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Gitmo playlist

The article itself is fine, however the hook requires knowing who Barney is. (Also, I don't see anything about it at WP:DYKG, but I'm not sure how comfortable I am running an article involved in a current move request given the potential for a redirect on the main page.)--Launchballer 10:20, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Xinwen Bao

My gut reaction to seeing this was 'the article's lede could do with another sentence', but strictly speaking that's not a DYK issue so this is fine.--Launchballer 10:20, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

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Muthkwey

@Ornithoptera, Tenpop421, and Crisco 1492: This is cited to a Master's thesis, which I'd question the reliability of anyway, but it says "Another story tells that our ancestors [...] considered it to be sacred because it came from sʔi:łqəy̓ (Musqueam Indian Band, 2011). Our people were not permitted to walk over or harvest it." This isn't quite what the hook's saying. Going by the nom, I suspect a different reference was intended. (Also, not really a DYK issue, but this would probably deserve {{lead too short}}.)--Launchballer 10:52, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
  • Sʔi:łqəy is defined as a "two-headed serpent" on Page 49, and this source supports the droppings being the area where the grass sprouted. The only thing I'm seeing that is not quite there is "did not" versus "were not allowed to", which I had considered sufficient in paraphrasing to allow. Would "it was taboo to harvest or step over" work better to reflect the source?  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:25, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
The sentence containing "droppings" is only cited to [1], and I don't see it in there.--Launchballer 15:53, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
So it does, my mistake. (I somehow missed the first instance.)--Launchballer 16:31, 11 November 2024 (UTC)


Also noting here that I populated Prep 4, and thus won't be able to touch it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:11, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Negative Israel hooks

Even if each hook on its own is fine, to meet WP:DUE we may to have to intentionally begin spacing these way out or to reject some. Currently we have:

  1. Template:Did you know nominations/Shadia Abu Ghazaleh
  2. Template:Did you know nominations/Barquq Castle
  3. Template:Did you know nominations/Eurovision Song Contest 2000
  4. Template:Did you know nominations/Genocide in the Hebrew Bible
  5. Template:Did you know nominations/Old City of Gaza
  6. Template:Did you know nominations/Tel al-Sultan attack

And since the Israel–Hamas war (October 7), we've already run many hooks in this vein, Rjjiii (talk) 17:33, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Let's not hatchet our counts before they chicken. Two of those are less than a fortnight old and a non-Israeli hook can probably be found for the Eurovision article. (Probably. I'm yet to read it.) Three of them are quite old and I can see them timing out. Let's see which are Approved before jumping to conclusions. (I see one Israeli hook in prep 1, but that might get kicked back again.)--Launchballer 19:26, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
The Israel-related hook in Eurovision Song Contest 2000 is just one alternative out of four. jlwoodwa (talk) 19:29, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

This is not correct, statistically. There are about 4,000 DYKs shown every year (9 x 365, plus an adjustment for a number of 12+12 days). So about 1,000 every three months.

These hooks date back to mid-September, and won’t all be shown until mid-December. So that is also three months.

6 out of 1,000 is 0.6%, which is roughly in line with Israel's share of the global economy (0.5%), and significantly lower than Israel's share of global cultural and media relevance.

Onceinawhile (talk) 11:28, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Correction for tomorrow?

We've been discussing posting correction bullets here and there when we get hooks wrong. I think this would be a good time to test it:

  • Correction: A hook that aired yesterday claimed that "the Holy See has an official anime mascot", named Luce. Luce is only the mascot of the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee, and while its design has been compared to anime, it is not Japanese animation or artwork.

Pinging @Tamzin, Wound theology, Secretlondon, Di (they-them), and Crisco 1492 for thoughts :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:50, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Whether it was an error

Subsectioned by Tamzin at 21:50, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
The 2025 Jubilee is overseen by the Holy See, so she is for intents and purposes a mascot of (owned by) the Holy See as a mascot of one of its projects. In this case the word "anime" is being used to describe the art style, not necessarily Japanese animation; "anime style" is a well-known phenomenon even in art that isn't necessarily from Japan. I don't think the hook is inaccurate, it just uses the terms in a slightly different way than you interpreted them. Di (they-them) (talk) 20:57, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
I think there's a difference between having a mascot for a specific procession and being a mascot of the organization as a whole. Miraitowa and Someity are only mascots of the 2020 Olympics, not all of the Games in perpetuity. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 21:01, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Yes, but it would not be inaccurate to describe Miraitowa and Someity as "Olympic mascots" or "mascots of the Olympics". They are not the mascots of all Olympics, but they are examples of mascots of the Olympics. I think the same thing applies to Luce here. Luce is not the mascot of the Holy See, but she is a mascot used by the Holy See. "The Holy See has a mascot" does not necessarily only imply the former. Di (they-them) (talk) 21:03, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
  • (ec) I am going to note that Merriam Webster gives a more general definition of anime as "a style of animation originating in Japan that is characterized by stark colorful graphics depicting vibrant characters in action-filled plots often with fantastic or futuristic themes"; Britannica likewise gives "a style of animation that was created in Japan and that uses colorful images, strong characters, and stories that have a lot of action". Although several dictionaries do require Japanese origin as part of their definition, there is a shifting in the language to recognize foreign animation in the anime style as anime. (That being said, our article for non-Japanese anime like Totally Spies! is at Anime-influenced animation, so that link would have been better on the main page). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:58, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
    • I also agree with Di that this is "a mascot owned by the the Holy See" (i.e., the Holy See has this mascot), even if it is not "the mascot of the Holy See".  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:02, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
      • Does any reliable source call her an "official mascot of the Holy See"? -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 21:06, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
      • That's not what I'm saying she was. In fact, it's the opposite. I refer you to Di's response above. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:10, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        But that's what the hook said she was! The full hook was "... that the Holy See has an official anime mascot?" Does that claim appear in any reliable source? If not, it is an error for our purposes. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 21:12, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        That's what you are reading the hook as saying. I, as with Di, am reading it as "... the Holy See possesses/owns a mascot", which is entirely supported by the references. Di has made the point very succinctly below: "The hook did not call her the Holy See's mascot. The hook stated that "The Holy See has a mascot", implying ownership. It's like how if I said "The Olympics have ferret mascots", that doesn't necessarily mean that Tina and Milo are the only Olympic mascots or that they represent all Olympic events."  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:14, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        I will point out that I wrote the hook originally, so my interpretation as referring to ownership is the correct/intended meaning. Di (they-them) (talk) 21:24, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        I'm glad that was your intended meaning, Di, but I would expect it to have been, since I know that you're a capable and competent editor who participates in good faith, and the alternative would have been you introducing a deliberate error, which is not something I suspected of you even for a minute. You made a mistake in wording, not even that large a mistake, but still a mistake that will have now given the wrong impression of Luce's status to anyone who read that hook. It's not the end of the world, but should be corrected, and the fact that you read the hook as saying what you intended isn't really what matters. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 21:28, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        Your and Di's Olympics example relies on the syntactic ambiguity of "The Olympics" meaning either "an individual instance of the Olympic Games" or "the International Olympic Committee". Per [2], Tina and Milo are "the official mascots for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026", and that is how Tina and Milo describes them. To say "the Olympics have ferret mascots" would be not incorrect, but imprecise, owing to that syntactic ambiguity. There is no such ambiguity here. The Holy See is never referred to as the 2025 Jubilee. The Holy See is an entity coördinating the 2025 Jubilee, which in turn has a mascot named Luce, which in no way makes Luce an "official mascot" that the Holy See "has", at least not in the way those words are interpreted by normal people. A better comparison here would be saying "... that the United States has an official mascot who is a bear in a hat", which likewise is not true at least as most people would interpret that. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 21:26, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        I think that "The United States federal government has a mascot that is a bear in a hat" would be a totally acceptable and accurate claim to make. It does not imply that Smokey represents the entire government, just that the government uses him. Di (they-them) (talk) 21:29, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        Precisely. This "syntactic ambiguity" doesn't stop other sources from using similar phrasing. Like, say, "The Vatican’s cartoon mascot for Jubilee 2025", "The Vatican has a new mascot: an anime girl named Luce", The Anime Mascot of the Catholic Church", etc. etc.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:36, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        Those are all WP:HEADLINES. The body of the first says "the Vatican has launched a cartoon mascot unveiled Monday as the cheerful face of the Catholic Church's upcoming holy year" and later in a caption "the official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year". The body of the second says "The Vatican announced the official mascot for Jubilee 2025". The third is WP:FORBESCON, so not an RS, but regardless doesn't call her the official mascot of the Holy See either.
        More generally, if this is what it's going to be like every time someone suggests a correction—essentially, people involved in an erroneous hook reversing all existing principles of hook accuracy to make it a game of "Is there some theoretical way that the hook isn't an error?"—then we should probably just give up on the process right now. As with Di, I'd suggest you step back and let uninvolved parties comment here. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 21:46, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        "The Holy See has an official anime mascot" is not the same as "Luce is a/the mascot of the Holy See". The former implies ownership, the latter implies that she represents the Holy See specifically. Like, if I said "Nintendo has an electric mouse mascot", that does not mean that Pikachu is the mascot of Nintendo. Di (they-them) (talk) 21:15, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        Is it literally correct that Nintendo has an electric mouse mascot, where has strictly denotes corporate ownership? Sure. Are 99% of readers going to interpret that as saying "Pikachu is the official mascot of Nintendo, broadly construed"? Also yes. Communication is a two-person game, and I think it's worth clarifying when we miscommunicate. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 21:31, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        I should hope not, given that the whole point of a is to indicate "one of several". When I say I have a pen, or I have a pineapple, I'm not implying that mine is the only pen or pineapple in the world (or even my only pen or pineapple). It's the same in this case: they have a mascot, but it is not necessarily to the exclusion of all others. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:39, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        Fine, 99% of readers interpret it as "Pikachu is an official mascot of Nintendo, broadly construed". Which it isn't, not unless Harry the Hawk is an official mascot of Tony Ressler. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 21:43, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
        It's not anime, it's anime-style (according to outsiders). It's also not an official mascot of the Holy See (see above). Secretlondon (talk) 23:25, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
    I also agree that the "anime" part is borderline. Calling her the Holy See's mascot, though, was a clear misstatement of fact; being close to correct doesn't make it not a misstatement. And if we're correcting the clear error, might as well correct the borderline one too. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 21:01, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
    The hook did not call her the Holy See's mascot. The hook stated that "The Holy See has a mascot", implying ownership. It's like how if I said "The Olympics have ferret mascots", that doesn't necessarily mean that Tina and Milo are the only Olympic mascots or that they represent all Olympic events. Di (they-them) (talk) 21:08, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
    I am going to heavily disagree on the "there is a shifting in the language to recognize foreign animation in the anime style as anime." This is indeed happening to some extent, but it's very inorganic and is indeed something of a sore point among anime fans. The ones who are pushing for the "redefinition" of "anime" are usually the producers of these series themselves. But I digress, this is getting offtopic. Suffice to say, calling Luce an "anime mascot" is debatable, perhaps calling her "anime-style" would have been a suitable compromise. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:31, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

What a correction would look like

Subsectioned by Tamzin at 21:50, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
I like this idea, but some suggested tweaks:
  • "hook" is jargon and could be replaced with "entry"
  • "said" is preferable to "claimed", standard in corrections in newspapers etc.
  • I don't think "only" is necessary
  • "its" would work for the design, but when saying "its design" the pronoun is referring to the character, so "her" would be correct.
-- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 20:58, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Gotcha, so something like:
  • ALT0a: An entry that aired yesterday said that "the Holy See has an official anime mascot", named Luce. Luce is the mascot of the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee, and while her design has been compared to anime, it is not strictly Japanese animation or artwork.
theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 21:00, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Yeah! Oh and maybe "ran" over "aired", to keep with the newspaper-y feel. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 21:02, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Was trying to figure out what to do with that one :) ALT0b: An entry that ran yesterday said that "the Holy See has an official anime mascot", named Luce. Luce is the mascot of the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee, and while her design has been compared to anime, it is not strictly Japanese animation or artwork. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 21:03, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
I really don't think that a "correction" is necessary. I have explained that the hook refers to Luce being owned by the Holy See, and she does indeed fit multiple definitions of anime. This correction feels overly pedantic over a misinterpretation of the language used. Di (they-them) (talk) 21:26, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
@Di (they-them): You don't need to reply to every message to say it wasn't an error. That's already being discussed above. Maybe this should be subsectioned off into "whether it's an error?" (although this was already discussed at WP:ERRORS) and "what correction if any to run". -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (they|xe) 21:30, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
I love the idea of a correction. It would help DYK take ownership of misleading hooks. Secretlondon (talk) 23:28, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
As one of the regulars here who is into anime, seeing non-Japanese originating works being called "anime" triggers my anime fanboy senses. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:48, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Too wordy, which as mentioned below seriously compromises Main Page balance. Would request that the correction be delayed for a couple of days while a better layout is worked out. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:10, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
At least. And the two displaced hooks need to go back in.--Launchballer 19:22, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
@AirshipJungleman29 and Launchballer: huh? It's two lines on my screen, same as the two hooks I removed. Wikipedia:Main Page/Tomorrow is balanced for me. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 19:29, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

General comments

Subsectioned by Tamzin at 21:50, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Are we doing anything about the large amount of whitespace under "On this day" on Wikipedia:Main Page/Tomorrow?--Launchballer 02:51, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
I bumped a couple of hooks back, but OTD probably has to cover the rest. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 05:34, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
I can't support this. We shouldn't be rearranging sets so close to showtime.--Launchballer 12:32, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
I mean, if we want to correct mistakes, it's kind of the only way. Unless you're saying we put corrections in the back of the queue and air them a week later, which I don't love because we'll be reaching barely any of the same readers. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 19:33, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
What makes you think that there are more people reading two sets aired days apart than people reading two sets aired weeks apart? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:43, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
For sure you're right on that; i just meant that if we're gonna air a correction, we ideally wanna reach as many people who saw the original hook as possible, so the sooner we air it, the better. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:06, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
This correction at least takes up a disproportionate amount of space and has involved two hooks being bumped back through no fault of their own. We are not the only ones making errors. If we are to do this, then it should not be part of our box.--Launchballer 20:31, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
All right, well, pulled. I'll just say for the record that I don't think a dedicated corrections box is really ever gonna happen, especially since the MP only makes a handful of on-the-page errors every month. And yeah, hooks get bumped sometimes, it's arbitrary and it happens. There goes our chance to be the example that leads to other areas making their own corrections and eventually maybe getting a dedicated box, though. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:38, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
(edit conflict)That's not the point of a correction. Most newspaper corrections are buried away in a little box on page 17. A correction is to show the world that you adhere to at least one aspect of the journalism standards. Far better for DYK's purposes would be a link at the bottom, next to the others, which displays "Errors" and links to a page where potential errors and corrections could be stored. FWIW, I don't think think a syntactic ambiguity of the above sort even deserves a correction, but whatever. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:46, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
Is there a reason why we don't try to have some kind of errors page listing all the errors we've had? I vaguely remember it being proposed before. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:11, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
One thing I'd like to see (I believe I've mentioned this before) is to have the entire history of a hook in one place. Right now it gets scattered across the nom template, one (or possibly more) threads on this page, and maybe on WP:ERROR. RoySmith (talk) 03:21, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
  • So is there really no interest or appetite among the regulars for some kind of place where pulls, corrections, etc. are listed or mentioned? I don't know if the correction thing that Leeky proposed was the best option, but having zero form of accountability for errors doesn't seem optimal. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:47, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
    I would prefer a standard template for talk pages. It could add each usage to a category for main page corrections, and it wouldn't need anything beyond a |diff-url= parameter. The talk page is already the standard place to discuss or read about updates and corrections to an article. Many online news sites note their corrections on the article page, not on the main page. This would also be more permanent and transparent than a one-day main page notice.
    Previously, I added Wikipedia:Did you know/Removed/2023–24 to the list of Archives and copied in a bunch of other corrections from another archive, but this is something that can only exist if someone is going to put the work in to maintain it. Rjjiii (talk) 07:45, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
I'd be happy with an Errors link next to "Archive/Start a new article/Nominate an article" complete with recent errors.--Launchballer 19:05, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

A dedicated errors page?

This has been discussed multiple times before, but it seems there is at least some interest for a dedicated DYK errors and corrections page. How should one be maintained, where can be it linked to, and who is willing to maintain it? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:25, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Since I have been uninvolved in this discussion, here’s my take. I think a “correction” of sorts should be added after concensus (as the beautiful discussion above is a great example) that a “correction” hook should run. It could be a separate box and only run after this concensus is reached, sort of like FLs but not by-day. EF5 22:30, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
A dedicated errors page that isn't limited to just whatever is currently on the main page (i.e. people can bring up errors from any DYK) would be very useful for tracking the actual error rate.
I would also be highly interested in tracking the DYKs for articles that were later deleted/merged/redirected. JoelleJay (talk) 03:19, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

All queues are empty

The next prep for promotion, Prep 1, is being held up by my Cock Destroyers nom and the Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip hook. @AirshipJungleman29:, you said that you were "torn" as to whether the Cock Destroyers should run - have you come to a decision (and if not, would you entertain a hook that doesn't mention them by name such as the nom's ALT0)? And @RoySmith:, have your concerns regarding the Israeli hook been resolved (and if not, what needs to be done and by who)?--Launchballer 00:19, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

took prep 1 to queue, will do the checks in a couple hours; might end up bumping the two hooks mentioned here. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 00:30, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
I'm hesitant to answer that question because I suspect I'll get dragged into a detailed discussion which I don't want to get dragged into (i.e. the "what needs to be done and by whom part). But, broadly speaking, yes, I think the article has POV issues and I think we'd be better off not running it. And, to be honest, I've looked at promoting this prep a few times and every time I look at the title of the first hook I decide I just don't want to go there. RoySmith (talk) 00:31, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

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Cock Destroyers +1

I can't touch this because I wrote the articles, but would "that The Cock Destroyers (pictured) released a "gloriously queer" sex education video for Netflix before hosting Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer" flow better?--Launchballer 13:14, 4 November 2024 (UTC)
    • It's not unprecedented. Frank's Cock was a DYK on December 1, 2012 and TFA on December 1, 2013. (We have also run some other works with titles including words that are generally avoided elsewhere, such as "Run, Nigger, Run" on March 18, 2014). Since this is the name of their duo, I don't think we can avoid the use of the word "cock". — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:32, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
      • All of those over a decade ago, and in between (you may have missed while you were away) we had a very prolific editor (The C of E) topic-banned from DYK because of similar (albeit much repeated) sensationalism on the MP. I really am torn. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:47, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
        • I figured that something had happened when you mentioned the name - they were quite prolific even before my retirement. I brought those examples up as they were the ones that came to mind, being articles I had written. I'd have to do some archive diving to see what we've had more recently.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:21, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
        • Alright, so archive diving I'm not seeing much for the words mentioned above, but we did have "Boris Johnson Is a Fucking Cunt" in June 2022 (I'm sure ERRORS was fun that day), two penis hooks in June 2021, and a smattering of other things in the past four years. I'll have to archive dive for the topic ban as well, learn the context.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:31, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
        • Ah, well that was disheartening, and the TBAN well deserved. I don't think this reaches that level, especially since the article writer is prolific in areas dealing with modern popular culture (i.e., not going out of their way to find a shocking topic). I'll switch it out for now so we can continue discussion if needed - we have five hours until we have empty queues, so I'd like another prep up there. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:47, 6 November 2024 (UTC)
For your information, I only created the article to fill a redlink at Megan Barton-Hanson since the GA reviewer was asking about it, there is another hook on the nomination that censors the name as "porn stars", and that Fucking Cunt hook received absolutely no blowback whatsoever at WP:ERRORS (and only rocked up at WT:DYK after the nominator objected to it being run too late). If cunt didn't cause offense then, cock shouldn't cause offense now.--Launchballer 21:48, 6 November 2024 (UTC)

Dundonald House

My count is 439 bytes before expansion, 2219 bytes after expansion. That is narrowly above x5. --Soman (talk) 19:32, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 1

Cock Destroyers +1 (2)

Fengshan (general)

I can't see any problems with this.--Launchballer 13:10, 10 November 2024 (UTC)

Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (4)

Pinging all participants to Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 202#Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip 2: @Richard Nevell, Piotrus, Personisinsterest, Hydrangeans, and Chipmunkdavis:.--Launchballer 14:13, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
Sorry Launchballer, I don't think I got a notification about this message - or at least completely missed it as I was away recently. I have responded to a couple of queries from theleekycauldron in a section below. Richard Nevell (talk) 19:43, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Pablo Barragán (nom): intriguing?

Same as above :) I'm not sure this hook passes WP:DYKINT, but out of respect for the fact that it's undergone extensive discussion, I wanted to do a strawpoll here first. Do uninvolved people think this hook is likely to entice an average reader into clicking on the bolded article? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 09:25, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

It's interesting to me personally because I'm a lifelong fan of classical and jazz music; but I find the hook way too long and I think it should be shortened. In other words, "... that classical clarinetist Pablo Barragán originally wanted to be a jazz saxophonist?" Now, I'm sure that's not the best hook we can create, but I think it's usable. I'm particularly interested in the intersection between classical and jazz, and sometimes, not very often, the two can collide or meet, and that's where the magic begins. So reading a hook that tells me an accomplished classical musician originally wanted to be a jazz saxophonist is endlessly fascinating for me, but the hook shouldn't be so long. What's missing from an interest POV is why Barragán stuck with one instrument instead of the other, or why he was originally interested in the sax. That would be a great hook. Viriditas (talk) 10:25, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
How would that hook say at all that he is accomplished if no accomplishment is mentioned? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:18, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Why did he want to play sax? Viriditas (talk) 11:20, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
In the nom I mentioned that it would be better to not mention the orchestra by name, but Grimes2 really wanted it to be mentioned. For what it's worth, I do think that the best option would be a very simple hook like "... that classical clarinetist Pablo Barragán originally wanted to be a jazz saxophonist?", although the proposed ALT4b might be a suitable compromise. The issue is that I think the link would distract from the main point of the hook, and many times (but not always), the most straightforward option is the best. Pinging Launchballer as promoter and for further input. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:04, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
I was hoping to strawpoll uninvolved people, but I do appreciate your input :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 11:06, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
(ec) I (article author) don't find it intriguing and said so in the nom. The worst part is "played at festivals" - tell me any notable musician who didn't? Also: he first played in the orchestra (as an orchestra member), then as a soloist. I typically think we should say something about what the subject does now, not wanted to be as a child, and then claim that was the "main point". I got used (over 5 years by now) not to be heard. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:14, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
This has been a recurring issue among your nominations, and it has to be repeated here: it is not about what you find intriguing, it is what the reader is likely to see as intriguing. That's the whole purpose of WP:DYKINT. It talks about the reader, not the nominator or contributor. Hooks are not always intended to be about a subject's claim to fame, but rather to highlight something that is likely to make the reader want to read the subject's article more. That's why they're called hooks. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:23, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Let's not do this again, okay? I just took a look at the source and I see a great hook. It turns out that the point isn't that Barragán wanted to play jazz saxophone as a kid, it's that he wanted to play clarinet more because it reminded him of the sound of a human voice.[3] That's the hook. Viriditas (talk) 11:28, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
ALT ... that Pablo Barragán originally wanted to be a jazz saxophonist, but became a clarinetist because it reminded him of the human voice?
It would require being added to the article, but the German source (based on GT at least) seems to confirm the fact. Not sure if "it" should be "the clarinet", or if the context is already clear enough. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:32, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Yeah, the wording could definitely be improved upon, but that's the point. Viriditas (talk) 11:34, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Go ahead, keep ignoring me. I'll be out for two weeks, and won't take my laptop. You will have to make changes to the article yourselves. I was quite pleased with mentioning the orchestra where Palestinians and Israelis play together. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:56, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Enjoy your break and remember to take lots of great photos. Viriditas (talk) 20:07, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Definitely more interesting—and more respectful of the human. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:52, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Seems there's loose consensus to go with the proposal. Can someone swap the hook in prep, as well as add the information to the article? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 19:49, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Done.[4][5] Viriditas (talk) 20:32, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Just found this, in English. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:45, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Yes, I should have guessed; Benny Goodman is the major inspiration for many musicians who take up the clarinet. Viriditas (talk) 22:13, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Added.[6] Viriditas (talk) 22:30, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
I mean, I personally do not find it or any of the alts interesting at all... but I don't have a background in music so maybe I'm just missing something. JoelleJay (talk) 22:21, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
What would you find interesting? Viriditas (talk) 22:31, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Prep 7

Malik Arslan (nom)

@Aintabli: This hook puts two non-bolded links next to each other (a sea of blue), which is discouraged by WP:DYKMOS. Any ideas on rephrasing it? Or perhaps one of the links could just be removed. jlwoodwa (talk) 00:17, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

@Aintabli and Jlwoodwa: "Mamluk Sultan" can probably be unlinked, since it's the first link in Sayf al-Din Khushqadam. Rjjiii (talk) 00:27, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
Which bits of this are essential to understanding why this is interesting? I'd cut this down to "that Malik Arslan was assassinated due to his ties with the Ottomans".--Launchballer 00:31, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
Removing Sayf al-Din Khushqadam is okay by me, but I believe mentioning which state was behind his assassination helps us better grasp this event's significance, which is the budding rivalry between the Ottomans and Egypt through a buffer state. So, it could be "...that Malik Arslan was assassinated on the orders of the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt due to his ties with the Ottomans?" But I would be okay with Launchballer's suggestion if this version also has issues. Aintabli (talk) 00:38, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
I can live with that. (I haven't assessed it, but might do if I queue the set.)--Launchballer 00:49, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Queue 1

The Cock Destroyers (nom), redux

@Launchballer, Crisco 1492, and JuniperChill: I'm aware of the discussion above expressing concerns that seem to be based on WP:DYKGRAT. Reading through the discussion – and I don't have the strongest stomach – I think this is a pretty clear case of NOTCENSORED. The C of E's hooks were unsuitable because they were intentionally crafted to be more vulgar and sexual than they had any need to be, but to stop this hook from running would basically be saying "no one who puts the word 'cock' in their work title can have an article about their work featured at DYK", which I think is plainly contradictory with NOTCENSORED. Compare that to Template:Did you know nominations/United States v. One Solid Gold Object in Form of a Rooster, which really is just gratuitous writing.

So, all that aside, the "gloriously queer" part doesn't check out. One, it should be attributed, and two, the source doesn't say the video is "gloriously queer", it says the curriculum is. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 09:22, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

That's fair. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 09:20, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
I'd say the options are "... that The Cock Destroyers (pictured) released a sex education video with a curriculum once described as "gloriously queer" for Netflix before hosting Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer?", which is clunky, or leaving the quote out altogether. (Possibly worth adding "trans-inclusive" to the hook instead?)--Launchballer 10:52, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
was gonna say "trans-inclusive" too, although... as a trans person, I do worry about the stereotypes that might reinforce. outside opinions needed. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 11:01, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
I do wonder if one option would just be to split the hook into two separate hooks: one for The Cock Destroyers, and one for Slag Wars. I am neutral on whether or not we should mention the duo's name in the hook (in this case, it's arguably not gratuitous since it really is the group's name), although one solution could be to avoid mentioning them by name. Something like "... that a pornographic double act (pictured) released a trans inclusive sex education video with a curriculum once described as "gloriously queer"?" If too clucky, we could remove "pornographic" and just call them "a double act". Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:10, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Not to mention, we also have an article about The End of the F***ing World which was popular in 2018, although the name is already censored. But anyway, I dont think its harmful to include the name of the duo as that's a proper name. It clearly reminds me of one obscure Austrian town that has the f word on it. And would Scunthorpe be allowed especially with a phenomenon named after it? JuniperChill (talk) 11:28, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
I would argue that going out on "the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service" (from Netflix's article) adds interest and I meant that "trans-inclusive" instead of "gloriously queer" (as in "a pornographic double act (pictured) released a trans-inclusive sex education video for Netflix"); for the amount of extra words "gloriously queer" would require, I'm not sure it's worth it. I don't know enough about trans stereotypes to comment on it and I have no opinion on whether the hook should be split in half (other than this is more than two months old and I'm uneasy about reopening the nom!), but for now I would suggest any of the following as hooks:
... that the game show Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer, intended as a celebration of sex work, has been described as "fun for all the family"? (actually, is that one too gratuitous?)
... that a scene in Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer was a contender for one reviewer's "television moment of the year"?
... that the second series of Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer aired four years after the first? (maybe "due to what a presenter described as a "viscous email", but is that too clunky?)
... that Sophie Anderson delayed undergoing buttock augmentation for her series of Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer?
... that although the first series of Slag Wars: The Next Destroyer only took four days to film, two of its contestants and its host had to quarantine for two weeks beforehand? (could we keep this vague and say 'clear their diaries' or somesuch instead?)--Launchballer 12:17, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
@Theleekycauldron: This is due to hit the main page in less than four hours. Could you please either remove "gloriously queer" or change it to "trans-inclusive" or otherwise change the hook so it's compliant?--Launchballer 20:11, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
As someone who promoted this article, I'm fine with running an alt hook. I also think that this hook is alright for the main page. I get that this policy is stricter on the main page, but people hear cocktail all the time. Peacock. I also said above about Cockfosters being a London Underground station. At the end of the Piccadilly line. We also had issued with the image earlier when I promoted it as it was two separate images, but its now fixed now that its merged. JuniperChill (talk) 11:10, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
The issue is not words that contain "cock", of which there are dozens, but the word "cock" used entirely sexually, and probably sensationally by those who did the naming. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:42, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (nom), redux

@Richard Nevell, Piotrus, and Crisco 1492: There are a couple of discussions above about the number of articles we've been running that reflect badly on Israel, and whether this article in particular should be run. I can't really speak to that, because I'm only here in my capacity as a DYK admin to verify this specific article. If the community wants to or doesn't want to run it, that's up to them. I'm happy to pull it pending further discussion.

But I do have NPOV concerns on this article. First is the line Israel's destruction of cultural heritage in Gaza has been conducted in a systematic way. First, systematic actions are necessarily intentional, and per this article, intentional destruction is a war crime, so this sentence directly entails the assertion that Israel has committed war crimes. That could be a reasonable assertion if the sourcing were there for it, but of the four sources cited, it's only 2–1 with 1 abstention: Procter 2024 and Taha 2024 support it, Bisharat 2024 avoids making that assertion and only says it could amount to war crimes, and Tastan 2024 is an unreliable source that should be removed. I think the claim would need to be well-established among reliable sources (i.e. RSes assert that it is well-established) in order to be asserted this way.

Second, there's the quote box at the top of #Cultural heritage in Gaza. Per MOS:PQ, pull quotes are not allowed because it's a form of editorializing, produces out-of-context and undue emphasis, and may lead the reader to conclusions not supported in the material. While this quote box isn't a pull quote, it does place an undue emphasis on Humber's viewpoint, which I don't think is proper in a GA/DYK. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 09:18, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

@Theleekycauldron: If the format of the Humbert quote is an issue, then I would assume that the same applies for Shah. As such, I have adjusted the format so that the quotes are part of the main text. In the discussion with User:Chipmunkdavis I focused on the relevance of the quotes themselves, but I see that the format may have been an issue.
On the more complex matter of intention, in addition to the four references listed in the lead (it seemed appropriate to include references there as it is the kind of point that should be evidenced) can be added the following which are used as references elsewhere in the article:
  • Hawari (2024) who describes the "intentional targeting of cultural heritage sites"
  • The Palestine Exploration Fund refers to "reports of any individual or organ of the State of Israel engaging in the removal of the cultural heritage of the Gaza Strip"
  • The Middle East Studies Association's statement specifically mentions "deliberate destruction of the historical landscape of the territory".
  • Isber Sabrine of Heritage for Peace (quoted in Saber 2024) described it as "very clear and intentional".
These were not all used in support of the statement in the lead to avoid citation overkill, but certainly could be. Richard Nevell (talk) 19:40, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
@Richard Nevell: Hawari 2024 is a self-described blog, the PEF and MESA sources are organizational statements, and it's telling that Saber 2024 is only quoting without repeating the claim in its own voice (and describes South Africa's case as "alleged"). Even if all of those checked out, though, I would want to see an RS assert that it is widely accepted as true that Israel has committed war crimes before putting such a claim in wikivoice. I don't think you have it yet. Since we're two hours to showtime, I think it's best for me to bump this hook again while we sort this out. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:05, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
Hmmm, my focus was on the hook, not on the minute issues in the article. I agree there may be NPOV issues, but if there are not tagged, then it's just talk page hot air. If they are tagged, then the article should be pulled and frozen until they are resolved, or dropped if they cannot be resolved in a reasonable timeframe. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:35, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

El Eternauta: tercera parte (nom)

@Cambalachero: I'm aware you've explained the author/self-insert merger at length, but you should really make it clear in the article so that this doesn't come up at ERRORS. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 09:40, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Moses da Rieti (nom)

  • ... that a poem by Moses da Rieti includes an encyclopedia of the sciences, a Jewish paradise fantasy, and a post-biblical history of Jewish literature?

@Andrevan: This is both a bit of a close paraphrase of the source and, at the same time, not necessarily correct. The source says in its abstract that "the poem is at once an encyclopedia of Jewish and secular sciences, a description of the 'Jewish Paradise' and a history of Jewish literature". I'm pretty sure the secondary author here is using "encyclopedia" figuratively, not to mention that abstracts aren't always reliable? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 10:10, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

I believe it is correct though I can see what you mean about the paraphrasing. "Miqdash meat" has an encyclopedic style. It describes the poem as more like an encyclopedia in verse, where secular knowledge mingles with sacred knowledge, See here: [7] antos 3 to 5 of The Entrance Hall are encyclopedic in style. Here we will limit ourselves to the most general description of their content, emphasizing the narrative framework that justi®es the long passages of description. These cantos are devoted to the secular sciences. The ®rst covers the classi®cation of these sciences Ð the seven arts of the trivium and quadrivium Ð Historiography is thus presented as the human o²spring of the revelation that has ceased to occur. In part, Rieti's historiography is typically Jewish, in that its heroes are scholars rather than kings or warriors; but it is also unconventional in that it includes not only talmudic sages and rabbis but also poets and philosophers down to the author's own time. Rieti draws up a long list of scholars, brie¯y but accurately identifying them by their works and deeds. Andre🚐 21:22, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Queue 3

The Bear season 2 (nom)

I previously raised a copyright issue about this article, which turned out to only be unattributed copying within Wikipedia. But I didn't realize until now that copying within Wikipedia has DYK implications beyond copyright. The prose of the article's first revision was split from The Bear (TV series), so per WP:DYKSPLIT the article can only qualify if it has been expanded fivefold from that revision. According to the DYKcheck script, the article was expanded from 2619 to 4835 characters of prose (not even a twofold expansion, let alone a fivefold expansion). I'm sorry to point this out just two days before the hook's scheduled to run, but I don't think it meets WP:DYKCRIT. jlwoodwa (talk) 04:13, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

@Mjks28, Lbal, and Theleekycauldron:. TSventon (talk) 06:57, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
The lede and the two short sections appear to be newish, but the Reception section is straight out of the mother article and come to 1361 (and is still there warts and all), so at most around a 3.55x expansion. With regret, I'm pulling this. Please seriously consider putting this through WP:GA.--Launchballer 16:18, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
Replaced with Sheetz–Wawa rivalry from prep 3.--Launchballer 16:34, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Czarodziejski okręt (nom): intriguing?

I'm not sure this hook passes WP:DYKINT, but out of respect for the fact that it's made it through a nominator, reviewer, and promoter, I wanted to do a strawpoll here first. Do uninvolved people think this hook is likely to entice a reader into clicking on the article? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 09:25, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

I think it's interesting from the POV of someone like myself who is intrigued by the deep genre of SF, which doesn't seem to have a bottom; I also think Poland is on the map when it comes to the genre, given the status of Stanisław Lem. It's too bad more couldn't be said about the robinsonade in the hook, given how wildly popular this genre has become in film in just the last 20 years. So yes, I would be clicking on that as fast as I can, but I can't say the same for others. Could it be made more interesting? Yes. Viriditas (talk) 10:35, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
It's too bad that WP:DYKFICTION applies, given that I think a hook based on the following quote is a much more interesting option:

The novel can also be categorized as science fiction because Umiński describes advanced, futuristic for his time wireless telegraphy with a range of 5,000 km, and what is effectively a radio, which he calls a "metatelephone".

Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:06, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
I think it's quite interesting. I like the combination of Jules Verne, Poland, and 1914. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:48, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
I didn't know what a robinsonade was, but as you all do I won't object to it on that basis. I do think that the hook should probably start "that the 1914 Polish robinsonade" for concision.--Launchballer 23:35, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Older nominations needing DYK reviewers

The previous list was archived yesterday, so I've created a new list of 30 nominations that need reviewing in the Older nominations section of the Nominations page, covering everything through October 17. We have a total of 305 nominations, of which 143 125 have been approved, a gap of 162 180 nominations that has decreased by 24 6 over the past 7 days. Thanks to everyone who reviews these and any other nominations!

More than one month old

Other nominations

Please remember to cross off entries, including the date, as you finish reviewing them (unless you're asking for further review), even if the review was not an approval. Please do not remove them entirely. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 21:33, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Apologies: I added the eighteen untranscluded nominations on the Nominations page to both the total noms and the approved noms, but should only have added it to the total noms, since none of them are approved yet. The totals have been corrected in the intro. BlueMoonset (talk) 23:51, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Queue 2

Kaunas Carillon

@Pofka, Thrakkx, and JuniperChill: Very minor concern: shouldn't the hook not use parentheses? WP:DYKMOS says not to use parentheses unless absolutely unavoidable, and this does not appear to be one of those cases. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:37, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

I commented at WP:ERRORS to that effect.--Launchballer 18:15, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
Sorry, hadn't seen that guideline before. We can replace the parentheses with commas? Thrakkx (talk) 23:22, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
I had the bracketed part moved to the front and reworded slightly.--Launchballer 01:16, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Tyromancy

@Jonathan Deamer, Rlendog, and Hey man im josh: A version of the hook with the noun form (fortune-telling) instead of "to tell fortunes" would make it more clear that this article will not actually help readers to tell fortunes using cheese. Rjjiii (talk) 17:21, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks @Rjjiii, fair point! I personally don't think it's strictly necessary, but it doesn't do any harm or make the hook significantly less succinct. So, how about:
All that said, I can see it's been moved to a prep area now and I'm not sure what the policy is on changing hooks after that. If you know, please feel free to go ahead and change, otherwise perhaps @Rlendog or @Hey man im josh could kindly advise. Jonathan Deamer (talk) 13:18, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
They can still be tweaked once in prep @Jonathan Deamer. Noting for you and @Rjjiii that I went ahead and did so. Hey man im josh (talk) 15:16, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
I don't know that the change is necessary but I don't have a problem with it. Rlendog (talk) 16:32, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for doing do @Hey man im josh; I'll know about prep area changes for next time! Jonathan Deamer (talk) 18:13, 13 November 2024 (UTC)
Thanks all! Rjjiii (talk) 02:40, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Queue 4

Eddie Sheldrake

@Theleekycauldron, Bagumba, and Tenpop421: The hook talks about selling chicken, which isn't mentioned in the article. Also, only somebody who understands basketball would get why it's unusual for somebody 5-foot-9-inch to be a top scorer (WP:DYKINT). RoySmith (talk) 14:15, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

@RoySmith: I think the fact that basketball players are tall is a minimal amount of knowledge to presume (I have never watched a game and am non-American, but I know that much). In the article, it talks about how he ran KFCs, and KFCs sell chicken. We could add this to the article, but the hook isn't a huge departure from the text. Tenpop421 (talk) 14:26, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
@RoySmith: It's sourced that he owns KFCs (Kentucky Fried Chicken). I could source and explain the chicken connection explicitly, if needed, but it also seems WP:SKYISBLUE. The record-setting part of the hook is accessible to all, even if the height requires some domain awareness to identify the added significance. —Bagumba (talk) 14:27, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Ontology

@Crisco 1492, Phlsph7, and Paul2520: The hook feels kind of easter-eggy to me. In the context of numbers, the word "real" has a specific meaning, i.e. Real number and that's not what's meant here. RoySmith (talk) 14:34, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

As it wasn't using scare quotes for real, it seemed like the typical ploy of multiple meanings of the same word that made it hooky. The original seemed OK. —Bagumba (talk) 07:24, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Successive NFL hooks

Right now we have four NFL hooks in the Queue, which already doesn't meet the "try not to put topics in consecutive hooks" guideline for prep building. In addition to that, three of the hooks are "first NFL player from X" hooks. Can we space out the hooks somewhat to make DYK not look like an NFL fanzine, and/or modify the hooks so not all of them revolve around firsts? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:17, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

I swapped Roger Farmer in prep 1 with Benjamin Franklin Shumard in queue 5 so that they're all separated. The glut is caused by BeanieFan11 getting a bunch of them through GA at the last backlog drive, so I'm not too bothered for now, however we can always kick some more back so they're spaced further apart.--Launchballer 01:05, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
Just pinging BeanieFan11 informing them of this discussion since they may have been unaware of it. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:57, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
  • The glut certainly limits our choices, as the foosball is taking up a good portion of our BLPs, which we already try to limit. I think the last prep I populated got down to October 20th, just because the non-biographies are getting tapped.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:04, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

The DYK link has disappeared from my tools list in article space pages. The link for DYK check in the nomination subpage DYK toolbox leads to User:Shubinator/DYKcheck rather than resulting in a check. Is there a new method to check DYKs?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 14:02, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I noticed this as well. I have to go to the article I want to check, then choose Tools > DYK check from the menu. Wonder how long it's been like that? I'm assuming it only works for me because I have Shubinator's script installed? Viriditas (talk) 21:16, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
User:Viriditas, I had a script installed (i guess). However, now at tools, there is no DYK check like there use to be. Where do I find the script to reinstall this feature?-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 04:59, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
TonyTheTiger, I don't know whether you had the script previously, but you can follow the instructions at User:Shubinator/DYKcheck#Using DYKcheck. TSventon (talk) 05:58, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
Thx.-TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 11:35, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Question regarding DYKNEW and undeletion

Is a page's undeletion at WP:REFUND considered to be creation under WP:DYKNEW, or must it be expanded fivefold to be eligible for DYK? Apologies if this is the wrong talk page. – dudhhr talkcontribssheher 17:42, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

I don't know of any rule that speaks to this exact point, but I'd be inclined to say not eligible. If you had a specific example in mind, that would help. RoySmith (talk) 17:46, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
Ctrl+Fing WP:REFUND implies that @Dudhhr: is probably talking about Marie-Thérèse Eyquem, which was 619 characters and is now 1956. Judging by the size of the French article, getting this up to 3095 shouldn't be difficult, at which point this will become eligible.--Launchballer 17:51, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
Yes, that is the article I was talking about. :) – dudhhr talkcontribssheher 18:02, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
Pinging @BD2412 as the undeleting admin. This was a page that had been deleted under WP:G5. I haven't kept up with the fine points of WP:REFUND, but I'm surprised REFUND applies to G5. Looking through the talk page archives, I see it's allowed, but somewhat controversial. I'm particularly concerned because it was a WP:CBAN, and now we're talking about showcasing this on the main page. I don't have a lot of enthusiasm for putting this on DYK with the G5 material intact.
I know we'd be into WP:IAR territory, but perhaps the best way forward would be to WP:REVDEL the original material and go with a clean rewrite. Treat it much the same as we might copyrighted material under WP:5X. There wasn't much there to begin with, so this shouldn't be too onerous. RoySmith (talk) 19:00, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
@RoySmith: I have rewritten the lede to remove the last of the prose created by the banned sock; their infobox remains. – dudhhr talkcontribssheher 19:25, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
G5 is not a suicide pact. Material can be deleted under G5 as a shortcut if its introduction by a sockpuppet reasonably indicates that it is unreliable, COI, a copyvio, or the like, but we never permanently exclude reliably sourced material from the encyclopedia on these grounds. BD2412 T 20:00, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
Maybe, but after years in the SPI trenches, I'm more of a believer in WP:BMB. RoySmith (talk) 20:25, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
I think that's a common view among admins, and people seeking G5 undeletions have historically had a hard time of it. They still happen, and there's nothing written to prevent them, AFAIK. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 20:40, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
See Wikipedia:G5 is not a firm rule. BD2412 T 20:51, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
It looks like the original blocks were for creating poorly sourced dictionary entries, and poor copying within Wikipedia practices. That's not the worst ban issue, and may not need to be revdelled, and the article can be considered at x5 with the history intact. That said, looking at the original poorly written paragraph that was restored, and now has been completely replaced, it's an odd choice to undelete it instead of just writing the replacement text as a new article. That is not even considering the French article exists, with many edits seemingly translating that. Creating the new article would be less administrative work, and avoid the need for a DYK exception request. CMD (talk) 23:32, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Prep 4

Bunt sind schon die Wälder (nom)

@Gerda Arendt, Storye book, and Crisco 1492: This sentence is a little hard to parse, and I'm not sure exactly what it means. jlwoodwa (talk) 11:11, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

The hook was supposed to mean something like "that the German folk song "Bunt sind schon die Wälder has remained popular with a 1799 melody composed by Johann Friedrich Reichardt?" Essentially, that the song's melody was written in 1799, but continues to be performed with that melody to this day.
Having said that, I have reservations if the hook meets WP:DYKINT, as it seems marginally interesting at best (it's not that it doesn't meet WP:DYKINT, one could argue it does, it's just that it's not as eye-catching or appealing as other proposals). I suspect it will not do very well in terms of viewership (while it is semi-interesting that a song composed in the late 18th century remains popular today, that's not exactly unheard of). In addition, while this was brought up in the nomination, the use of the term "popular" here is vague and it's debatable if it actually is a popular song in Germany today (the discussion seemed to use a different definition of "popular" than what we typically think of "popular").
Actually, looking at the article right now, I think there's something else in the article that would make for a better hook:
@Crisco 1492 and Storye book: Would you be okay with this new angle? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:19, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer @Crisco 1492 As an aside, the hook will need to be bumped to a later prep anyway as there's already a Gerda/classical music hook in Prep 3. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:57, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
I've kicked this one back by a day.--Launchballer 17:32, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and pulled the hook given the need for a new wording and/or possibly a new angle. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:50, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Prep 6

How You Get the Girl

@Brachy0008, Wolverine X-eye, and Crisco 1492: I'm not crazy about this hook on WP:DYKINT grounds, it strikes me as needing knowledge of Singin' in the Rain. Got anything else?--Launchballer 12:44, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Also, an image of Swift is surely going to divert readers to her article. Something else should get the picture slot.--Launchballer 14:58, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
  • If we delink Swift, the lazy factor will minimize distractions (fewer people are going to put her name in the search bar, and a Swift image is certainly going to draw eyes). Personally, I think Singin' in the Rain is known enough to pass WP:INT, but then we could also go:
ALT1: ... that the choreography of "How You Get the Girl" during the 1989 World Tour (pictured) resembled a 1952 musical? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:28, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Was just about to change the hook to that (but with (performer pictured) instead), except I've just noticed that 1952 is in none of the five sources (which has annoyed me, since I should have caught it the first time!).--Launchballer 22:35, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Thinking about it, I did this one and the next one yesterday, but nodded off halfway through copyediting Nocturna (band), so must have forgotten to mention that when I posted here. I've queued this set; it'll be a while before I attempt another full set.--Launchballer 23:46, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Czarodziejski okręt

@Piotrus, Oliwiasocz, Surtsicna, and Kimikel: I mentioned above that this hook should probably begin "that the 1914 Polish robinsonade", but I can't get on board with it being interesting - it strikes me as requiring knowledge of Jules Verne. What else have you got?--Launchballer 12:44, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

To be fair, Verne is a fairly well-known author, but I see where you're coming from. Maybe:
ALTa ... that the novel Czarodziejski okręt by Polish author Władysław Umiński was noted for its lack of Polish themes?
ALTb ... that Władysław Umiński's 1914 novel Czarodziejski okręt was described as having a "grotesque" treatment of the robinsonade?
ALTc ... that in contrast to other robinsonades, which negatively depict unplanned separations from civilization, the novel Czarodziejski okręt features a planned escape?
As I mentioned above, the best option would probably have been a hook about the wireless telegraphy/radio angle, but it would likely fail WP:DYKFICTION. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:55, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Oooh, I like ALTb. It checks out, I'll move it in if I don't see any objections before the end of the day.--Launchballer 12:57, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Given that there will be two Poland-related hooks in consecutive sets, one or the other may need bumping as well. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:05, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

I love all of these suggestions. Thanks, Narutolovehinata5! Surtsicna (talk) 14:55, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

I've moved ALTb to prep 5.--Launchballer 19:09, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Johnny Fripp

Note to Launchballer; when this set is queued, put Johnny Fripp back into prep 6 as you pulled this on WP:DYKVAR grounds.--Launchballer 12:44, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Done.--Launchballer 23:38, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Church of the East in Sichuan

@Uriel1022, Tenpop421, and Crisco 1492: Earwig shows significant overlap with at least http://www.soc-wus.org/2012News/11132012122317.htm. This and any others should be resolved before primetime. Also, I can't find the hook in the article. (Also, Crisco - is this one ping or two?)--Launchballer 12:44, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Fixed the copyvio issues. Hook is in the Pearl Temple subsection He was unaware of the site being the ruins of a church, for he went on to write: "I suspect that in olden days these were tombs of a minister or grandee, they set the stones up as markers, and they still survive today." Tenpop421 (talk) 14:25, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Got it, but it still needs an end-of-sentence citation.--Launchballer 16:11, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Hi Launchballer. All the information needed for fact checking is included in the two present sources, especially the second one in Japanese: "杜甫石筍行云、「[...] 雨多往往得瑟瑟、此事恍惚難明論、恐是昔時卿相墓、立石爲表今仍存」[...] 舊說、「昔爲大秦寺、其門樓十間、皆以眞珠翠碧貫之爲簾、後毀、此其遺跡、每雨後、人多拾得珠翠異物」." Translation: "Du Fu wrote in his poem 'The Stone Shoots: A Ballad': '[...] In heavy rains one often finds rare green gems—these things are a muddle and hard to explain clearly. I suspect that in olden days these were tombs of a minister or grandee, they set the stones up as markers, and they still survive today.' [...] But according to the old tradition, 'it was once a Daqin temple (i.e., an East Syriac church) which consisted of halls and towers totaling 10 spaces. Its doors and windows were decorated with curtains made of gold, pearls and green jasper. It was later destroyed, and here lies the ruins of the temple. Pearls and green gems were often found in the ruins after heavy rains.'"
  • Source: Enoki, Kazuo (1947). "成都の石筍と大秦寺" [Bamboo-shoot-like Menhir in Chêng-tu and Nestorian Church]. Journal of the Research Department of the Toyo Bunko. p. 108, or p. 248 (written as 二四八 in Kanji) according to the pagination of the original publication.
Uriel1022 (talk) 22:47, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
@Uriel1022: That's fine, but per WP:DYKHFC it needs a reference by no later than the end of the sentence.--Launchballer 22:50, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
I won't be able to queue this in an hour, so I've added it myself.--Launchballer 23:16, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Okay, I guess I get it. Thank you :) Uriel1022 (talk) 23:27, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
I'm scratching my head now, Launchballer. Could you please explain it to me? Like, show me an example. Uriel1022 (talk) 23:19, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Basically what I've just added.--Launchballer 23:28, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Ross Mihara

@CurryTime7-24, Cielquiparle, and Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: The hook needs an end-of-sentence citation. I suppose you could work out that "yorikiri" and "hara-kiri" are sumo terms, so I'll cut it a DYKINT pass, but I think that some variant of "that Ross Mihara once auctioned himself off on a date for charity" would be even better (but would also need an end-of-sentence citation). Thoughts?--Launchballer 12:44, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

I have included the in-text citation on each. I think your proposed alternative is quite interesting, too, because this is one of those rare instances where a Japanese man is not disqualifying himself from the dating market (for context). The proposal should be fine as is. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 13:07, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
However, I think the sumo ALT may be more timely. The November tournament is ongoing and ends on the 24th. Mihara, of course, is one of the commentators for NHK's English language broadcast. —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 15:55, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
That's a good point. Would you like me to put this in the prep for the 24th (prep 5)?--Launchballer 16:07, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Sure! Thank you! —CurryTime7-24 (talk) 16:26, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Done.--Launchballer 16:36, 16 November 2024 (UTC)

Queue 7

KTSF

@Rjjiii, Sammi Brie, and BeanieFan11: The hook talks about being on national television but that's not actually in the article. All the article says is it was on the Food Network. So that should be made clearer. Actually, it's a little worse than that. If you dig out the 2nd half of the newspapers.com clipping, it says, "San Francisco doesn't get the Food Network. In fact, lots of places don't". So it's a bit of WP:OR to say it's on national television. RoySmith (talk) 02:02, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

My apologies for my total unavailability... I'm on a trip. But I truly believe that a cable channel like this is national. Even if it wasn't carried out of the gate in every city, it was on satellite etc. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 07:49, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
I've updated the hook to say "Food Network", which is what the article says. RoySmith (talk) 16:15, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
I don't think it's OR; news sources often categorize Food Network as national television.[10][11][12] No objection though to using "Food Network" to match the article. Rjjiii (talk) 04:47, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Malik Arslan

@Rjjiii, Aintabli, and Thriley: I'm having trouble tracing the hook facts to where they are stated in the article. Could you walk me through that, please? RoySmith (talk) 02:10, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

It's mentioned in Malik Arslan#Assassination and succession (first several sentences) at length. Aintabli (talk) 05:12, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
I'm starting to piece this together, but it's slow reading. It took some research to figure out that a "Beg" is a "ruler". And I'm guessing "Dulkadirid" is the adjectival form of "Dulkadir"? Somebody else should look this over to see if it really makes sense. RoySmith (talk) 15:26, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
We can remove those parts if they cause confusion. Actually, in an earlier thread, I proposed
Alt1 ...that Malik Arslan was assassinated on the orders of the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt due to his ties with the Ottomans?
Hope this works out. Aintabli (talk) 23:17, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
@RoySmith Feel free to let me know if you want me to edit the article or the hook in a specific way. Aintabli (talk) 23:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
OK, I've gone with that, thanks. It's certainly easier to get your head around. RoySmith (talk) 23:26, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

The Gust of Wind (Renoir)

@Rjjiii, Viriditas, and Randy Kryn: The article has Art historian Jane Munro suggests... which gets turned into a statement in wiki voice in the hook. It needs to be attributed. RoySmith (talk) 02:13, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Question: is it an opinion that Renoir painted air, or a fact? The title of the painting is The Gust of Wind. Wind is defined as "the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current of air blowing from a particular direction". The subject of the painting is "the perceptible natural movement of the air". Do we need attribution here? Viriditas (talk) 03:22, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
@RoySmith & Viriditas: Rather than attribute it in the hook, why not state the hook fact it in wikivoice in the article? Rjjiii (talk) 04:43, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
That simple question basically short-circuited my brain with cascading failures so I don't have an answer. I'll wait for Roy or anyone else to comment. I did leave an ALT1 below if anyone wants to use it instead. Viriditas (talk) 08:20, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
ALT1 ... that the blurriness in The Gust of Wind is likened by writers to that of an image produced by a camera with a slow shutter speed or the view from a moving train?

Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song)

@Rjjiii, Skyshifter, and Skyshifter: The article doesn't say that the song scares the mosquitos. I get the tie-in to the song title, but I think it might be a stretched a bit thin even for a quirky hook. RoySmith (talk) 02:20, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

that my objection from the nompage wasn't addressed, either :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 02:35, 17 November 2024 (UTC)
I've removed the BBC source now. Skyshiftertalk 03:07, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

I think it's fine as a quirky hook... Skyshiftertalk 03:07, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

@Skyshifter: If the quirky hook is not accepted, what do you think about just stating the results of the study in a way that is more straightforward? Something like:
Rjjiii (talk) 04:56, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
If possible, I'd like to have one of the hooks that I initially proposed in Template:Did you know nominations/Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (song), these being:
Skyshiftertalk 09:46, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
The second hook is a clear MEDRS violation, the first is more ambiguous, but I'd still be nervous about making wikivoice claims from a single study. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 09:48, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
How about:
Source: https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/200-greatest-dance-songs-of-all-time-41563/skrillex-scary-monsters-and-nice-sprites-2010-41701/
TarnishedPathtalk 10:15, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
Of the suggestions I've seen so far, this seems the best. RoySmith (talk) 16:52, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
It checks out. Add a couple of quote marks either side of "Scary ... Sprites" and this seems swappable.--Launchballer 17:08, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
OK, I've gone with this one. RoySmith (talk) 22:33, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
Rjjiii's sex hook would require an end-of-sentence citation.--Launchballer 10:14, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Really?

My DYK nominations were closed due to a DYK timeout, simply because they weren’t reviewed within the required two months. Reviewers repeatedly apologized for the delayed review process, blaming it on being "too busy." This is not my problem; it's the reviewers' fault. They only got around to reviewing my nominations right at the last minute. So, what’s the issue, DYK review team? If you’re volunteering, shouldn’t you take your responsibilities seriously? I pinged multiple times, yet my nominations were still delayed and ignored. When they were finally reviewed, they were rejected—a truly frustrating move. Where can I report these DYK reviewers and promoters for intentionally delaying reviews and failing to do their jobs? Hteiktinhein (talk) 05:26, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Most of them, @Theleekycauldron and @Launchballer are worsted. Shame on you. Hteiktinhein (talk) 05:30, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
I'm sorry your nomination wasn't successful. For what it's worth, I didn't receive your ping on November 12. Looks like it was because the original ping was malformed. I don't think it'd be unreasonable for the nomination to be reopened, but that's up to Launchballer :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 05:56, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for the apology; I accept it. However, this situation has harmed my hard work, and I spent many weeks trying to promote these nominations, even during times when I had no internet access. In the end, my hopes were destroyed. I still want to report Launchballer at ANI for closing the case without proper research, as I believe his actions exceed his position. His actions were very rude, and he didn’t provide any explanation. It seems like he just wanted to show who’s the boss on DYK channel. Hteiktinhein (talk) 06:04, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
At the very least, @Launchballer should have pinged you with something like, “@Theleekycauldron, do you have any questions on this DYK? I need to close it because it’s now two months old; this is marked for closure per WP:DYKTIMEOUT.” But he did nothing. The nomination had already been marked as a pass by @User:Crisco 1492. Then, you came and asked questions about the sources, and I responded, but you didn’t see my answer because my ping was malformed. That’s not my fault, and I feel that I’ve been treated unjustly. Hteiktinhein (talk) 06:20, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
There is no "DYK review team". If your nominations are interesting or worthwhile of being on DYK, they will get reviewed by other editors. This has been explained to you previously. If, on the other hand,
  • the nominations repeatedly show errors, or
  • if the nominator is frequently combative, demanding, condescending or obstructive, or
  • if they threaten to report failures of non-existent responsibility to non-existent forums without reflecting that three consecutive nominations have been timed out because of their problems,
then other editors (who, to repeat, are not part of any "DYK review team") will generally be less willing to review them. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:13, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
Of course, there’s no official "DYK review team," but I can see that you and a few related editors have a strong influence or dominate on the DYK forum, mostly because there are only a few volunteers on the DYK project. Yes...you are the boss. Please do whatever you want. Hteiktinhein (talk) 21:06, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
I'll be honest, after I nominated Chrystal (musician), I took one look at the pile of untranscluded noms at the bottom of T:TDYK and literally skimmed off all of the noms that qualified. If I reopen this, I will do so at Approved.--Launchballer 11:02, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer, the reviewer was concerned about sourcing and UNDUE for this BLP. Valereee (talk) 18:44, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Hence the 'if'.--Launchballer 18:57, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
For example, my noms have either been reviewed within a week or after more than a month. My view is that noms shouldn't be closed if no one has reviewed it within two months time. Only if the nom has unresolved issues by that time (provided at at least a week notice was given), then a closure would be appropriate. I notice that the DYKTIMEOUT was only added quite recently so not all are aware of it. Take a look at WP:GAN. You'll notice articles at GAN for over four months. I've probably reviewed/promoted more DYK articles than I nominated at this stage. JuniperChill (talk) 14:34, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
On the other hand, one of the reasons the time out was implemented was because it was argued that uninteresting hooks were being passed over, so if they kept being passed over, they could be rejected on those grounds. It's also not mandatory and is under editor discretion, so just because a nomination is two months old does not necessarily mean it should be closed, especially if there's a good reason behind it. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:49, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
Maybe we should have a system where first time nominators get some extra hand-holding. DYK has a crazy pile of rules, not all of which are written down. Offering some kind of mentorship to newbies might help them be more successful. I could imagine something in the nomination form which recognizes that this is your first submission and and adds Category:DYK first time nominations to it. Then people who are interested in helping could just watch that category. RoySmith (talk) 17:16, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
That’s a fair point. Thanks for it. This is my first time, and all the articles are very interesting. Most of my nominations were already approved and then pulled down in the Preparation area, which is heartbreaking. If there were errors or problems with the articles, they should have been addressed during the review process, and the nominations shouldn’t have been approved so easily. There should also be a rule to penalize reviewers if articles they’ve reviewed are pulled down after being approved. I’m very frustrated that all my nominations were rejected after being approved and delayed by reviewers. Hteiktinhein (talk) 20:50, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
re: There should also be a rule to penalize reviewers if articles they’ve reviewed are pulled down after being approved -- that would make people unwilling to review unless forced to. It would be great if all reviewers were uniformly excellent, but many reviewers are nearly as inexperienced as you are. Valereee (talk) 19:03, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
Yeah, I don't think the word "penalize" has any place in a collaborative project. We're all here for the same purpose. Some of us have different opinions, differing skill levels, or different amounts of time they can devote to this. If somebody's work wasn't as good as you'd hoped it would be, you should be thinking encouragement and education, not penalizing. RoySmith (talk) 19:08, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
It's not explicit, but we already have the QPQ counter at the bottom of nominations saying if a nominator has less than five nominations or not. It could already work as an (unofficial?) way to tell which nominators are new or not. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:56, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
  • Penalizing a first-time nominator because no one decided to review their articles for a month and a half – when they were then receptive and tried to fix the issues – strikes me as very unfair, especially since DYKTIMEOUT is not a requirement – it is a small bit on the guidelines page that "at the discretion of reviewers" they can be timed out (not required to be). When progress is being made, IMO I don't think they should be closed solely because a few editors want to keep strict compliance with a guideline that does not require it. I think these should be re-opened. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:36, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
  • It looks like there were multiple concerns expressed, and this is a BLP.
@Hteiktinhein, you'll catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Threatening to take someone to ANI because they closed your DYK is not going to encourage volunteers to get involved with your future nominations. Your work isn't harmed and your hopes aren't destroyed; a simple "Hey, first time nom here...my nomination got rejected because I wasn't able to communicate effectively with the reviewer, can anyone help?" would probably have gotten someone to take a look. Valereee (talk) 18:41, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
  • Hello all. I have not been active for some time on this project. But, this WP:DYKTIMEOUT -- is that a new policy? I see an edit to the rules in July of this year, did I miss an RFC on this topic? Also, the two month counter is it that a nomination times out when:
  1. No reviewer picks up the DYK review by two months after the nomination?
  2. DYK review is not completed within two months of the nomination?
  3. DYK review is not completed within two months AFTER the start of a review?
  4. DYK review has not had a response by the nominator for two months after a comment / feedback has been provided by the reviewer?
Scenarios 1, 2, and 3 are unfair. One could argue that scenario 3 might be indicative of a problem with the nomination. Scenario 4 is quite generous and I can see how that duration can be 15 days or so. Also, there are folks that mention that this is discretionary guideline, I think a rule has to be codified one way or the other. Leaving it to discretion is not right imo. Ktin (talk) 04:02, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
Anyone who wants to make sure stuff doesn't time out can find a list of older nominations needing reviewers, which are posted regularly here on this page. Much like life, there's a lot that isn't fair about how DYK works, but in this case you are absolutely able to help make things fairer. Valereee (talk) 13:23, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
I'm sure some DYK historians will remember the details better, but my recollection is that the timeout rule mostly grew out of frustration with some battleground nominations that were dragging on forever. This seemed like a way to cut off debate. I'm less excited about it being used in cases where nobody got around to reviewing it yet. RoySmith (talk) 14:58, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Broken nomination

I promoted Dolichostachys, and the nomination is broken. It would be great if someone could fix this. JuniperChill (talk) 19:42, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

 Done JuniperChill. Ethmostigmus, note that your signature is breaking templates per the penultimate paragraph of WP:FANCYSIG. Please change the "|" to the special code |. Thanks. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:44, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
Ah that must be why. I'm quite new to Wikipedia (only joined Dec 2023) and have always been using a default signature. I didn't think the | 'vertical bar' character would break things, especially since that's used to pipe links and stuff. JuniperChill (talk) 00:27, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
So sorry about that, sig should be fixed now! I had no idea the | would cause issues (it wasn't flagged as an issue with my previous DYK nom) but very glad that you pointed it out. Cheers, Ethmostigmus 🌿 (talk | contribs) 01:52, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Ethmostigmus, at your last nomination JuniperChill removed the "|" during the review process and so it did not come up. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:03, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Older nominations needing DYK reviewers

The previous list was archived yesterday, so I've created a new list of 31 nominations that need reviewing in the Older nominations section of the Nominations page, covering everything through October 23. We have a total of 320 nominations, of which 142 have been approved, a gap of 178 nominations that has increased by 16 over the past 7 days. Thanks to everyone who reviews these and any other nominations!

More than one month old

Other nominations

Please remember to cross off entries, including the date, as you finish reviewing them (unless you're asking for further review), even if the review was not an approval. Please do not remove them entirely. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 18:14, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Queue 2

Leonardo da Vinci (Isaacson book)

@Crisco 1492, Panamitsu, and Tenpop421: This hook doesn't make sense. It feels like it's missing the second half of the sentence "... but ...." RoySmith (talk) 23:05, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

I like the fact that we were looking at this at the exact same time yet have generated completely different issues. I liked the hook a lot; I interpreted it to mean "that di Caprio was hired to play da Vinci" and felt that leaving the "why" off added interest (and adding it would have needed an end-of-sentence citation anyway).--Launchballer 00:05, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
  • I think "was" implies that that's not going to happen pretty clearly. It does rather beg a dependent clause, but I don't think it needs one.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:06, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
    The interesting part is that they both are named "Leonardo".
    Because Paramount's making of the movie did not end well and Warner Bros bought the rights to it in 2023, I wasn't sure if DiCaprio will still star in it, so I used "was" just in case. ―Panamitsu (talk) 01:34, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Ewa Ligocka

@Crisco 1492, Innisfree987, and David Eppstein: I think this needs to be qualified with "Was said to have" or something like that instead of stating the fact in wiki voice. RoySmith (talk) 23:13, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Mały Brzostek

@Filipny, Wasianpower, and Crisco 1492: Hook needs an end-of-sentence citation. (I actually saw this when I was looking for stuff to plug prep 1 with, so should have posted here then. Also, are we really alright with two Polish hooks in the same set?)--Launchballer 23:48, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Three Polish hooks! This should probably be delayed per WP:DYKVAR.--Launchballer 23:52, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Source was provided with the hook, but it’s in Polish so as a non-speaker I don’t feel comfortable adding an inline citation for it. Original nominator doesn’t seem super active lately (2 edits in the last month) but hopefully they see this and can fix it; if not maybe another Polish speaker could take a look. 🌸⁠wasianpower⁠🌸 (talk • contribs) 01:50, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer: what exactly am I supposed to do? Should I just add a citation at the end of this sentence: In the 15th-16th centuries, Mały Brzostek no longer appears in documents, while the term "Suburbium" or "Przedmieście" is introduced? Filipny (talk) 14:25, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
I was thinking "absorbed", but either works.--Launchballer 14:32, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer: done, I believe. Filipny (talk) 21:08, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
@Filipny: The good news is that this is all done and is otherwise ready for queue. The bad news is that, per #Is this polish week at DYK?, there are a lot of Polish hooks on deck and yours has been delayed per WP:DYKVAR.--Launchballer 21:12, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer: alright, cool. Thanks! Filipny (talk) 21:20, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Fishing cat

@Wolverine X-eye and Kevmin: There's a sentence in the article that also appears in http://www.catsg.org/index.php?id=121. Who copied who?--Launchballer 23:48, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

No matter, I have reworded the paragraph to address the copyvio concerns.--Kevmin § 02:21, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Is this polish week at DYK?

As noted above, we transiently had 3 polish hooks in Queue 2, until one got swapped out (to Prep 3). I see we've got a bunch more on deck:

I'm curious what causes this sudden interest in polish topics. And wondering if we want to start spreading some of them out a bit more. RoySmith (talk) 14:49, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

I suggest pulling the ones in preps 3 and 7.--Launchballer 15:21, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
All three were by Piotrus, who evidently is able to access Polish-language sources which are, in this case, about Polish topics. Sometimes an article expander/creator gets on a roll about a certain topic area. I remember when we had a spate of hooks about Amrita Sher-Gil's paintings, and before that a big run of hooks about Taylor Swift music. Such waves come and go. Perhaps a lot of Polish hooks have ended up in sets together because of effort to avoid overloading sets with U. S.-centric hooks accidentally resulting in multiple pulls from the same non-U. S. topic. Hydrangeans (she/her | talk | edits) 18:18, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
I believe Piotrus mentioned that a bunch of their articles from the Polish Wikipedia were translated and added to the English Wikipedia by someone else, and they had to scramble to get them nominated in time, hence the influx. They've since been approved, also fairly closely together, and promoters are concentrating on individual sets, not what's in the dates around them. I've moved the hook from Prep 3 to Prep 2 temporarily, since it's the last available prep, and it can be moved further down the line once additional preps become available. Prep 3 is now full, so it can be promoted to queue. BlueMoonset (talk) 18:41, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
Theoretically yes, however there are now five American hooks in there and four British hooks.--Launchballer 18:48, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
  • I've rebalanced Prep 3 with a Spanish and an Indian hook, replacing one and one. Should be okay for someone else to review and promote (my fingerprints are all over, so I'm too involved). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:28, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
Still three English, so I've raided your Chinese media slot. I'm also involved with Barragán, but I'll do the other seven now.--Launchballer 21:24, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
  • Alright. Don't remember how we handled sound last time we did it - that being said, I don't remember the last time we did it either. It may need a forced resizing to not crash the mainpage.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:21, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
I did notice that the file says 'public domain in the US but not China'. How does this affect the main page?--Launchballer 22:23, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Prep 3

St Mary's Church, Chislehurst

@Cardofk, Dumelow, and Crisco 1492: I was going to suggest swapping this with Mały Brzostek above per WP:DYKVAR as that set had three Polish hooks and this one has three English hooks, however the hook needs an end-of-sentence citation.--Launchballer 01:15, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

My concern has been resolved. This can be swapped.--Launchballer 01:23, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus

I promoted this one, so I'll need another set of eyes. I will assess the remaining six hooks when the last slot is filled.--Launchballer 01:15, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Apologies, I should have said 'Approved'.--Launchballer 01:23, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
@Crisco 1492: This is now Queue 3. Two Gerda/classical music hooks in the set, so one needs bunping to a later set. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 16:50, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Sack of Delhi (1757)

@Noorullah21, ThaesOfereode, and Crisco 1492: Hook needs an end-of-sentence citation.--Launchballer 22:53, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

My concern has been resolved.--Launchballer 00:22, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Shuah Khan

@AbdulRahim2002, TParis, Paul2520, and Mary Mark Ockerbloom: There's significant WP:CLOP with Linux.com.--Launchballer 22:53, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Launchballer would you review again? I've updated the wording that was a 5.7% match via Earwig's; it is now down to 4.8% for that source.
The only other flagged text I see is "chair of the ELISA Project Technical Steering Committee", which I believe is not copyvio as it is a title.
Let me know if you have any other concerns! = paul2520 💬 23:19, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
You should know that Earwig is not the be-all and end-all, but you have resolved my concern.--Launchballer 00:22, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Last Call BBS

@CanonNi, Bogger, and JuniperChill: Hook says "chip-manufacturing", article says "circuit creation". Which is it, and what makes the hook compliant with WP:DYKFICTION given that it comprises nothing other than gameplay?--Launchballer 22:53, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Hey, from the youtube clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKuGDP-Dfi0) embedded in the av club link, it's "circuit creation". As to whether or not it's WP:DYKFICTION compliant, I think (like with Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Mario_Party_DS) the hooks conveys what the creators have put into the game, not what exists in the fictionalised world. They are features, not plot points. - Bogger (talk) 16:13, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Pablo Barragán

I promoted this one, so need more eyes.--Launchballer 22:53, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Interstate 59 in Alabama

@NoobThreePointOh and Soman: Not technically a DYK issue, but I'd feel a lot happier if some of these paragraphs were broken up, I struggled to read them.--Launchballer 22:53, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Stuff Matters

@DrOrinScrivello, Di (they-them), and JuniperChill: I think this violates WP:DYKMAJOR given that it's really about aerogels. That it happens to have been said in Stuff Matters seems vicarious.--Launchballer 22:53, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

While I see where you're coming from, the book does devote a significant number of pages to discussing aerogels, and it seems to me to be difficult to devise a hook for a non-fiction book that doesn't at least touch on the subject matter itself. For example, my most recent hook read, "... that the author of The Power of Babel claims that speakers of Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish are all speaking the same language?" That hook isn't inherently about the book either, but relays an interesting bit of info from the book and conveys one of its major themes, just as I think the Stuff Matters hook does (the theme in this case being the author's awe at the achievements of materials science).
With that said, I'm loath to spend undue volunteer time fighting tooth and nail over my nom, and I don't see another hook in the article that doesn't risk violating the same read of DYKMAJOR, so if the consensus is that this hook doesn't work then I'm fine with the nom being pulled. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 23:30, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
I don’t see anything wrong with the hook about aerogels. It’s not tangential to the subject, it’s directly related. Viriditas (talk) 23:50, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
I withdraw my objection.--Launchballer 00:22, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Queue 7

Feelie

@AirshipJungleman29, Crisco 1492, and Drmies: I'm not convinced the license statement for the image is valid, as this is reproducing text. I think it would be WP:FAIRUSE for an article about the game, but probably not for this broader article. Any anyway, free use can't be on the main page. This should be looked at by somebody who is better at image licensing than I am.

Also, the "sexual roleplay" part of the hook is backed up by a footnote, not in the article text itself. And the "everything from" part isn't in the article at all. RoySmith (talk) 16:30, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

  • (ec) Hi RoySmith. The text "don't panic" and overall design fails to cross the threshold of originality in the United States, the country of origin, and thus the pin itself does not attract any copyright (this falls far short of the examples provided at Commons). We do have precedent for using cited footnotes for hook facts, as with Beijing Hanhai. As for the hook, ... that uses of feelies (example pictured) have ranged from copy protection to sexual roleplay? would also be feasible, as it does not limit their usage to only the two examples. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:40, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
  • RoySmith, I'm not concerned with "everything"--it's a turn of phrase, and isn't to be taken literally: I think it's clear they weren't used for elephant hunting or college football 7 on 7 practice. I suppose User:Crisco 1492's tweak mitigates that anyway. The sexual roleplay bit is clarified in the "Peril-sensitive sunglasses" source, which at least twice talks about "adult" or "more adult"--"It also illustrates how some feelies extend the game experience and can be reappropriated though [sic] role-playing and areas of play and fandom that are a bit more adult than the other examples." I have no opinion on the image, but I will gladly stand corrected. Drmies (talk) 16:49, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

All-Russian Union of Assyrians "Khoyad-Atur"

@AirshipJungleman29, Soman, and Tenpop421: The way the hook is worded doesn't quite match the article text. The hook says "accusations of irregularities" but the article states "marred with irregularities" in wiki voice and "accusations of bribery". Also, while this technically meets WP:DYK200, it's quite verbose and complicated. Is there something we could come up with that's terser? RoySmith (talk) 17:02, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

There could be better ways of wording. We could remove 'accusations' from the hook, it could be something like "... that in the 1920s irregularities around the allocation of shoe polishing stations by the All-Russian Union of Assyrians "Khoyad-Atur" prompted violent tensions in Moscow?" --Soman (talk) 22:13, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
How about:
... that the Kyoyad-Atur's mishandling of shoe polishing stations led to violent conflicts?
That's pretty short and cover the major points. RoySmith (talk) 23:57, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
@Soman are you OK with the hook I suggested? RoySmith (talk) 14:28, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
Could add "in 1920s Moscow" just to be clear. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:33, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
Generally ok, but I would prefer if 'Union of Assyrians' is visible in the hook. --Soman (talk) 09:07, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Done. RoySmith (talk) 16:06, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Henri Claireaux

@AirshipJungleman29, Dumelow, and BeanieFan11: The article talks about this in the past tense ("it had devolved") vs the hook's future tense ("would devolve"). Which is correct? RoySmith (talk) 16:36, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Ah, good spot. My reading of the source has it in the past tense so I think the hook should be changed to match the article - Dumelow (talk) 17:21, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Done. RoySmith (talk) 18:23, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds

@AirshipJungleman29, PanagiotisZois, and Launchballer: We've just run He Fucked the Girl Out of Me and The Cock Destroyers, and the lead hook in this set mentions "sexual roleplay". I know about WP:NOTCENSORED, but I can't help but wonder if we're selecting hooks mostly for their shock value. RoySmith (talk) 16:46, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

"Just" is a bit of an exaggeration—one was 13 November, one yesterday, and this one will be in close to a week. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:49, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
The set will have two sex-related hooks. Is there no reason why we can't just bump one of them? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 16:58, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Why? Is the topic of "words that have a sexual element" an exception to WP:DYKVAR? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:13, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
I fail to see the problem. There have been three sex-related articles with hooks appearing on the Main Page in the same month? Ok, and? Besides, compared to the initial hook about the sex scene involving a portable toilet, the one to be used is simply about the film's director referring to the movie as "gaysploitation". That's not exactly all that sexual, let alone to the point of "shock value". PanagiotisZois (talk) 17:09, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Hold on. I failed to notice that the queue also has the "feelie" article in it. Is the problem that a sex-related hook will appear so soon after the previious one on He Fucked the Girl Out of Me, or the fact that this queue will have two-sex related hooks? Because the latter isn't exactly accurate. The hook on feelies is sex-related. The one on Eating Out 2 isn't. PanagiotisZois (talk) 17:44, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
I wouldn't have promoted them to the same set personally, but I don't think this violates WP:DYKVAR.--Launchballer 22:34, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

Date request

Hello. Sorry if this is the incorrect place to post this. I'd like to know if it is possible for Template:Did you know nominations/Every Night (Hannah Diamond song) to appear on November 24, 2024, for a 10th anniversary hook. Thanks! Skyshiftertalk 21:59, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

The quirky for that day was also a date suggestion, but I can't see any issues with this. If someone else promotes in the next 24 hours I'll be able to swap it.--Launchballer 22:29, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Actually, where's your end-of-sentence citation?--Launchballer 22:36, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Here. Skyshiftertalk 23:04, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Okay, and for the date?--Launchballer 23:11, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Oh. I've added it now. Skyshiftertalk 23:40, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Fine by me.--Launchballer 23:44, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

All queues are empty

@DYK admins: All queues are empty and there are two hooks I promoted'm involved with in #Prep 3, so I can't queue it.--Launchballer 00:18, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

I should be able to get to one later tonight. —Ganesha811 (talk) 00:28, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
I think I can do one later today (it's quite late here now). ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 02:00, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Three queues filled now. I only did one of them, not taking credit for the other two! WaggersTALK 12:15, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Kazimierz Sakowicz is basically fine, although the hook/article probably ought to say 'of people', and it's a crying shame that "that Kazimierz Sakowicz's diary was reconstructed from the contents of empty lemonade bottles" doesn't have an end-of-sentence citation because that would make a pretty good quirky.--Launchballer 13:28, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
  • I think "people" is implied by the sentence, but no objections to someone else changing it. Empty lemonade bottles would have been a fantastic hook. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:31, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
    It does appear to be in the source cited a sentence later, assuming Google can translate Hebrew: [13]. Is "Sinalka" = Sinalco? @Piotrus for awareness. —Kusma (talk) 14:42, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
    @Kusma @Launchballer @Crisco 1492 End of sentence lemonade cite added. It is probably most reliable (since that claim comes from the academic book about his diary, or its preface to be exact). סינלקה could be Sinalco (or "drinking bottles (Sinalka) with spring clips"), but I can't confirm it - would need a Hebrew speaker. Some Polish sources use the term "soda water bottles", I've added it with a relatively reliable refs. It's more of a trivia, really, he might have used more than one type of bottle, or maybe Sinalka=lemonade=soda water could be seen as synonyms, or maybe Sinalka lemonade was sold in soda bottles? I have no opinion on 'of people'. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 02:09, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
If sources differ as to what used to be in them, then we probably shouldn't be putting one or the other on the main page as fact. "Soda bottles" maybe.--Launchballer 02:23, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Oun Yao-ling

... that the weightlifter Oun Yao-ling was asked to compete in the South African Games, but the opportunity was swiftly rescinded once the organisers found out he was Chinese?

@Cunard, PARAKANYAA, Crisco 1492, and Waggers: I don't think this hook meets WP:DYKHOOKBLP as it focuses on nothing other than an incident of racism. As there is a date request above, I recommend queuing the above date request in its place.--Launchballer 02:39, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

I wouldn't interpret this as a "negative aspect" of the BLP, in that there is no wrongdoing on his part. It's also not an insignificant fact given the ramifications of race on the Olympics in that specific case. But do what you want to do. PARAKANYAA (talk) 02:43, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
I concur with Prakanyaa that this isn't an "negative aspect" of the living person. If it reflects on anyone it would be the games organisation not the living person. TarnishedPathtalk 02:59, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
Yeah, I wouldn't consider this a negative aspect about him. It was the South African organizers being Lethal Weapon II villains.Crisco 1492 mobile (talk) 03:21, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
Point taken. I still think something from that set should be put back to entertain the above date request.--Launchballer 03:26, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
You absolutely butchered my former name, but that's fine. I don't mind, it'll have it's glory day eventually. :) EF5 19:52, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
It's a straight choice between Florentina Holzinger and Apricot dress of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. I wrote the hook for Holzinger, so the dress it is. I'd still need another pair of eyes for the song hook.--Launchballer 03:49, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
Actually, I'll swap it after I've slept.--Launchballer 03:52, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
I ended up using Charles J. M. Gwinn as the only one that was both clear at a small size and had been expressly approved at the nom.--Launchballer 12:50, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
Swapped the top two hooks in queues 6 and 7.--Launchballer 19:49, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

One queue left

Just going to note here that I populated a lot of Preps 1 through 5, and thus I cannot promote.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:51, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Why is it that the next six preps contain five hooks on Polish literature, in addition to one that ran a couple of days ago? Did no-one think to space them out? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 12:57, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
I actually reviewed the first hook last night as it was three in the morning and I couldn't sleep. From memory, the article seems fine, though both it and another exceeds 200 characters, and that Nazi hook definitely fails WP:DYKINT (and there probably shouldn't be two train hooks). I'll do a deep dive in the evening if no-one else does by then - and I think I'll pull every other Polish hook while I'm at it.--Launchballer 13:00, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
Pulled Krzyż i półksiężyc and kicked back Kazimierz Sakowicz.--Launchballer 17:06, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
Posted. I kicked back the second train hook and pulled the Nazi hook.--Launchballer 00:22, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
While we're here, just noting that the currently-running image hook shouldn't be there per the "diversion" part of WP:DYKIMG (@ promoter Crisco 1492). ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:05, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
See also #How You Get the Girl.--Launchballer 13:09, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
Planning on queuing prep 2 this evening. @Theleekycauldron, RoySmith, and Chipmunkdavis:, you've all raised concerns about Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip - have they been resolved or should it go to GAR, because I don't plan on kicking this back again (it's been in the preps over a month)?--Launchballer 16:25, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Sigh. I had some time last night to work on DYK, so I took a look at the next prep set up for promotion, i.e. Prep 2 where Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip is. I don't think we should be running that article because of the POV-pushing. I happen to agree with the POV, but I don't see the wikipedia main page as the place to be promoting that. The sigh at the beginning of this is because I fear I will get dragged into a longer discussion about this, which I don't want. But since you explicitly asked for my opinion, I've given it. RoySmith (talk) 16:34, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
+1 to all of that. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
Pulled. I'll have a rummage round the preps after I've eaten, unless either of you want to promote something from Approved.--Launchballer 20:14, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
What is the POV supposedly being pushed, other than the neutral point of view of reliable sources that this military action has resulted in the destruction of cultural heritage? With sources like mainstream news (The Observer, NPR), academically-published journals (Public Archaeology, by Taylor and Francis)... I would hope that the existence of a people group's cultural heritage isn't to be considered too controversial to mention. Hydrangeans (she/her | talk | edits) 20:36, 19 November 2024 (UTC)
@Theleekycauldron, RoySmith, Chipmunkdavis, Launchballer, and Hydrangeans: Thank you for taking the time to consider the hook. I especially appreciate that extra time was given twice to address the concerns raised by editors, and a third time would not have been reasonable. I had been thinking about this myself as if further issues were raised I would not have time to adequately address them before the end of the month due to other commitments. It probably would not have been fair to the DYK community to take up more of their time.
While I am of course disappointed the actionable feedback here has helped. A topic of this nature was always going to be contentious. Where there are outstanding concerns about the article I am more than happy to discuss them at another venue, the article talk page might be best and GAR if needed. Richard Nevell (talk) 19:53, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
Responding to ping, many of my points were addressed and the article improved, a couple of issues hung around. Much like RoySmith, this isn't something I am looking to go back into, I do wish more people had weighed in during the initial discussion. CMD (talk) 03:20, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Prep 6: 2024 Kansas City metropolitan area rent strike (nom)

@LunaEclipse, Morgan695, and AirshipJungleman29: First hooks are extraordinary claims, and this in particular is an incredibly sweeping claim made by a non-independent party, reprinted in a local paper. I'd honestly say it's more likely than not to be untrue, unless there's some really obvious procedural reason it has to be true. (Also, what does "target" mean in this case?) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 13:31, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

This has now been pulled from prep after no one responded to this JuniperChill (talk) 15:14, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
@Crisco 1492 and Theleekycauldron: It was still in queue, so I took it out myself. I'll replace it this evening.--Launchballer 16:05, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Edward W. Gantt

This is a recent GA promotion of mine. I think it has some really good DYK potential - an American slaveholder, pro-secession firebrand, and Confederate officer who later defected to the Union and after the Civil War worked with the Freedman's Bureau to improve the lives of former slaves. For various IRL reasons, I'm not going to have the time/energy to nominate this myself, so I'm sticking this out here in case anyone else thinks they can make an interesting hook out of it. Hog Farm Talk 03:37, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

@Hog Farm: ... that Edward W. Gantt went from owning slaves to speaking out against the practice? You'd need an end-of-sentence citation for the first half of that though.--Launchballer 10:50, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
@Hog Farm or ... that Edward W. Gantt was a Confederate soldier who defected to the Union during the American Civil War? TarnishedPathtalk 11:35, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
Nominated, with the caveat that I can't see all of the sources.--Launchballer 13:46, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
I can't see the sources either but I'm going to AGF given it's a GA. TarnishedPathtalk 13:59, 23 November 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer & TarnishedPath, this Wikipedia library link http://muse-jhu-edu.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/pub/189/edited_volume/chapter/2024970 is the chapter cited. The page range should start at page 64 (fn. 17 in the article). Page 66 is where his neighbors go on off on him in ways that are really of the time ("Most astonishing of all is Gantt on negro slavery. He is done with it. He swings off to the rankest abolitionism.") I think the citations in the article (citing different pages for different parts of the paragraph) are clear, but if it's ambigiuous for the hook fact, a citation for pages 64-68 could be added to the lead where the hook fact is stated. Rjjiii (talk) 18:56, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 1

Rei Nakashima

I promoted this, so I can't help - but I will do the other two in the morning.--Launchballer 22:18, 23 November 2024 (UTC)

Yen and Ai-Lee

Qian Jin Bao

I can't see anything wrong with either.--Launchballer 13:01, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Muthkwey

This hook got pulled a couple weeks back over accessibility issues. There is significant use of Americanist Phonetic Notation, which is an (arguably) non-English script, but one which is widely used in secondary sources (even the popular ones) and has no ready transliteration into the usual English alphabet. Back and forth discussion with the nominator @Ornithoptera: has left me unclear how to proceed. Does anyone have any insight here? Best, Tenpop421 (talk) 20:56, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

I've readded it to T:TDYK.--Launchballer 21:13, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 2

The Children's Book of Virtues

Looks good to me.--Launchballer 03:11, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Veiqia

Template:Did you know nominations/Celie Ellis Turner

Hook situation resolved but I've raised issues with excessive sourcing to contemporary newspapers, would like someone else to take a look and see if my concerns are legitimate. Mach61 05:57, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Mach61, I think I have found a date of death and noted it on the talk page. TSventon (talk) 09:37, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Unruffled

Hello, I am requesting more eyes on my review for Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Unruffled. I am concerned that the use of a self-published source to accomplish the almost 5x expansion for the nomination does not meet our strict RS/SPS criteria. Thank you. Viriditas (talk) 20:52, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 4

Ragnvi Torslow

@MumphingSquirrel, Crisco 1492, and AirshipJungleman29: I'll give this a proper review in the morning, but I've added a {{cn}} tag to the article and there are two bare URLs, which need to be fixed per WP:DYKCITE.--Launchballer 03:20, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
Hook also needs an end-of-sentence citation.--Launchballer 11:03, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
My concern has been resolved.--Launchballer 22:16, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

Queue 3

Symonds St Public Conveniences and Former Tram Shelter

A minor point possibly, but the hook and article claim doesn't quite match the source, which describes it as "the first standalone street toilets in Auckland to contain facilities for women as well as men" (emphasis mine). So possibly there could have been women's toilets elsewhere before this, but not in the street. Also, I'm not really sure what "standalone" means in this context. Pinging @TarnishedPath, Panamitsu, and JuniperChill: who were involved with the hook.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:40, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Amakuru, thanks for raising this. This is due to my sloppy writing and this should have been picked up earlier. The word street, and the fact that the toilets also contained men's facilitates should certainly be included in the hook.
Including that I would suggest "... that the first standalone street toilets to cater to both men and women in Auckland were converted into a male-only facility during the Second World War?
As per standalone, my reading from the source, is that the toilets were not incidental to some other purpose. That the toilets were the raison d'existence. To me this is conveyed in the sentence from the source "Also incorporating a public transport shelter" which implies that the public transport shelter was incidental or ancillary. TarnishedPathtalk 13:48, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
@TarnishedPath: great, thanks. I'll update accordingly. Please could you update the article to match? Cheers  — Amakuru (talk) 14:42, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
 Done I've updated the article and the hook.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:09, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Queue 4

Old City of Gaza and Old City of Nablus

I don't think either of these articles can be said to satisfy WP:DYKCOMPLETE ("articles that fail to deal adequately with the topic are likely to be rejected" as there really isn't enough detail to get a full picture of the topics. For example, the history sectino of Old City of Gaza mentions nothing at all between 1516 and the 2023–24 conflict (and even that is only covered in a single sentence). Similarly, the history of Old City of Nablus has almost nothing since antiquity, other than mention of 1202 and 1927 earthquakes. For a part of the world which has a very rich history with frequent upheavals over the centuries, I would expect considerably more detail than this before they could be considered main page ready. Pinging @Onceinawhile, Launchballer, and AirshipJungleman29:  — Amakuru (talk) 13:09, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

The hook is not supported by the articles. The Old City of Gaza article mentions only one period of damage caused by Israel (it does mention 3,000 years of other invasions, but does not talk about damage there). The Old City of Nablus has a relevant sentence in the lead (but not the body?) although it's worded in a very different manner, and I'm not sure is fully supported by the quote in the source (the only place in the article with the word "invasion"). Also, as Amakuru notes, both areas with an extensive history. The most interesting thing about them, that we choose to devote their main page mention to, is that they were damaged in recent wars? CMD (talk) 14:05, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
These articles are about the "old" cities of, not the cities themselves. There may not be that much in the historical record that pertains specifically to the old cities as opposed to the cities generally. If this complaint hadn't been made, I personally doubt that I would have thought for a moment that they weren't comprehensive enough. The Gaza one has an interesting section on neighbourhoods and a list of landmarks, the Nablus one has sections on landmarks, architecture and conservation, and both articles have copious images. Neither of them look "unfinished" to me, though like everything they can probably be improved upon. Gatoclass (talk) 14:16, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
How can an old town, the historic heart of these cities, have no recorded history between 1516 and 2023? I'm sorry, but that's just absurd. Coupled with CMD's point about the hook not representing the state of the article either, my opinion is we should just close these as rejected. At the very least it needs to go back to the nom. page for a rethink of the hook and expansion of the history sections. It's possible these articles don't even need to exist at all... other famous old towns such as Dubrovnik don't seem to have their own articles, and any relevant information about the landmarks can easily enough go in the main city page...  — Amakuru (talk) 14:39, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Well, for one thing, the Ottoman Empire was in control of the Middle East for the 500 years before WWI, and it's often said the whole region atrophied during that period. So maybe there just wasn't a lot going on.
As for whether or not they should have their own articles, I have no opinion but there is nothing to stop you putting them up for a merge if you think so.
Again, as for the hook, I wasn't addressing that, I was addressing the original suggestion that the articles didn't meet DYKCOMPLETE. DYKCOMPLETE is really there to ensure that articles that hit the main page are not an embarrassment to Wikipedia, and I very much doubt we'd get any complaints about either of these.
But since you seem adamant about this, sure, return them to DYKN, put them up for a merge if you like, and give the authors a chance to address the concerns. Gatoclass (talk) 15:01, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
minus Replaced. See Template:Did you know nominations/Old City of Gaza for further discussion.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:09, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Ragnvi Torslow

I have put an orange tag for {{One source}} on this article as it has a very large reliance on the source [14], currently number [3]. The entirety of the "Early life" and "Sporting career" sections is cited to that, and the majority of the other two sections too. This makes me worried that large parts of the article are likely to be WP:Close paraphrasing... It seems like it might need some more sources added in and if necessary the text rewritten so it doesn't look like a copy of the [3] source. It's always possible I've missed something here though, so do holler if so. Pinging @MumphingSquirrel, Crisco 1492, and AirshipJungleman29: who were involved in the hook.  — Amakuru (talk) 17:23, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

I agree that this breaches WP:TRANSVIO, and apologise for not noticing it. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:29, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
minus Replaced. See Template:Did you know nominations/Ragnvi Torslow for further discussion.  — Amakuru (talk) 21:09, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Recent additions date error

The hooks in Wikipedia:Recent additions are out of step. The DYKs for yesterday, 23 November, are listed at Wikipedia:Recent additions#24 November 2024, though the DYK notification on the relevant talk pages point correctly to #23 November 2024. Could this be fixed please? — Voice of Clam (talk) 08:49, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

right now, the way the bot is programmed, sets are archived according to the time they're taken off the Main Page :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 09:47, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
At present the headers produced by the bot do not match the links produced by {{DYK talk}}, so one or the other needs fixing. — Voice of Clam (talk) 09:54, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
I've brought this up before, but apparently it's a feature and not a bug. Still can't get my head around it. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:21, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
An article which I nominated for DYK, the bot didn't add the notice for some reason, so I did it manually. Same to my talk page JuniperChill (talk) 11:25, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
Caused by this edit. (I believe there was talk of moving hooks within sets using PSHAW?)--Launchballer 12:21, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
It makes some more sense if you expect DYK to sometimes be updated four times per day and sometimes only once every three days: you don't automatically know when the set that has been just archived has been put on the Main Page, but you do know what time it is now. (Having said that, I have reported this same issue as a bug before, so I certainly feel with the OP on this). —Kusma (talk) 14:05, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
For the latest conversation on this, check out Special:Permalink/1216864813#Main page DYK now and Wikipedia:Recent_additions/2024/March#27 March 2024 don't match?. This conversation implies it's a bot issue, when the issues holding up progress are around community consensus - please see the linked conversation. Shubinator (talk) 00:26, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Prep 6

Carrlyn Bathe

@JuniperChill: Just making it clear that the promoted hook (ALT0) was implicitly rejected in the review, and only ALT1 was approved. As I'm the reviewer, I cannot swap out the hook myself, so I'm just leaving this comment. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:12, 25 November 2024 (UTC)

 Done. I just thought ALT0 was more interesting but forgot to realise it wasn't suitable as determined by a reviewer. JuniperChill (talk) 10:26, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
I tend to strike hooks I haven't approved to avoid this kind of problem. RoySmith-Mobile (talk) 18:31, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Or explicitly state the one approved (in bold). Saying one is "better" doesn't necessarily mean the other one was rejected, and approvers often dont state a preference, effectively deferring to the promoter's judgement. —Bagumba (talk) 01:40, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Older nominations needing DYK reviewers

The previous list was archived yesterday afternoon, so I've created a new list of 31 nominations that need reviewing in the Older nominations section of the Nominations page, covering everything through October 30. We have a total of 296 nominations, of which 108 have been approved, a gap of 188 nominations that has increased by 10 over the past 7 days. Thanks to everyone who reviews these and any other nominations!

More than one month old

Other nominations

Please remember to cross off entries, including the date, as you finish reviewing them (unless you're asking for further review), even if the review was not an approval. Please do not remove them entirely. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 05:01, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

WP:DYKUBM

Time to activate the unreviewed backlog mode? WP:DYKN is consistently hitting the WP:PEIS limit. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:31, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Maybe. The backlog's high due to the recent GA drive. There are some very easy closures/approvals near the top of the pile. Another day I think.--Launchballer 15:21, 20 November 2024 (UTC)
BlueMoonset's list shows ~180 unapproved noms for the past week. If we can get that under 100, I'd think that's a good idea. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 02:19, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

I think it might be time to implement it. The PEIS issue doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon and if anything is only getting worse. It's hard to see all the new nominations because they can't even be seen from DYKN. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:10, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

@DYK admins: (and any other interested regulars) if there are no objections I think it would be good to activate it tonight at 00:00 UTC, with the goal of reducing the number of noms at WP:DYKN to 80 or so. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:16, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
As a reminder, the steps are: adjusting Template:Did you know/Backlog mode?, commenting in the box at the top of Template talk:Did you know, and adding an appropriate note at WP:DYKUBM. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:21, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Sure. if approved, it would have to start at 0001 UTC on 27 November. We may even consider increasing to 2x hooks a day too, since that hasn't been implemented for a while. JuniperChill (talk) 11:17, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
There was a discussion recently which resulted in a new procedure for that, because of burnout among promoters. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:21, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Do you have the link to both the new procedure and the discussion? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:29, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
I didn't really participate and can't remember when it was, but the change can be found at WP:DYKCRIT. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:41, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Specifically WP:DYKROTATE. If we are at one set per day and immediately after the midnight (UTC) update finishes there are more than 120 approved nominations with six filled queues, we rotate to two sets per day, and rotate back to one set per day immediately after the midnight (UTC) update three days later. If I remember correctly, it used to start if it we were at 120 approved nominations with 10 filled queues. I only joined DYK in March 2024, so it might've just changed recently. I think that's the reason why its been a while since we did 2x hooks a day. Looking at the history page, that hasn't been edited since May 2024. JuniperChill (talk) 11:48, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
The main reason that we haven't done 2x/day is the switch to a nine-hook set. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:51, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Oh, I misread the question. I thought there was a new procedure for DYKUBM regarding how and when to implement it. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:56, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
We might need to find a few additional prep-to-queue promoters before we can attempt 2/day again. —Kusma (talk) 11:33, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Absolutely. There haven't been two sets a day for a long time, because there aren't sufficient volunteers working on the project, checks become more cursory and errors creep in as a result. I strongly oppose moving to two per day.  — Amakuru (talk) 12:06, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
There was a suggestion at Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 202#Approaching 12-hour backlog mode? that we do two-a-day for a fixed three days.--Launchballer 12:42, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
If all of the queues and preps were filled (except the last prep set, which should be left empty for moving hooks around) we would have about 70 approved noms, which is far lower than the 120 that was recommended. In my opinion, the preps and the queues should be filled before the switch to ensure that DYK can handle 2-a-day. Z1720 (talk) 13:31, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
That was exactly the point of the 3 days and 6 filled queues. Even if nobody does any more promoting, we have enough in the bank to get through the sprint. We can always do another sprint if we need to. RoySmith-Mobile (talk) 18:59, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
Just noting that I have implemented backlog mode on all of Template:Did you know/Backlog mode?, Template talk:Did you know, and WP:DYKUBM. I say let's worry about 2/day when we get there.--Launchballer 01:27, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
It doesn't seem to have had much effect yet, so I would highly suggest to everyone here to do also review as many nominations as you can, even if you don't have any outstanding or planned nominations. The "reviewing even without having your own nominations" practice really needs to be encouraged more and I'm still surprised it isn't pushed more often especially during backlogs like this. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:16, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
I'm taking it a step further and I will (voluntarily) do 2 reviews for every nomination I do (similar to the suggestion when reviewing GAs), even without WP:DYKUBM and even before I reach 20 nominations. I've also been doing reviews well before I hit the 5 review mark. JuniperChill (talk) 10:09, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Today's DYK (fact that is unlikely to change)

Just a heads up that I've edited the current Every Night hook to remove "released ten years ago today", as that violates WP:DYKHOOK: "The hook should include a definite fact that is unlikely to change". RoySmith (talk) 17:13, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

@RoySmith: Why? This does not violate the guideline you stated, as the release date is unlikely to change. There is no prohibition to using relative dates, nor should there be. (We had references to "today" or similar all the time during the Olympics). —Kusma (talk) 18:52, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
Because that statement is only true today. Tomorrow that statement will be incorrect. RoySmith (talk) 19:03, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
Tomorrow that statement will not be on the Main Page. Everywhere it is archived, it is clear that "today" is referring to the day when the hook was on the Main Page. If you find that unclear, please suggest a modification of the wording of the rule so it expresses its spirit more clearly. —Kusma (talk) 19:11, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
I thought this would be an uncontroversial change, but I guess not. I've reverted it. RoySmith (talk) 19:29, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
Thank you. It may be worth discussing how explicit we want to be about anniversaries of this type, but let's do that separately from the "unlikely to change" rule. —Kusma (talk) 19:41, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
I think we should leave the anniversaries to OTD :-) RoySmith (talk) 19:54, 24 November 2024 (UTC)
We've had this sort of hook as an allowed special occasion type ever since I started at DYK, and it's not been seen as a problem before. As Kusma notes, the day it runs/ran will always be a fixed period in time from the original event, and that certainly shouldn't change. OTD deals with famous anniversaries; DYK can be more specialized. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:51, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
It might be useful to clarify exactly what the "unlikely to change" guideline even means as it's caused confusion in the past as to how it should be interpreted. Maybe a reword or rephrasing is in order? Like what does "unlikely to change" even mean: at the time the hook runs, or indefinitely? The current wording is vague. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:14, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
theleekycauldron, can I ask if there was any reasoning behind changing "established" to "definite" when the switch to WP:DYKCRIT was made? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:04, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
mm, no, I don't remember there being any intention behind that. Honestly, I think "unlikely to change" should be cut. There's nothing with temporally grounding a hook that only airs for one day, they're all time-indexed in the archives. Besides, we do that all the time when we refer to someone as alive or holding a current job when, inevitably, they won't be doing that at some point. We shouldn't be reporting breaking news at DYK, but the process takes so long I can't imagine how that would happen anyway.
As for "definite facts", I think it's important that we don't air that something can be true, or air an opinion or disputed fact as truth. We have to air either that something is true or that people say it is true (which is not the same thing as a single study suggesting something). But I think that hooks like tomato sandwich are fine, great even. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 11:14, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
Well, what do people think about:
... that the name of Kim Jong Un's daughter has not been publicly disclosed?
in Prep 3? RoySmith (talk) 15:13, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
A little trickier, because it's theoretically possible that her name has been disclosed since the article was written - somebody might want to check that just before it hits the main page. Other than that, I would suggest adding the word "preteen", because the really amazing part is that the girl is 11 or 12 years old and still nobody outside the regime knows her name! Gatoclass (talk) 15:43, 25 November 2024 (UTC)
Now in queue, although I would never have promoted it in a month of Sundays given that her name could be outed at any minute. I strongly recommend pulling.--Launchballer 13:10, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
The spirit should be that its unlikely to change before posting. Otherwise, posts about being the current record holder or regarding current roles would need to be revamped, and would be a departure from past practice. —Bagumba (talk) 01:29, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and boldly changed the wording over at WP:DYKHOOK. Wordsmithing or changes to the phrasing are welcome, but the point I tried to say there is something like "the fact is unlikely to change before or during its DYK appearance, but what happens next is beyond our purview." Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:43, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
"ten years ago today" is ambiguous because the date varies, depending on the time zone, and different readers will be in different time zones.
And notice that, while the article says that it was "released as a non-album single on 24 November 2014", the DYK archive shows it under the date "25 November".
So, I agree with RoySmith's concern. Such hooks are asking for trouble. Andrew🐉(talk) 12:51, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 1

  • ... that Oliver Hutchinson was the subject of the first successful live demonstration (pictured) of the television on 26 January 1926?

As discussed at Template:Did you know nominations/Oliver Hutchinson I had deliberately worded it as "Oliver Hutchinson (pictured)" rather than "demonstration (pictured)" as I am not sure when the photograph was taken (except that it was published in June 1926). It is the first photograph taken of a television image but not necessarily taken during the demonstration of 26 January 1926. Also, I included the full date in the hope that it might run on its anniversary; I am more than happy for it to run whenever but you can probably trim the full date to just "in 1926" - Dumelow (talk) 18:27, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

The thing is, January 26, 2024 is way beyond the six-week maximum for special occasion hooks, given that the nomination was on November 16. If the January 26 date is to be granted, it first needs to be discussed here per WP:IAR and WP:SOHA. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:20, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
As I said, I am happy for it to run now if needed, but for the sake of a handful of weeks, it would be nice to run on the anniversary. Noting it would be 10 weeks after nomination and there are still nominations about that old on the list for review - Dumelow (talk) 10:23, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
The guidelines say that six weeks is the maximum, and that is based on the day of the nomination, rather than the day of the review. If you really want the January 26 date you will need to formally request an IAR exemption here. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:11, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 6

Zooming In on the Andromeda Galaxy

Will do when I'm less frazzled, probably the morning.--Launchballer 22:26, 28 November 2024 (UTC)
Looks good to me.--Launchballer 23:58, 28 November 2024 (UTC)

Timeless Voyage

Do song lyrics meet or not meet WP:DYKFICTION?

I remember there being some kind of dispute if song lyrics count as "in-universe" or not, and interpretations seem to vary depending on the user. Can we get a clear answer on this? Asking because of the Dune hook that's currently in Prep 3 and how it's a hook based on the song's lyrics. Courtesy pings to nominator Tokisaki Kurumi, reviwer OlifanofmrTennant, and promoter Crisco 1492, although this question is more of a general question and not specifically about Dune. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:10, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Just my opinion, but the way the hook is written avoids DYKFICTION. The hook tells the reader what the song is about rather than discussing the fictional world of the song. Others may disagree. This resembles the previous discussion about the science fiction hook that ran several weeks back. Viriditas (talk) 04:23, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
We really need some kind of clarification or footnote regarding that guideline, at least for edge cases like songs, because the line between "in-universe" and "real world" can be really blurry. I'm not sure if editor discretion is sufficient if there can be disagreements. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:42, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
My take, and it could very well be wrong, is that the hook under discussion highlights the theme of the song, not the fictional world, a subtle difference. Viriditas (talk) 05:02, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
I would say it's a violation, because the hook as it is refers to conditions on a fictional planet. However, if the hook was altered to refer to, say, what the fictional planet is reportedly a metaphor for, ergo, the "desert-like atmosphere" supposedly prevailing at the time on the Japanese video site Niconico, that would not be a violation. Gatoclass (talk) 06:53, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
That’s the theme of the song, in other words, "the end of life", a very real thing. It is separate from the fictional element itself, although the story will express that theme as a consistent thread. Themes aren’t fictional, IMO. The hook is saying, the message of the song is the end of life. That’s taking one step back from the fictional story and looking at it from a level once removed. If I write a story about a robot left behind on an alien planet trying to find a connection with alien life while finding itself alone, and I say the theme is isolation, am I talking about the fictional story or the message it is conveying? Robots, alien life, those things are fiction, but if I write a hook saying the theme is isolation, I am not talking about fiction, I’m one step removed from it commenting about the work in its totality, not within its universe. Viriditas (talk) 07:29, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
The song lyrics are about the end of life on an imaginary planet. There is no claim in the article that the lyrics are about the end of life in general - quite the opposite, in that the writer says the planet was a metaphor for conditions on the website Niconico. So the hook is both inaccurate and a violation of DYKFICTION. Changing the hook to make it about the metaphor identified by the writer would eliminate those issues, although perhaps it wouldn't make for the world's greatest hook. But regardless, the hook as it is doesn't meet the criteria. Gatoclass (talk) 07:49, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Yeah, I would agree that is a problem. The article says "the theme of the song is a desert planet where life is dying and 'no grass will grow for the next millennium'", but the hook says "lyrics about the demise of life", while the source says nothing about the theme. Looking even closer into this, it appears that the end of life is indeed a metaphor, not a theme as the article currently says, for several different things, some controversial. So yes, based on your explanation, the hook should be pulled or changed. Viriditas (talk) 08:42, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Pulled.--Launchballer 15:27, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer and Viriditas: I am not quite sure, but, according to the source, there is this: "where life has eroded and 'no grass will grow for the next millennium.'" (from Japan Times) ときさき くるみ not because they are easy, but because they are hard 19:33, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
(edit conflict) It's a violation, but more importantly, the sort of violation DYKFICTION is meant to stop. The rest of the hook is a boring word salad, and the addition of the theme of the song's lyrics—which could be anything in human conception—shouldn't help. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 07:31, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Themes are extremely limited, in the same way that there are only seven (or so) basic plots. Technically, "end of life" falls under the "death and mortality" theme, which is part of 20 or so common themes. Viriditas (talk) 07:44, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
If that is true (I doubt it) why is noting that this is one of twenty common themes interesting Viriditas? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:56, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
It's a good question. I find it interesting because it illustrates the concept of a universal narrative structure, but this is often considered controversial and the subject of much dispute. Viriditas (talk) 20:48, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
  • As another edge case, consider the following which caught my attention today:
  • ... that Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele (pictured) has referred to himself as the "coolest dictator in the world"?
The article says that this self-description was meant "ironically" suggesting that it was a joke or parody and so not meant to be taken seriously. And it was posted on Twitter, which is a silly place. The hook strips out all this context and so encourages the reader to take it straight.
Andrew🐉(talk) 08:28, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
On the other hand, independent news sources also describe him as an autocrat, so whether or not he labelled himself as such ironically, it seems there is some substance to the label. Gatoclass (talk) 08:51, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Not a DYKHOOKBLP violation; it can't possibly be undue to describe a currently serving dictator as a dictator.--Launchballer 15:27, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
The issue is not what sort of politician he is but whether he is the "coolest" such in the world. This seems to be a fanciful bit of theatre, rather like Donald Trump describing himself as "a very stable genius". Such self-promotion is hype and that seems similar to the fictional issue in that the claims can easily be outrageous because they are not real. Andrew🐉(talk) 17:06, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
This seems to be a fanciful bit of theatre. Indeed, and I think readers have the intelligence to recognize that. Regardless, it's a quote that will surely attract plenty of attention, giving people an opportunity to learn something useful about El Salvadoran politics. Gatoclass (talk) 17:41, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
And BTW, no, it is not akin to a fictional issue. The hook describes a real-world event - that politician X said Y - so clearly DYKFICTION is not applicable. Gatoclass (talk) 18:16, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
I imagine this will be an unpopular opinion, but I think DYKFICTION is a stupid rule and would love to see it revoked. RoySmith (talk) 18:30, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
  • I personally feel like the spirit is good, but the implementation ends up causing trouble; the hook that started this had real-world applicability, but because part of it dealt with a fictional narrative, the whole thing was canned.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:22, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
If you think the implementation of DYKFICTION causes trouble, you should have seen how things were before it was implemented.
And I'm afraid I must disagree with you regarding the aforementioned hook Chris. The problem IMO was not so much that it violated DYKFICTION as it was that the hook simply wasn't an accurate reflection of the article contents. Gatoclass (talk) 19:50, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
DYKFICTION was added way back in 2009, so if you started here in 2011, you would not have experienced what things were like before it was added.
However, in a nutshell - when users are permitted to use fictional elements of creative works in their hooks, you end up with, for example, an endless plethora of ho-hum hooks about video game "plots" which almost all feature the same basic elements (good guys defending world against evildoers ad nauseam) - and no clear criteria for, or agreement on, how to separate the occasional arguably worthwhile example from all the duds. Which in turn means either endless arguments about whether or not the plot devices are unusual enough to qualify under the interest criterion, or alternatively (and more commonly) dud hooks making the main page day after day that are an embarrassment to the project.
So while there might be a very occasional fictional device that would serve to make a decent hook, the amount of energy conserved, and the level of quality maintained, by DYKFICTION vastly outweighs its very occasional inconveniences. Gatoclass (talk) 20:58, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
I'm glad nobody brought up DYKFICTION for my Julio and Marisol nom. RoySmith (talk) 21:36, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
Nor should they have IMO, because that is a creative presentation of a serious real-world issue. Gatoclass (talk) 21:55, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
  • With the hook that inspired the question now pulled, we still need to have the original question clarified, as in how to treat song lyrics when it comes to DYKFICTION. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:48, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
    I think that's the wrong question to ask. DYKFICTION is meant to prevent a common subclass of uninteresting hooks: hooks that are simply regurgitations of someone else's creativity. Unoriginal and boring. If we make a hook that just recaps the plot/subject of a song, then yeah, that's a DYKFICTION fail. But – provided that music journalism is a functioning institution that produces decent analysis, which it isn't and doesn't – there are lots of interesting ways to analyze lyrics and music, a lot of interesting stylistic choices that are certainly something the reader might find interesting. I find it fascinating that Olivia Rodrigo uses a car as a backing track in "drivers license". Less interestingly, "Mr. Brightside" sets the listener up for a sexually explicit reference, but doesn't follow through on it, just by playing with the rhyme scheme.
    In general, I think DYKFICTION is meant to stop regurgitation and boringness. If you find a hook that isn't just repackaging someone else's work and ripping off their creativity, it's worth considering more holistically whether the hook is actually interesting and should be passed as such. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 12:11, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
I thought we had already dealt with this, but since it apparently isn't clear yet, I would say DYKFICTION is violated if the lyrics describe fictional events and the hook just basically describes what the lyrics say, or as leeky puts it, just "repackages and regurgitates" them. If on the other hand, one has reliable sources that, say, analyze themes or deeper meanings in those lyrics, or relates them to real-world events, that would probably be permissible material for a hook, though obviously it would still have to meet the interest requirement. Hope that helps - Gatoclass (talk) 16:16, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Queue 1

The Crystal (tabloid)

@AirshipJungleman29 and Crisco 1492: The article says "Some coverage ..." which got turned into "regularly covered". That's a stronger statement which may not be justified. RoySmith (talk) 01:17, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

  • Source says, "In China during the first half of the twentieth century, many newspapers circulated in big cities, but only Crystal in Shanghai and Heavenly Wind in Tianjin regularly had discussions and stories about same-sex relations." Article also has "The Crystal was one of few contemporary Chinese publications to regularly cover same-sex relationships and other LGBTQ issues." — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:24, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
    OK, so the article needs to be updated to say "regularly", and then it will support the hook statement. RoySmith (talk) 01:25, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
    Article already does with "The Crystal was one of few contemporary Chinese publications to regularly cover same-sex relationships and other LGBTQ issues". — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:44, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
    OK, that works, thanks for walking me through it. RoySmith (talk) 17:05, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

Prep 3

Port Mercer, New Jersey

Pinging Lbal, Viriditas, and Crisco 1492: I originally was going to change "passerby" (singular) to "passersby" (since the implication is that this happened to lots of people), but it isn't people passing by, it's various floating vessels being pulled along the canal by mules where those mules end up in the water, not people riding mules and person and steed getting pulled into the canal and needing rescue. "Passerby" is a "one who" definition, not a "something that" word, so it's not appropriate in this context. What's happening is a swing bridge deliberately being opening late and sometimes entangling the tow lines being pulled by the mules, so the mules are pulled into the water and have to be rescued by the locals. A possible edit: replace "profited from passerby by dragging their mules" with "profited from passing vessels by dragging their tow mules". Thoughts? Suggestions? BlueMoonset (talk) 05:18, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. Viriditas (talk) 05:31, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
I think that sounds good. Lbal (talk) 15:20, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Updated the hook based on agreement above. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:13, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

Prep 2

Dog

@Wolverine X-eye, Rjjiii, and AirshipJungleman29: I don't see where this is in either of the sources and there appears to be a couple of sentences straight out of sources (see Earwig). Also, in trying to cram six images into one slot, I would argue that none of them show up particularly well at a small size. (If you want to go for views, I suggest using the video.)--Launchballer 02:50, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

I agree about the image. Maybe just crop out the one dog in the upper-left and use that? I'm not a huge fan of using videos; they don't have the immediate impact that a still image does. RoySmith (talk) 02:56, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer & RoySmith, at some point the nomination had this image:
Huskies
Huskies
Also, do the quotes from the sources on the nomination not cover the hook fact? Rjjiii (talk) 03:25, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
I do wish we had a better hook. There are so many cool fun facts about dogs we could include, but this is one of the most well-known things about dog history. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 10:39, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
@Theleekycauldron: I think dogs are going to get high views no matter what we run. (If I had my way, we'd be running the dog meat hook suggested in the nom, but that technically would be about dog meat, so would technically fail DYKHOOKSTYLE.) What do you suggest?--Launchballer 11:55, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer:
  • ... that some studies suggest dogs can sense and align themselves with Earth's magnetic field? (the sourcing wouldn't pass MEDRS, unfortunately.)
  • ... that dogs have much more sensitive noses and ears than humans, but have trouble distinguishing red from green?
  • ... that dogs can see color, but have trouble distinguishing red from green? (is common misconception, but misconception would have to be sourced and added to article)
  • ... that dogs can develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? :(
  • ... that dogs have served as shepherds, police, mayors, pest control, and astronauts? (mayors would have to be inserted and sourced as well)
theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 12:12, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
I saw "that dogs prefer to defecate with their spines aligned in a north–south position", but that probably fails WP:DYKGRAT. The PTSD hook is punchier and definitely checks out at least to the American Kennel Club. @Wolverine X-eye, Rjjiii, and AirshipJungleman29:, what is your opinion of this?--Launchballer 12:36, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
I'm a big fan of Everyone Poops myself, but it's totally your call :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 12:40, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
I think you should let your dog decide which fact they'd like to see, but as for me, I think the original fact is interesting but maybe, just maybe, my judgment here is off. I wouldn't mind a change in the hook, as long as it's somewhat more intriguing than the original like that fact about dogs wagging their tails in a certain direction. I'm sure this is the most popular article DYK has seen in a long time, so I get where the enthusiasm is coming from. Wolverine X-eye (talk to me) 13:42, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
I did the GA review and so, I think, cannot technically approve a hook. Di (they-them) did the DYK review, so I'll ping them in, Rjjiii (ii) (talk) 14:18, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Hi! I think that ... that dogs have much more sensitive noses and ears than humans, but have trouble distinguishing red from green? is my favorite of the ones proposed here because it provides a nice sense of contrast between the two facts, with dogs having superior senses in some ways and inferior senses in others. All of the hooks seem cool, but this is my favorite. Di (they-them) (talk) 14:41, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
I like that hook as well and it checks out. If there are no objections by the end of the day, I'll swap it in.--Launchballer 15:11, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
If you're looking for something pithier: "... that dogs are dichromats?" RoySmith (talk) 15:20, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
If I saw that hook, my first instinct would be to either click on 'dichromats' or to google it.--Launchballer 23:44, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Swapped.--Launchballer 23:44, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

That's an improvement, but I think

Jack Russel Terrier
Jack Russel Terrier

would work even better. RoySmith (talk) 03:38, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

@RoySmith Looks good, "examples" needs to be singular. Rjjiii (talk) 03:43, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
Done RoySmith (talk) 03:59, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
PS, I noticed that dog had been indef semi-protected 14 years ago. I'm not a fan of indef protection, so I've put it back to unprotected. Let's see what happens. We can always reprotect it if necessary. RoySmith (talk) 04:04, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
I still don't see it in the first source but I do see "The researchers determined that dogs were probably domesticated from now-extinct wolves between 11,000 and 16,000 years ago — before humans began farming around 10,000 years ago" in the second. I recommend truncating the hook at wolves.--Launchballer 10:22, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer, I've slightly expanded the language in the article and added a mention and link to the Bonn–Oberkassel dog, the earliest widely accepted remains of a dog to have been found, dating to between 14,000 and 15,000 years ago. The source says the remains date to about 15,000 years ago, but following the citations, it's clear that those papers are saying between 14 and 15 thousand years ago. The source also talks about the genetic evidence for a much older domestication. If this is not clear enough I'll list several other sources below:
We can replace the article's citation with one of these, if needed to meet WP:V, Rjjiii (ii) (talk) 00:23, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Not Science Direct, that's coming up underlined on WP:UPSD, but something's there and it checks out, so I'm happy with that. Two further sentences appear in their respective sources (see Earwig); who copied who?--Launchballer 02:56, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
@Wolverine X-eye: Both of these are copied from cited sources, and the facts should be re-stated: [15][16] Each one is a single sentence copied nearly verbatim, by two different editors.
@Launchballer: Thanks for following up. Of those, this is probably the most reliable and the most relevant if a source needs to be added: [17] Also, the ScienceDirect excerpt is from page 277 in this book. I somehow missed that ScienceDirect's "topics" pages are curated by a chatbot and exist on dubious copyright grounds, so thanks for pointing that out. Rjjiii (talk) 05:00, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Rephrased both. Wolverine X-eye (talk to me) 10:15, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
@RoySmith: That went well.--Launchballer 02:56, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
Sigh. RoySmith (talk) 15:23, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Castlereagh–Canning duel

@Michael G. Lind and Seefooddiet: I just added two {{cn}} tags that will need rectifying before this can run.--Launchballer 02:50, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Crisco 1492 fixed this, so I believe this is good to go.--Launchballer 02:59, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Muthkwey

Just noting that I did prep-to-queue for this last month; its title was the problem and that's been fixed, so I will rely on my earlier review.--Launchballer 02:50, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

1957 Manipur Territorial Council election

@Soman, Crisco 1492, and NightWolf1223: There's an unsourced footnote which should probably be cited. (And I hate that WP:CLUMP on a cellular level, however much it isn't a DYK issue.)--Launchballer 02:50, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

My concern has been resolved.--Launchballer 10:23, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Queue 3

ZIZ

I approved this one, so somebody else will need to review it. RoySmith (talk) 14:48, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

The article uses a Wiktionary link for "mouthpiece". Should the hook?--Launchballer 18:36, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
My opinion is no, due to the poor quality of the Wiktionary defintion on the one hand, which tells me it should be removed from the article as well. On the other hand, the article is using the term loosely, and a close reading of the text shows that it was an allegation waged by an opposition party to make claims about propaganda, which might not be accurate. However, one could conceivably link to state media, which is true, and yet has other connotations that lend itself well to "government mouthpiece". However, is is unlikely that ZIZ is factually classified as "state media", so I must rule that out as well. The article states that ZIZ is public media that relies on a revenue model. Best to leave it unlinked due to the nature of the claims at hand. Just my opinion, of course. Viriditas (talk) 02:37, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
Cut from the article.--Launchballer 12:44, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Cathedral Cemetery

@Crisco 1492, Elias Ziade, and Dwkaminski: The article says the funds were "intended for", which got turned into "were used for" in the hook. That's not quite the same thing. RoySmith (talk) 14:50, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

This is going live in an hour so I went ahead and made the change to the hook. I verified that the source says "intended to be used". RoySmith (talk) 22:51, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
@RoySmith apologies for the oversight. el.ziade (talkallam) 15:40, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Prep 4

Sequenza XIV

Template:Did you know nominations/Phoebe Plummer

Me and @AirshipJungleman29: disagree as to the notability for Anna Holland; he believes that they do not meet WP:CRIMINAL but I believe that they meet WP:CRIMINAL#unusual crime. I'd appreciate another opinion on this. Also pinging @Crisco 1492: as reviewer.--Launchballer 02:59, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Older nominations needing DYK reviewers

The previous list was archived yesterday afternoon, so I've created a new list of 30 nominations that need reviewing in the Older nominations section of the Nominations page, covering everything through November 6. We have a total of 307 nominations, of which 163 have been approved, a gap of 144 nominations that has decreased by 44 over the past 6 days. Thanks to everyone who reviews these and any other nominations!

More than one month old

Other nominations

Please remember to cross off entries, including the date, as you finish reviewing them (unless you're asking for further review), even if the review was not an approval. Please do not remove them entirely. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 20:52, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

Prep 5

@DYK admins: Just noting that although I just queued this (with 15 seconds to spare!), there are still significant issues with this set and I am now no longer able to edit it.--Launchballer 00:15, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Also, at least the Lizzie Esau hook on the next set is mine, so I'll need a hand with it if I queue that set.--Launchballer 00:20, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Barquq Castle

I approved the hook, so need more eyes.--Launchballer 15:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Having read the sources, I'm concerned that the article may not be under its common name, which appears to be "Khan Younis". Additionally, the spelling used in the article name doesn't appear in the lead. Not sure this is a barrier to running, but it might need a move discussion. ~ Pbritti (talk) 23:38, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
Pinging @Onceinawhile:.--Launchballer 00:15, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Pbritti’s question on commonname is one I wondered myself for some time. I ran an assessment of the sources and concluded that Barquq Castle (and its cognates, with different spellings and words for castle) is the more common name. I believe that scholarly and media sources shy away from calling it Khan Yunis because of the same reason we have WP:NATURALDAB as part of our own article title policy – it causes confusion with the name of the surrounding city.
There are many other options for the title, including the Arabic version Qalat Barquq, or Khan Yunis Castle, each with various spellings. We can have an RM or RFP on the title but this nuanced question is not related to DYK policies.
Onceinawhile (talk) 07:02, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
I never noticed until now that the first word of the article said Burquq not Barquq! That was a typo - thanks for spotting.
On the change of Khan Yunis to Khan Younis, personally I find it confusing for Wikipedia to transliterate the same Arabic word differently in different places. Khan Yunis is how we name the city named after this building. Onceinawhile (talk) 07:09, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

David Hilchen

@Yakikaki, Gerda Arendt, and AirshipJungleman29: My apologies for not checking this before I brought it forward and therefore having to ping you twice. The hook for this needs an end-of-sentence citation.--Launchballer 15:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I've added it. Yakikaki (talk) 09:27, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Source appears to say Livonia, unless I'm reading it incorrectly, and the article and hook both say "the present-day Baltic states". Are these the same thing?--Launchballer 14:40, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Gutidara

@FaysaLBinDaruL, Darth Stabro, and Crisco 1492: This article is 1454 characters, so slightly short of 1500. I'd be seriously tempted to IAR for an underrepresented topic like this, but I absolutely must have an end-of-sentence citation.--Launchballer 15:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer article is given a little extension, now it's 1534. That would help. FaysaLBinDaruL (talk) 15:26, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
@AirshipJungleman29 after your edit, characters comes down to 1488, we need 12 more characters to reach 1500. Please kindly expand a bit. ~ Φαϊσάλ (talk) 15:36, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
@AirshipJungleman29 Thanks for copyedit. Now its 1505. ~ Φαϊσάλ (talk) 15:38, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
This still needs an end-of-sentence citation.--Launchballer 15:48, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
@Launchballer: Sorted on end-of-sentence citation requirement. ~ Pbritti (talk) 00:25, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
My concern has been resolved.--Launchballer 14:40, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

1931 Barcelona rent strike

I nominated this, so need more eyes.--Launchballer 15:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Ngiam Tong Dow

I'm involved with this, so need more eyes.--Launchballer 15:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Tiny Glade

@JuniperChill: I don't see where this is in either of the cited sources and I'm struggling to see how it meets WP:DYKINT; something was always going to come fourth.--Launchballer 15:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. Coming fourth doesn't seem as impressive as coming first or even second, and while gaming is big, I imagine that many readers would not know what Steam Next Fest is and get its significance. Will be pulling within 24 hours if a new hook isn't proposed soon. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:29, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
(edit conflict) Proposing ALT1:
  • ALT1: ... that Tiny Glade was developed by a two-person studio and was the fourth most-played demo on 2024's Steam Next Fest?
Has the advantage of a pre-existing citation at the end of the sentence and notes that such a small team managed to pull off a fairly impressive feat. ~ Pbritti (talk) 00:31, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
(edit conflict) Given that it's now in the next set, the hook will need a review and a swap from a sysop. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:32, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Sorry for the delay. Its just that im on holiday until end if month. (see my user talk page for more) Anyway ALT1 looks better than what i proposed so im fine with using the alt hook. JuniperChill (talk) 02:16, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
@Crisco 1492: Needs a swap ASAP. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:45, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Chen Qiyou

@4meter4: Both parts of this hook needs an end-of-sentence citation.--Launchballer 15:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

@ Launchballer I repeated the citation for the peace committee at the end of the sentence. It was in the source used after the following sentence which stated he was in that committee from 1950-1958. Best.4meter4 (talk) 15:23, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
That's fine, and I think "Li Peiji (李沛基) was tasked with killing Fengshan with explosives; if he were to fail, Chen and fellow revolutionary Zhou Huipu (周惠普) would ambush Fengshan near the Li Renxuan Medical Clinic." covers "would-be assassin".--Launchballer 15:48, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 6

Celeste Caeiro

Not seeing 5x expansion; the version before expansion was 1,425 characters, whereas the current one is 6,474 characters (so 700 characters short). Pinging Alsoriano97, Dumelow, and AirshipJungleman29 (I see that the reviewer mentioned 1,222 characters; not sure where the different counts are coming from). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:02, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

The text I counted as 1,222 is the below in green (arguably it should be lower at around 1,159 by excluding the Portuguese pronunciation guide which is a template). This excludes "wikitext, templates, lists, tables, section headers, image captions, block quotes, the table of contents, and references" per WP:DYKPROSE, I can get your count of 1,425 only by including the infobox, section headers and image caption - Dumelow (talk) 10:52, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Celeste Martins Caeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈlɛʃtɨ kaˈɐjɾu]; born 2 May 1933), also known as Celeste dos cravos ("Celeste of the carnations") is a Portuguese pacifist and former restaurant worker. Her actions led to the naming of the 1974 coup as the Carnation Revolution.Caeiro was born in 1933. She came to prominence during the revolution to overthrow Marcelo Caetano. She gave out red and white carnations to the soldiers, leading to the action of 25 April 1974 being known as the "Carnation Revolution". She was working in a self-service restaurant in Lisbon called "Sir" located at Franjinhas Building on Rua Braamcamp. The restaurant was opened on 25 April 1973 and for its first anniversary the owners planned to give out flowers to all its customers on 25 April 1974 but this had to be cancelled because of the coup. She was sent home and told that she could take the wasted red and white flowers.She offered the flowers to the tanks involved with the coup and they placed the flowers in the muzzle of their guns. The idea was copied and flower sellers donated more flowers to decorate the mutinous soldiers and their weapons. The anniversary of the Carnation Revolution is a national holiday in Portugal.
Dumelow, DYKcheck returns a result of 1425 characters for this article before expansion, that is the tool used for character count at DYK. Update: It seems that DYKcheck is miscounting the text, this is a problem - maybe it needs an overhaul? Gatoclass (talk) 13:59, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
It's picking up content from {{IPA-pt}}, which in turn comes from {{IPA}}, which invokes Lua and is thus beyond my knowledge. Editing the version before expansion to remove that template and showing preview gives me 1183.--Launchballer 14:10, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
  • Okay, and removing the IPA template from the current article gives me 6,230 characters, which is easily 5x. Frustrating glitch, but thankfully that means this can go to queue.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:25, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Just to note that WP:DYKPROSE states "DYKcheck is generally considered the authoritative counter of prose size, but manual counts are admissible as well". I am not sure why DYKcheck is considered "authoritative" when, as in this case, it can go awry - Dumelow (talk) 14:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Before now, it's been considered the authoritative counter because other prose counters have proven to have issues and DYKcheck has not - AFAIK this is the first such issue to be encountered for DYKcheck. It needs to be fixed. Gatoclass (talk) 14:54, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
I'm not enthusiastic about the 5x rule, but given that we have it, and people seem to be enforcing it rigidly (vis-a-vis a request yesterday to add 12 characters to an article), we should at least have an authoritative tool that nominators can rely on to provide correct numbers, or at least the same numbers as a reviewer gets. RoySmith (talk) 15:08, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
The x5 rule could use a tweak (should be less for bigger articles IMO) but that's another issue. Gatoclass (talk) 15:33, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Perhaps just a flat out character count? Say 5,000 or 6,000? TarnishedPathtalk 15:40, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
No, that would not be appropriate IMO - it should be some sort of sliding scale. x5 for smallish articles, x3 for midsize, x2 for big ones - something like that. Gatoclass (talk) 15:46, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Although now that it occurs to me, there is probably less need to tweak it now that users have the GAN path to nomination. Gatoclass (talk) 15:50, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
My Simone Murphy hook wasn't technically a 5x expansion, but was approved anyway (the queuer actually cited IAR when they ticked it off). This could be formalised.--Launchballer 16:05, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
I'm fine with the IAR on the 5x, but I'm less sanguine about Schwede66's basing his approval on an assumption about how a WP:GAN will end up. Looking at that another way, GAN needs all the help it can get; if you've read the article in sufficient detail to determine it meets WP:GACR, you should just review it there and help them clear out their backlog. RoySmith (talk) 16:12, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
I don't think you meant to ping me, RoySmith. Schwede66 19:11, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Sure I did. You wrote Special:Diff/1225059149, no? RoySmith (talk) 19:19, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
I see. But that was more than half a year ago; forgive me that I couldn't remember that. Schwede66 08:06, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Hermance Edan

Just going to note that, once these are okay, I plan to also promote Prep 7.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:16, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Abortion in Gabon

I thought I'd point out that I've just modified the abortion in Gabon hook based on an Error report.

Copied from Errors:

... that while supporting a law easing restrictions on abortion in Gabon, Prime Minister Rose Christiane Raponda said "it is not yet the right time" for further legalization
"Legalization" is binary: something is either legal or it is not. You can't, therefore, have "further" legalization, any more than something can become "more legal". Suggest "further liberalization". UndercoverClassicist T·C 07:40, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
Thanks for bringing that up, UndercoverClassicist. I have removed the phrase "for further legalization" from the abortion in Gabon hook as that qualification is not present in the article. Looking at the history, that qualification hasn't been removed by recent editing either. DYK hooks shouldn't make statements that aren't in the target article. Schwede66 07:55, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

End of copy.

Just in case anyone has an issue with my actions, please feel free to tweak things. Schwede66 08:10, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Anyone who likes British naval history need a DYK project?

Hi all. I just knocked off a quick stub on Thomas Fenner (sea captain) earlier today after creating a disambiguation page at Thomas Fenner. Naval history is not really my thing, but if anyone wants to work on expanding this beyond a stub, there was a lot more on this man in his Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry. I would imagine there would be lots of coverage in google books. He was Francis Drake's second-in-command during some major Elizabethan era Royal Navy events. Probably could make a good hook from this. Best.4meter4 (talk) 15:02, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Date request

Last month I made a DYK nomination for Bob Hainlen. I recently realized that it might make a good special occasion hook for December 18, which will be the subject's 98th birthday. However, it appears the nomination was made a little outside of the six-week limit allowed for special occasion hooks. As per DYK guidelines (Exceptions to the six-week limit can be implemented by way of a local consensus at WT:DYK), I'm coming here to request an exception. Would having this be featured on December 18 be alright? Thanks, BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:53, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Fine by me. I'm sure others can enlighten me as to the history, but I suspect the six week limit is an artefact from when most nominations stayed on T:TDYK for less than that and is more than a bit daft when we time out noms after two months. I'd be inclined to do away with the rule.--Launchballer 23:27, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
Dropping the six-week limit has been discussed before and is actually something I'd personally support, but it's been shut down over logistical reasons (something about it being impractical to nominate articles then have them run much later), as well as violating the spirit of DYK's purpose (to highlight new and newly-improved content, with emphasis on the new part). If they ran too far, they wouldn't be new anymore. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:07, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
Was dropping it discussed before or after WP:DYKTIMEOUT was introduced?--Launchballer 01:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
It was before that, although the reasons for its imposition as well as the reasons to oppose it were separate from the concerns that led to DYKTIMEOUT. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:12, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Prep 4

Peanut (squirrel)

  • ... that the death of a squirrel named Peanut became a rallying cry before the 2024 United States election?

@AirshipJungleman29: This was brought up in the nomination, but the reviewer preferred ALT0 and I objected to ALT1 (the hook that was promoted) on interest grounds. I understand the nominator article creator preferred ALT1, but arguably ALT0 was the better hook in terms of meeting WP:DYKINT. Suggesting a swap. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 17:23, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

    • I really can't see how this hook is uninteresting Narutolovehinata5! ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 17:26, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
      I explained my side in the nomination page, but the short answer is that ALT0 seemed more likely to get clicks or at least readership interest. It also seemed more unusual than a mere reference to the 2024 election. Having seen multiple election-related noms lately, it seemed cheap to focus on the election. In any case, given that there were two editors who noted a preference for ALT0, at the very least there isn't any consensus to go with ALT1 other than the nominator's preference. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 17:29, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
The nominator (me) also prefers ALT0. @Thriley: was the only person to oppose the hook.--Launchballer 17:46, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
    • (ec) If we had any sort of indication that the death of Peanut influenced the results, that might be more interesting for average readers, but given the media saturation that this had during the election (and the fact that it's not even two months behind us) I feel like ALT0 is definitely better for WP:DYKINT purposes.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 17:48, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
      I think the primary reason this got picked by national and international news was because of the election. It is still the primary reason it gets coverage one month later. This article from USA Today two days ago doesn't even mention only fans: [18] Thriley (talk) 18:01, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
      Primary reason for notability =/= hook, though. Otherwise every hook would be like "... that Zheng Zhegu was an actor and filmmaker with Mingxing?" — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:20, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
      This squirrel was the subject of widely read stories that described its relationship to the election, which more than 153 million Americans participated in. It's compelling and hardly obscure. Thriley (talk) 18:27, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
      You sure it's supported by the source? "The Longos said they bought their 350-acre spread near Elmira with the $800,000 that they made in one month posting their porn online. Then P’Nut started making big money with his separate fan base" sounds almost contradictory to what the proposed hook is saying. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:17, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Given the opposition to ALT1 and the concern raised about ALT0, I've gone ahead and pulled it for now. Discussion can continue on the nomination page. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:10, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Please revert Narutolovehinata5, discussion can perfectly well continue here for a hook that is a week (!) away from running. The only objection to ALT1 that I can see is that it is less interesting than a hook not supported by the source. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 23:17, 5 December 2024 (UTC)
Eh, with how there's no consensus against ALT1 (four editors opposed as opposed to two in support), it's probably safer this way. We don't want to risk it ending up in Queue if discussion peters out. Besides, ALT0 is also problematic for the reason you raised, so it couldn't just be a simple swap: had it not been for the issue with ALT0, I wouldn't have done the pull. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:45, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Diane Leather is up for adoption

Does anyone want to adopt or write about Diane Leather? Her biography claims that she is the first woman to run a sub-5-minute mile. The nonimation is 9 days away from being two months old, and the nominator has not edited in a while. Flibirigit (talk) 01:37, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Request for review

For Dune (Kenshi Yonezu song), I added two new DYK hooks and pinged all the DYK admins, but two days have gone by and no one seems to ready to point me in the right direction, and I'm not quite sure what the next step in the process should be, so I'm now requesting help here. ときさき くるみ not because they are easy, but because they are hard 09:59, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

@Tokisaki Kurumi: I see this is your first nomination. The first person to ask is Launchballer, so I have pinged him. TSventon (talk) 12:00, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
@Tokisaki Kurumi: DYK rules get complicated. I would suggest looking at previous hooks going back from November and searching for "song" to see what has worked in the recent past. TSventon (talk) 15:56, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
Of course. ときさき くるみ not because they are easy, but because they are hard 17:29, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Images

I replaced the image in Queue 5 with an adjusted version (geometry and exposure correction). It's not great, but better than what was there before.

I suggest we not use the Lizzie Esau image in Queue 6. It's quite poor from a technical point of view. I tried to apply some exposure corrections, but couldn't make any substantial improvement. I looked through the other articles in this set and don't see any great images in any of them. Maybe Light Weight Air Warning Radar, but that's not wonderful either. RoySmith (talk) 15:36, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Using image

While with most of my other DYK nominations I'm fairly indifferent about whether the image gets used, I think that the dual Third Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota)/Hamm Building DYK in Prep 4 really could benefit from showing the before/after image used in the nom. I'd appreciate a second look/opinion but no skin off my back if it remains where it is.~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 15:45, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

DYK Bot / Article Classification

Greetings. I see that at the bottom of every nomination, there is an article classification that is introduced by DYKToolsBot. e.g., American biographies. I am assuming this information is aggregated somewhere to run some sort of analytics? How is this classification by the bot done? Is there a place where can I see the classifications? Context: I am thinking that this classification can be quite useful at WP:ITN to classify the nominations there too. While I am not a scripting ninja, I would like to hear some inputs and if there is someone here who can help -- would love that! Tagging RoySmith who has been marked as the owner / operator of the DYKToolsBot. Thanks. Ktin (talk) 17:41, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Ktin. The code that does this is on github. It uses some simple heuristics; see Article.is_biography() and Article.is_american() for the details. The intent was to help prep builders who needed to find specific types of articles to help maintain balance. I'm not familiar with the ITN internals, but my guess is it wouldn't be too hard to add some similar functionality there if somebody wanted to do the coding work. RoySmith (talk) 18:11, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
RoySmith, speaking with my prep-builder hat on, would it be possible to add a third metric for "has an image"? Would be useful in thinking about what proportion of possible image hooks should run in the main body. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:00, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
That seems pretty trivial, I'll see if I can crank that out the next time I'm deploying some new code. RoySmith (talk) 20:26, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Queue 1

Codex Monacensis (X 033)

@AirshipJungleman29, Stephen Walch, and Tenpop421: I'm not sure we can say "wrong order" in wiki voice. That implies that there is some canonical correct order. I know very little about this topic, but New_Testament#Book_order says there are several possible orderings, depending on which authority you believe. RoySmith (talk) 22:19, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

There came to be "some canonical correct order" in the Western Church (Matt, Mark, Luke, John), but that still had exceptions around 800, & what the Greeks did I don't know. It's not a case of "which authority you believe" but of where and when. Our section isn't very clear or complete. Johnbod (talk) 04:14, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
Hello @RoySmith: how about "wrong intended order", as the article points out the current order John, Luke, Mark and Matthew of the codex is not the one that it was meant to be (Matthew, John, Luke and Mark). Would that suit? Stephen Walch (talk) 01:11, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

It seems that the DYK wizard's date check to prevent late nominations is imperfect

See this link for details. Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Herman Allen managed to get through despite being a late creation, and even though the DYK wizard has a built in check that would block nominations from being created if an article was 10 days beyond eligibility. Maybe the the code needs to be fixed to prevent this from happening again? Courtesy ping to the nominator SammySpartan for details regarding how they were able to make the nomination using the wizard. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:39, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm also curious why the tool didn't catch that, but it's only two days and this is a newcomer to DYK, so I'm inclined to IAR allow it. RoySmith (talk) 22:46, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
Created just after half past one on 23 November and nominated just before half past eleven on 2 December, so I reckon just over 9.9 days. I'd take it.--Launchballer 22:50, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
The tool gives a warning (but doesn't block) if an article is eight or nine days old, so maybe that's why it got through. I know if it's ten days or older it's a hard block. I can vacate the close given the responses above but I'd like to hear from the nominator first if they want to continue the nomination.
While we're here, this might also be a good opportunity to tighten up on the wizard's QPQ code since right now, despite some changes to the code, it still allows nominations without QPQs from QPQ-mandatory editors to get through. Given the change to requiring QPQs at the time of the nomination, we may need a more foolproof way to implement that since right now the current block is easy to bypass. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 22:59, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
I have reverted the closure of this review. The rules specifically allow nominations to be a day or two late, so nine days is not only allowed, it should be granted as a matter of course, especially to someone who is new enough not to need a QPQ. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:03, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
I am going to go further, since there was pushback on the review page. I am formally requesting that any current or future nomination by a new user—one with fewer than five nominations, and hence does not need to provide a QPQ themselves—that is nominated a day or two late be granted an extension from the standard seven days to eight or nine days as needed. It's new users who are least likely to know that they need to request the extension (experienced nominators shouldn't have that problem, though I'm sure some will), and since the trend at DYK seems to be an increasing strict interpretation of every word of the rules rather than AGF, I thought it was important for there to be more give for the newbies rather than more biting. Unless there is pushback against this request, the next obvious step is to codify this in the the rules so that reviewers know that a little kindness and leniency is once again in the rules of the road for our newest contributors. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:04, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
Sounds good to me. RoySmith (talk) 04:06, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
I'd support that. The rules across Wikipedia are rather complicated. Rjjiii (talk) 04:18, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
I'm okay with that, but only if we are willing to make it clear that this is primarily intended for newbie editors. For experienced editors, it should be more case-by-case rather than an automatic extension grant (although in practice we do tend to be lenient anyway). My only real concern is that we have to make it clear to the newbie that the extension is only granted because they're new and they may get the impression that the limit is nine days by default even for established editors, though I'm not sure how such an idea can be expressed to them clearly. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:41, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
Let's be a bit careful with the code, I've had it block a nomination less than a day old for whatever reasons, getting more complex may mean more potential bugs. CMD (talk) 06:28, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Queue 2

Bob Hainlen

@AirshipJungleman29: I noticed you promoted Bob Hainlen (Template:Did you know nominations/Bob Hainlen) to prep area 2, scheduled to run on December 12. I had previously requested in an above section ("Date request") that it appear on December 18 as a special occasion hook, which received support from the only two commenters (Launchballer / Narutolovehinata5). Do you think this could be swapped out so that it appears on the 18th as requested? Thanks, BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:52, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Kicked it back as requested.--Launchballer 23:17, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Carlyle Hotel

@Epicgenius, Cardofk, and AirshipJungleman29: I was surprised to see that this hook was the one promoted, because I find it to be the least interesting of the nomination's (it depends on knowing who Laurence Olivier is). I suggest swapping with ALT4.--Launchballer 22:52, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Shows how tastes differ—ALT4 is the least interesting for me. I'd be surprised if any major Manhattan hotel hadn't hosted royalty over the years. I'd suspect that more people than you think know of Olivier—I remember chatting to a few elderly Taiwanese women who spoke no English but still managed to get across their undying adoration for him to me. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:24, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
  • I agree that the hooks are all roughly the same level of interesting, which is mildly, being somewhat hampered by plainness. If I can propose some alternatives:
... that an intersection outside the Carlyle Hotel became named after a pianist who frequently performed there?
... that Rona Jaffe's mother suggested a luxury New York hotel be named after a controversial Scottish essayist?
... that even though the Carlyle Hotel gained tenants throughout the Great Depression, it was foreclosed upon multiple times?
... that while maintaining low rents helped save the Carlyle Hotel in the Great Depression, they were massively raised shortly after the Second World War?
... that the Carlyle Hotel is an Art Deco skyscraper, but has parts variously designed after Westminster Cathedral and Topkapı Palace?
  • And do we have any more information on A new law limited the heights of apartment buildings in the area, although Ginsberg's structure was exempt from this legislation, ensuring it would be taller than all of the other structures, because while "... that a legal exemption meant the Carlyle Hotel could be taller than all other buildings in the area, at a time when New York City was limiting skyscrapers?" is pretty interesting, I'd want to properly fact check it – and more info on the exemption (hotel ordnance rather than apartment?) could also prove interesting. Kingsif (talk) 02:46, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
    @Kingsif, thanks for the suggestions. Regarding the last hook, actually, the neighborhood (not the city) was limiting skyscrapers at the time. I had chosen to not propose this hook since height restrictions are a typical aspect of zoning. NYC still allowed skyscrapers but they were subject to the 1916 Zoning Resolution, which still allowed towers of theoretically unlimited height as long as they were not restricted by neighborhood zoning.
    . Epicgenius (talk) 11:53, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
    So, "... that a legal exemption meant the Carlyle Hotel could be taller than all other buildings in its height-controlled New York City neighborhood?"
    Height restrictions are common, it's the exemption that is interesting (and somewhat the NYC, famous internationally for skyscrapers, has both), but I thought readers would prefer if there was some meatier information about the what or why. Kingsif (talk) 23:20, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

The first, second and fifth hooks proposed by Kingsif above all have an acceptable level of interest IMO, the others not so much. Gatoclass (talk) 16:56, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

The legal exemption hook would work best if it was a picture hook. For the other options I think the first is better: the second may be better to others, but it might need reliance on knowing who Rona Jaffe is. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:19, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
I mean, it is a picture hook, it's currently on the main page. While hook reviews in here are great, having only a few days to discuss generally means either no changes or bumping the hook back. Kingsif (talk) 21:51, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Yangginu/Wan (khan)

@Generalissima and Di (they-them): I can't find the hook fact in either article, am I missing it?--Launchballer 22:52, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Yangginu "While under Hada authority, Yangginu and his brother schemed to avenge Cukungge, and grew their power."
Wan (khan) "Cukungge's sons, beile Yangginu and Cinggiyanu, sought to regain the independence of the Yehe and avenge their father. They gradually began to assert their autonomy, until Yangginu managed to firmly break off both the Yehe and the Ula from the Hūlun confederation." Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 23:04, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
It's the sentence beginning "But as the brothers" in the source, right? Should be fine.--Launchballer 23:17, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

The Last Dance (2024 film)

@Prince of Erebor and Crisco 1492: I see close paraphrasing in the article that should be fixed.--Launchballer 22:52, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Launchballer, I ran the article through Earwig and checked all 10 sources listed there. It appears that the only potential close paraphrasing is the phrase "vivid depiction of Taoist funeral rituals" from the Screen International review. If this is what you are referring to, I have fixed it by adding the missing quotation marks. If you are referring to another source, could you please let me know which one contains the issue? —Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 00:20, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Amer Ghalib

@Sahaib and Dwkaminski: Really not liking some of the sources being used in this BLP; Fox News and Rolling Stone are red at WP:RSP for politics, and the bible's listing of Newsweek doesn't exactly fill me with confidence. I also see some CLOP in the article.--Launchballer 22:52, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: fixed the sources. Earwig shows that the article is fine in terms of paraphrasing. Sahaib (talk) 23:31, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Whatever I was seeing then, I can't see now. Resolved.--Launchballer 23:46, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Child Law Project

@Bogger and MaranoFan: This hook uses an unattributed quote. This should be rewritten.--Launchballer 22:52, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

OK, how about ALT0A:
"... that the Child Law Project reports on Ireland's child care system?" Source: https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/1104/1478889-child-protection-report/
? Bogger (talk) 08:45, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
Fine by me; howver I can't edit that set any more. I'm pinging the admins at WP:ERRORS anyway so I've pointed this out there so I only have to ping them once.--Launchballer 11:32, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Older nominations needing DYK reviewers

The previous list was archived a couple of hours ago, so I've created a new list of 31 nominations that need reviewing in the Older nominations section of the Nominations page, covering everything through November 16. We have a total of 289 nominations, of which 174 have been approved, a gap of 115 nominations that has decreased by 29 over the past 6 days. Thanks to everyone who reviews these and any other nominations!

More than one month old

Other nominations

Please remember to cross off entries, including the date, as you finish reviewing them (unless you're asking for further review), even if the review was not an approval. Please do not remove them entirely. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 20:15, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Toolbox entry domain expired

The Character Counter from the DYK toolbox currently states that the domain has expired. Departure– (talk) 16:44, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm inclined to just delete that from the toolbox. AFAIK User:Shubinator/DYKcheck has taken over that functionality. RoySmith (talk) 16:48, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
I'll be honest: as someone who's been on DYK for years I wasn't even aware that particular link existed. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:02, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Removed. RoySmith (talk) 14:23, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
@Sdkb I see you replaced this with wordcounter.net/character-count. The very next entry, wordcount.toolforge.org, does exactly the same thing. Why do we need both? RoySmith (talk) 15:29, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Ah, I missed this convo/didn't check out the links closely enough. I'm fine with them being consolidated, although the label should perhaps be changed so that it indicates it's both a character and word counter. And I'd suggest checking out both links to see which one seems to function best/be most stable and choose it. Sdkb talk 15:41, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Oh, i just removed the word counter because word count is irrelevant for DYK purposes, but I can restore it? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 15:42, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Given that we have User:Shubinator/DYKcheck, I don't see that we need either of wordcounter.net or wordcount.toolforge.org, but if there's a desire to keep one, I'd certainly opt for the one that's hosted at toolforge. RoySmith (talk) 15:46, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
I would recommend leaving one of them in the box, as not everyone will have/want the User:Shubinator/DYKcheck mod if they are not a regular DYK contributor. We should have options for new DYK contributors outside of saying "Well to do that you need to downlaods this mod to your account that you may never use again.--Kevmin § 17:45, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
The problem with that is both of these tools give you the wrong answer. It's not going to be a fun experience for a new contributor (or reviewer) if one of those tools says it's long enough and then somebody else comes along with, "No, you dummy, you're not supposed to count infoboxes, image captions, block quotes, references, etc. It really is too short." RoySmith (talk) 17:52, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Can someone make and host a small tool for the purpose? I could host it if someone would code it. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 17:55, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
I'm currently (but slowly) working on a dyk-tools update. I'll add that as a todo. RoySmith (talk) 17:58, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
I actually managed to whip this up real quick: https://penguinpaul.github.io/DYK-Prose/
Example: https://penguinpaul.github.io/DYK-Prose/?page=William%20Hamm%20Jr.
Github repo: https://github.com/PenguinPaul/DYK-Prose ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 18:29, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

That's already happening though, I've seen a couple instances in the past month or so, and saying having NO option is at all to use is better experience doesnt parse. inaccurate (and noted as such) but present is better then telling new reviewers to hand count or download a random addon. I used the character counters for a decade before shubs tool came and rarely had issues with getting accurate enough counts.--Kevmin § 18:33, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Prep 3

Wang Hanlun +1

These are mine, so new eyes needed. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:21, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Needs an end-of-sentence citation.--Launchballer 02:50, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
The sentence in the article Wang used some of the profits from Revenge of an Actress to finalize her divorce, then left the film industry needs a citation. I'm guessing its the same as the one at the end of the paragraph, but we need one for the sentence. Also, the hook says used the proceeds which makes it sound like she used all of the money, as opposed to the article's some of the profits. RoySmith (talk) 02:51, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
  • Added the Wei reference to the end of the sentence. As for "some", I believe that the proceeds is not misleading ("I used my lotto winnings to buy a house" doesn't preclude one from also buying a car, for example, or groceries) and better meets the terms of WP:DYKHOOKSTYLE ("... do keep hooks short and to the point.") — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:41, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
Just going to note that this is the last one holding things up.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:44, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
My concern has been resolved, however it may be worth changing it to "proceeds from" instead of "the proceeds of".--Launchballer 11:59, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

An American Overture

Hook fact needs a citation immediately after the statement. Pinging CurryTime7-24, hahnchen, and AirshipJungleman29 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:21, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. CurryTime7-24, if you could just repeat the paragraph end citation immediately after the hook sentence, it would fulfil the WP:DYKHFC criteria. Feel free to remove it after DYK. - hahnchen 09:47, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Dr Disrespect

2011 Cordova–Blountsville tornado

Tetris (Spectrum HoloByte)

@Crisco 1492: Worked on the lede some, is this better? - The Bushranger One ping only 02:27, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

7th National Eucharistic Congress (United States)

The date of 1935 is given, so I think this is fine. But a "later" could be worked in somewhere. Please link to the nom, not the article! Johnbod (talk) 02:25, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
Yes, I did approve all the hooks. The others lacked the date, which I felt was important. As I said, "later" can be worked in, or "had been used". Johnbod (talk) 02:43, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
I'm fine with any modifications like that. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 03:02, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Prep 6

Seunghan

  • ... that Seunghan (pictured) was forced out of his band because of a cigarette and a kiss?

Does this hook as currently written not violate WP:DYKBLP, especially with the context given in the article? Pinging nominator RachelTensions, reviewer Prince of Erebor, and promoter AirshipJungleman29. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:21, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Only if you agree that a cigarette and a kiss are “negative aspects of a living person” instead of just normal human activities. The story and the public’s reaction to it are a major part of his notability and a large portion of the article. RachelTensions (talk) 12:37, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
So far as I can tell, his notability comprises nothing other than his membership and unfair dismissal. I don't think a hook about his dismissal is unduly negative.--Launchballer 12:50, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
I agree with Rachel and Launchballer. I do not think his dismissal should be perceived as negative, since it was not related to misconduct (like drug abuse or something), and the article clearly states that it was widely seen as an unfair decision by the company, and he received support from other celebrities, the press, and fans. —Prince of Erebor（The Book of Mazarbul） 13:12, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Fair enough. This was intended to be an inquiry, so my concerns have been resolved. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 14:11, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

Snooze (SZA song)

The references that are cited for this hook in the prep's quirky slot have to do with various people saying thing like "at that point, nobody can sleep on that song anymore", referring to the song's climb up the charts. However, the clear implication from such a statement is that there were people out there who were sleeping on it before then—indeed, that's where the "sleeper hit" designation came from—so the "no one slept on" claim in the hook is dubious at best. Pinging nominator Elias / PSA, reviewer Thriley, and promoter Royiswariii. Looking at the nomination page, both this hook (ALT1) and the original hook have this same problem; the choices left seem to be replacing the hook in Prep 6 with ALT2 or finding a new hook altogether.

  • ALT2: ... that SZA's "Snooze" happens to be a sleeper hit?

—BlueMoonset (talk) 05:25, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Hello, BlueMoonset! I think ALT2 can work. hold a moment.  Done Royiswariii Talk! 14:34, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Pulled hook

Hi Gatoclass, I see that you pulled the hook for Template:Did you know nominations/Third Cathedral of Saint Paul (Minnesota) from Prep 4 for "multiple issues" - what issues were there and how can they be remedied? Right now the nomination is in limbo, not appearing in Approved, Awaiting Approval, or preps, and I want to make sure it doesn't vanish. (cc: Generalissima, AirshipJungleman29) ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 15:55, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, it took me two hours to verify that set and I had to take a break. I will restore the nom to the awaiting approval page shortly, but if you want to know what the issues are now, they are 1/ that the Hamm article is only a x4 expansion by my count (needs to be x5), and 2/ there are discrepancies in the sources, with at least two of them, including the NRHP listing, stating that the Hamm building was built on the site of the second cathedral rather than the third. So you will need to find a way to either reconcile the sources or rewrite the hook and Hamm article appropriately - thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 16:25, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
Thanks, will reply over there. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 16:51, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/IMAX Melbourne

This nomination by Mjks28 was pulled from prep on October 20 due to hook issues (after a discussion on this DYK talk page) by Crisco 1492 for hook issues after having originally been promoted on October 11. However, it was never retranscluded onto the Nominations page after the pull. The article was originally moved into article space on August 20, nominated on August 29 (accepted as being two days late, as allowed by DYK), and passed on August 30, but it's now over three and a half months since its original nomination. Should we allow it a short period of time, say seven days, for a valid hook to be found and approved, or is it simply too late for it to be considered at this point? Any thoughts? Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:38, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Went above the two-month discretionary limit through no fault of its own but rather a fault of DYK and so it should be given a chance. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:10, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
I agree. I've retranscluded it. Ball's in the nominator's court now.--Launchballer 00:35, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 7

Huaju

Prep 4

Gail Damerow

This is more of a sanity check or a strawpoll rather than raising an issue. This was the promoted hook, while the alternative was:

  • ... that Gail Damerow's book described by the New York Times as the "authoritative book on ice cream" was created because of the lack of good recipes in her ice cream maker's recipe booklet?

Which is 190 characters, but is beside the point. The reservation I have is I'm not sure if the first hook works if people don't know who Cesar Millan is. I personally know who he is, but many readers may not. So this is more of a strawpoll from the others here: does the hook work without knowing Millan? And is the promoted hook more interesting or a better option than the alternative? Courtesy ping to promoter AirshipJungleman29 and reviewer Toadboy123, although input from uninvolved readers is appreciated. In the interest of transparency: I prefer the other hook, but this is a strawpoll to test consensus, and if consensus is in favor of the promoted hook then I won't object. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:16, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Do you know of a way to trim ALT1? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:29, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
... that Gail Damerow wrote the "authoritative book on ice cream" because of the lack of good recipes in her ice cream maker's recipe booklet? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:43, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
But looking at the source, I see that it actually says "one of the most authoritative books on ice cream making", which is quite different in a couple of ways. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:45, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
  • I prefer the original. It's more clicky. Also, it becomes hilarious once you know who Millan is, because the idea of someone being a 'chicken whisperer' is wonderfully absurd. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 05:59, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
  • This is now in Queue and it doesn't seem like we've reached a consensus on what hook to use, although multiple editors did state a preference for ALT1. Should it run with the current hook (i.e. status quo), or should the hook be bumped off to a later prep to give more time to make a decision? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:22, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

Remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington

  • ... that George W. Bush quoted from the Quran in a speech he delivered as president of the United States?

@AirshipJungleman29: I'm surprised none of the hooks mention that it was six days after 9/11, which seems an essential detail for me, and one which could replace "as president of the United States": I included the detail "as president of the United States" in case it would be necessary identifying information for readers potentially familiar with the United States generally but not individual presidents specifically, but you make a strong point in favor of mentioning the 9/11 context. While I think the current hook still works as a hook, I would also support something like that (something like "... that George W. Bush quoted from the Quran in a speech he delivered six days after the September 11 attacks?"), but I don't know if that'd require going through a review process all over again. Hydrangeans (she/her | talk | edits) 03:26, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Queue 5

Jordan Watkins

@AirshipJungleman29, BeanieFan11, and Thriley: the hook verifies, but it's long and complicated. Can we come up with something simpler? RoySmith (talk) 16:04, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Prep 6/Queue 6

Any chance of getting Template:Did you know nominations/Packers–Seahawks rivalry into queue 6? I had put a special date request in, but it never got added to the holding area. Thanks! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:24, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

@Gonzo fan2007 and Di (they-them): Possibly showing my ignorance, but I'd worry that fact could date; they could conceivably play each other again. Got anything else?--Launchballer 23:57, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
Apologies, I forgot that that rule was repealed last month. Promoted.--Launchballer 00:30, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
Launchballer, for my own benefit, what rule are you referencing? The Packers and Seahawks play each other often (which is why there is a rivalry page!), I just wanted the rivalry page to be on DYK during the game, as it will likely lead to more hits. Thanks! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 14:57, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
They're talking about the "unlikely to change" rule, which said that a hook fact must be "unlikely to change". It was criticized for being too impractical and vague, so it was recently changed to instead say that it is an "established" or "definite" fact. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 15:10, 12 December 2024 (UTC)
Narutolovehinata5, I am now grasping the concern. So fundamentally the fact will change when the game starts, because the teams will have played each other 25 times. Is there any opposition to adding a qualifier, like "prior to today" or "before 2024"? So it could ready "...that even though the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks have only played each other 24 times before 2024, 4 of those games have come in the playoffs?" « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 22:27, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
The rule itself has since been repealed/changed so there's nothing to worry about anymore in this case. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:56, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

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Raul Meza Jr. (nom)

  • ... that serial killer Raul Meza Jr. began using drugs at age eight?

@Swinub, It is a wonderful world, and AirshipJungleman29: I think this might violate WP:DYKBLP. jlwoodwa (talk) 21:53, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

How Jlwoodwa? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:21, 14 December 2024 (UTC)
With no response from the nominator and reviewer I've gone ahead and pulled it. For what it's worth, even if Meza wasn't a living person the hook would probably still be a bad idea. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:16, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Timoshenko the cat

Currently in P2:

  • ... that a cat, Timoshenko, joined the British submarine HMS Unruffled on twenty patrols in World War II?

Who cares what the cat's name was? Surely the hook should just read:

It's a fascinating question, actually. The reason why the cat shares its name with Semyon Timoshenko is historically interesting. The Russians and the British were allied in their fight against the Nazis and the cat was named in honor of the real Timoshenko after he began mounting major counter-defenses during the German invasion of the Soviet Union. I think the cat was named Timoshenko by the crew of the sub after the counter-offensive in Rostov, I'm not sure. I suspect it was a morale booster, and with a cat named Timoshenko walking around the sub, it was a reminder that the war was not yet lost, there was hope. So there's a lot of history here, and for that reason, the name is interesting. Others may disagree. Viriditas (talk) 00:06, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
Fine, but then that should be explained in the hook, otherwise it's a complete puzzle why the name is included. Suggest changing it to:
* ... that a cat named after a Soviet general joined the British submarine HMS Unruffled on twenty patrols in World War II? Gatoclass (talk) 00:21, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
My own thinking: less is more, and such "puzzlement" as you put it might lead to more people visiting the article. Also, not too keen on linking before the main article, but if you unlinked it, it would probably still work. Viriditas (talk) 00:27, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
Delinked, thanks. I cannot agree however that adding the name of the cat adds anything of value to the hook, because the name alone will be completely meaningless to 99.99% of readers. Gatoclass (talk) 00:33, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
No objection to your new version, but I think what you and I consider "meaningless" might be different. It sounds like you oppose names in hooks, and I can understand that as I tend to oppose dates. Viriditas (talk) 00:40, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
In general, I oppose names in hooks for non-notable persons, or to put it another way, names that cannot be linked to an article. Otherwise, what purpose do they serve? They are just conveying a piece of useless trivia. There's another reason I oppose them as well, but stating that might lead to another debate which I'd prefer not to have right now - cheers, Gatoclass (talk) 00:46, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
Anyhow, I have substituted the above version - thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 06:28, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Fen Juhua

Also in P2:

- appears to be a clear breach of WP:DYKFICTION. Pinging nominator User:Crisco 1492, reviewer User:Prince of Erebor and promoter User:AirshipJungleman29. Gatoclass (talk) 00:13, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Suggested alt:

  • ALT1: ... that Fen Juhua has been described as the "first of the lady knights in the Chinese cinema" for her role in a 1925 film? Gatoclass (talk) 01:51, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
    • DYKFICTION reads "If the subject of the hook is a creative work, the hook must be focused on a real-world fact." She was first of the lady knights in Chinese cinema, per Teo; that is the crux of the hook. If you'd prefer ALT2 ... that Fen Juhua became the "first of the lady knights in the Chinese cinema" after fighting for love in a 1925 film?, that keeps both elements while still keeping the link grounded as "a film". — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:35, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
That's fine by me - substituted. Gatoclass (talk) 06:20, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Diane Leather

. Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 03:29, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Hamm Building

Template:Did you know/Preparation area 1

2007 Greensburg tornado


Currently in Q1:

Well sure, what tornado doesn't rotate? Wouldn't the more appropriate word be "orbiting", per the satellite tornado article?

Pinging nominator User:EF5 - Gatoclass (talk) 11:57, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Sure. EF5 13:00, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Resolved

René Vallon (nom)

  • ... that René Vallon (pictured) achieved the first flight and was the first flight-related death in China?

@Crisco 1492, ProfGray, and AirshipJungleman29: I think this hook is grammatically ambiguous on whether the first flight was the first flight anywhere or the first flight in China. (And this is more of a nitpick, but is it idiomatic to say that someone was a death?) jlwoodwa (talk) 21:47, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

If you don't mind, would you please offer a suggested edit for the hook? It's been discussed a lot. (Btw, if a reader wonders if that's the first flight anywhere, will they wonder why they've never heard of Vallon and, hmm, they'll go to the wikipedia page on the Wright brothers.) ProfGray (talk) 22:05, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
Adding commas after "flight" and "death" would make it unambiguous. jlwoodwa (talk) 22:15, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
Note that I've moved this hook to prep 5 to prevent four consecutive black and white images. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 00:36, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Jim Rivaldo

I would like to request second opinions regarding the suitability of ALT1 and its hook facts, which for context reads:

  • ... that gay political consultant Jim Rivaldo "used to think that all gay people were hairdressers"?

Although the more interesting hook among the two options proposed, I am worried that it might be considered offensive without the context provided in the article. Given that I am not LGBT, I'm not sure if I'm the best person to determine if the hook as currently written is suitable or not. I would like to ask for second opinions and suggestions on the hook, particularly from our LGBT regulars, if the hook as currently written is acceptable or not. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:14, 10 December 2024 (UTC)

If we want a slightly more positive focus, then perhaps:
  • ... that gay political consultant Jim Rivaldo found that there were "gay lawyers [and] gay businessmen" after moving to San Francisco?
However, I don't find the current hook to be offensive, as it's pretty clear that Rivaldo viewed that presumption as inaccurate. Maybe I'm only saying that because I'm not gay, though. Based5290 :3 (talk) 04:13, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
I think it's fine. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 19:06, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
As a gay man, and after looking at the Jim Rivaldo article, I do find it rather offensive that the hook chosen actively plays off a negative stereotype of the LGBT community, rather then going with ANY of the other options, such as having worked with both Harvey Milk and Kamala Harris.--Kevmin § 19:15, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
Regardless of the appropriateness of the hairdresser angle, the issue is probably that the Milk/Harris angle is a lot more niche especially outside of America. Many non-Americans obviously know who Harris is, but probably not Milk. In addition, that angle primarily targets politics buffs, which not even all Americans are. I'm not saying the hairdresser angle is the best angle and indeed I'm very much open to suggestions, it's just that the Milk/Harris angle is probably not the best option. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:06, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Nazi crimes against children

Resolved

Currently in P3:

There are some issues with this hook. Firstly, "victims" do not only include those killed, and the way the hook is phrased conflates the different categories of victims.

Secondly, the article states that more than 2 million Polish children lost their lives in World War II - but were they all killed in crimes, or is this the total number of children who lost their lives from all causes? Also, since this number refers only to Polish children, shouldn't the hook have "in Poland alone" appended (assuming they were all crime victims)?

So I'm strongly inclined to pull this hook until the issues are sorted. Pinging the nominator User:Piotrus for comment; any other comments welcome, thanks, Gatoclass (talk) 11:49, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

@Gatoclass Maybe it is late here, and I am tired, but I don't under stand your first concerns. Victims means all children who lost their lives because of Nazi policies and actions. Just like Holocaust victims includes not only people murdered directly, but those who starved, froze, etc.
Regarding the second point, yes, we can append the hook with "in Poland alone", that would be a correct clarification if deemed useful. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 15:37, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

User:Piotrus, given that it's often quicker to propose an alt hook rather than debate the merits of another, I think I will just do that:

@Gatoclass Thanks. I am fine with this, arguably even better than what I came up with, thanks. Pinging reviewer @Darth Stabro and mod @AirshipJungleman29 Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:57, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
Looks good to me. ~Darth StabroTalk • Contribs 02:33, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Queue 2 (image question)

Does anybody mind terribly if I swap the image for The Horn of Plenty from the current one to File:Lee Alexander McQueen & Ann Ray - Rendez-Vous 61.jpg? The newer one was just uploaded yesterday (Elli is my queen) and, being made to look like bubble wrap, is a clearer demonstration of the trash concept imo. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 20:18, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Support. Much nicer image, too. First thing I thought of was bubble wrap. Viriditas (talk) 21:53, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Christmas: A Biography

Hello, I need someone to choose a hook for Template:Did you know nominations/Christmas: A Biography and move it into the Christmas queue. Thank you. Viriditas (talk) 00:49, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Viriditas, are you saying that the nomination is passed? If so, please add the tick and I can promote a hook. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 01:05, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
No, I’m saying we need a second reviewer to choose a hook, as I don’t find any of the hooks interesting. I have asked the nominator to add different ones from the secondary sources (of their own choosing) that I find both interesting and educational, but the nominator disagrees. To their benefit, the nominator has offered many different hooks to choose from, but is singularly focused on a hook style I do not like. I’m hoping other eyes can decide in favor of the nominator or otherwise. Viriditas (talk) 01:14, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
@AirshipJungleman29: Due to time constraints on building a Christmas set, I will just go ahead and pass the hook in spite of my disagreement with the interestingness criterion. That way you can choose from the set. Viriditas (talk) 01:29, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
Okay I passed it. Viriditas (talk) 01:32, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

I am currently taking a look at the nom to try and determine the best course of action. Gatoclass (talk) 03:13, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

I have promoted one of the hooks that seemed interesting to me, but many others also seem fine. Not really sure what all the fuss was about in the 40kb nomination. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:46, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
Well, that saved me some work :) Gatoclass (talk) 12:09, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
@AirshipJungleman29: Well, the discussion was huge because there was some persistent disagreement on how DYKINT works, some long reply paragraphs, and a quick look at the book itself. Good thing everything was sorted out in the nick of time. ミラP@Miraclepine 18:57, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Older nominations needing DYK reviewers

The previous list was archived earlier today, so I've created a new list of all 22 nominations that need reviewing in the Older nominations section of the Nominations page, covering everything through December 8. We have a total of 284 nominations, of which 208 have been approved, a gap of 76 nominations that has decreased by 39 over the past 7 days. Thanks to everyone who reviews these and any other nominations!

Almost two months old

More than one month old

Other nominations

Please remember to cross off entries, including the date, as you finish reviewing them (unless you're asking for further review), even if the review was not an approval. Please do not remove them entirely. Many thanks! BlueMoonset (talk) 23:44, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Backlog mode

@DYK admins: At Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 203#WP:DYKUBM, the suggestion was that we go through backlog mode "with the goal of reducing the number of noms at WP:DYKN to 80 or so". We're now at 79. If there are no objections, I propose ending backlog mode at 00:00 UTC.--Launchballer 13:08, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

I've updated Template:Did you know/Backlog mode? and Template talk:Did you know, believe that's everything.--Launchballer 00:18, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Inquiry at Template talk:Did you know nominations/LaTasha Barnes

Copied from nomination talk page; feels like it should have broader review than just one talk page on one nomination that may not be watched. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:10, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Original comment

Royiswariii, why did you close this as "rejected by reviewer"? The reviewer, Launchballer, gave it the approval tick. Sdkb talk 20:30, 16 December 2024 (UTC)  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:10, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

I've readded it to T:TDYKA.--Launchballer 01:13, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Sdkb, can you be specific what on DYK nom i rejected? Royiswariii Talk! 02:12, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
@Royiswariii, see the heading of this section. Sdkb talk 02:13, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
The direct link to the nom page is here. —BlueMoonset (talk) 05:35, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

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Qian Xingcun

Doing.--Launchballer 01:15, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Looks good to me.--Launchballer 01:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Palaeotherium

Nazi crimes against children

Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary

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