nowicki (talk). Nominated by W Nowicki (talk) at 22:05, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go.--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 21:01, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ensemble amarcord

... that the a cappella ensemble amarcord, five former members of the Thomanerchor, won the CARA award "Best classical album" again in 2010, for Rastlose Liebe (Restless love)?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 15:33, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

added "," --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sussex Heights

... that Sussex Heights (pictured), Brighton's tallest building, has a resident breeding pair of peregrine falcons with their own webcam?

Comment: Expansion began at this diff, and should just squeak in at 5x. Better hook wording suggestions welcome.

5x expanded by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 20:39, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1:... that over at Sussex Heights (pictured), Brighton's tallest building, the lives of a family of peregrine falcons were subjected to voyeurism over a webcam?

How about this suggestion? Note that the webcam has ceased operation. Jappalang (talk) 23:41, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Expansion length, image copyright, source reliability, and citation all check out. Someone make a pick of DYK though. Jappalang (talk) 23:41, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'd pick ALT 1 as it sounds more interesting. Smartse (talk) 13:39, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brenda Taylor (athlete)

... that Harvard medical graduate Brenda Taylor reached the 2004 Olympic final in the 400-meter hurdles?

Created by Sillyfolkboy (talk). Self nom at 19:47, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

List of Hull City A.F.C. seasons

... that after 104 years of existence, Hull City was promoted to play in the English Premier League for the first time in their history in 2008 (celebrations pictured)?

5x expanded by Mattythewhite (talk). Self nom at 15:35, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I added (celebrations pictured) to go with the pic. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 20:39, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

German submarine U-27 (1936)

... that the German submarine U-27 was the second German submarine to be sunk in World War II?

5x expanded by White Shadows (talk). Nominated by White Shadows (talk) at 00:05, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, and hook verified. APK whisper in my ear 05:43, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

German submarine U-1163

... ~~that the German submarine U-1163 was only one of a handful of German U-boats who helped to shoot down a de Havilland Mosquito?~~

Created by White Shadows (talk). Nominated by White Shadows (talk) at 22:04, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

First, the article seems old and ineligible for DYK. Second, though apparently moot for the DYK hook, the source doesn't say that this sub shot down the Mosquito. It seems she was being moved on the surface with another sub to another location, with other ships escorting them. When the Mosquito attacked, presumably everyone was shooting at it, and there is no source telling us that this particular sub was credited for the kill. Crum375 (talk) 00:10, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's not old at all. It became an article today. It does'nt matter how old the sandbox was. People do that all of the time. Further, I've fixed up the hook to make since.--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 01:29, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding eligibility, DYK only covers new articles. This one is from March, which is ancient in DYK terms. Here is the WP:DYKcheck report for it:

Prose size (text only): 2814 characters (482 words) "readable prose size"
Article created by White Shadows on March 20, 2010 as a redirect
Article became a non-redirect on March 28, 2010 by White Shadows
Article moved from User:White Shadows/Sandbox on June 30, 2010
Assuming article is at 5x now, expansion began 24 edits ago on March 28, 2010

Regarding the shootdown incident, I don't see where the source says that particular sub "helped" the shooting in any way. It was being moved, so likely it had partial crew, who relied on the escorts for protection. But speculation aside, we'd need a source telling us the sub actually helped the shootdown, in order to state it in the article. Crum375 (talk) 02:01, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Look the article was a sondbox for a few months. This does not "disqualify" it at all. I've had several DYK's like this one. As for the sourceing, I'll get to that tomorrow...--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 03:09, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Look at the article history. The article existed in March. One month ago. This is the edit just prior to your move [4]. The article today is almost exactly the same as it was a month ago [5].--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 07:57, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the date, the article was moved into mainspace on the 30th. That is when the clock starts for DYK, so White Shadows had 5 days from then to nominate it, which he's done (see WP:DYK#Selection criteria, third bullet point under "new"). The length checks out, I haven't checked the hook yet. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 09:26, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

HJM, I believe you are wrong. The rule you refer to is (bold added) "Articles that have been worked on exclusively in a user or user talk subpage and then moved..." IOW, you may not take an existing article and move it into your user space to reset the clock and make it "new", unless you are expanding it, in which case normal 5x expansion rules apply. In this case the article already existed in article space in March 2010, so it is ineligible for a "new" (non-expanded) DYK under the present rules. Crum375 (talk) 12:01, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That diff was from my sandbox. The clock starts ticking when it is moved out and into the mainspace, which I did yesterday. The length is also good and despite what you say, so it the hook. Can I request another reviewer to come along and take a look at this please?--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 16:01, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

← Here's a more detailed explanation of the file's history. User:White Shadows/Sandbox was previously used to develop an article about a different submarine, the U-771. That page was moved into article space in March, leaving behind a redirect to that article in the sandbox. The same sandbox was then used to write this article, which was moved into article space yesterday. The article was worked on exclusively in the user's sandbox prior to being moved. The date is fine. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 16:56, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a prior version of this article from March 2010, in article space, which seems similar to the current version in size and content. How does subsequent work on it in user space make it "new"? Crum375 (talk) 18:08, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

When a page is moved, the page history comes with it. That history is from the userspace version. ErinM (talk) 18:36, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed. You'll also notice that the page was moved to mainspace, as opposed to cut and pasted, which means that the page can't have existed prior because WS isn't an admin and only admins can move existing ages over each other. The only way it could have existed in mainspace before the move would require a deletion and history undelete, of which there is no evidence in the log. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:49, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is the edit where the original redirect was removed. So if the subsequent edit was in the user's sandbox, what happened to the user space version of the article at that time? Did it remain an empty page for months? I don't see any record of its being moved. Crum375 (talk) 19:25, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it did. It's called a sandbox for a reason....--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 19:34, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And Crum, what it this all about? Are you testing to see if I'm telling the truth or something? I'm not an admin so I cannot delete or move anything without leaveing a redirect. That's why it was empty for two months.--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 19:37, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's obvious from the diff that a page in WS' userspace was moved to mainspace (this was the article on a different submarine, which only serves to complicate things) but as I explained above, the article didn't exist in mainspace until yesterday, when WS moved it from his userspace to mainspace and, as I explained above, it's impossible that a page existed at that title before the move. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:38, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

HJM, I specifically looked for a move in his user log, and didn't find any, so clearly he didn't move it there. And in fact, he says he believes that the page had been left empty in article space, after the redirect was removed. (I wonder why a bot doesn't flag empty article-space pages like that.) I guess this would explain why WP:DYKcheck rejects it. White Shadows, I'll AGF that you did start a "new" article (since an empty page or redirect doesn't count in my view too) in user space at that time. In that case, let's focus on the hook again. It seems that sub was being taken somewhere for repositioning or service at the time, along with another sub, with an escort of other ships. Do you have a source telling us that the sub "participated" or "helped" in the shootdown, e.g. by firing a single round at the Mosquito? Crum375 (talk) 19:46, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No you are putting words into my mouth. I said that it was left as a blank sandbox (little thing that 90% of content writers have, not a real article)and it was moved. I did it for crying out loud!--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 19:52, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, sorry for being dense then. So this edit, removing the redirect, was inside your user space? Crum375 (talk) 19:57, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. And to answer your question, yes it was. As for the hook, how about ~~... that U-1163 was attacked by two de Havilland Mosquitos and managed to survive undamaged?~~--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 20:05, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, that explains it, then. It seems to me that to prevent confusion next time (not just mine but also DYKcheck's), it would be better to just copy-paste the content from the sandbox to mainspace. And regarding the new hook, yes, that's well sourced, but very un-hookish, as you are not even telling them it was on the surface at the time. Can you come up with something hookier, maybe unrelated to the Mosquito? Crum375 (talk) 20:16, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

And maybe without the red link in it! ;) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:29, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm kinda against copy-and-pasteing the article into the mainspace as that would mean that alot of my edits would be in my userspace....But as for the hook... that the last patrol that U-1163 took part in began on 15 April 1945, just 15 days before Adolf Hitler commited suicide?--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 00:39, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Mentioning Hitler and/or his suicide in relation to this sub would require a reliable source which makes that specific connection, or else it would violate WP:SYN. It seems to me this sub was not very notable, and its only claim to fame is that it sunk one ship. Perhaps there is something of note with that ship? Crum375 (talk) 01:26, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How is that OR? I once had a sub DYK with a hook that said that it was commissioned the day of the Normady landings. Is that OR? I doubt that counting to 15 should fall under WP:SYN.--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 02:38, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Making a point by combining information from separate sources requires a reliable source making that combined point in relation to the article topic, or else it would violate WP:SYN and WP:NOR. Crum375 (talk) 03:12, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I started looking for information about the sunk ship, the only claim to fame of this sub. I found the article makes a total mess of it at the moment, which needs to be fixed. The article says the kill was a submarine, while in fact it was a steam merchant ship, disabled and dead in the water due to engine trouble. And the article says the "sub's" name was KB-35, while according to the source KB-35 was the name of the convoy, which had no subs in it, and which split up after the ship became disabled, leaving only one mine sweeper to watch over her. The steam ship's actual name was Revoljucija (Revolution), as you can see here. Unfortunately, I haven't found any good hook yet. Crum375 (talk) 03:39, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've fixed that.--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 16:58, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I added some more details and the ref, but we still need some catchy hook. Crum375 (talk) 18:00, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How about something about the fact that all 4 of her war patrols took place from Norwegian ports? All of her patrols were in the arctic....--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 19:06, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Do we know how common or uncommon that was? Maybe some other U-boats did the same? Crum375 (talk) 19:56, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How about this bold hook:

... that a German submarine sank the Soviet Revolution?

If you create a stub for the ship, you can wikilink to it. Crum375 (talk) 20:28, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm on it. That sound like a funny april fools joke but should be good, bound to get a few viewers.--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 20:54, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Done. It's also long enough to be a DYK hook as well, now this nom is a double hook.--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 21:27, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, lengths, hook ref verified. Good job on the ship! Crum375 (talk) 21:40, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Ælfwaru

... that Liber Eliensis records that Ælfwaru granted to Ely Abbey the lands of Bridgham, Hingham, Weeting, Rattlesden, Mundford, Thetford, and fisheries around those marshes?

Created by Senra (talk). Self nom at 18:59, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article is too short at present at 1043 characters of prose, when the minimum is 1500. Can you expand it some more? Bencherlite ^Talk 19:04, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

on the case --Senra (talk) 19:06, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

not sure how you measure length. I have added prose, with relevant references of course. If that is not ok, I wish to withdraw this to work on it some more. --Senra (talk) 19:56, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

worked it out - Dr pda says my page size is 1605 now --Senra (talk) 20:30, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I love Old English names. Maybe you could add a sentence or two on her name: the OE elements it is composed of, and what they mean. That'll add a couple more characters into the body of the article.--Brianann MacAmhlaidh (talk) 08:05, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Struggling on etymology of Ælfwaru. Best I can do is affix Ælf = elf- strong masculineOED and suffix = -ware lit. people of the god.OED I am not an OE scholar so this may be rubbish. Not prepared to put this in until it is checked. I am on the case, though I might have diffuclty here. Still trying. --Senra (talk) 09:50, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Still struggling. In Old English originally a strong feminine (-stem) -waru (plural -wara) meaning Forming the names of inhabitants of places.OED. Thus poss. Elven-inhabitant? --Senra (talk) 10:22, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology section added thanks to Reference desk:Etymology of Ælfwaru so

Done? --Senra (talk) 12:21, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not to be a wet blanket, but I find the etymology section inappropriate. This article is about a specific woman named Ælfwaru; the information in the article should be about her. If we had an article Ælfwaru (name), that would be the place for etymology. Is there nothing more that can be said about the good lady herself? +An gr 13:06, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology removed. There are other people called Ælfwaru, as the name, and its variants, were a popular Anglo-Saxon female name. The one we are discussing is definitely the one whose cryograph was mentioned in Liber Elientsis. The fisheries mentioned there link our Ælfwaru with the Ælfwaru mentioned in Liber Benefactorum, and thus give us her fathers name. Her father bequeathed a fishery in his cryograph. I checked sources carefully. I am convinced the two Ælfwaru's can be linked. If we cannot link them, we have even less to write. Not sure I want to go into conjecture, so I think the article says as much as we can about her. I went round wikilinking other places in wikipedia where Ælfwaru is mentioned. There is not a lot to be frank. Do you want me to withdraw the article for DYK? Not a problem if you do. (It would be a problem if you wanted me to delete the article after all this work though :) ) --Senra (talk) 13:34, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

(as a pure aside) geese and chase spring to mind re etymology but no worries as I learned some things *smiles sweetly* --Senra (talk) 13:41, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Had a crack and trying to get a concensus. Put derivation of her name back in but as a legacy; not as a pure etymolgy section in its own right.

Done --Senra (talk) 13:51, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is the article still too short? It currently reports as: Prose size (text only): 1786 B (276 words) "readable prose size" --Senra (talk) 14:56, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Article is Prose size (text only): 1887 B (294 words) "readable prose size" --Senra (talk) 22:12, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Alt-hook - "... that the name of the village of Alverstoke, in Hampshire, England, derives from the name Ælfwaru plus OE stoc" --Senra (talk) 07:47, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The problem with this hook - indeed, the problem with even mentioning this fact in the article - is that it's unrelated to the good lady in question. Bencherlite ^Talk 08:39, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, alt-hook withdrawn and Ælfwaru modified to exclude reference in article to Alverstoke. I still feel that Ælfwaru leaves a legacy in her name; however, if you disagree, I will pull that too --Senra (talk) 11:12, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am now unsure what, if anything, I need to do with this hook and or article. Any advice would be welcome --Senra (talk) 13:55, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Clemens von Delbrück

... that Clemens von Delbrück recieved the Order of the Black Eagle on his dismissal as Vice-Chancellor of Germany?

Created/expanded by Claritas (talk). Nominated by Claritas (talk) at 19:24, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Verified. AGF for the book citation.--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 22:06, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brothers TV

... that Canadian TV series Brothers TV was described as "lowbrow comedic stuff that is ever-so-watchable" but only ran for eight episodes?

Created by Joshrimer (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 18:06, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good to go Thelmadatter (talk) 13:51, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

William O'Neill (Medal of Honor recipient)

... that William O'Neill was awarded the Medal of Honor for his part in a charge at Fort Sill in 1872 which ended 17 years of combat?

Created by 72.74.211.107 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 17:45, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

William L. Taylor

... that officials at Brooklyn College implored federal officials not to hire William L. Taylor for a government job, saying he had "espoused liberal causes such as the rights of the Negro in the South"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 15:19, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion date, lengths, hook ref verified. Please try to get more sources; a single-source article looks ugly and incomplete. Crum375 (talk) 01:09, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Additional sources have been added. Alansohn (talk) 18:59, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bam Aquino

... that Bam Aquino became the youngest person in Philippine history to head a government agency when he was appointed at age 26 to become Chairman of the National Youth Commission?

Created by Joaquin008 (talk). Self nom at 12:35, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Intercessors of the Lamb

... that members of the Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement Intercessors of the Lamb wear teal habits because the color represents intercession between a green earth and a blue heaven?

Created by Alekjds (talk). Self nom at 06:20, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date, and ref verified.-- φ OnePt618^Talk φ 06:30, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Diego's Hair Salon

... that the clientele of Diego's Hair Salon (pictured) has included politicians, diplomats, and two U.S. Supreme Court Justices?

Created by AgnosticPreachersKid (talk). Nominated by AgnosticPreachersKid (talk) at 06:02, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, hook, and source verified. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 22:10, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Vertical Submarine

... that art collective Vertical Submarine, winners of President’s Young Talents award 2009, placed gray sunflowers in the Botanic Gardens with a poem by the fictional Chien Swee-Teng?

Created by Tja ariani (talk). Nominated by Chzz (talk) at 02:35, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, lengths, hook ref verified. Crum375 (talk) 03:20, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The artikle contains now several tags.--Stone (talk) 21:33, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Not any more; someone added spammy content, but it has now been restored to neutrality. Chzz ► 22:50, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Benjamin Sonnenberg

... that press agent Benjamin Sonnenberg described himself as a "cabinetmaker who fashioned large pedestals for small statues"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:56, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Length, date verified. Ref accepted AGF.-- φ OnePt618^Talk φ 06:11, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles created/expanded on June 29

John O'Callaghan (Medal of Honor recipient), Michael O'Regan (Medal of Honor recipient)

... that Sergeant John O'Callaghan and Private Michael O'Regan were among thirty men in the same regiment to be awarded the Medal of Honor, one of the largest presentations ever made at the time?

Created by 72.74.211.107 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 22:48, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Neither article is at the required 1500 characters for it to be on the main page. HJ, can you expand the prose a bit?--White Shadows ^{There goes another day} 14:27, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team, 1976 Oklahoma Sooners football team, 1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team, 1978 Oklahoma Sooners football team, 1979 Oklahoma Sooners football team, 1980 Oklahoma Sooners football team

... that Oklahoma Sooners football head coach Barry Switzer won eight consecutive Big Eight Conference college football championships in his first eight years with the 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1980 teams?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 05:06, 30 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Special occasion holding area

Note: Articles nominated for a special occasion should be nominated within five days of creation or expansion as usual (with the exception of April Fools' Day 2011 - see Wikipedia:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know). Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination.

10 July, astronomical event

Hermann Goldschmidt

... that the asteroid 21 Lutetia discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt will be visited by the ESA spacecraft Rosetta on July 10, 2010?

5x expanded by Stone (talk). Nominated by Stone (talk) at 22:22, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1:... that the asteroid 21 Lutetia discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt will be visited by the ESA spacecraft Rosetta today?

This would be a good DYK for July 10! --Stone (talk) 22:24, 2 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Date, length, fact verified. Please promote for 10 July. Materialscientist (talk) 23:33, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

11 July, sixth Sunday after Trinity

Julia Hamari

... that Bach's solo cantata for alto Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 for the sixth Sunday after Trinity, was recorded by Maureen Forrester, Andreas Scholl and Julia Hamari?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 20:37, 29 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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