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This page transcludes a subset of the nominations found on the page of all the approved nominations for the "Did you know" section of the Main Page. It only transcludes the nominations filed under dates of the most recent week. The page is intended to allow editors to easily review recent nominations that may not be displaying correctly on the complete page of approved nominations if that page's contents are causing the page to hit the post-expand include size limit.

Siege of Durham (1006)[edit]

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Created by CSJJ104 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

CSJJ104 (talk) 16:09, 19 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I will gladly review this in the coming days! WatkynBassett (talk) 06:41, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • The article was created on 19 May 2024‎ and nominated on the same day. It is thus eligible.
  • The article is sourced. I did two spot checks and the references checked out.
  • The article is written in a neutral and non-promotional tone.
  • Earwig did not pick up anything noteworthy.
  • QPQ done.
  • Hook review: I think the original hook is the best one and it is ODNB sourced and thus viable. I nevertheless have small questions:
    • In my opinion "earl of Bamburgh" should be wikilinked. Probably to Rulers of Bamburgh (even though Earl of Bamburgh redirects to Earl of Northumbria [is this a redirection mistake, I am not knowledgeable here]?)
    • The flow of the wording might be improved: What do you think about "... that Uhtred became earl of Bamburgh after his victory at the siege of Durham, even though his father seems to have still been living?"
    • "his father" should probably also be wikilinked to Waltheof of Bamburgh - what do you think?
    • Thanks for creating free and interesting knowledge! I will approve this nomination once these small questions have been addressed! WatkynBassett (talk) 07:27, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Created Alt0a to address the above suggestions. I have no strong feelings about whether this is better than the original. The question about Earl of Northumbria vs Rulers of Bamburgh is a question I've no clear answer for. CSJJ104 (talk) 19:49, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at this again I notice Waltheof of Bamburgh is a stub. I'm unsure if this might be an issue for inclusion in the hook?
While I have no issue with whichever hook the promoter chooses when that point is reached I do like Alt2 as being distinct from the sort of hook which typically appears on DYK. CSJJ104 (talk) 20:30, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your work on the hook. In my experience many hooks with doubtful reliability are extensively discussed and often challenged at the promotion stage or even later when the sets are put together therefore, I did not pick the more unusual hook ALT2 (which has the qualifier "tradition"). I think ALT0a is fine and that a stub article is wikilinked is no issue at all. I approve hook ALT0a. WatkynBassett (talk) 05:25, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Great Martyrdom of Edo[edit]

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Created by WatkynBassett (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

WatkynBassett (talk) 20:43, 21 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:32, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edna Hibel[edit]

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  • ... that Edna Hibel painted over 10 different decades?
  • ALT1: ... that a 2022 book lamented that American painter Edna Hibel did not have a Wikipedia article? Source: Marx, W.D. (2022). Status and Culture: How Our Desire for Social Rank Creates Taste, Identity, Art, Fashion, and Constant Change. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-593-29670-7. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lillie Shockney
Converted from a redirect by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 398 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 21:47, 19 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:07, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mary A. Wray[edit]

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Created by Xoak (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

X (talk) 05:20, 21 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • New enough, long enough, and neutral with all reliable sources. The hook is directly cited. I assume good faith on the book reference. I prefer the first hook. A QPQ is needed. SL93 (talk) 18:53, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@SL93: QPQ done. Re AGF, you could also access them by Wikipedia Library repositories such as Newspapers.com and NewspaperArchive.com. But Google News archive in itself is freely accessible and reliable. And yes, let's go with ALT0. Regards. X (talk) 06:43, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Xoak I was only referring to the Moulton source, which I just now noticed I could have read from the external links section. This is now ready to go. SL93 (talk) 08:31, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New York State Pavilion[edit]

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The New York State Pavilion
The New York State Pavilion
5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 654 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 14:01, 20 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: I prefer ALT2 as the most dramatic and interesting. All of the hooks check out so up to the promotor which to use. Article went from 1000 to 7,816 words so more than 5x expansion. Lightburst (talk) 14:18, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pujol (restaurant), Quintonil[edit]

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  • ... that Pujol and Quintonil restaurants tied with two Michelin stars, the highest ratings in Mexico's first guide?
  • Source: [1] On Tuesday, the Michelin Guide announced its first-ever rankings for the country, with two two-star restaurants and 16 one-star spots.
5x expanded by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 47 past nominations.

(CC) Tbhotch™ 04:19, 20 May 2024 (UTC). Both articles:[reply]


General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice work. This looks good to go. Epicgenius (talk) 14:06, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius: Hi! Thanks for reviewing it. I noticed that I could also expand List of Michelin starred restaurants in Mexico. Can I add it to this nomination as follows?

Here is the QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Taste of Summer. (CC) Tbhotch™ 19:47, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of Michelin starred restaurants in Mexico:

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The List of Michelin starred restaurants in Mexico article is new enough, long enough, sourced, and has no issues with neutrality or plagiarism. As with my review above, the nomination is good to go with 3 bolded links. Epicgenius (talk) 20:17, 20 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

American Colossus: Big Bill Tilden and the Creation of Modern Tennis[edit]

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Created by Hydrangeans (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

Hydrangeans (she/her | talk | edits) 04:50, 20 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Natives Representative Council[edit]

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  • Source: "Instead, the first session was postponed for six months from August to December 1937 when it was held in a cramped Pretoria school hall and addressed by the deputy prime minister General Smuts. This set the tone for subsequent sessions that were always held in dingy halls around Pretoria (Rich, 1996)."
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Created by Iamawesomeautomatic (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Iamawesomeautomatic (talk) 22:58, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing this, new article and no copyvio according to Earwig. No QPQ needed as this is first nom, the sentence also cited in the article. However I have one suggestion for the prep to maybe truncate it to just "held meetings in school halls" as the other part feels subjective and not stated outright in the source. Otherwise it's good to go for me. Nyanardsan (talk) 12:08, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Henry Street salamander tunnels[edit]

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Amphibian tunnel in Germany
Amphibian tunnel in Germany
Created by Bruxton (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 148 past nominations.

Bruxton (talk) 05:00, 21 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing X (talk) 06:26, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Very interesting article. Needed a good chunk of minor copy editing, which I've done. It's good to go. Strong preference for ALT0 with possible wikilinking to amphibians. Given its subject, I couldn't think of a relevant infobox. X (talk) 06:36, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Boom (Doctor Who)[edit]

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  • ... that while filming the Doctor Who episode "Boom" some takes lasted up to seven minutes?
Moved to mainspace by OlifanofmrTennant (talk), TheDoctorWho (talk), and Alex 21 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 17:35, 21 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is neutral, free from copyvio, suitably referenced, and meets the length and newness criteria—moved to mainspace on 21 May, the same day as this nomination. The hooks are succinct, neutral, interesting, and reliably sourced (though I would recommend adding timestamps to the video refs). My pick would be ALT2, then ALT0; I find ALT1 interesting personally, but I'm not sure general audiences would as well. QPQ is done (albeit a bit brief). This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 23:44, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Timestamp for ALT2 is from 6:08 to 6:28; it's a quote from Russell. TheDoctorWho (talk) 04:25, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

William Henry Harrison Seeley[edit]

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  • Reviewed: [[]]
  • Comment: For the source, note that there are two newspaper sources that I couldn't get to as it seems that the access through The Wikipedia Library is down currently.
Improved to Good Article status by CommissarDoggo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

CommissarDoggoTalk? 10:50, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Comments by Tbhotch

General eligibility:

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: An article that was recently promoted to GA. No picture to review. No QPQ is needed, this is your fourth nomination. No copyright issues on text and files. The hook is interesting and sourced. The article is sourced and I assume good faith on the inaccessible sources. (CC) Tbhotch™ 04:54, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lois E. Trott[edit]

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Lois E. Trott c.1893
Lois E. Trott c.1893
Created by Xoak (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

X (talk) 14:59, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Policy compliance:

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: Yes
  • Other problems: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article was created on 22 May 2024. It has a readable prose size of 3211 characters. QPQ not yet done. WP:EARWIG shows now copyvios. More comments later.

Each paragraph has a source. Some parts of the lead and the section "Early life and education" sound very similar to the text in Moulton 1893, p. 722. This needs to be rewritten to avoid WP:CLOSEPARAPHRASE. I didn't check the rest of the article so please make sure that the problem is not found in other parts as well. The hooks are interesting and supported by the source. Both hooks are too long: they should be below 200 characters and ideally below 160 characters. The picture is freely licenced, used in the article, and clear. Phlsph7 (talk) 13:44, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Phlsph7: thanks for your evaluation. Some parts of the lead and the section "Early life and education" sound very similar Because they are similar. I've used it as a source material, and "the article merely presents standard facts for a topic like this in standard sequence. The article does not copy any creative words or phrases, similes or metaphors." And a direct comparison with the Moulton source shows no violation. However, all of these becomes irrelevant here because the dictionary is in public domain and properly attributed in the source section. Regardless PD or not, the article does not closely paraphrase, rather presents standard facts in an orderly sequence. WP:LIMITED exists. Although redundant, I've now added a PD template as well in the ref section (which is usually done if it's a case of somewhat direct copy-paste, although this isn't the case here). Re the blurb's lentgh, while nominating I made sure they are under 200 characters. And yes shorter blurbs would be better. We may simply remove the "American educator" bits: ALT0b ... that Lois E. Trott (pictured) ran the first lodging house for homeless girls in America, providing shelter and support for over 1,000 girls annually, all without receiving any payment? ALT0c... that Lois E. Trott (pictured) ran the first lodging house for homeless girls in America, providing shelter and support without receiving any payment?

Let me know which one you prefer or if have your own opinion. Regards. X (talk) 07:24, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The template should solve the close-paraphrase problem. I wasn't aware that the phrase "(pictured)" does not count towards the character limit (per WP:DYK200), which means that the original hooks pass the test. I think all that remains is the QPQ. Phlsph7 (talk) 07:55, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
QPQ Done. Thanks. X (talk) 08:14, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. Phlsph7 (talk) 08:52, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mel Carnahan[edit]

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Carnahan's official portrait c. 1997
Carnahan's official portrait c. 1997
Improved to Good Article status by FountofInterestingInfo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

FountofInterestingInfo (talk) 14:10, 22 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • (for original hook, which is most interesting) GA status, date, close paraphrase check ok. No qpq needed. Image free on Commons. --Soman (talk) 19:37, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Clark House (New Zealand)[edit]

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Clark House from behind
Clark House from behind
  • ... that Clark House (pictured) was used to host Cold War meetings?
  • ALT1: ... that Clark House (pictured) was constructed with hollow ceramic blocks? Source: https://clough.co.nz/monographs/clough_monograph3.pdf
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  • Comment: First time at DYK, I think the Cold War hook is more interesting to a general reader, although someone into architecture would be more interested about the hollow ceramic blocks (but most of that information is out of scope for the article).
Created by Abydocomist (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Abydocomist (talk) 17:56, 23 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Really nice inaugural article from new user Abydocomist about a historic house in West Auckland, New Zealand (hopefully many more to come!) Since I am taking the Clough & Associates reference on good faith (I had problems accessing it on my browser) I would rather stick with ALT0. I also removed a possibly promotional sentence which used an unreliable source. Havradim leaf a message 08:00, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Kee Building[edit]

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Side view of the Sam Kee Building
Side view of the Sam Kee Building
5x expanded by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Yue🌙 03:34, 24 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • I'm reviewing this. X (talk) 07:31, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: The fivefold is borderline met here as per my calculation. All other criteria are fulfilled. I've done some minor copy-editing. ALT0 is the most intriguing of the 3. X (talk) 08:10, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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