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This page holds approved nominations that are waiting to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page. Following DYK approval, nominations are processed and moved into a Prep area, and from there, prep sets are promoted to a queue, and then to the main page.

To create a new nomination or to see those that are yet to be approved, see Template talk:Did you know. For the discussion page see WT:DYK. Click on the link to go directly to the Special occasion holding area.

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Count of DYK Hooks
Section	# of Hooks	# Verified
December 24	1
December 26	1
January 7	1
January 9	1	1
January 10	1
January 14	2	1
January 16	2
January 18	1	1
January 19	1	1
January 26	1
January 28	1
January 29	1
January 30	4
January 31	2
February 1	1
February 2	1
February 5	1
February 6	4	2
February 7	6	1
February 8	5	3
February 9	2	2
February 10	2
February 11	2	2
February 12	3	2
February 13	4	2
February 15	13	9
February 16	8	6
February 17	10	3
February 18	20	12
February 19	19	14
February 20	12	9
February 21	18	9
February 22	14	8
February 23	11	5
February 24	14	6
February 25	13	10
February 26	17	6
February 27	12	6
February 28	10	6
March 1	5	3
March 2	14	4
March 3	5	1
Total	266	135
Last updated 15:06, 3 March 2021 UTC Current time is 15:31, 3 March 2021 UTC [refresh]

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Nominations

Approved nominations

Articles created/expanded on January 9

Bill hopper (furniture)

• ... that the spaces between the shelves of the United States Senate bill hopper shorten with height as so few proposed bills became law? Source: "This U.S. Senate bill hopper offers clear evidence of how few bills actually became law. The upper shelves—which represent the final phases of legislative consideration—were built to accommodate the fewest bills." (https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/smithson-smithsonian/all-american-compromise From Smithson to Smithsonian: The Birth of an Institution, Smithsonian Institution)

• Reviewed: Jibba

Created by No Swan So Fine (talk). Self-nominated at 16:19, 9 January 2021 (UTC).

I just read through this and several issues seemed apparent:

1. It's not clearly explained how this basket or box has the shelves to which the hook refers. I still don't understand the construction.
2. At least one picture is sorely needed. As pictures taken by the US government are commonly PD, this shouldn't difficult to arrange.
3. It doesn't appear that a hopper is used in the Senate as Bill (United States Congress) says "In the Senate, the bill is placed on the desk of the presiding officer."
4. What happens in other legislatures such as the individual states and in other countries? A start might be made on addressing this with a See also section with links such as reading_(legislature)#First_reading

So, please flesh the article out to address these points and I'll then take another look. Andrew🐉(talk) 18:56, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

• Having browsed some pictures, the construction is clearer but there were clearly different pieces of furniture at different times and places. The shelving system pictured here is quite different from the hopper currently used here. Andrew🐉(talk) 19:14, 11 January 2021 (UTC)
  • I've clarified that it is for congressional use only and added a link to the Westminster system. I think a form must be submitted here for image reproduction to the US House of Representatives, which I shall do. No Swan So Fine (talk) 09:19, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
• @No Swan So Fine and Andrew Davidson: Any updates on this? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 14:11, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

Apologies, I haven't been able to secure a picture of the bill hopper. No Swan So Fine (talk) 09:48, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

This is noted. A full review is still needed. @Andrew Davidson: Can you take another look? Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 16:22, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

New enough, long enough, meets guidelines. Adequately cited with inline citations. Unique and interesting topic! Hooks works and article should be ready to go, but if I may suggest the following tweaked version for clarity:

• ALT1: ... that the spaces between the shelves of the United States Senate bill hopper get shorter near the top as so few proposed bills became law?

Glorioussandwich (talk) 02:01, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

I've added another photo, but both photos in the article now show the House hopper, not the Senate hopper. I'm not sure if that means the hook should be changed to focus more on the House. If you wanted the hook to focus on the Senate hopper, you could potentially use the images found in [1] and [2]. Edge3 (talk) 16:29, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Regarding the photo in [3], is it safe to assume that since it is not otherwise credited that it is a work of the U.S. government and thus public domain? Glorioussandwich (talk) 20:39, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Great questions! I did some extra research earlier this afternoon. Yes, I think it's reasonable to assume the work is in the public domain because it's a work of the U.S. government. Additionally, the photo states that it was created circa 1817, so even if we can't prove the photo was taken by a government employee, I think {{PD-US-unpublished}} applies here.

However, I would like to point out that a bill hopper is not used in the Senate in modern times. According to Congress, Senate bills are submitted directly to clerks on the Senate floor, while the House still uses a hopper. This would also explain why it's so difficult to get an image of the Senate hopper; they haven't used one for a long time! Edge3 (talk) 03:35, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Ah, I just read the article again, and I see that it correctly states that the hopper is used only in the House. So the article itself is fine. I just bring it up because the hook seems to imply that the Senate still uses the hopper today. But if you still think the current hook is sufficiently quirky and interesting as-is, then we might be able to proceed. Edge3 (talk) 03:39, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 14

Çatalağzı power station

• ... that Çatalağzı power station received 5 million lira capacity payments for 2020? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)
  • ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jeyran (wife of Naser al-Din Shah)
• Comment:

Created by Chidgk1 (talk). Self-nominated at 12:56, 14 January 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I changed the "X Million" to "5 Million", as Roman numerals in the Main Page may look weird to others without context. GeraldWL 07:32, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Gerald Waldo Luis Thanks very much for approving this. Just to clarify the 5 million lira is only for November 2020. As the figures are released 3 or 4 weeks after the end of the month I expect the December figure to be published soon. Then I should be able to insert the total for 2020. Meanwhile I am doing my QPQ review which I hope to complete in the next few days. However it is possible I may have miscounted and still have one free before I need a QPQ - if so please let me know. Chidgk1 (talk) 08:42, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

So I have miscounted things. Considering you have 5 DYK credits, you need to review a nomination. I see that you're still reviewing a nomination, is that true? If you've approved that nomination, I'll go ahead and approve this nomination too. GeraldWL 08:48, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Ah is there a tool or easy method you used to count 5? If so it would be useful for me to check for the review I am now doing. Chidgk1 (talk) 07:39, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Chidgk1, use this tool. Insert your user name there (exclude the "User:"). GeraldWL 08:23, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

• This hook barely scrapes by our minimum character count requirement with 1513 characters. Is there anything more you could add? BTW, what is a 5 million lira capacity payment? Capacity is usually measured in volume, not in monetary terms. Yoninah (talk) 14:36, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

• Oh and it's not sourced. GeraldWL 15:08, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Good question - in my opinion the use of "capacity payment" by the government here is an example of greenwash designed to confuse the public. In theory a "capacity payment" is a payment to make sure power generation capacity (such as a power plant you can turn up or down regardless of wind and sunshine) remains available in case of need. But here it is just a euphemism for a subsidy, as there are so many idle or underused gas and coal plants that even if you scrapped all the coal plants there would still be no risk of blackouts (I can cite that to a reliable source if necessary).

I was thinking of giving a total amount of money for the year(which is why I have not cited it yet), so is it possible you could put this on hold until next month as I now think the December payment will not be published until then? If not I will add up Jan to Nov (with cites) and revise the hook to say "over ........ million dollars subsidy in 2020". And if the hook should be longer I can add stuff about it being closed due to a smoking chimney and then reopened. Chidgk1 (talk) 15:13, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

My suggestion is to just cite the currently-known one and not wait until a report's published. If it eventually doesn't, you'll be disappointed. Play safe, I guess is the right word. GeraldWL 15:31, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

@Chidgk1, why is lira cited in the hook? That is more or less a disambiguation article, since "lira" is the name of several denominations. I suspect that it is Turkish lira, you could use a piped link to link there. And anyway, do you think wikilinking the currency is neccessary? The lira doesn't seem to have anything to do with the article (I mean you wouldn't link dollar any time a US payment is mentioned). Imo it makes sense to wikilink it in the article for clarity (and then to the specific Turkish lira), but not in the hook. --LordPeterII (talk) 15:10, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

• OK, I did some editing on the article and see that you have more interesting facts to build a hook from than the one you proposed, which frankly doesn't make sense. Here are some alts for your consideration:
• ALT1: ... that according to Greenpeace, air pollution such as that produced by the coal-fired Çatalağzı power station increases the risks of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey?
• ALT2: ... that after Turkey's Environment Ministry granted a one-year temporary licence to reopen the coal-fired Çatalağzı power station, the Right to Clean Air Platform complained it was still emitting thick smoke? Yoninah (talk) 20:25, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

• Between the two alts, I think alt1 is hookier. 2603:7000:2143:8500:6960:9DFE:CAD2:CC8E (talk) 19:20, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

• ALT3:... that the coal-fired Çatalağzı power station was subsidized 36 million lira (about 5 million USD) for 2020? Source: "Subsidies/support for electricity producers ...... capacity mechanisms" Page 37 of [4] Sum of monthly payments at [5]

• ALT4:... that electricity consumers had to pay the coal-fired Çatalağzı power station 36 million lira (about 5 million USD) extra in 2020? Source: "The amount of the support is a part of the transmission network fee. It means that the cost of the support granted under the capacity mechanism is incurred by all consumers through the payment of the transmission network fee" Page 37 of [6] Sum of monthly payments at [7]

@Gerald Waldo Luis, Yoninah, and LordPeterII: Thanks for your patience and suggestions. I have now added a QPQ above, and 2020 total payments into the article. I am a bit reluctant to use ALT1 as I would rather wait for more conclusive evidence of covid-19 linked specifically to a particular coal-fired power plant. I would be happy with ALT2 (have linked ministry) and have also suggested ALT3 and ALT4 for your consideration. Chidgk1 (talk) 09:00, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

ALT4 looks better for me. GeraldWL 09:37, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

OK fine. So once you have ticked off the QPQ if there is anything else I need to do please let me know. Chidgk1 (talk) 10:25, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

All good for me now. Now, you'll just have to wait for the DYK coordinators to decide. GeraldWL 14:06, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

The most recent proposed hooks need a review. Sorry, I am not interested in the subject to do the review. Flibirigit (talk) 18:56, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

• Approving ALT2 as the hook of most general interest. (The COVID link is tenuous and the significance of the capacity payment is unclear.) The QPQ has been done. Good to go. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:06, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 18

Gary Kates

• ... that historian Gary Kates turned down recruiters seeking to make him a college president so that he could teach undergraduate history? Source: [8] "When you’re lucky enough to become a dean of a college like Pomona in your 50s, you are naturally primed to be a college president. I’ve been approached by headhunters, so I’ve had to think about that. As interesting as being a college president would be, my ambitions and fantasies for the next stage of my life are much more in a Pomona classroom."
  • ALT1:... that historian Gary Kates wrote a book about the Chevalier d'Éon, an 18th-century French diplomat who grew up as a man but subsequently lived as a woman? Source: [9] and others (see article)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Social Network
• Comment: Please let me know which hook you think is more interesting; thanks!

Created by Sdkb (talk). Self-nominated at 20:18, 23 January 2021 (UTC).

• I haven't done all the DYK checks on this, but just a note: as an academic, I would say that the first hook needs tweaking, since headhunters can't make anyone president, just suggest names to an internal committee. Perhaps: "recruiters seeking to nominate him for a college presidency" etc. But I prefer ALT1 anyway--d'Éon is quite interesting. blameless 04:35, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

  Hmm, maybe "seeking to help make" would work? Headhunters don't have unilateral power to make someone a president to my understanding, but they are seeking it and can help with it. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 07:08, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

  So: ALT0a ... that historian Gary Kates turned down recruiters seeking to help make him a college president so that he could teach undergraduate history? {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 21:36, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Just a drive-by comment but I think ALT0a would be the better option here. While the Chevalier d'Eon angle is nice, the way it's written makes it appear to focus more on d'Eon rather than Kates himself. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 11:30, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

• New reviewer needed to do a complete review. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:06, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Greetings! I noticed that there's one sentence missing a citation: "He regularly teaches a first-year critical inquiry seminar on the European Enlightenment." Additionally, the hook fact for ALT0a is cited to an interview published by Pomona. I'm concerned that the interview is not WP:INDEPENDENT because 1) Kates himself is the interviewee, and 2) it's published by Pomona, his employer. Edge3 (talk) 04:30, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Edge3, much thanks for taking this up. I've added a source for the seminar. Regarding ALT0a, I'm somewhat stuck: I wasn't able to find a non-Pomona source (and even if I did, it'd still likely ultimately rely on Kates' account; there's no practical way to source a claim like that except from the subject). It's somewhat borderline for WP:ABOUTSELF, but we've often accepted claims about academics published via their institution, since it's fairly unusual for professors to lie in that circumstance (see e.g. several points in WP:NACADEMIC). If you think it's good enough, we can go with it; otherwise, the only wording we'd be able to use for ALT0a would be Kates said he turned down recruiters seeking, which makes it sound like we're casting doubt and thus probably goes against MOS:SAID. In that case, it'd probably be better to go with ALT1, even though it's not as much about Kates as Narutolovehinata5 noted above. Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 05:49, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

No worries, I think your reasoning makes sense. Article was nominated within 7 days of creation, and is long enough. Neutrally written, and no copyvio detected on Earwig. I prefer ALT0a because it's more relevant to Kates himself; I agree with Narutolovehinata5 that ALT1 places too much focus on someone else. ALT0a is short enough, and sourced appropriately (as per above discussion). I did find an issue with your QPQ. Template:Did you know nominations/The Social Network was reviewed initially by Onceinawhile. Although you helped move the review to completion, your contribution was to propose additional ALTs, not to check the nomination against all elements of the DYK rules. Further, the QPQ has already been claimed by Onceinawhile in Template:Did you know nominations/Idalion bilingual. Edge3 (talk) 06:12, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Edge3, ah, I didn't realize that contributions of that sort weren't enough to count as a QPQ. I just reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Gelders to remedy. Cheers, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 06:44, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! ALT0a good to go. Yeah, the WP:DYKRULES state that QPQ reviews must address all of the DYK criteria. Edge3 (talk) 13:53, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on January 19

Kristoffer Domeij

• ... that Kristoffer Domeij (pictured) did 14 tours of duty over ten years as a Special Operations Ranger in Afghanistan and Iraq? Source: here hereand there
  • ALT1:... that Kristoffer Domeij set a record when he died after 14 tours of duty over ten years as a Special Operations Ranger? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Problem With Apu
• Comment: There is a pending AFD, which should be resolved ASAP.

5x expanded by 7&6=thirteen (talk), Illegitimate Barrister (talk), and Durindaljb (talk). Nominated by 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:44, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

• Hook is verified and interesting, you could also consider an alt that emphasizes that he was the soldier with the most deployments to be killed in duty. Article is suitably referenced free of copyvio. QPQ has been done. What makes leadtheway.org a reliable source?
  However, I think there are far too many quotes for it to actually be considered at 5x expansion. For instance, "Assuming an average deployment length of seven months—Army deployments are seldom shorter than that, and usually much longer—he probably spent at least 8 of his 29 years overseas, waging America’s wars." should probably be rephrased or attributed. The paragraph beginning The relevant factors are not just length and frequency of deployments for special operators. is essentially all a quote from Mother Jones-- it isn't original text. A quote like "conducts an incredible 400 - 500 missions during a combat deployment." is unnecessary and could be rephrased into the wiki-voice -- and 'incredible' removed. "reserved for Air Force airmen who serve with ground combat units and call in airstrikes from fighters or bombers flying overhead." could again be rephrased. In the two paragraphs beginning Col. Mark W. Odom, commander of the 75th Ranger Regiment , you have extensive testimonials from non-notable people, I think these should be trimmed. Including extensive testimonials past a certain point doesn't really contribute to an articles encyclopedic-ness and imo makes it increasingly non-neutral.
  Any one of these quotes/sections could easily be included, but the summation of all of them means that at the moment you have very little original content included in the expansion so it's very hard to consider it a true 5x expansion of original content. If you are looking for a specific DYK guideline here, the Mother Jones quote beginning "as members of the SPECOPS community" should be in a blockquote template per WP:BLOCKQUOTE (Format a long quote (more than about 40 words or a few hundred characters... as a block quotation) and as such can't count towards a 5x expansion.
  Otherwise, we're waiting on the AfD to be closed. Let me know what you think about the quotation issue-- I'm not sure I'm right on this one. Cheers, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 14:50, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

User:Eddie891 AFD closed. As to your observation that quotes don't count toward 5X expansion, I think you are wrong. In any event, the list of medals should not, I submit, not be counted one way or the other. Be careful out there and Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:26, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

OK, AFD is no longer an issue. I'll ask for a second opinion on the 5x expansion at WT:DYK, and unresolved is what makes leadtheway.org a reliable source? Thanks for your work, particularly on this article, and stay safe-- Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 13:50, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

On 20 January there were 1142B (194 words). Removing the multi-word quotes in the current version, I find 740 wordsish (less than 4500 characters). If the lead is expanded, there is probably enough to push the article above 5x even without quotes. CMD (talk) 14:36, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

I expanded the lead. I've also expanded the rest of the article. Good suggestion. Are we there yet? 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:33, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

I now see 6921 B (1170 words) readable prose size, not counting the block quote, easily enough. —David Eppstein (talk) 19:11, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Using the DYK tool, if on January 21 there were 1142 characters (194 words), and today there are 6921 B (1170 words) , that is a 5x expansion. --evrik ^(talk) 22:11, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

It looks like there is more than a 5× expansion now. However, quotes that are long enough to be treated as blockquotes, whether they are separated out or not, do not count toward expansion (and will not be counted by DYKcheck as prose if blockquoted), so the article hadn't qualified prior to the additional expansion on February 6. Also, articles that mostly consist of quotes can be deemed insufficient: as noted above, the key at DYK is original content. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:57, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Query So everyone now agrees it is now long enough. Here was the article before the improvements. Does this amount to substantial compliance with the rules or not? 7&6=thirteen (☎) 19:48, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Yes, it is now long enough, but it still does not meet the DYK criteria, in my opinion. Specifically 4(a), "Articles must meet the neutral point of view policy." I suggest you consider removing the names of his (non notable) children per WP:BLPNAME ("The presumption in favor of privacy is strong in the case of family members of articles' subjects and other loosely involved, otherwise low-profile persons"). More importantly, I cannot approve an article with phrasing such as

His many and constant deployments shows an extraordinary level of personal sacrifice. It is emblematic of the all volunteer army, and the elimination of the draft, which have been part of a persistent state of war where the burden is not borne by society as a whole — but instead rests squarely on the 1% and their families. It is of course true that he was a voluntary soldier who served in an elite special operations community – “Rangers lead the way” is their motto. However, his willingness to selflessly serve his country may be transcended by the question "whether this country is abusing its fit young people’s sense of commitment."

I cannot see how this could be considered neutral. Further, you still have not addressed how leadtheway.org and soldiersystems.net are reliable sources. If you disagree, I can flag this for a re-review by someone else. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 18:55, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

We can delete the two sources you don't like. Debating the reliability of two minor sources out of many is not worth the time. They are redundant amidst the more than 17 in line cited sources. The Soldier systems article is about the film that was made to honor him. And it doesn't mention the obelisk that the army installed to honor him. So why is that unreliable?

The paragraph you dislike is cited and balanced. WP:Reliability not WP:Truth. Feel free to rewrite it, if you have a better version.

That you think the family and child are "loosely involved" misunderstands their place in this story. The army thought differently. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 06:20, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

since you aren’t willing to address the issues I’ve flagged, I cannot tick this. Just because most of the sources are reliable doesn’t mean unreliable ones can be excused. Just because something is verifiable doesn’t mean it’s neutral. It’s not me liking or disliking something, it’s our policies and guidelines. I suggest you re-read over them if you can’t understand what I’m saying. Specifically, WP:RS, WP:BLPNAME, and WP:NPOV. Best, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 19:38, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Your concerns are acknowledged. I have tried to address all of your concerns. New sources and new formatting and placement. "SGT. 1ST CLASS KRISTOFFER BRYAN DOMEIJ: Killed in action on October 22, 2011 2011 Operation Enduring Freedom" (PDF). 75th Ranger Battalion U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

Parenthetically, leadtheway.org is a dead link, and is so marked. I did not eliminate it because of WP:Linkrot. It is way down the way in terms of sourcing in this article, which has ca. 20 sources.

If that does not work for you, we need another reviewer. Lead, follow or get out of the way. Thanks for your suggestions. Cheers. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:06, 10 February 2021 (UTC)

• The article has a free image now and, as it seems quite a good photo of the subject in his prime, we should consider using it. I have updated the nomination accordingly, including adding myself to the list of contributors, ok?Andrew🐉(talk) 18:19, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

User:Eddie891 Article has been restructured and rewritten. New reviewer needed. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:36, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! My issues are resolved, but I feel too involved at this point to take an unbiased look. Ready for re-review.Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 18:40, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

• Looking at this afresh, this article is a fivefold expansion and is new enough and long enough. The image is appropriately licensed, the hook facts are cited inline, the article is now sufficiently neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:52, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 6

Gengoroh Tagame

• ... that Gengoroh Tagame (pictured), a Japanese artist noted for his gay erotic manga, wrote an acclaimed all-ages manga series in 2014? Source: Kotaku
  • ALT1:... that the pen name of artist Gengoroh Tagame (pictured) is composed of terms for different species of water bugs, which he chose to differentiate himself from the "macho" pen names used by his peers? Source: 10 Magazine
  • ALT2:... that a 1994 manga series by artist Gengoroh Tagame (pictured) was the first gay comic in Japan to turn a profit? Source: The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: The Master of Gay Erotic Manga
  • ALT3:... that Gengoroh Tagame (pictured) made his debut as a manga artist while still in high school? Source: Hazlitt

• Reviewed: 23 Wall Street

5x expanded by Morgan695 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:50, 6 February 2021 (UTC).

• Will be claiming this for review and hoping to finish within the next few days, but ALT1 is probably the most attention-grabbing option so far. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 14:56, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

• I think ALT0 or ALT2, the ones that mention 'gay' stuff, are much more attention-grabbing. Many more people care about LGBT issues than about water bugs and pen names. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:38, 16 February 2021 (UTC)
• Do you still intend to take up this review, User:Narutolovehinata5? Morgan695 (talk) 17:46, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Apologies for the delay! I was planning on getting to this yesterday but got caught up in some real-life matters earlier. I'll try to do the review later today, and while I do note Piotrus's comment, I will have to disagree that the water bug angle isn't interesting (in fact I honestly find ALT0 bland compared to ALT1 or ALT2). Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 19:51, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

• The 5x expansion took place on the day of the nomination and the image is freely licensed and acceptable. The only hits I found on Earwig's was the quote which is properly cited. QPQ has been performed. ALT1 and ALT2 are the best hooks: both are cited inline, ALT1 is verified in the source, ALT2 is accepted AGF from an offline source. The final choice of hook is left to the promoter. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 13:02, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

George T. McDonald

• ... that philanthropist George McDonald (pictured) founded the advocacy group Doe Fund after his homeless friend "Mama Doe" died in the cold on Christmas day after she was ejected from New York's Grand Central? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/nyregion/george-mcdonald-dead.html

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Giacomo Sartori‎

Created by Ktin (talk). Self-nominated at 21:15, 6 February 2021 (UTC).

• Its long enough, the subject is notable, it has sufficient refs. The photo isn't used in the DYK. The hook is hooky and referenced. I did some copy editing and it would be good to go,but the QPQ is claimed/promised but not done. Victuallers (talk) 23:49, 7 February 2021 (UTC) (I copy edited the hook - OK?)

• @Victuallers: Thanks for the copyedit on the hook. Looks good. Now that I think of it, can we add an image as well? I believe the image that is in the article should meet DYK requirements. Please advise. Thanks. Ktin (talk) 00:31, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

• Added picture per above note. Please have a look and let me know if you'd need any changes. Thanks much. Ktin (talk) 05:55, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

• Not happy with the image - it looks like a crop by someone who was not the photographer. This would get it stalled if it is questioned at commons. Rest of the stuff looks fine Victuallers (talk) 08:10, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

• Thanks Victuallers. Fair enough. The uploader seems to have self-certified that they are the copyright holder. Also, the uploader's username might give some more information. Please have a look and let me know of your thoughts. If we need to take this outside of this page, I am happy to do so. Copying Cwmhiraeth as an FYI. Ktin (talk) 02:39, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

• I'm not intending to hold this up. The image is labelled as fine. My point is that its provenance is dubious and the image may be challenged once it is on the main page. So good to go but my stage whisper is to not put this in an image slot. The hook length is less than 200 chars if "pictured" is not included. Victuallers (talk) 08:15, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 7

2009 Football League One play-off Final

• ... that 23-year-old Michael Oliver (pictured) refereed the 2009 Football League One play-off Final at Wembley Stadium the day after his father had officiated the 2009 Football League Two play-off Final?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/St Peter's Medal

5x expanded by The Rambling Man (talk). Self-nominated at 19:39, 7 February 2021 (UTC).

• Long enough, new enough, crisp prose, complete article with all the references in the right place. Hook is verified, images have the right license. Drmies (talk) 20:24, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 8

Ihwan Datu Adam

• ... that the debate between Ihwan Datu Adam and Rusdy Mastura against Longki Djanggola and Sidarto was the first case in Indonesia where a gubernatorial debate ended prematurely? Source: #21 in the Ihwan Datu Adam article

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WPDF-LP
• Comment: Rusdy Mastura's article was still eligible when I checked the article with the DYK check tool.

Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk) and Juxlos (talk). Nominated by Jeromi Mikhael (talk) at 15:55, 8 February 2021 (UTC).

• I had previously approved Rusdy Mastura for DYK, so I'm going to focus on the new hook and article. It is a new enough and large enough expansion. @Jeromi Mikhael: I need a QPQ to cover Ihwan Datu Adam. AGF offline source; you do need an inline citation on the sentence beginning "Antara remarked", and it could use a bit of copyediting while you're at it. Vaticidalprophet has already promoted the earlier Rusdy Mastura nomination, so there is limited time to potentially have this hook swapped in (it is in Prep 2 for 26 February) — notifying him for his information. The QPQ and inline citation are the most pressing needs. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 22:02, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

@Sammi Brie: QPQ done, inline cite done, and copyedit done. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 15:22, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Ihwan Datu Adam is approved. The combo hook is workable, though if you want to proceed with unbolding Rusdy, that's fine too. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:12, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Received the ping, wanting to hear from the nominators first as to whether or not they'd prefer the hooks be swapped out or if they be separate/that Rusdy Mastura not be bolded in this. Vaticidalprophet (talk) 22:05, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi Vaticidalprophet, I think it is better to unbold the article. Juxlos worked hard on this and he deserves to be credited for his own DYK nom.

Thanks for replying. For future reference, you need to sign after pinging someone for the ping to be received. I've edited the nomination accordingly. Vaticidalprophet (talk) 18:01, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

• Came by to promote, but I can't tell if this has been approved or not and whether noms/creators had seen the proposals. Pinging Jeromi Mikhael Juxlos. —valereee (talk) 17:02, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

William Wernigk

• ... that William Wernigk performed four roles in Der Rosenkavalier during his decades at the Vienna State Opera, including the Innkeeper on a 1933 recording conducted by Robert Heger? Source: [10], [11]

• Reviewed: Driss El Maloumi

Created by LouisAlain (talk) and Gerda Arendt (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 15:59, 15 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is new, neutral and long enough. It cites sources inline. "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports no text similarities at all.All sources are in foreign language. The hook is well-formatted and interesting. Its length is within limit and its fact is cited inline. QPQ was done. Good to go by AGF. CeeGee 10:54, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Driss El Maloumi

• ... that Driss El Maloumi (pictured), who comes from a Berber family, is an award-winning Moroccan musician on the Arabic oud? Source: "The Moroccan musician of Berber origin, Driss El Maloumi, received a Western and Arabic classical music education."
  • ALT1:... that Moroccan oud player Driss El Maloumi (pictured) played in the musical project The Routes of Slavery? Source: See names of the musicians of the concert at Lincoln Center, NYC.)

Created by Munfarid1 (talk). Self-nominated at 17:28, 8 February 2021 (UTC).

Hello Mandarax thanks for your improvements of my DYK nomination. But I don't understand what is wrong with my putting The Routes of Slavery into quotation marks. Munfarid1 (talk) 08:24, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

It's in italics, not quotation marks, in the article. That's correct since, per MOS:ITALICTITLE, major works should be in italics; shorter works such as songs are put in quotation marks. Note that in the nomination, it wasn't actually in quotation marks – there was just a single quotation mark, which I removed. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 08:52, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Munfarid1, interesting music, on fine sources, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed, but not perfect. In the first hook, I find the Arab-Western (in the ref) more interesting than a pale "award-winning". In the other, please add New York to give it more weight. Please suggest new hooks below. Minor things are not yet referenced, such as his own recordings. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:27, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt, thanks again for your comments and help. I have referenced his own albums. Here are the new hooks:

• ALT0.0... that Driss El Maloumi (pictured), who comes from a Berber family, is a Moroccan musician on the Arabic oud, trained in Western and Arabic classical music? Source: "The Moroccan musician of Berber origin, Driss El Maloumi, received a Western and Arabic classical music education."
• ALT1.0:... that Moroccan oud player Driss El Maloumi (pictured) played in the project The Routes of Slavery in New York's Lincoln Center? Source: See names of the musicians of the concert at Lincoln Center, NYC.)

Munfarid1 (talk) 19:47, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! I change ALT1.0 a bit. How is this for the other?

ALT0.1: ... that Driss El Maloumi (pictured), a Moroccan oud player from a Berber family, trained in Western and Arabic classical music?

I like the Routes of Slavery one best. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:57, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

The paragraph about the trio still needs a ref, - I trust that you'll provide it. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:58, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks again, Gerda Arendt, I have included the reference for the trio. Munfarid1 (talk) 10:28, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 9

Elliot Mazer

• ... that Elliot Mazer first met Neil Young at a dinner party he hosted in Nashville? Source: Ultimate Classic Rock
  • ALT1:... that Elliot Mazer's only taste of Neil Young's music before meeting him was his girlfriend incessantly playing After the Gold Rush? Source: Rolling Stone; The Recording Academy

• Reviewed: Vivien Leigh on stage and screen
• Comment: Eligible per Rule 1d, because it only appeared in the "Recent Deaths" section of ITN and not as a bold link.

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:54, 15 February 2021 (UTC).

• @Bloom6132: This article is an expansion. It is new enough but I don't think it is long enough. It was 1370 B on 10 February and is now 4985 B, so it is nearly 2000 B too short. The hook facts for ALT1 are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:21, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Cwmhiraeth: It passes 5× expansion, because the April 12, 2020‎ version (i.e. version immediately before February 9 edits) is 922 characters. That means 4,610 characters are required (already met). I had the same discussion with Yoninah on Template:Did you know nominations/Héctor Suárez. —Bloom6132 (talk) 08:11, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• OK, if you regard this as a collaboration between you and several other editors, then it is long enough. In that case, should not Alansohn be added to the credits? I am approving ALT1 but not ALT0, because I find that hook ambiguous. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:53, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Japan Romantic Road

• ... that the Japan Romantic Road was so popular, signs (pictured) were altered on a road in Germany? Source: "Augsburg mit seinem Rauthaus aus der Zeit der Renaissance ist die größte Stadt an der Romantischen Straße. Foto: Romantische Straße Touristik ArbeitsgemeinschaftBei der Deutschen Zentrale für Tourismus (DZT) in São Paulo ist die Broschüre über die Romantische Straße das mit Abstand beliebteste Informationsmaterial bei potentiellen Deutschlandurlaubern. Wie populär die Straße ist, lässt sich auch daran erkennen, dass Brasilien seit einigen Jahren eine eigene Romantische Straße hat. Vorbild für die „Rota Romântica“, die im Bundesstaat Rio Grande do Sul durch von deutschen Einwanderern gegründete Städte wie Novo Hamburgo oder Gramado führt, war das deutsche Original, mit dem auch eine Partnerschaft besteht. Auch nach Japan und Südkorea konnte das Konzept der Romantischen Straße bereits „exportiert“ werden. Während die südkoreanische Straße erst 2009 gegründet wurde, besteht das japanische Pendant bereits seit 1982. Im Unterschied zu Brasilien geht es in den beiden asiatischen Ländern jedoch weniger um die deutsche Kultur, als vielmehr um die romantische und ursprüngliche Kulturlandschaft, durch die die Straßen hindurchführen. Nichtsdestotrotz prägt das deutsche Original das Deutschlandbild in Japan bis heute maßgeblich. Eine Umfrage ergab Mitte der 1990er Jahre, dass 93 Prozent der „reisefähigen“ Japaner die Ferienstraße durch Franken und Schwaben ein Begriff war. So ist es kein Wunder, dass die Straßenschilder, die den Verlauf der Romantischen Straße markieren, mittlerweile zweisprachig sind – deutsch und japanisch." [12]

• Reviewed: Serpico

Created by Mccunicano (talk). Self-nominated at 05:04, 9 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Everything looks good here. Krakkos (talk) 09:19, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 11

Arthur Walworth

• ... that Arthur Walworth wrote books about high school history textbooks, Matthew C. Perry's exploration of Japan and Woodrow Wilson? Source: Contemporary Authors has them all. Otherwise, refs 6, 7 and 8.
  • ALT1:... that Arthur Walworth took a decade to write his biography on Woodrow Wilson and twenty five years to write another book on Wilson? Source: Refs 8 and 13
  • ALT2:... that Arthur Walworth published his second book on Woodrow Wilson twenty eight years after writing Wilson's biography? Source: Who's who of Pulitzer Prize winners
  • ALT3:... that Arthur Walworth took a decade to write his Woodrow Wilson book that won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1959? Source: refs 8 and 10

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tadeusz Morgenstern-Podjazd
• Comment: If you need clips of the newspaper articles, let me know and I'll clip them. I started expanding on Feb 7th but didn't reach the 5x expansion until today (February 11). P.S. this was initially a stub!

5x expanded by MrLinkinPark333 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:21, 12 February 2021 (UTC).

• Missed bold in ALT3 - now corrected --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 04:23, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Added missing word to ALT3 - thank you @Eddie891: --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 02:32, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

• This article is a five-fold expansion and is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and any of the hooks could be used, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:08, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Joachim Herz

• ... that Joachim Herz was the stage director of an unconventional Ring cycle at the Leipzig Opera, completed in 1976, and of the opening performance of the restored Semperoper in 1985? Source: several

• Reviewed: Stravinsky Violin Concerto (ballet)
• Comment: No room to mention that 1976 was the centenary of the Ring, and the opening with Der Freischütz which had been premiered at the house, or is it?

Created by LouisAlain (talk) and Gerda Arendt (talk). Nominated by Gerda Arendt (talk) at 17:15, 17 February 2021 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:13, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 12

Abolitionist Place

• ... that a landmarked house on Abolitionist Place in Downtown Brooklyn may have been a stop on the Underground Railroad?

• QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 18:46, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
• PS: Some alternative images are here (depicting the "landmarked house"): commons:Category:227 Duffield Street. I picked the street sign because it's most eye-catching at small size. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 18:48, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Created by Rhododendrites (talk). Self-nominated at 00:48, 18 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is new and long enough, hook is cited to the New York Times appropriately, no copyvio issues, and QPQ is done. Interesting to learn about the Underground Railroad, a topic I had not researched before, so thanks for that. Regarding images, Epicgenius seems to be good at getting hold of images of New York architecture. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 10:59, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• Ritchie333, thanks for the ping. Since this is in Downtown Brooklyn, I could probably drop by soon to take more images. (Though Rhododendrites is generally better at taking pictures than I am, ironically). Epicgenius (talk) 16:10, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Ritchie333 and Epicgenius: What kind of image are you thinking would be ideal? Something older? Again, there are photos of what 227 Duffield looks like today in the category linked above. There is unfortunately a tree directly in front and cars in between so those are the best I could manage. A photo of the street from the end wasn't particularly interesting because the only things visible are new buildings and cars. This one shows how the buildings on either side of 227 have been demolished (and in one case rebuilt), but it wasn't IMO as eyecatching at small size, hence why I used the street sign. Also, yeah, I feel lucky to have found a landmark in NYC to write about before EG got there first. :) — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 16:52, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• I meant your image is already pretty good. I was just saying I could also take images, just to add to the Commons category. Epicgenius (talk) 16:56, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Dorking

• ... that Dorking, England was the home town of six Mayflower Pilgrims, including Williams Mullins and his daughter Priscilla Alden?
  Source 1: "Dorking was home to SIX Mayflower pilgrims" Mayflower 400
  Source 2: "William Mullins was born about 1572 to John and Joan (Bridger) Mullins of Dorking, Surrey, England... William brought his wife Alice and children Priscilla and Joseph on the Mayflower..." Mayflower History: William Mullins
  Source 3: "Priscilla Mullins was born probably near Guildford or Dorking, co. Surrey, England, to William Mullins. She came on the Mayflower to Plymouth in 1620 with her father, brother Joseph, and mother or step-mother Alice. Her entire family, herself excepted, died the first winter. She was shortly thereafter, in 1622 or 1623, married to John Alden, the Mayflower's cooper, who had decided to remain at Plymouth rather than return to England with the ship." Mayflower History: Priscilla Mullins
  • ALT1:... that six Mayflower Pilgrims were originally from Dorking, England, including Williams Mullins and his daughter Priscilla Alden?
    Source 1: "Dorking was home to SIX Mayflower pilgrims" Mayflower 400
    Source 2: "William Mullins was born about 1572 to John and Joan (Bridger) Mullins of Dorking, Surrey, England... William brought his wife Alice and children Priscilla and Joseph on the Mayflower..." Mayflower History: William Mullins
    Source 3: "Priscilla Mullins was born probably near Guildford or Dorking, co. Surrey, England, to William Mullins. She came on the Mayflower to Plymouth in 1620 with her father, brother Joseph, and mother or step-mother Alice. Her entire family, herself excepted, died the first winter. She was shortly thereafter, in 1622 or 1623, married to John Alden, the Mayflower's cooper, who had decided to remain at Plymouth rather than return to England with the ship." Mayflower History: Priscilla Mullins
  • ALT2:... that Williams Mullins' house in Dorking is the only surviving English home of a Mayflower Pilgrim?
    Source 1: "William Mullins’ house on West Street, near to Dorking Museum, is the only surviving home of a Pilgrim Father. This impressive building dates from between 1568 and 1610. Mullins bought it with a mortgage in 1612, and then sold it in 1619." Dorking Museum: William Mullins
    Source 2: "The Mullins’ house on West Street, near to Dorking Museum, is thought to be the only surviving home of a Pilgrim Father. This impressive building dates from between 1568 and 1610." Mayflower 400

Improved to Good Article status by Mertbiol (talk). Self-nominated at 09:41, 13 February 2021 (UTC).

• alt3 ... that Dorking was first referenced in the Domesday Book of 1086? Cbl62 (talk) 19:57, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
• alt4 ... that a museum dedicated to the history of Dorking was established in 1976? Cbl62 (talk) 19:57, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

• alt5 ... that Dorking, once the target of Nazi incendiary bombs, has more recently been the target of yarn bombing directed at its large metal cockerel (pictured)? Cbl62 (talk) 19:57, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

• • ALT6 ... that the town of Dorking, England has a 10 ft-high statue of a five-toed cockerel (pictured) which is a frequent target of yarn bombers?
    Source 1: "Standing at 10 ft tall, the silver landmark is now celebrating its tenth year" "The Cockerel, with its distinctive fifth toe, has origins which trace back to Roman times" Surrey Live: As the Dorking Cockerel celebrates its 10th birthday we ask why is it there?
    Source 2: Surrey Live: Dorking cockerel gets in Diamond Jubilee spirit
    Source 3: Dorking Cockerel gets traffic cone on head - guerrilla knitters, not students, to blame
    
  • ALT7 ... that the 10 ft-high statue of a five-toed cockerel in Dorking, England (pictured) is a frequent target of yarn bombers?
    Source 1: "Standing at 10 ft tall, the silver landmark is now celebrating its tenth year" "The Cockerel, with its distinctive fifth toe, has origins which trace back to Roman times" Surrey Live: As the Dorking Cockerel celebrates its 10th birthday we ask why is it there?
    Source 2: Surrey Live: Dorking cockerel gets in Diamond Jubilee spirit
    Source 3: Dorking Cockerel gets traffic cone on head - guerrilla knitters, not students, to blame
    Mertbiol (talk) 23:34, 13 February 2021 (UTC)

I will review this. I am familiar with the town ... I may have even taken a couple of the photos used in the article ;) Bear with me, as the review will take a little while. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 00:07, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

• The article was promoted to GA status on 12th February.
• This is a very long and detailed article which covers everything I would expect from an article on a British town. I can also confirm that nothing significant in Dorking's history has been missed.
• No issues with neutrality or writing style.
• Substantial bibliography with plenty of good-quality reliable sources, mostly books. I am familiar with several of the books and can vouch for their suitability.
• I have spot-checked a number of the online sources. No issues noted with regard to copyvio/close paraphrasing, incorrect interpretation of sources or similar.
• Online sources have been proactively archived – excellent!
• Images ... both suggested images on this nomination were taken from geograph.org.uk and therefore are suitably licensed. Both are used in the article, and look very good at the thumbnail size.
• Hooks ... I will divide the seven suggested hooks into three categories.
  • Original/ALT1/ALT2: all concerned with the Pilgrims. The original and ALT1 are fully supported in the article. ALT2 is mentioned only in a footnote: ideally this fact should be mentioned in the article itself (I think it is significant enough to warrant a mention in the body of the article, although I'm not sure where it would fit). If a Pilgrims-related hook is chosen by the promoter, ALT1 would be my preference.
  • ALT3/ALT4: unfortunately these hooks are not interesting enough. Very many British towns and villages were first mentioned in the Domesday Book, and many towns and villages have their own local history museum.
  • ALT5/ALT6/ALT7: the Dorking Cockerel is the best angle for a hook, in my view. As a unique breed commemorated in that wonderful statue on the roundabout, it is interesting enough; but the yarn-bombing aspect (which I wasn't aware of) makes for a particulary compelling hook. The sources are from various local newspapers which are fine to use as sources. The three hooks are quite similar, but the best and most concise is ALT7. I would suggest delinking cockerel, though, to put the focus on Dorking as the target article.

• This article is good to go and ideally should be showcased in the (pictured) slot. I strongly recommend ALT7 ALT7a or ALT7b and the Cockerel picture. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 02:11, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

I agree that the 10-foot cockerel makes for a strong hook. However, I would suggest further modifying alt7 to delink yarn bombing as that concept is so intriguing that it may well draw most of the views away from Dorking. Cbl62 (talk) 03:01, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

FWIW, alts 5 and 6 were inspired by my inner Beavis and Butt-Head, and while it made me chuckle, I agree the 10-foot cock makes for a better hook. Cbl62 (talk) 03:07, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks very much @Hassocks5489: and Cbl62 (talk · contribs). I'm looking forward to seeing this DYK appear on the main page!! Mertbiol (talk) 08:06, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Just wondering whether "10-ft tall" would be better than "10-ft high" to describe the size of the cockerel statue? I will leave this for others with more experience to decide. (This is my first DYK.) Mertbiol (talk) 08:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

The photo has been updated in the article and I have therefore replaced the photo used here.Mertbiol (talk) 13:50, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

• • ALT7a ... that the 10 ft-high statue (pictured) of a five-toed cockerel in Dorking, England is a frequent target of yarn bombers?
  • ALT7b ... that the 10 ft-tall statue (pictured) of a five-toed cockerel in Dorking, England is a frequent target of yarn bombers?
  • Propose using this hook with Dorking cockerel picture.@Hassocks5489: Can you give a green tick for this ALT7a that uses the chicken with ribbon? Thanks.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 13:59, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

• Good to go with ALT7a or ALT7b (I would tend to prefer ALT7b, i.e. "10 ft-tall"). Licensing of new photo has been checked and is fine. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 20:16, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Comment to Promoter - Could this be put into the #1 slot position with The Dorking Cockerel picture (with the medal). Thanks. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 19:44, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Have added an alternative photo of the sculpture - up to the promoter to decide which is better at 150px size. Mertbiol (talk) 15:12, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi @Encyclopædius: Doug Coldwell has suggested that I ask for your input on which of the two images of the Cockerel would work best for DYK. Could you advise please? (I have enhanced the colour of both, so it might be worth looking at the earlier versions on Commons, to see if you prefer those.) If you think the second one would be better, then I have to switch the two around in the article. Thanks Mertbiol (talk) 15:51, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

User:Encyclopædius - Do you have any advice for Mertbiol on the two chicken images (upper right)? --Doug Coldwell (talk) 22:14, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

User:Cwmhiraeth or User:Gerda Arendt or User:Rosiestep or User:TonyTheTiger - Can you give any advice to Mertbiol on the two chicken images (upper right) and ALT7. Can any of you approve the second image of Flicr license? Mertbiol is looking for a another green tick to expedite this DYK. Thanks for your help.--Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:06, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

I'd prefer the first image, with the dark background. I don't know what a yarn bomber is, so would be hooked by the pic but not the hook. That will be just me ;) - If we need "England" (which I doubt), we need a comma afterwards. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:21, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

I also prefer the first image. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:27, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Me, too. I prefer the first image. --Rosiestep (talk) 15:06, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• • ALT7c ... that the 10 ft-tall statue (pictured) of a five-toed cockerel in Dorking is a frequent target of yarn bombers?

Mertbiol - Is ALT7c satisfactory to you? If so, ping User:Hassocks5489 for a green tick on it. --Doug Coldwell (talk) 10:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• ALT7C (without "England") is also good to go, and I also prefer the first image because of the greater contrast against the background. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 11:56, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 13

Clair McCollough

• ... that Clair McCollough rose from being a carrier boy for Lancaster Newspapers to presiding over the broadcast station group spawned by the company? Source: [13] and https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/03/us/clair-mccollough-92-executive-who-repaired-tv-s-reputation.html
  • ALT1:... that at the age of eight, Clair McCollough was run over by a horse and buggy while playing in the street in York, Pennsylvania? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69066407/team-runs-over-boy-on-street/
  • ALT2:... that Clair McCollough was selected to head a commission tasked with cleaning up the broadcasting industry in the United States? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69070108/mccollough-named-to-post-on-tv-cleanup/, https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/03/us/clair-mccollough-92-executive-who-repaired-tv-s-reputation.html

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rusdy Mastura
• Comment: Thanks to User:MrLinkinPark333 for inspiring the topic and cleaning up the copy after moving to mainspace.

Moved to mainspace by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 06:40, 14 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good article. Checked sources, all accessible, no further concerns. I found some sources that might help. Book here mentioned that he was born on 3 December, so probably you might do a little bit of math. Also, I have done a bit of copyediting for the article. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 15:44, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

The book has no relations to his birth date; it refers to the publication date of this instead. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 16:44, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

WMLA (AM)

• ... that a former owner of Illinois radio station WRBA carried an expired police badge to allow him to get to its transmitter site quickly if need be? Source: [14]
  • ALT1:... that the death of CBS newsman Allan Jackson triggered an ownership dispute, including the posting of an armed guard, at the radio station he owned in Illinois, WAKC? Source: [15]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tailors' Hall

Created by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 16:48, 13 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: All good. Checked sentences, all simple to comprehend, no copyedits needed. Source all online and in English, checked, no problem. Good to go! Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 16:23, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 15

Pius Schwert

• ... that Pius Schwert (pictured) was a baseball player, grocer, banker, athletic director, United States Navy officer, county clerk, and U.S. Representative?
  • ALT1:... that Pius Schwert (pictured) died after giving a speech announcing his candidacy for mayor of Buffalo, New York?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bob McCallister
• Comment: This guy is a "whole is greater than a sum of the parts" person; none of the things he did in and of themselves are that interesting for DYK, but overall he did a lot in a short life. ALT1 in case ALT0 isn't interesting enough.

5x expanded by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 20:29, 15 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Had trouble accessing the Buffalo News article by Vogelspecial so AGF that sourced. All other cited sources are solid. I think the first ALT is the better one. I tried to combine the two hooks but I can't seem to find a good way to combine the two without ruining them and being under the character count. Meanderingbartender (talk) 14:57, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols

• ... that Fragonard won the Prix de Rome for painting with Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols (detail pictured) in 1752, when only 20 years old? Rosenberg, Pierre, Fragonard, exhibition catalogue, 1988: Galeries Nationales Du Grand Palais, Paris, September 24, 1987 – January 4, 1988, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February 2 – May 8, 1988, online

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Epsom College in Malaysia - @Cwmhiraeth

5x expanded by Johnbod (talk). Self-nominated at 22:36, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The image is in the public domain, the hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. Just waiting for the QPQ. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:07, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

• Thank you. This is good to go. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:01, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Peter Wollny

• ... that Peter Wollny, the director of the Bach Archive, managed that the autograph score of Bach's cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 returned to Leipzig?Source: [16]

• Reviewed: to come

Created/expanded by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 16:45, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

• ALT0a ... that Peter Wollny, the director of the Bach Archive, arranged for the autograph score of Bach's cantata O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 to be returned to Leipzig?

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. I have rephrased the hook to ALT0a. Just waiting for the QPQ. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:16, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

  I read in yesterday's news that the Bach Archive acquired books from Mahler's library which might be more impressive. Will check. Thank you for the review! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:55, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

  I reviewed now Template:Did you know nominations/How Did I Find Myself Here?.

  ALT1: ... the Bach Archive in Leipzig, directed by Peter Wollny, acquired in 2021 Gustav Mahler's Bach edition, in 59 volumes with handwritten annotations by Mahler?

  Rarely can we present a sensation on DYK ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:58, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

• Well done! Good to go with ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:18, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Girma Bekele Gebre

• ... that Girma Bekele Gebre came third at the 2019 New York City Marathon, despite not having a coach or sponsor, and having to pay to enter the race? Source: [17] ""I don’t have a sponsor," he said. “I don't have an agent. I just compete individually." "And every once in a while someone who doesn’t have his name on his bib, someone who has to pay the entry fee rather than earn an appearance fee, lands on the podium."
  • ALT1:... that Girma Bekele Gebre came third at the 2019 New York City Marathon, despite not starting with the elite runners? Source: [18] "It became the question of the day at the New York City Marathon, when the guy few had heard of, the one wearing an off-the-rack singlet rather than one from a fancy sponsor, claimed third place in the world’s biggest marathon.".... "These were the words of Girma Bekele Gebre, 26, an Ethiopian sub-elite runner"

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Alberto Corazón

Created by Joseph2302 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:48, 16 February 2021 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and either hook could be used, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:41, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark, All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team

• ... that in 2021, Christina Soontornvat became the first author to win two Newbery awards in the same year for both fiction (A Wish in the Dark) and nonfiction (All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team)? Source: "Soontornvat’s honors represent the third time in the history of the Newbery that an author has received two awards in one year, and the first time ever that an author has had both fiction and nonfiction books win in the same year." from [19]

• Reviewed: (1) I've Seen All I Need to See (2) Hard Punishments (3) 2010 Belgian Grand Prix
• Comment: Three-article nomination! Improvements to wording and/or alternate hooks welcome, of course.

Moved to mainspace by DanCherek (talk). Self-nominated at 23:20, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• These three articles are new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the articles are neutral and I detected no copyright issues. Three QPQs have been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:29, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Simone Gold

• ... that anti-vaccine activist Simone Gold (pictured) participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol? (Source: The Washington Post)

• ALT1: ... that Simone Gold (pictured), the founder of the anti-vaccine group America's Frontline Doctors, helped convince Donald Trump that hydroxychloroquine could treat COVID-19? (Source: CNN)
• ALT2: ... that one day after telling supporters "you must not allow yourself to be coerced," anti-vaccine activist Simone Gold (pictured) stormed the U.S. Capitol? (Source: CNN)

Created by Kmburke5 (talk) and Rp2006 (talk). Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk) at 03:21, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: N - Some problems here. A few of the references are broken, and The claim that "many" in the medical field have criticized her seems to be unsourced.
• Neutral: ??
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: Y
• Interesting: Y
• Other problems: N - I am concerned that the hook may "focus unduly on negative aspects of living individuals", as discouraged by WP:DYKHOOK. The hook is basically a list of three negative aspects of a living individual. I'm also concerned that the phrase "hydroxychloroquine advocate" may be misleading out of context – the WHO is also a hydroxychloroquine advocate in that they recommend hydroxychloroquine for treating malaria, but I suppose the point here is that Simone Gold advocates it for treating COVID-19. Could we try an alt hook or two?

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: None required.

Overall: In addition to the points above, the article is somewhat negative in tone. If that's a reflection of reliable sources, then fair enough, but I would suggest at least making some adjustments based on WP:CSECTION and WP:CLAIM. —Granger (talk · contribs) 13:08, 20 February 2021 (UTC) updated 16:29, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

I've edited the article per your comments. On the point about the hook being negative: I agree that you or I may find Gold's actions objectionable, but for her, it's how she's chosen to live her life. For someone who genuinely seems to believe that vaccines don't work, that hydroxychloroquine cures COVID, and that Trump won the election, I doubt she would see these facts as negative at all. However, I have added alternative blurbs to the nomination for you to take a look at. Thank you. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 19:49, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the changes, and it's a good point that what seems negative to me may not be negative from Gold's point of view. ALT1 doesn't quite seem to be supported by the source, which says that Trump shared a video from the organization but not that Gold helped convince him. ALT0 or ALT2 is probably fine, though I remain concerned that "hydroxychloroquine advocate" may be misleading in ALT0. My preference would be something like

• ALT3: ... that one day after telling supporters "you must not allow yourself to be coerced," anti-vaccine activist Simone Gold (pictured) participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol? (Source: CNN)

—Granger (talk · contribs) 07:21, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

I've removed the reference to hydroxychloroquine from the first blurb. I would support that or the blurb you've proposed. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 17:32, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, the new version of the original blurb (ALT0) is my favorite of the bunch. —Granger (talk · contribs) 18:33, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Koegas mine

• ... that the Koegas mine extracted asbestos for the manufacture of "mattresses" (example pictured)? "Apart from the ' Cape Asbestos Company ' another syndicate has taken up asbestos mining and it is reported that the production which in 1908 was 300 tons will be considerably increased during 1909. ' The prices for ' Cape ' asbestos range from 600 to 1,300 marks ($140 to $310) per ton. The ' Blue Cape ' asbestos, is used principally for insulating purposes, in the manufacture of mattresses and boiler coverings." from: Cirkel, Fritz (1910). Chrysotile-Asbestos: Its Occurrence, Exploitation, Milling, and Uses (PDF). Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau. p. 239.
  • ALT1:... that at the Koegas mine in South Africa child workers stamped down asbestos fibres, watched over by a whip-armed supervisor? Dr Gerrit Schepers, a government health inspector for the silicosis medical bureau, visited Cape's brown asbestos mine at Penge in 1965 and discovered "exposures were crude and unchecked". "I found young children completely included within large shipping bags, trampling down fluffy amosite asbestos, which all day came cascading down over their heads. They were kept stepping by a burly supervisor with a whip. I believe these children to have had the ultimate of asbestos exposure." from: Steele, Jonathan (15 September 2001). "Blue death". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Allied logistics in the Southern France campaign

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:46, 15 February 2021 (UTC).

• Reviewing...Interesting, 5X expanded, reads well, no copyvio issues, hook interesting, QPQ provided. Whispyhistory (talk) 07:37, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

I've scrubbed ALT1, it was about a different mine... - Dumelow (talk) 07:54, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Suggesting ALT2: ... that Koegas mine was once the largest producer of blue asbestos (pictured) in the world?"Audrey van Schalkwyk, a 54-year-old senior nurse, was 12 years old when she went mining with her parents at Koegas, once the world's largest blue asbestos mine, two hours from Prieska."

to proposed hook, which is in the article and followed by an in-line citation containing the hook fact. Both images clear and appear with an appropriate licence. ALT2.... depends on if it "was the largest ever" or "was once the largest". Thank you @Dumelow:...Whispyhistory (talk) 08:17, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Good point Whispyhistory, added "once" to ALT2 - Dumelow (talk) 08:50, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

for both hooks. Thank you. Whispyhistory (talk) 19:22, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

New York Stock Exchange Building

• ... that the New York Stock Exchange opposed making its building (pictured) a New York City landmark? Source: NY Daily News 1965
  • ALT1:... that the pediment sculptures of the New York Stock Exchange Building (pictured), originally made of marble, were secretly remade in metal after the original sculptures became deteriorated? Source: NY Times 1954
  • ALT2:... that the placement of columns in the New York Stock Exchange Building's trading floor was decided only after 20 to 30 drawings were made? Source: Stuart, Percy C. (July 1901). "The New York Stock Exchange". Architectural Record. 11: 541.
  • ALT3:... that the New York Stock Exchange was extended to Wall Street in 1922? Source: NY Times 1922

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2006 Football League Two play-off Final
• Comment: I may think of more hooks

Created by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 19:12, 15 February 2021 (UTC).

• Meets DYK requirements for length and recent creation of new article. No copyvios detected and Commons image has appropriate free license. Very well written and informative article. The hooks are properly sourced and verified (I have NY Times Machine access but the general reader may not). Personally, I like the Alt1 hook the best, especially since the NY Times source headline is the "...Secret Kept 18 Years"; if this hook is chosen by the promoter, they may wish to add, "...were secretly remade...".  JGHowes  ^talk 23:46, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Mohamed Salah

• ... that Mohamed Salah (pictured) is the first player to score 100 goals for Liverpool since Steven Gerrard? Source: Liverpool FC
  • ALT1:... that whilst at Fiorentina, Mohamed Salah (pictured) chose the shirt number 74 in honour of the victims of the Port Said Stadium riot? Source: La Repubblica (In Italian)

Improved to Good Article status by REDMAN 2019 (talk). Self-nominated at 19:05, 15 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Overall, seems to meet all the requirements. Image is free, used in the article, and clear. The article reached GA recently enough. Both hooks are cited and interesting, though I'd honestly prefer ALT1 to the original hook. The article is neutral, sourced, long enough, and free of plagiarism. You don't have enough DYK credits to your name to warrant QPQ requirements. In all, I'd say it's good to go. -- JJonahJackalope (talk) 00:18, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 16

Robert Sarnoff

• ... while working his way through the ranks of NBC, Robert Sarnoff opened the first station dedicated to broadcasting color television? Source: Ramos
  • ALT1:... that during his tenure at NBC, Robert Sarnoff introduced Nat King Cole and Bill Cosby to television audiences? Source: Ramos
  • ALT2:... that when his attempt to build RCA into a conglomerate failed, Robert Sarnoff was ousted from the board in a "palace revolt"? Source: Kleinfield

• Reviewed: Glory to Rome

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self-nominated at 20:14, 16 February 2021 (UTC).

• Hey Maury Markowitz, this caught my eye. ALT0 is actually flat-out wrong and I can see it from here. By "all-color", I believe Ramos means that WNBQ was the first station designed from the ground up for color. While I'm here, you will be most certainly interested in searching through World Radio History, a freely available website with countless volumes of old radio and TV publications (including Broadcasting) which will have covered Sarnoff quite often. Given the sections on color, keep in mind that RCA was not first with color but it was first with compatible color, as CBS's field-sequential color system came first but was not backward compatible with existing black-and-white TVs and was a victim of the Korean War. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 22:16, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

I have changed the wording slightly and I believe it is now accurate. Nevertheless, that claim is made directly in the LAT source. That said, I prefer ALT2 anyway, I suspect its more hooky. Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:38, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

• This article is new enough and long enough. I have struck ALT0. The hook facts of ALT1 and ALT2 are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:12, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Cthulhu for President

• ... that cosmic horror Cthulhu (pictured) has run for President of the United States in every election since 1996? I'll need a bit of lenience for sourcing, I'm afraid. Because to be honest, as a fictional character, what it means to "run for President" is inherently debatable, but hopefully that's clear enough. That campaign materials were produced for each presidential election is sourced separately in the article, starting with https://web.archive.org/web/19970503024639/http://www.sirius.com/~chaosium/cth-pres.html in 1996, through https://cthulhuforamerica.com/ for 2020. Hopefully the concept is fun enough to make up for the lenience required.
  • ALT1:... that cosmic horror Cthulhu has run for President of the United States (2016 campaign pictured) in every election since 1996?

• Reviewed: KTOY
• Comment: I could stretch the image to be square, if someone believes it to be preferable. Cthulhu's form is famously malleable.

Moved to mainspace by GRuban (talk). Self-nominated at 05:48, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• Is the red tie a clue that this is the former president's true nature? I see from the article that author Stephen King suggested the same idea. David notMD (talk) 09:47, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

  I don't think the cosmic horror has a Republican/Democrat preference. He'd eat everybody. --GRuban (talk) 17:18, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• This article is new enough and long enough. The image is suitably licensed, the hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:27, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

KSBK (AM)

• ... that the most influential radio station on Okinawa in the 1960s, KSBK, became a casualty of the reversion of the Ryukyu Islands to Japan and closed in October 1973? Source: Most influential from Roberson; closure from [20]
  • ALT1:... that on the final day of Okinawa radio station JORO, it was described as being "like people calling in condolences at a wake"? Source: [21]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ihwan Datu Adam
• Comment: Draft created by IP, expanded and brought to mainspace by me

Moved to mainspace by Sammi Brie (talk) and 65.92.244.147 (talk). Nominated by Sammi Brie (talk) at 22:09, 16 February 2021 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:36, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Kettlethorpe Hall, West Yorkshire

• ... that the owners of Kettlethorpe Hall used a relocated 13th century chapel (pictured) as a boathouse, and the chapel's remains are now in a public park? Source: [22] "The original façade of medieval Chantry Chapel was removed and relocated to Kettlethorpe Hall in the 1840s."... "Now we are starting work to install what remains of the original façade in a raised bed in the Secret Garden in Thornes Park."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hy Cohen
• Comment: Might be good to crop image if using it- rare nice old image

Created from a redirect by Joseph2302 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:27, 17 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article: The article is new (created within the past 7 days) and long enough (the prose has more than 1,500 characters). The article has appropriate inline citations. I do not detect any COPYVIO. The image used is in the public domain. I think the image should be cropped to highlight the building.
• Hook: The hook is within 200 characters, interesting to the general audience, and is neutral. The only thing I suggest to recheck is the century number. The source [23] says that the "Chantry Chapel was built in the 14th century". The introduction paragraph of the article also writes 13th century, and the "Sentry Chapel" in the second paragraph should be "Chantry Chapel" (?). I think you should recheck these two points, and I apologize in advance if I misunderstood the information.
• QPQ: Done!
• Overall: Minor information should be reviewed. Aside from that, everything is good to go. --Karto1 (talk) 17:55, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
• Corrected to 14th century, and cropped photo- image File:Rebuilt Chantry Chapel erected on Wakefield Bridge post 1847 copied from the original now in the grounds of Kettlethorpe Hall in 1847, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (O57924) (cropped).jpg should be used if promoter chooses to put this in image hook. Joseph2302 (talk) 19:07, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

• I changed the 13th century to the 14th century as seen in ALT 1 below. Should be all good now.
• ALT 1: ... that the owners of Kettlethorpe Hall used a relocated 14th century chapel (pictured) as a boathouse, and the chapel's remains are now in a public park? --Karto1 (talk) 00:25, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Darktown Comics

• ... that Darktown Comics, a series of racist caricatures (example pictured), was a perennial bestseller for Currier and Ives and by 1884 represented a third of the company's production? Source: https://books.google.co.uk/books?newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&id=-U93AAAAMAAJ&dq=%22The+best+-+selling+item+appears+to+have+been+%E2%80%9C+Darktown+Comics%22%22&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22The+best+-+selling+item+appears+to+have+been+%E2%80%9C+Darktown+Comics%22%22 "The bestselling item appears to have been Darktown Comics" https://books.google.com/books?id=tNbq3-vuIPkC&newbks=0&hl=en&source=newbks_fb (forgot to note exact quote for 'one third', have re-ordered the book but it's an interlibrary loan, could be a couple weeks!)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Manuel Komnenos (son of Andronikos I)

Created by Valereee (talk). Self-nominated at 18:33, 16 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I verified the hook [24] and here, though not based on the article's source. Otherwise looks good to me. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 20:45, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, Eddie891! —valereee (talk) 15:49, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Note to promoter: I think the image slot is crucial for this hook. —valereee (talk) 18:30, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

10th Texas Field Battery

• ... that the 10th Texas Field Battery fired at a courthouse during the Battle of Pine Bluff? A JSTOR PDF linked in the article
  • ALT1:... that the 10th Texas Field Battery was rumored to have sunk a ship on the Mississippi River? Texas State Historical Association

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2004 Football League Second Division play-off Final
• Comment: Not the most interesting subject in the world, so there's not a whole lot of good hook material to work with.

Moved to mainspace by Hog Farm (talk). Self-nominated at 06:10, 16 February 2021 (UTC).

• New enough (Created February 9th)
• Long enough, well over prose requirement
• Article is well written and referenced, no glaring issues
• Both hooks properly referenced, sources contain the information
• QPQ Done
• I would go with ALT1, but maybe change the wording to:
  • ALT 1: "... that artillery of the 10th Texas Field Battery was rumored to have sunk a ship on the Mississippi River?"
• Other than that minor tweak, everything looks fantastic! Fritzmann2002 ^{T, c, s, t} 14:15, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 17

San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest

• ... that the televoting for San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest is simulated by a pre-selected group of countries? Source: [25] [26]
  • ALT1:... that to this point, the best result of San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest is 19th place in the final? Source: [27]

Improved to Good Article status by Grk1011 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:17, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

• @Grk1011: New enough GA. Need a QPQ. No textual issues. ALT0 is OK and checks out to sources and interesting; ALT1 needs an inline citation somewhere where "19th place" is said. Ping me when a QPQ is supplied and ALT1 has had a citation for 19th inserted into the text body. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 23:12, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

As nominator, I would prefer ALT0. Will do the QPQs within the next few days. Grk1011 (talk) 00:36, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

@Sammi Brie: I've reviewed Bang (Rita Ora and Imanbek EP) for QPQ. Grk1011 (talk) 16:32, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Approved. Definitely prefer ALT0. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 18:20, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

2010 Football League One play-off Final

• ... that Millwall finally gained promotion through the play-offs on the sixth attempt after winning the 2010 Football League One play-off Final?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Beverly Gossage

5x expanded by The Rambling Man (talk). Self-nominated at 20:32, 17 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: A exceptionally well referenced and written article. No Swan So Fine (talk) 10:09, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Marty McHale

• ... that Variety once referred to Marty McHale as "baseball's [Enrico] Caruso"?
  • ALT1:... that Babe Ruth called Marty McHale "the best goddamn singer I ever heard"?
  • ALT2:... that baseball player Marty McHale performed professionally in vaudeville with some of his teammates?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas J. Cram
• Comment: All these hooks can be sourced to [28]

5x expanded by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 23:29, 17 February 2021 (UTC).

• All looks in order: long enough, new enough, neutrally presented and thoroughly referenced. No significant Earwig pings and QPQ is done. I vote for ALT1 as the most widely compelling, with a slight alteration to the punctuation (IMO emphasis is clear either way and reads more smoothly without the exclamation point on Ruth’s quote). If that’s acceptable, then good to go. (ALT2 would be my next choice.) Innisfree987 (talk) 06:49, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 18

Ada Ballin

• ... that health writer Ada Ballin (pictured) died after falling from a first-floor window and becoming impaled on railings below? Source: [29][30][31]
• ALT1 ... that dress reformer Ada Ballin (pictured) warned of the dangers of poisonous dyes and tight lacing in women's clothing? Source: Chapman, "Her principal targets were tight lacing and the danger of poisonous dyes".

• Reviewed: For the Night

5x expanded by Kyuko (talk). Self-nominated at 04:41, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• General eligibility:

• New Enough: N - Not expanded 5x – Prosesize gives me 5398 B for the current version vs. 1497 B for the version from 12 November 2020.
• Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: As far as I can tell this article wasn't expanded enough to be eligible for DYK. Please let me know if I'm missing something. (Another minor point: The hook mentions that it was a first-floor window, but the article doesn't mention this. Should probably be added to the article.) —Granger (talk · contribs) 12:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

• I agree that this is still a little short. I have added additional information; see if it is long enough now. I have also suggested another hook. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 18:43, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

I'm sorry to say it's still not a 5x expansion – current length is 6381 B. —Granger (talk · contribs) 17:47, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

My apologies, I did a 4x in my head instead of 5x. You have now inspired me to install Prosesize, which reports this at 8895. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 20:37, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

@Mx. Granger: This article seems to be sufficiently expanded now, so could you give it a tick? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:52, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Looks good – thanks for expanding it! —Granger (talk · contribs) 10:56, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• I came here to promote this, but when checking the ALT1 hook, discovered that there's a copyvio issue: Her principal targets were the danger of poisonous dyes and tight lacing is identical to the phrase given above from the Chapman article ('her principal targets were tight lacing and the danger of poisonous dyes') except for swapping the order of the targets. Worse, Chapman is quoting another source (hence the single quotes around the text and the footnote), so it's failing to acknowledge that it's quoted material. I'm going to request that Nikkimaria check to see whether there are any other issues with copyvio or close paraphrasing. The hook also partakes of the quoted phrase, and will need to be paraphrased in order to pass muster. (Ideally, the source Chapman used is the one that should be used here rather than Chapman, but it may not be possible to obtain even with the noted footnote.) BlueMoonset (talk) 04:31, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

• There do appear to be other instances of material that is too close to the sources - for example "consumer and aesthetic expertise and challenged the medicalization" vs "consumer and aesthetic expertise that challenge the authority of medical men". Nikkimaria (talk) 13:48, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

• Thanks for pointing these out—I've gone ahead and fixed the above. I'll give the article another look to see if I notice any other potential copyvio / close paraphrasing issues. –Kyuko (talk) 14:57, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage

• ... the Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage has a 16th century manuscript (pictured) showing Alexander the Great praying at the Kaaba? Source: Webb, Peter (2013). "The Hajj before Muhammad: Journeys to Mecca in Muslim Narratives of Pre-Islamic History". In Porter, Venetia; Saif, Liana (eds.). The Hajj: collected essays. London: The British Museum. p. 12. See also the official catalogue entry.

• Reviewed: Antoinette Dinga Dzondo

Moved to mainspace by MartinPoulter (talk). Self-nominated at 11:54, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: High Earwig estimates for copyvio reflect quotes, titles, names, and common phrasings, all of which are fine. Terrific article, really interesting. Just needs a couple more sources. Would love to see the collections. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 19:23, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks @Mary Mark Ockerbloom: for a careful and considered review! I'd adapted some text from the Hajj article without checking and copying the relevant cites, but that should be fixed now. Cheers, MartinPoulter (talk) 15:49, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

This is now good to go. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 16:15, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Barnham Court

• ... that Barnham Court (pictured) in West Sussex is built in a similar style to Kew Palace in London? Source: [32] "Stylistically the building belongs to the group of 'Artisan Mannerist' houses of the mid 17th century, other examples of which are Albourne Place, Ford Place, and Kew Palace near London; the same bricklayer was perhaps responsible for both Barnham Court and Kew Palace."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Charles Patrick Green

Created by Joseph2302 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:38, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is new enough (created Feb 18) and long enough (1787 characters per DYKcheck). Article looks neutral and carefully sourced. No copyright violation detected using Earwig tool. QPQ done. Hook is short, simple, and clear, and appropriately sourced both here and on the main page. Image looks to be a 19th-century engraving, and so it should indeed be public domain. Everything looks good.

Edward McClaren

• ... that Edward McClaren was one of only three black doctors in Greenville, South Carolina in 1950? ^[1]
  • ALT1:... that there were only three black doctors in legally segregated Greenville, SC in 1950?

Created by Mr Ernie (talk). Self-nominated at 18:15, 18 February 2021 (UTC).

• Would be a good opportunity to highlight some relatively unknown but impactful people during Black History Month. Mr Ernie (talk) 20:25, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

• Mr Ernie I'd love to see this subject on the main page, but the prose size is only 990 characters, DYK requires a minimum of 1500. The hook is also not cited in the article - I appreciate that it's all from the one source, but the sentence needs to be directly cited. I just checked on Google, and found some more mentions of the subject from the Greenville News (eg this) - would you be willing to expand the article a bit and add some more citations? GirthSummit _(blether) 11:55, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• Girth Summit thanks for the help! I will add prose and additional sources to the article this weekend. I couldn't believe the story myself when I first heard about it, and I think sharing it with the readers of the project would be a great way to link content with Black History Month. Mr Ernie (talk) 22:23, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• Cool - feel free to ping me when you're done and I'll re-review it. Cheers GirthSummit _(blether) 13:06, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Girth Summit just checking back in with you. I've expanded the text of the article and added additional sources. Would you mind taking another look and seeing if this is something worthy of DYK? Thanks again! Mr Ernie (talk) 21:48, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Mr Ernie this is almost there, there are still a couple of unsourced assertions though (unreferenced sentences at the ends of paragraphs 1, 2 and 4, and paragraph 5 is completely unsourced. I imagine this all comes from the existing refs - would you mind just adding a few more citations to those refs to make it clear where each bit of information is coming from? If you're not sure how to use 'ref name', just add the whole citation and I'll be happy to tidy it up. Cheers GirthSummit _(blether) 13:24, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Bother. Re-ping Mr Ernie GirthSummit _(blether) 13:25, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Girth Summit I've had a go at adding additional cites and attempted to learn how to use ref name. I hope I didn't make a mess of it! Mr Ernie (talk) 02:27, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Much improved, I think this is now good to go. Cheers GirthSummit _(blether) 18:52, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

(Just to confirm: new enough, long enough after expansion, well-cited throughout to respectable sources which support the hook, which is itself sourced within the article. Free of copyvio as far as I can detect, no images to worry about licenses for. GirthSummit _(blether) 18:55, 23 February 2021 (UTC))

Primrose Hill Tunnel

• ... that Primrose Hill Tunnel was the first railway tunnel to be built in London?
  • ALT1:... that the Italianate eastern portals of Primrose Hill Tunnel were a result of Eton College's desire to attract upmarket development to its estate in north London in the 1830s?
  • ALT2:... that in 1835, the London and Birmingham Railway employed four doctors to visit Primrose Hill Tunnel and assure the public that it would be safe to travel through?

• Reviewed: Eli Savit

Created by Rcsprinter123 (talk). Self-nominated at 16:47, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• All checks are for the first hook - ALT1 seems a bit obscure, and ALT2 is less interesting than the first hook

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The sourcing for File:Primrose Hill tunnels diagram.png needs to be clarified before this is passed - if this was created in 2021 as stated at Commons, it can't be PD under the criteria claimed. Presumably this is from an old OS map? Please ping me when this is fixed. Nick-D (talk) 23:39, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Nick-D: I've made a little change to hopefully make the dates clearer. Is this fine? Rcsprinter123 (sing) 14:03, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Yep, that looks good - I'm pleased to pass this nomination. I enjoyed reading the article, and it's a great bit of work. Nick-D (talk) 10:27, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Littledale's whistling rat

• ... that Littledale's whistling rat can be distinguished from Brants's whistling rat by the pitch and length of the calls it emits?

• Reviewed: 2012 Football League Two play-off Final

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 10:06, 21 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is new enough, and long enough, with multiple sources and appropriate citations. It is neutral and doesn't appear to have any copyright or plagarism issues. However, much of that which is cited to source 4 appears to have come from source 3 instead; the indicated pages in source 4 are about Brants's whistling rat rather than Littleton's. Those citations will need to be corrected before this can run. The hook information is found in the article, and is cited at the end of the paragraph. (If it needs to be directly cited, then that too should be done before the hook is accepted.) MeegsC (talk) 14:50, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

@MeegsC: You are right. I seem to have copied the wrong citation when I added more information from the Red List of Mammals of South Africa article. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 20:10, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing the sourcing issue. This one is good to go. MeegsC (talk) 23:14, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Straub v. BMT by Todd

• ... that in his dissent in the Straub v. BMT by Todd case, Indiana Supreme Court Justice Roger Owen DeBruler argued that if someone else promises to pay your share of child support, then their promise should be considered legally binding? Source: https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/supreme-court/1994/10s04-9412-jv-1284-4.html "I agree with the majority that one cannot contract away the right of a child to financial support from one of her parents. One cannot contract away one's liability for negligence either, but we do permit people to buy insurance. If an individual's insurance coverage is inadequate then that person must pay. However, we do not void insurance contracts by invoking a public policy of imposing liability for negligence. The proper procedure to make certain that B.M.T. receives adequate support is that suggested by Judge Chezem's opinion in the Court of Appeals. Straub v. B.M.T. b/n/f Todd (1993), Ind. App., 626 N.E.2d 848, 854. If a person promises to pay the father's share of child support then, if that person is able, he or she should pay."

Created by Futurist110 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:28, 18 February 2021 (UTC).

I have now reviewed this DYK? nomination here: Template:Did you know nominations/Ken Bridge. Futurist110 (talk) 02:40, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Date, size, refs, hook, neutrality, QPQ, copyvio spot-check, all GTG. One request for User:Futurist110: can you format the refs with proper citation templates? They are missing date, author, journal, etc. I formatted the book one. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:39, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Done! Futurist110 (talk) 19:36, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Jarnail Singh (doctor)

• ... that aviation medicine pioneer Jarnail Singh's work launched the first ultra long-haul flight between Singapore and New York in 2004? Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/dr-jarnail-singh-expert-on-aviation-medicine-whose-work-led-to-first-commercial-long-range

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Caroling_Dusk

Created by Ktin (talk). Self-nominated at 19:18, 18 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @Ktin: Nice work on this article. I am fairly sure the 2004 ultra long haul flight refers to Singapore Airlines Flights 21 and 22, which started in 2004 and went from Singapore to Newark (near NYC). This can optionally be linked in the article, but if you want to avoid synthesis that's fine too. Epicgenius (talk) 16:20, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Epicgenius: thanks for the review and the kind words. Yes, you are right about the flight numbers. I added a link to the article. In the meantime, were you thinking we link them in the hook too? Cheers. Ktin (talk) 16:40, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Ktin: No problem, we could do that. It's optional - after all, Singh is still the subject of the hook - but might be interesting. Epicgenius (talk) 16:59, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Epicgenius: done. Thanks. Updated the above hook. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 17:13, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building

• ... that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building (pictured) has been described as "a bigger Florentine palace than has ever stood in Florence"? Source: Brooks, John (1969). Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street (2014 ed.). New York: Open Road Integrated Media. p. 358.
  • ALT1:... that a name sign was installed on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building (pictured) after bondholders got lost while looking for it? Source: "Bank Breaks Tradition By Hanging Up Name". The New York Times. April 7, 1944. p. 11
  • ALT2:... that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building stores 6,190 short tons (5,620 metric tons) of gold, none of which is owned by the Federal Reserve? Source: "Gold Vault". Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • ALT3:... that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building holds 6,190 short tons (5,620 metric tons) of gold, making it the world's largest known monetary-gold reserve? Source: "Gold Vault". Federal Reserve Bank of New York

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jarnail Singh (doctor)

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 19:03, 18 February 2021 (UTC).

• General eligibility:

• New Enough: Y
• Long Enough: Y
• Other problems: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Another fascinating article on NYC. I loved the $1.75 charges to move a bar of gold. The photograph adequately depicts the hook, which is rare. Just the QPQ. No Swan So Fine (talk) 09:47, 19 February 2021 (UTC) No Swan So Fine (talk) 09:47, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

• @No Swan So Fine: Thanks for yet another review. I've done a QPQ now. I did consider writing a hook about the $1.75 movement charge per bar, and there were plenty of other strange facts in there that I also considered writing about. Epicgenius (talk) 16:25, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

For the Night

• ... that "For the Night" debuted and peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Pop Smoke's first top-10 hit in the United States? Source:[33]
  • ALT1:... that "For the Night" was Pop Smoke's first single to reach the top-10 on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 6? Source: [34]

Improved to Good Article status by The Ultimate Boss (talk). Self-nominated at 08:19, 18 February 2021 (UTC).

• Improved to good article status, long enough, neutral, no copy-vios detected, and interesting hook. Looks good to go! Kyuko (talk) 04:35, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Ken Bridge

• ... that John Rennie the Elder designed Ken Bridge to replace his own bridge that had been destroyed in a flood shortly after it was finished? Source: Canmore: "Ken Bridge: the original bridge, designed by Rennie and built in 1811, was destroyed by floods soon after completion, and the present structure (also by Rennie) was not built until 1821-2."
  • ALT1:... that John Rennie the Elder built Ken Bridge twice? Source: Same source, maybe hookier?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lancaster's Normandy chevauchée of 1356

Created by Girth Summit (talk). Self-nominated at 16:27, 18 February 2021 (UTC).

Newly created, appears to be long enough, is well-written, don't appear to be any copyright issues or any issues with images, everything appears to be properly sourced, and the hooks appear to be pretty decent and referenced. And of course the QPQ is successfully done, which is good. Thus, I'd say that it's good to go! Futurist110 (talk) 02:39, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Plants vs. Zombies

• ... that in under a month, Plants vs. Zombies became the fastest selling video game developed by PopCap Games?
  • ALT1:... that Plants vs. Zombies was initially created to be continuation of Insaniquarium?
  • ALT2:... that the tutorial of Plants vs. Zombies was designed to be simple and be spaced throughout Adventure mode?
  • ALT3:... that when the music video, "Zombies on your Lawn", was released on April 1 announcing Plants vs. Zombies, many gamers thought it was an April Fools joke?

• Reviewed: No quid pro quo is necessary as I only have three WP:DYK credits.

Improved to Good Article status by Lazman321 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:40, 18 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: None required.

Overall: I don't think Alts 1 or 2 are particularly interesting. Strongly recommend linking the sources to hooks after the alt when the article is as long as this one. For ALT3, the given source suggests many gamers were were unsure if it was an April Fools Joke, not that they thought it was. ALT0 seems good to go Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 00:38, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Sympathy (poem)

• ... that a line from the 1899 poem "Sympathy" provided the title for Maya Angelou's autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings? Source: taken from a line in Paul Laurence Dunbar's poem "Sympathy"

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Darktown Comics

Created by Eddie891 (talk). Self-nominated at 02:00, 18 February 2021 (UTC).

• I will pick this review up. However, the article is not sourced with multiple paragraphs missing citations. Please can you take a pass at that. Ktin (talk) 03:25, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

• Whoops, Ktin, I meant to link to Sympathy (poem), which should be in better shape than Sympathy. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 03:31, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Eddie891: lol. That makes more sense. Starting with the review now. Ktin (talk) 03:44, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article meets eligibility criteria (newness, length). Article is well sourced with many offline sources on which I will assume good faith on. Scores quite high on the copyvio report. However, this is because of a review of the poem from a book that is used as-is and the poem itself which is obviously used as-is. Question to the nominator -- is there an issue in quoting the text of the poem as-is? I am not clear on copyright rules in this context? Is it considered alright because the poem is more than 100 years old? QPQ done. Validated the hook's source using the Archive.org link. Passing the baton back to the nominator for a few of these answers. Cheers. Ktin (talk) 04:03, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi, Ktin: the poem and the long quote are both in the public domain as they were published before 1926 in the United States. There’s a precedent for including the full text of reasonably short poems that are in the public domain— see my fa O Captain! My Captain! or the recent creation Mother to Son where I do the same. Cheers, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 11:57, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Approved. Updating review based on above comment. Thanks for the nomination. Ktin (talk) 14:37, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 19

Doctor Neo Cortex

• ... that the Crash Bandicoot character Doctor Neo Cortex was kept stationary in many of his early appearances because his model's short legs kept him from walking properly? Source: "He could never really walk with those short legs. He had to do a weird thrusting tra-la-la dance. But he looked cool so we just kept him stationary most of the time." [35]
  • ALT1:... that although voice actor Clancy Brown left his role as Doctor Neo Cortex for financial reasons, his replacement Lex Lang was told that Vivendi Universal Games considered Brown's performance to be "too mean"? Source: [36][37]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Magic of Chocolate

Improved to Good Article status by Cat's Tuxedo (talk). Self-nominated at 19:15, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• Date of GA and length fine. However @Cat's Tuxedo: I'd like to promote the original but I do need to ask, what makes All Things Andy Gavin a WP:RS? I ask as it appears to be more of a blog than an RS. Also it might be beneficial if you do mention Crash Bandicoot in the hook too. The QPQ is done with no close paraphrasing. Please ping me with your response and I will have another look at it. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 18:32, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

• @The C of E: Andy Gavin is the co-creator of Crash Bandicoot, so as far as that particular subject goes, any platform managed by him can be safely considered reliable. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 19:34, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

• OK, I'll accept that. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:26, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Krishna Yadav

• ... that Krishna Yadav's journey from finding jobs for her family growing vegetables in Delhi to creating jobs for others won her an award (pictured) on International Women's Day? Source: "We took some land ... and vegetables started selling, due to which we started earning a little bit." and "conferred the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar-2015’on Smt. Krishna Yadav... on International Women’s Day
  • ALT1:... that Krishna Yadav won an award (pictured) because, after her husband's car business was in a pickle, she went to Delhi's farm science centre to learn how to make pickles properly? Source: "husband started a car business, which did not run. The situation became ..." and "Yadav was trained at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ujwa, Delhi. In 2002, she started preparing pickles and ...

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gangster's Boy

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self-nominated at 14:33, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Could be featured on International Women's Day (March 8). —Granger (talk · contribs) 10:16, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Ava Cherry

• ... that Ava Cherry (pictured), David Bowie's partner and muse, spent a year searching for him in Europe after he cancelled a tour of Japan on which she was to be a backup singer? Source: Golden Years: R&B Songstress Ava Cherry Recalls Her Life as David Bowie's Mid-'70s Muse; David Bowie's ex-girlfriend discusses their love affair, interracial dating, Mick Jagger, and the infamous Labyrinth bulge

• Reviewed: Frances Chit
• Comment: Could crop the photo to be more of a headshot? (If requested by the reviewer.)

Moved to mainspace by Vaticidalprophet (talk). Self-nominated at 16:38, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• nice article, surprised this didn't exist before. I prefer the hook phrasing "that Ava Cherry (pictured), David Bowie's former partner, spent a year searching for him in Europe after he cancelled a tour of Japan on which she was to be a backup singer?", though the current one also works. Article is eligible and decently referenced. Elliot321 (talk | contribs) 03:59, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final

• ... that the 1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final was the first play-off final to feature two brothers when Neil and David Gregory played for Colchester United?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Avro Lancaster FM213

5x expanded by The Rambling Man (talk). Self-nominated at 20:48, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is a 5x expansion, done in the proper time frame. It is well sourced, with citations throughout. There is a source inline that validates the hook fact, which is interesting enough. There does not appear to be any copy vio or POV text. QPQ is done. Good to go. – Muboshgu (talk) 01:57, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

After Us, or the World as it Might Be

• ... that in After Us, or the World as it Might Be, surgeon John Lockhart-Mummery proposed that women should only be allowed to breed with physically perfect men?
  • ALT1:... that ...?

• Reviewed: Anwoth Old Church

Created by Whispyhistory (talk) and Philafrenzy (talk). Nominated by Philafrenzy (talk) at 22:49, 24 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is new enough, long enough, no obvious sign of copyvio, QPQ checks out fine. Hook is short enough and certainly interesting enough. I wonder if it's a tiny bit misleading but possibly within DYK bounds: the proposal was that all "imperfect" men would be sterilised so that the result was the only breeding left that was possible was with so-called "perfect men". There's an ALT possibility that simply states "... proposed that all physically imperfect men be sterilised?" which I think is possibly even more profoundly impactful, what do you think? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:45, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

• Thanks, I was aware that were two ways of framing it but feel that saying who women can "breed" with is the more curious way of putting it as sterilising the "imperfect" is a standard and well known policy of eugenicists. It is factually correct and there is no image so it could go in last place with the current hook. Philafrenzy (talk) 11:03, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

• Thank you @The Rambling Man: and @Philafrenzy:...I just cross-referenced some of the text with the original book..if helps. Whispyhistory (talk) 11:41, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

• I'm okay with the essence of the hook being the essence of the book. I still think my alt my be worth considering, but not if the nominators aren't bothered. This is good to go. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 13:22, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Wilbur Nelson

• ... that Wilbur Nelson was called "The Singing Evangelist" because he both sang and preached at his services? Source: Pasadena Independent (October, 17, 1952)
  • ALT1:... that when Wilbur Nelson, the "Singing Evangelist", held tent revivals in Los Angeles, he called it "The Canvas Chapel"? Source: Los Angeles Times (July 30, 1949)

• Reviewed: Harrison Fitch

Created by JGHowes (talk). Self-nominated at 16:54, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• article is new enough and long enough with no obvious sign of copyvio. Fair use image seems appropriate and is adequately justified. QPQ checks out fine. Hooks are both interesting, short enough and referenced. I prefer ALT1 but happy to leave it to promoter to decide what fits the set under construction best. Good work. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:38, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Solidary Encounter Party

• ... that within hours of the Social Encounter Party in Mexico being stripped of its electoral registration, the Solidary Encounter Party was formed with the same initials, party structure and ideology? Source: https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/mexico/politica/pes-resucitara-como-partido-encuentro-solidario-3217569.html and https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/redes-sociales-progresistas-y-encuentro-solidario-dos-agrupaciones-que-casi-son-partidos

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Christina Gough
• Comment: Created by Moondragon, 5x expanded within 7 days of creation by me

Created by Moondragon21 (talk) and Sammi Brie (talk). Nominated by Sammi Brie (talk) at 06:13, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• Date fine for creation or expansion. Length is fine. AGF on foreign language hook which just comes in at 198 characters. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:25, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Doğan Cüceloğlu

• ... that Turkish psychologist Doğan Cüceloğlu contemplated suicide due to his poor command of English during his doctoral study in the Univ. of Illinois, and later taught 16 years at the CSU-Fullerton? Source: "Cuceloglu, 83, was born in Silifke, a district in Turkey’s southern province of Mersin.","After his graduation, Cuceloglu went to the US for a doctorate, enrolling in the Illinois University’s psychology graduate program. ","During his first year of the doctorate, he contemplated suicide after realising that his English was not good enough to complete the reading lists for his classes.", "He returned to the US in 1980 and taught in Fullerton, at the California State University until 1996, ..." [38]

• Reviewed: Janet Ronalds

Created/expanded by CeeGee (talk). Self-nominated at 16:17, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

Article is long enough and new enough; no sourcing, copyright, or content issues were found. Hook has good source and meets length criterion. QPQ was done.--Orygun (talk) 23:25, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Neil Hopkinson

• ... that the English classicist Neil Hopkinson hosted events at which only dessert was served? Source: He also threw an annual "Dessert" for his students, a meal that featured just one course: copious amounts of sweetmeats, cheeses and salted almonds.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hypericum sechmenii
• Comment: The source is the Times obituary which appears as source 1 in the article.

Created by Modussiccandi (talk). Self-nominated at 18:01, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New article, long enough, well-referenced, no copy-vios detected, hook cited-inline / interesting, QPQ done. Good to go! Ashleyyoursmile! 05:22, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Neil Hanchard

• ... that geneticist Neil Hanchard (pictured) was a senior author on a publication surveying human genomic diversity in Africa that was described by Nature as "a milestone in genomics research"? "An extensive study of genomic data from people in Africa has revealed more than three million previously undescribed genetic variants, many of them in populations whose DNA had never been sampled before. The study is a milestone in genomics research." https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03028-3 Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Created by Philepitta (talk) and KCStat (talk). Nominated by Philepitta (talk) at 03:35, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: N - Still needed
Overall: Needs a QPQ. Other than that it's good to go. —Granger (talk · contribs) 20:30, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the review! I've now reviewed Norman C. Deno. Philepitta (talk) 23:00, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks! Looks good. —Granger (talk · contribs) 06:49, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Force for Mexico

• ... that several candidates running on the ticket of the new Force for Mexico political party previously were members of the National Regeneration Movement? Source: https://www.excelsior.com.mx/opinion/enrique-aranda/catapulta-morena-a-fuerza-social/1427664

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hi, Mom (2021 film)
• Comment: Created, then expanded, in the same week

5x expanded by Sammi Brie (talk) and Moondragon21 (talk). Nominated by Sammi Brie (talk) at 03:52, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: Y - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
• Interesting: ??

QPQ: Done.

Overall: It's not the most interesting hook I've seen, but it's good enough enough. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 04:51, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Mark Coles

• ... that when Mark Coles started coaching the Pakistan women's national cricket team, he wasn't being paid, and he later lived in a compound with snipers on the roof? Source: Unpaid: [39] "A PCB release said that Coles' appointment was "on trial basis", where he will be working as a volunteer with the national team ", Rest: [40] "He was offered a two-year paid position, requiring him to live in Pakistan – in a compound that had snipers sitting on the roof."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Accolade (company)

Moved to mainspace by Joseph2302 (talk). Self-nominated at 17:56, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• I shall review this one. Schwede66 19:09, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
• Ok, I've made a start by reading the first two sources. His long-term partner is now his wife, says source 2. And I suggest that you should work in alcoholism and depression, given that it's discussed in detail. Have been called away; will come back to this later. Schwede66 19:47, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
• New article, plenty long enough, no policy violations spotted (Earwig's Copyvio Detector is happy), hook is sourced and definitely interesting. QPQ done. Good to go. Schwede66 18:01, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

2021 Texas power crisis

• ... that Governor Greg Abbott initially and incorrectly blamed the 2021 Texas power crisis on frozen wind turbines? (Source: USA Today)
• ... that during the 2021 Texas power crisis, the governor ordered natural gas producers not to export gas out of state? (Source: Governor's official web site)

Created by Burritok (talk). Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk) at 02:32, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

• I changed "blamed" to "initially blamed" in the Greg Abbott hook. He later backtracked. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 02:53, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
• I added an alternate hook about hoarding natural gas. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 02:59, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

• I am impressed by the quick and good work on this article; let's hope it doesn't get bogged down with news items and trivia, but so far so good. It's clean, verified, new enough, long enough. Both hooks are verified, but I say we go with the first, for its obvious attractions. Since Burritok is a brand-new user there is no need for a QPQ, but we should, given the extensive history, give co-credit to User:EDG 543 for all their good work. Drmies (talk) 01:46, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

• I strongly oppose the first without clarification that it was false and misleading. Reywas92^Talk 01:54, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
• Drmies, thank you, and I agree, the article did turn out well, thanks to the efforts of many editors working in tandem. However, I would have to agree with Reywas92. I think we should mention that it was a false accusation. Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 02:39, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

• Reywas92, there is no need for "strongly" anything here. We're all colleagues. User:EDG 543, if you like you can tweak the hook, but I think you'll have to do so in a more neutral manner than "falsely", with all its implications. You could add "and incorectly"; that seems to be neutral enough to me. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 02:43, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

• Drmies, I fully agree and the change has been made. Thank you for your suggestion. Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 02:46, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

• OK so I'll tick that off again. DYK volunteers, the sooner we get this on the front page, the more hits! Drmies (talk) 02:49, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

• DYK is not a means of promoting political causes. The article has disputed/failed verification info in the lead and infobox that could be fairly readily resolved, but using the nomination/DYK summary to fact-check governor Abbott's early statement which placed incorrectly weighted blame on wind turbines is hijacking DYK for partisan purposes. We should tread carefully here. As for his order against exporting natural gas, that doesn't seem particularly salient or interesting. IMHO the winter storm article is probably more deserving of a DYK, but for this article, there has to be a better fact to call out. There was already an In the News nomination; and the winter storm is currently in the In the News section, and probably more deservedly so, since it is a larger event inclusive of this one. Star7m (talk) 13:12, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

This statement is absolutely verified; see the source provided. There is no basis for the idea that political topics cannot be featured in DYK, nor is there basis for the idea that when an article details a smaller aspect of a larger event, only the larger event can be featured. What you didn't mention is that you yourself added those tags to the article lead; you're not just observing them. And it's also impossible not to notice that for someone with four edits total, all of which are related to this, you know quite a bit about the Wikipedia process. I would be very careful about accusations of "hijacking DYK for partisan purposes" when you cannot prove you're acting with clean hands. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 14:03, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

I was not questioning whether the statement was verified or accurate. There are two aspects of DYK review, the condition of the article and the suitability of the called-out DYK fact/blurb. The "disputed/failed verification info in the lead and infobox" was a concern unrelated to the Abbott quote. Regarding the larger concern with the Abbott quote, I know there is obviously precedent for political topics in DYK, but DYK should not be weaponized to cherry-pick statements to target politicians. Do we really "need to know" this? Star7m (talk) 15:11, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

What we really need to know is whether or not you're a sockpuppet, as I have reason to suspect you may be (WP:PREC, WP:XS, WP:BRIEFLY). Drmies, would you care to look into this? Thanks. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 16:14, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Star7m, to be fair, I doubt if there has ever been anything included in the DYK section that was actually completely necessary for anyone reading it. The general rule regarding politics, according to WP:DYK is that it should not be "a means of advertising, or of promoting commercial or political causes. While it is fine to cover topics of commercial or political interest, DYK must not provide inappropriate advantage for such causes (e.g. during election campaigns or product launches)." So it seems that we should examine our intentions in displaying this: is it to simply share the fact that renewable energy sources were blamed for the crisis, or to defame Mr. Abbott? I don't see any words that would indicate a violation of WP:NPOV. Thanks, EDG 543 (message me) 16:25, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

• Star7m, drive-by editors who are either socks or totally inexperienced shouldn't get to torpedo this submission. I left your comments, for now, but removed your untick. Drmies (talk) 16:52, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Update on this: [41] AllegedlyHuman (talk) 16:57, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Gangster's Boy

• ... that the 1938 film Gangster's Boy starred former child actor Jackie Cooper and the silent film actress Betty Blythe, who was thought to be "more or less retired"?

• Reviewed: Sjarifuddin Baharsjah
• Comment: I think that the hook is interesting because not only are both stars notable, but Cooper was at the beginning of his film career while Blythe was considered to be "more or less retired". Although Blythe's filmography shows that she wasn't "more or less retired" like the article stated.

5x expanded by SL93 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:22, 19 February 2021 (UTC).

• Its long enough and the expansion is from a small stub in terms of readable text. The hook is interesting enough and its not over long. All the paras are cited bar the plot description and I see no evidence of close paraphrasing. Image is great but only fair use so cannot be used. I made some ref tweaks. Thanks for the article. Victuallers (talk) 15:28, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 20

New Gods: Nezha Reborn

• ... that the cyberpunk setting of New Gods: Nezha Reborn is based on a mixture of 1920s–1930s Manhattan and Republic of China–era Shanghai? Source: "凭空创造出来的城市���海市，其鲜明的赛博朋克风，又糅入东方式的文化符合和元素，呈现出了独特的视觉风格。按照导演自己的说法，东海市是糅合了二三十年代的曼哈顿和中国传统的民国上海滩。"[42]

• Reviewed: Ada Ballin

Created by Mx. Granger (talk). Self-nominated at 17:28, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

• This article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:46, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Sammy Byrd

• ... that Babe Ruth's legs could really hit a golf ball?
  • ALT1:... that Sammy Byrd (pictured) is the only person to play in a World Series and a Masters Tournament?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/David Schoen
• Comment: ALT0 is an April Fools Day proposal. ALT1 is there in case AFD is already full. Image proposal is only for non-AFD hook, as otherwise it'd spoil the surprise.

5x expanded by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 19:07, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

• 5x expansion, long enough, within policy, interesting hooks and QPQ. Minor quibble: the newspapers.com references need a bit of tidying up. They should have "url-access=subscription" and the "at" should be removed from the titles. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:22, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

• Clarityfiend, thanks for the review. Newspapers.com is a great wealth of information, but manually doing refs is a pain. I will work on these for before it's posted. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:14, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Odontotermes formosanus

• ... that the termite Odontotermes formosanus grows its own food?

• Reviewed: The Bachelor and race

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:58, 27 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hawkeye7 (discuss) 18:54, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe

• ... that for 300 years a Kathakali dancer (pictured) had to be a high-caste man, but the Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe was formed in 1975? "domain of upper caste men.... in 1975 a group of ..."
  • ALT1:... that the Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe was formed to avoid lewd gossip or improper advances? "lewd gossip or the improper advances..."

• Reviewed: Duchess Bridge ‎

Created by Victuallers (talk). Self-nominated at 13:31, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

Article: Created on February 20. The readable prose checks. Talking about policy, I just have an issue with the phrase "Their achievement and example was recognized by the Indian government when they were awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar." That does not sound too neutral. I went to the source to see if it could maybe be a phrase that had quotations missing, but the current link (citation 7) takes us to a photograph that features the award being presented to a woman without any information on why the troupe was being recognized. The next phrase states "On International Women's Day in 2017, a representative was in New Delhi where they were awarded the dance troupe's award by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Presidential Palace (Rashtrapati Bhavan)", but citation [8] shows us a gallery of thumbnails with no particular backing of the information. I understand that for people familiar with India, they'll recognize the Mukherjee right away, or the presidential palace, or the fact that it was awarded in New Delhi (we can interpret that it was on Women's International Day based on the date) but it has to be stated somewhere in the cited page at least.

Hook: I find both interesting, specially the first one. The citations check.

Other

1.QPQ checks

2.The image is a derivative of a file uploaded with a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. It is featured in the article.

I would pass it if my comment on that particular citation was addressed.--GDuwenHoller! 19:52, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

@GDuwen: I have added an extra ref and modified the un-neutral sentence, I had paraphrased, with a quoted and reffed adjective. Sorry you had a problem finding the image on the page of thumbnails (photos can be used as attribution). I'm hoping this addresses your concerns. Do feel free to just change the article if you find this easier. Thanks for your work. Victuallers (talk) 10:34, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

@Victuallers: Wonderful! That citation is clear enough for me. This is now good to go!--GDuwenHoller! 19:01, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Charles Patrick Green

• ... that after winning Olympic bronze in bobsleigh, "Paddy" Green went on to RAF night fighter fame that won awards from the US and Soviet Union? Source: Tidy, olympics database

• Reviewed: SNLE 3G

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self-nominated at 17:05, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

• Y Article is long enough (8,236 characters), new enough (created 20 February, nominated the same day), and article is within policy. Earwig copyvio says 31% chance of copyvio, but this is false positive- all content flagged are names of people, places or organisations
• ? The hook is short enough and interesting, however the article text and the source say that Green won a bronze medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics, not a gold medal like the hook says. Maury Markowitz shouln't the hook say that "... that after winning Olympic bronze" rather than Olympic gold?
• Y QPQ done
• Article looks fine, only issue to be resolved is the Olympic medal mentioned in the hook. Joseph2302 (talk) 21:11, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Brain fart when typing the hook. All fixed. @Joseph2302: Maury Markowitz (talk) 00:34, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

• Y Hook is fine now
• Y Image is freely licenced, used in article, and looks good at low resolution
• This is now all good to go. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:19, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Jasmin Taylor

• ... that in 2020, Jasmin Taylor broke the record for most medals by a British skier in the World Cup and World Championships? Source: [43] "The 26-year-old, who is based in Chamonix in the winter, now has an incredible 30 World Cup medals. She has beaten the record set by Jilly Curry"

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ángel Mangual

Created by Joseph2302 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:17, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

Newly created, appears to be long enough, is well-written, don't appear to be any copyright issues or any issues with images, everything appears to be properly sourced, and the hooks appear to be pretty decent and referenced. The one issue with it, of course, is the lack of a QPQ. This needs to be done before this DYK? nomination can actually get approved. Futurist110 (talk) 01:37, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

• Futurist110 QPQ now done: Template:Did you know nominations/Ángel Mangual. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:03, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Excellent! This DYK? nomination is thus now good to go! Futurist110 (talk) 22:35, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Trekking during the Blitz

• ... that tens of thousands of British city dwellers engaged in trekking during the Blitz, with most doing so to get a good night's sleep in nearby towns and rural areas? Sources: For a definition of this phenomenon British official history pp. 271-272 'Trekking', the nightly movement of people from raided areas. For numbers, British official history pp. 307-308 [44]. For good sleep being the dominant motivation British official history p. 342 Above all, they wanted to sleep ... Trekking ensured for most of those who undertook it a good night's rest. The importance given to sleep during this period by the civilian population was sensible

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Primrose Hill Tunnel

Created by Nick-D (talk). Self-nominated at 23:25, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

• Hi Nick-D, review follows: article cretaed 20 February; article exceeds minimum length and is well written; article is cited inline throughout to limited, but reliable, sources; the link for Clapson (2019) doesn't work for me but I checked Titmuss (1950) and had no concerns about overly close paraphrasing from the source; hook is interesting, mentioned in the article and checks out to Titmuss; a QPQ has been carried out. I really enjoyed reading this article, thanks for creating it - Dumelow (talk) 09:46, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

• Many thanks. I've replaced the link to Clapson with what should be a stable JSTOR link. Nick-D (talk) 10:12, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Yep, that works for me. Cheers - Dumelow (talk) 10:16, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

104 (barge)

• ... that the whaleback barge 104 (pictured) was the first ship of its kind to be lost on the Great Lakes? McDougall's Great Lakes Whalebacks
  • ALT1:... that the whaleback barge 104 (pictured) was the fourth whaleback constructed? McDougall's Great Lakes Whalebacks

• Reviewed:Template:Did you know nominations/Volker Wangenheim

Created/expanded by GreatLakesShips (talk). Self-nominated at 00:18, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Original hook is preferable (firsts trump fourths, I say), image is public domain and easily discernable. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 04:41, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

SNLE 3G

• ... that the upcoming SNLE 3G-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines could remain in service with the French Navy until 2090? "« Nous sommes sur des élongations longues »​, a résumé un conseiller de Florence Parly. Effectivement, les futurs SNLE ne quitteront le service actif qu’en « 2080, 2090 »" which I translate as: "'we are looking long-term' stated an adviser to Florence Parly. Effectively the future SNLE [ballistic missle submarine] will remain in active service until '2080-2090'" from: Chapleau, Philippe (19 February 2021). "Quatre nouveaux sous-marins nucléaires lanceurs d'engins pour la France en 2035". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2021.

• Reviewed: First of three credits from Template:Did you know nominations/Mother to Son

Created by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 10:31, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

Long enough, new enough, earwig is all good. Good to go. I find it fascinating to think that anyone will even have boomers in 2090, let alone plan for it now. Maury Markowitz (talk) 17:06, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 21

Fires on the Plain (2014 film)

• ... that the 2014 film Fires on the Plain, which includes madness, murder, and cannibalism, was intended to warn younger Japanese audiences of the horrors of war? source

• Reviewed: Miracles of Gautama Buddha
• Comment: Yes, the QPQ was done a long time ago, but no, I haven't "used" it for a nom yet. The hook is a bit dry but think it mostly works, if it bleeds it leads etc.

Created/expanded by SnowFire (talk). Self-nominated at 04:31, 28 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article looks good (did some minor copyediting) and is more than fivefold expanded (prose size 268 B to 7929 B or 51 words to 1366), hook is good, source checks out. AGF is for the QPQ, which as you say is rather old; it would be difficult to confirm that you haven't used it before. Vaticidalprophet (talk) 03:44, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Lob Gott getrost mit Singen

• ... that "Lob Gott getrost mit Singen" (Praise God confidently with singing), the beginning of a 1544 hymn by the Bohemian Brethren, was used for the title of a songbook aimed at senior citizens? Source: [45] and others

• Reviewed: Guadalupe College

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self-nominated at 19:56, 28 February 2021 (UTC).

Gerda Arendt This is my first review, so maybe I'm a little too lax or too harsh. So bear with me:) AhmadLX-(Wikiposta) 22:10, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

• Opening of History section is not a sentence.
• I don't know what a secular tune is;) I think many readers also won't know that. Please explain a bit.
• New: Created on 21.
• Char count: 1650+, although prose seems to have been stretched a bit;)
• Copyvio, npov etc: Good.
• QPQ: Done.
• Hook: Interesting.
• Hook source: not OK; a book-seller website. Also, I can't see something resembling "was used for the title of a songbook aimed at senior citizens" there. It says, it is good for services at nursing homes. AhmadLX-(Wikiposta) 22:10, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for looking. Sorry, I nominated a bit under time pressure to not miss the deadline. The first sentence is fixed. - A hymn is a piece of church music, and the melody was originally "not for church" = secular. - this and this are from the publisher. "Diakonie" is a church agency. - No rush. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:45, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that "Lob Gott getrost mit Singen" (Praise God confidently with singing), the beginning of a 1544 hymn by the Bohemian Brethren, was used for the title of a songbook intended for services in nursing homes? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:47, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

How does the bot work? It has marked this nom as approved:/AhmadLX-(Wikiposta) 22:11, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the alternate hook Gerda. My main concern though, that the source is the seller website, remains;)AhmadLX-(Wikiposta) 22:11, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

You shouldn't use the icons for the final vote for individual points ;) - you could use Y and N instead, or just prose. - Diakonie is no seller, but charity. Bedtime, remind me tomorrow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:42, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Big Red Envelope

• ... that the 2021 film Big Red Envelope is intended as a commentary on the changing role of red envelopes in Chinese society? Source: "红包本来是咱们中华民族一个很好的传统，就是人与人之间礼尚往来的一个情感的一个载体，但是现在频繁地送红包，人们的生活带来了沉重的压力，特别是上班族，所以说呢我们这个影片通过结婚送礼送红包的这个故事，来批判目前这样的一个社会现状。"[46]
  • ALT1:... that when Big Red Envelope was released, nearly half of its audience came from fourth-tier Chinese cities? Source: "Another ticketing vendor Maoyan, where it earned an 8.5 rating, showed that more than 45% of the film’s audience came from fourth tier cities."[47]

• Reviewed: Simone Gold

Created by Mx. Granger (talk). Self-nominated at 20:00, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

• The article is long enough and new enough. A QPQ has been completed. Either hook is fine and they are directly cited. The fifth reference is a WordPress blog, but the reviewer Derek Elley is a notable film critic so that is fine. The cast section needs to be referenced. SL93 (talk) 21:17, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the review – I've added a citation to Derek Elley's review for the cast section. Not sure whether it would be clearer to cite it at the end of each line or just once at the end of the section. —Granger (talk · contribs) 21:32, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

That's fine and it's easier. I do it the same way on film articles. SL93 (talk) 21:34, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Vienna Waltzes

• ... that George Balanchine choreographed the ballet Vienna Waltzes as a tribute to Austria, using music by Johann Strauss II, Franz Lehár and Richard Strauss? Source: "True to form, it is the New York City Ballet's artistic director at his most provocative again. And it is to Lehar, the composer of 'The Merry Widow,' along with Johann Strauss the Younger and Richard Strauss that Balanchine has turned for the music to his new 'Vienna Waltzes.'" ([48])

• Reviewed: August (Taylor Swift song)
• Comment: The "tribute to Austria" part is from an offline source

5x expanded by Corachow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:38, 23 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go. Ergo Sum 19:15, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Black-chinned sparrow

• ... that the song of the black-chinned sparrow (pictured) is said to resemble the sound of a dropped ping pong ball? Source: "Song is often likened to a dropped ping-pong ball: an accelerating series of notes, not as clear-toned as Field Sparrow." eBird

• Reviewed: Littledale's whistling rat

5x expanded by MeegsC (talk). Self-nominated at 22:55, 23 February 2021 (UTC).

• starting review--Kevmin § 13:55, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
• Article expansion new enough and long enough. Hook fact cited and verified to ebird, with article fully cited and off line sources taken AGF. No policy issues identified, no copyvio detected. nomination looks good to go.--Kevmin § 14:34, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Comic Takaoka

• ... that Comic Takaoka (pictured) opened in 1880 as a general used bookstore and operated continuously until 2019, closing only for the Second World War? Source: 回顧五十年 (opened in 1880); 東京古書組合五十年史 (closed for WWII), MantanWeb (closed in 2019)
  • ALT1:... that Comic Takaoka (pictured) was one of the oldest continually-operating manga bookstores in Japan? Source: Asian Art
  • ALT2:... that a virtual recreation of Comic Takaoka (pictured) was included in an exhibit in the British Museum on the history of manga? Source: Asian Art

• Reviewed: Shrek!

Created by Morgan695 (talk). Self-nominated at 05:52, 21 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New enough, long enough, well-sourced, and neutrally written. Earwig's tool did not detect any copyvio. AGF for the two offline sources for ALT0, the other hooks are appropriately sourced. No copyright issues with the image, which is present in the article as well. QPQ done. I fixed a small typo in ALT0: "continously" → "continuously". Otherwise all three hooks are interesting and should be good to go. Well done and thanks for the interesting article! Best, DanCherek (talk) 14:38, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Shrek!

• ... that William Steig wrote Shrek! at the age of eighty-three, two decades after leaving a career as a cartoonist at The New Yorker?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/IOU

Improved to GA by Eddie891 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:39, 21 February 2021 (UTC).

• Substaintial article, meeting of GA criteria implicates DYK pass. Article was nominated for DYK within seven days of passing GA. Hook is interesting, short enough for DYK, and supported by a citation within the article. Only ping on Earwigs is for a pirate site that copies the plot description. Once you've done your QPQ, ping me and I'll pass this nomination. Morgan695 (talk) 23:03, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi, Morgan695, thanks. I've reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Abdallah Oumbadougou Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 20:14, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Morgan695 (talk) 21:38, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

August (Taylor Swift song)

• ... that the song "August" was written by Taylor Swift from the perspective of a girl who falls in love with somebody already in a relationship? Source: ""August" was actually the first one, which is strange because it's the song from the other girl's perspective." Entertainment Weekly
  • ALT1:... that the song "August" on the Taylor Swift album Folklore is the album's most pop-oriented song? Source: "... closest thing to a pop song" Vulture

• Reviewed: 1 Hanover Square

Created by HĐ (talk). Self-nominated at 17:48, 21 February 2021 (UTC).

• The article is new enough, long enough, referenced and neutral. Earwig picked up the quote from Entertainment Weekly placed in the quotebox but it's fine. The hooks are sourced and interesting, and I like ALT0 more. Just waiting for QPQ. Corachow (talk) 18:25, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Corachow: Thank you for the review. I have done QPQ as indicated. HĐ (talk) 03:51, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

• Good to go. Corachow (talk) 17:36, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Andanappa Doddameti

• ... that Andanappa Doddameti was the first member to address the Bombay Legislative Assembly in Kannada language?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Andréa Guiot

Created by Soman (talk). Self-nominated at 00:52, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 15:38, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 22

San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

• ... that the song "I Didn't Know", representing San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, was written by a composer and lyricist who had never met in person? Source: " The interesting side of this lyricist/composer cooperation is that Nektarios and I have never yet met each other in person." [49]

Improved to Good Article status by Grk1011 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:51, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

• Y Article is long enough (9956 characters), is a GA, nominated in time (became GA on 22 February, nominated same day)
• Y Hook is short enough, interested, in the article and well cited
• N QPQ not yet done, and the user has 6 previous DYK nominations. Grk1011 as per WP:QPQ, a review of another article is required
• Overall, the article and hook are fine, but QPQ required before this nomination can be passed. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:27, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

@Joseph2302: I've reviewed Washington State Route 539 for QPQ. Grk1011 (talk) 16:57, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• Y QPQ now done
• This nomination is now good to go. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:23, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Jyoti Kumari

• ... that during India's lockdown schoolgirl Jyoti Kumari (pictured) set out, with her injured father and a bike, to travel 750 miles (1,210 km)? award citation by India's President
  • ALT1:... that teenager Jyoti Kumari (pictured) travelled 750 miles (1,210 km) through India's lockdown with her injured father and a bike? award citation by India's President

• Reviewed: Eva Clarke
• Comment: newbie lead author

Created by ShaktiPD (talk) and Victuallers (talk). Nominated by Victuallers (talk) at 14:54, 27 February 2021 (UTC).

• Initial review: Hook is within DYK limits and is interesting (although should there be a hyperlink for the Indian lockdowns?). Article is long enough and new enough. Image is currently listed under a free license in Commons. No copyvios and the article seems well sourced. Will be good to go as soon as QPQ is satisfied. Would prefer if this DYK listed third party sources (found in the article) versus tweets. TJMSmith (talk) 04:47, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

@TJMSmith: As you may have seen QPQ done and some tweeks to the article and hooks. I could offer an alt picture of her route map (as per article) if you thought it was eye-candy-ish. Victuallers (talk) 16:36, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Both hooks work. Either the headshot or the map seem appropriate. I have no strong preference either way.

J. Russell Smith

• ... that geographer J. Russell Smith worked with the USDA to make 20 new varieties of Chinese chestnut in hopes of creating a blight-resistant tree? Source: "In 20 years of experimentation he developed about 20 varieties of blight resistant Chinese chestnut, collaborating in the 40-year effort of the Department of Agriculture to acclimate tree from the area where the blight originated." ("J. Russell Smith, Geographer, Dies", The New York Times, February 27, 1966)

• Reviewed: Joe Beggs

Created by Thriley (talk) and Silver seren (talk). Nominated by Silver seren (talk) at 19:37, 27 February 2021 (UTC).

• The article is new enough (created on February 22, 2021 and nominated on the same day) and long enough (5800 characters (959 words) "readable prose size" according to DYK check). Copyright Vio detector found only the usual trivial cases (names of organizations, titles of books). The article is neutral in tone and is adequately cited.

The hook which is properly formatted, interesting enough, and is stated in the article, and immediately followed by an inline citation to a reliable source. To be very picky, I noticed two minor contraventions of the Manual of style: decades should not have an apostophe (e.g. 1960s, not 1960's) and the list of books should be in chronological order - neither of these affects DYK approval. The article is currently tagged as a Stub, which would normally invalidate it from DYK, but I believe that is an error and that Stub tag should be removed. Once that is done, it should be approved. Gronk Oz (talk) 06:08, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

@Gronk Oz: I've updated the talk page Wikiproject templates. Do I need to do something more than that to untag it as a stub? Silverseren^C 06:18, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

No problems, ready for DYK. Gronk Oz (talk) 07:01, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store

• ... that the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store (pictured) was made a New York City landmark so a skyscraper annex could be built? Source: Rangel, Jesus (December 22, 1984). "Saks, Named a Landmark, Plans a Corporate Tower". The New York Times.
  • ALT1:... that the shoe department of the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store (pictured) was the first individual story of a building in the United States with its own ZIP Code? Source: "From Designer Shoes to Designer ZIP Codes". ABC News. May 25, 2007. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
  • ALT2:... that the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store (pictured) was described as a "new northern outpost for large retail trade" on New York City's Fifth Avenue when it was proposed? Source: "Review of Real Estate Market for the Current Week". The Real Estate Record: Real estate record and builders' guide. 105 (16): 507. April 17, 1920
  • ALT3:... that the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store (pictured) was valued at $3.7 billion in 2014, more than what its owner had recently paid for the whole Saks Fifth Avenue chain? Source: de la Merced, Michael J.; Bagli, Charles V. (November 24, 2014). "Saks Flagship Store Is Appraised for Mortgage at $3.7 Billion". DealBook.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Reindeer Station
• Comment: Article was moved to mainspace on February 19, 2021.

Created by Ɱ (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 17:45, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is new/long enough, well written, and adequately cited. QPQ has been completed. No pings on Earwigs for copyvio or close paraphrasing, aside from some odd-looking wiki mirror site. Hooks are interesting, cited, and short enough for DYK; ALT1 is the most interesting, followed by ALT3. Morgan695 (talk) 06:38, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final

• ... that Neil Warnock left Huddersfield Town eight days after they gained promotion by winning the 1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final to join relegated Plymouth Argyle?
  • ALT1:... that Neil Warnock left Huddersfield Town after they gained promotion by winning the 1995 Football League Second Division play-off Final because he said the club chairman had told him a "porky pie"?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Present Crisis

5x expanded by The Rambling Man (talk). Self-nominated at 18:09, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

• Y Article is long enough (8467 characters), has been 5x expanded according to DYKcheck tool, nominated in time (expansion started 20 February, nominated 22 February), and article is within policy
• Y Hooks are short enough, interesting, and well cited. Either hook is fine- as a football fan, I prefer ALT0, but I think general readers may prefer ALT1. Approving both, promoter can choose which one to use
• Y QPQ done
• Overall, this nomination passes, congratulations. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:45, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Delicate (Taylor Swift song)

• ... that the music video for the Taylor Swift song "Delicate" was accused by internet audiences of plagiarizing an advertisement for Kenzo? Source: BBC

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Berwind, Colorado

Improved to Good Article status by HĐ (talk). Self-nominated at 14:41, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good article, long enough, well-referenced, no copy-vios detected, hook cited-inline / interesting, QPQ done. Good to go! Ashleyyoursmile! 19:22, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Berwind, Colorado

• ... that Berwind (pictured), a mining ghost town in Colorado, was a battle site during the Colorado Coalfield War in 1913 and 1914? Source: Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West

• Reviewed: Neil Hopkinson

Created by Pbritti (talk). Nominated by Ashleyyoursmile (talk) at 19:59, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article satisfies newness and length requirements. Information is backed up by reliable sources. Hook is interesting and short enough. Earwig flagged "wiki9.info" as a source for plagiarism at 94.4%, but I believe it is a copy-and-paste edition of Wikipedia. QPQ pending. Ping me when QPQ is done so that I could see the progress. HĐ (talk) 03:44, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

• HĐ, thank you for the review. I have provided the QPQ. Ashleyyoursmile! 05:26, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

• Good to go. Great work to both the creator and the nominator! HĐ (talk) 08:13, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

1 Hanover Square

• ... that 1 Hanover Square (pictured), the onetime headquarters of the New York Cotton Exchange, was subsequently turned into a private club and restaurant? Source: Gray, Christopher (June 30, 2002). "Streetscapes/India House, at 1 Hanover Square; A Club Created With the Theme of World Commerce". The New York Times
  • ALT1:... that 1 Hanover Square (pictured) has housed a bank, cotton exchange, consulate, private club, and restaurant through its history? Source: Gray 2002
  • ALT2:... that when a fire broke out at 1 Hanover Square's basement restaurant, engine crews simultaneously fighting a fire across the street got confused? Source: "Fire in India House Damages Restaurant". New York Herald Tribune. August 23, 1925. p. 9.
  • ALT3:... that 1 Hanover Square, Lower Manhattan's only remaining Italianate commercial structure, housed the New York Cotton Exchange, the United States' first cotton futures exchange? Source: "Stone Street Historic District" . New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. June 25, 1996. p. 26; "New York Cotton Exchange (India House)". National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. December 22, 1977. PDF p. 3.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Andanappa Doddameti

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 01:07, 22 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article satisfies expansion criterion. Sourced and detailed. Images are okay. Copyvio unlikely. Hooks are interesting. I feel like you can incorporate ALT3 into ALT0. Other than that, I have no issues. HĐ (talk) 03:50, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

• HĐ, thanks for the review. I have done a QPQ, which I'd forgotten about before. Sadly I can't really combine ALT3 into ALT0 without exceeding the character limit, as ALT3 itself is already long. Epicgenius (talk) 15:39, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

• Then ALT0 is also fine by itself. This nom is ready to go. Great job. HĐ (talk) 15:57, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 23

Zonocerus variegatus

• ... that the variegated grasshopper can be de-winged, salted and fried to provide a tasty meal?

• Reviewed: New Gods: Nezha Reborn
• Comment: Technically this is a fivefold expansion, started on 23 February, but as the stub was created recently, I have added Estopedist1 to the credits.

Created/expanded by Estopedist1 (talk) and Cwmhiraeth (talk). Nominated by Cwmhiraeth (talk) at 10:13, 2 March 2021 (UTC).

• Newnesss requirement satisfied by 5x expansion from 2/23 to 2/24. Article is also long enough and policy compliant. Earwig detects no issues. Hook is interesting, short enough, and supported by in-line citation to off-line (or subscription required) source (accepted in good faith from established editor). QPQ satisfied. Cbl62 (talk) 23:12, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Temporary buildings of the National Mall

• ... that temporary war buildings on the National Mall were blamed for "producing a depressing air of slovenliness," but some remained standing for over half a century? Source: [50], p. 57

• Reviewed: Ii antigen system

Moved to mainspace by John P. Sadowski (NIOSH) (talk) and Corker1 (talk). Nominated by John P. Sadowski (NIOSH) (talk) at 03:04, 25 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting article! GeneralPoxter (talk) 03:15, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Pseudolarix wehrii

• ... that the extinct golden larch Pseudolarix wehrii (cone scales pictured) originally had a different name? Source: Gooch (1992)
  • ALT1:... that Pseudolarix wehrii (cone scales pictured) fossils can be mummies? Source: Basinger (1991), LaPage & Basinger (1995)
  • ALT2:... that the extinct golden larch Pseudolarix wehrii (cone scales pictured) is named for a Northwest School artist?Source: Gooch (1992) for name & Arment (2002) for artistry

• Reviewed: Black-sided flowerpecker

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Self-nominated at 13:44, 24 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: There were a couple of very minor errors (apostrophes and commas), but I figured it would be better to fix them myself than bother you over them. Very nice photos as well. The only recommendation I've got to make is that more inline citation notes be used (for example, in §History and Classification we have The first description of Pseudolarix wehrii was by Roland W. Brown (1936) -- there's already a <ref> for that citation, why not just use it here? (One thing you might find helpful for this is list-defined references, which I found out about recently -- basically, they let you put all of the ref definitions in the section at the end instead of having them clutter up the source text). Cheers! jp×g 03:18, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Siuro railway station

• ... that the Siuro railway station (pictured), located in the Finnish town of Nokia, was proclaimed as a nationally significant built cultural environment by the Finnish Heritage Agency? Source: [51]

• Reviewed: Delicate (Taylor Swift song)
• Comment: Source is in Finnish language.

Created by Konryusui (talk). Nominated by Ashleyyoursmile (talk) at 18:45, 23 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: Y
• Interesting: Y
• Other problems: N - "nationally significant built cultural environment" could be reworded as "built cultural environment of national significance" in both the hook and the article (I am not an expert in Finnish translation to English, but I feel this is less confusing to a reader that may not immediately tell that the object being described is a "built cultural environment")

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: See "Hook (other)" comment GeneralPoxter (talk) 02:19, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

• GeneralPoxter, thank you for the review. Here's the altered hook:

• ALT 0a: ... that the Siuro railway station (pictured), located in the Finnish town of Nokia, was proclaimed as a built cultural environment of national significance by the Finnish Heritage Agency? Source: [52]

• Awaiting further comments. Ashleyyoursmile! 06:56, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Ashleyyoursmile: New hook looks good to me. GeneralPoxter (talk) 07:18, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Chris Redd

• ... that Chris Redd won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2018 for co-writing a song about Barack Obama? Source: "Thompson is the longest-serving cast member in the history of 'Saturday Night Live.' He first joined the show in 2003 and was nominated for his first acting Emmy in the supporting actor in a comedy category in 2018. He and Chris Redd, Will Stephen, and Eli Brueggemann won the Emmy that same year for original music and lyrics for their song 'Come Back Barack.'" from [53]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Comic Takaoka
• Comment: DYKCheck says it hasn't been expanded enough, I think due to some unverified text that someone added in August 2019 that was later reverted. Before I started expansion, the article was at 613 B (permalink), and right now it's at 3413 B (5.6x expansion). A manual check would be appreciated!

5x expanded by DanCherek (talk). Self-nominated at 14:47, 24 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article was expanded on 23 February, long enough, referenced, neutral and plagiarism-free. The hook is sourced and interesting. QPQ done. Good to go. Corachow (talk) 22:53, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 24

Patricia Delgado

• ... that ballerina Patricia Delgado (pictured) danced in a music video for indie rock band The National, and performed with the band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon? Source: "Performing their slow-simmering ballad "Dark Side of the Gym," The National brought their music video to life with the help of dancers Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck on The Tonight Show on Monday night (Oct. 1)." ([54])
  • ALT1:... that ballerina Patricia Delgado (pictured) served as the associate producer for the 2020 Broadway revival of West Side Story, and as associate choreographer in the upcoming film adaptation of the musical? Source: "Early on in the rehearsal process of the upcoming film West Side Story, director Steven Spielberg turned to Patricia Delgado and asked her why the dancers weren't in unison. 'He was right,' remembers Delgado, who was serving as associate choreographer to her husband, choreographer Justin Peck... In June of 2018, she began a two-year dive into West Side Story, beginning with work on the film and, later, as associate producer on the recent Broadway revival choreographed by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker." ([55])

• Reviewed: Chris Redd

Created by Corachow (talk). Self-nominated at 23:47, 24 February 2021 (UTC).

Interesting life with many aspects on good sources, no copyvio obvious. The image is licensed and great. I'd like some reference to it in the hook. Both hooks say two things, but two yet different from dancing Swan Lake with the Miami City Ballet in 2007, which is too much for a caption. Id say that and one of the others for contrast. For my taste, the show name is way too long, and might steal the show ;) - and people like me don't even know it. - In the article, there's a lot of present tense, - will you watch for it to become past? When the baby will be born? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:58, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Adapting ALT0 as followed,

ALT0a: ... that ballerina Patricia Delgado (pictured) danced in a music video for indie rock band The National, and performed with the band on a late-night talk show?

I think her life after Miami City Ballet is much more interesting for DYK so I'm fine with dropping the picture, it's just we rarely even have free images of ballet dancers in this century, let alone a good one. I will watch the page and update it, not sure when will the baby arrive. Corachow (talk) 23:27, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

As you wish, however, I think we could even be more drastic and end after National. Who cares about a TV show, famous or not, - I suggest piping somehow. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:59, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

What about this,

ALT0b: ... that ballerina Patricia Delgado (pictured) danced in a music video for indie rock band The National? Corachow (talk) 09:24, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

preferred, - thank you. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:23, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)

• ... that Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter), an oil on canvas painting by Pablo Picasso, was one of the most expensive paintings ever sold at an auction in Europe? Source: "The portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter is now the second most expensive work ever sold at auction in Europe."

• Reviewed: 2021 Welsh Open (snooker)

Created by Fieryninja (talk). Nominated by Ashleyyoursmile (talk) at 11:31, 24 February 2021 (UTC).

• Interesting and sourced hook. Article was created on 24 February, long enough, referenced, neutral and no copyvios. Earwig picks up on the direct quotes that have in line citations. QPQ done. I would suggest adding a fair use photo of the painting to the article (not this DKY nomination). TJMSmith (talk) 05:16, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Brian Lee Durfee

• ... that Brian Lee Durfee, a prison guard at the Utah State Prison, has a painting in the permanent collection at the Grand Canyon National Park visitors center? Source: Refs in the article.

• Reviewed: Freeee (Ghost Town, Pt. 2)

Created by Nihonjoe (talk). Self-nominated at 23:35, 24 February 2021 (UTC).

• The article was expanded from a redirect on 24 February and was nominated on the same day. It is long enough (c. 2500 characters), written in a neutral fashion, shows no sign of plagiarism, and is sourced appropriately. The hook is within the limit; its fact appears in the article and is backed up by footnote 1. I think this is quite an interesting hook that fits well with the unusual biography of this person. QPQ is also confirmed, so I'll say this is good to go. Modussiccandi (talk) 23:57, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Modussiccandi: Thanks for checking it over. ···日本穣 · 投稿 �� Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 16:14, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Kangasala railway station

• ... that Kangasala railway station (pictured), a defunct Finnish railway station, was designed in the National Romantic style, unlike other buildings of that era? Source: Halimaan asemakylä: Kangasalan aseman historiaa

• Reviewed: Composition with Grid No. 1
• Comment: The source is in Finnish language.

Created by Konryusui (talk). Nominated by Ashleyyoursmile (talk) at 19:03, 24 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 03:01, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

2021 Welsh Open (snooker)

• ... that at the 2021 Welsh Open, Jordan Brown was the lowest ranked snooker player to win a ranking event since 1993? Source: "Welsh Open 2021 - Jordan Brown produces massive upset to stun Ronnie O'Sullivan and win title". Eurosport UK. 2021-02-21. Archived from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2021-02-22.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sweet Banana
• Comment: I am just finishing this one off, should have the construction tag off this by tomorrow (not much to do), but wanted to get the nomination up before I forget!

5x expanded by Lee Vilenski (talk). Self-nominated at 09:39, 24 February 2021 (UTC).

• I'm comparing the current revision of the article to this revision before the expansion began. I'm using this tool for checking the character count. The prose size was 1474 characters before, and stands at 6856 characters after the expansion, which slightly falls short of the 5X mark (7370 characters). The article is new enough, well-referenced, no copy-vios detected, hook cited-inline / interesting, QPQ done. I'd be happy to pass this once the issue is addressed. Ashleyyoursmile! 10:33, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Ashleyyoursmile, why would you use that prior revision, when it is significantly after the expansion started? Why not use this one from 6 days before? [56] DYKtool is happy Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:37, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Lee Vilenski, apologies if this doesn't make sense, but I was comparing with this revision since you started the expansion just after this. Ashleyyoursmile! 10:47, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Ashleyyoursmile, that isn't how expansion works. It just requires the article to have been expanded 5x in the prior 7 days. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 10:53, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Lee Vilenski, thank you for correcting me. Here's the full review:

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good to go! Ashleyyoursmile! 10:59, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Sweet Banana

• ... that the Rhodesian African Rifles' "Sweet Banana" march was created after their soldiers stopped to buy some bananas in South Africa? Source: My Zimbabwean Odyssey - The Sequel. ShieldCrest Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 9781912505418.

• Reviewed: Solidary Encounter Party

Converted from a redirect by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 08:36, 24 February 2021 (UTC).

• No close paraphrasing, new enough (non-redirect today), AGF on book source. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:42, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 25

Hollis Taylor

• ... that Hollis Taylor (pictured) has argued that birdsong should be considered music? Source: https://www.realtime.org.au/is-birdsong-music-ask-the-butcherbird/ "Composer, musician, ornithologist and Macquarie University research fellow Hollis Taylor argues that birdsong should be classified as music, basing her case on years of studying birdsong, particularly that of the pied butcherbird, cracticus nigrogularis."
  • ALT1:... that Hollis Taylor, based on her research with the pied butcherbird (pictured), argues that birdsong should be considered music? Source: ditto

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1985–86 Hormel strike

Created by Valereee (talk). Self-nominated at 17:10, 2 March 2021 (UTC).

Interesting life and work, on good sources, no copyvio obvious. I like her pic much better than the bird, both are licensed. I'd give her an infobox, but up to you, of course. There was a lovely blackbird song in the evening, first of the year, - music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:29, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Julia Koch

• ... that billionaire Julia Koch once worked as a fashion designer's assistant and did fittings for Nancy Reagan? Source: "Julia Koch, 34, a former Adolfo assistant who literally dressed Nancy Reagan"..."The designer took Julia to Dallas, Beverly Hills and the White House, for fittings in Nancy Reagan's dressing room. 'She would dress her, and then I would come to see how she looked,' Adolfo remembers."[57]

• Reviewed: Neil Hanchard

Converted from a redirect by Mx. Granger (talk). Self-nominated at 13:59, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is new enough, long enough, and policy compliant. Earwig identified direct and limited quotes which are properly attributed, so not an issue. Hook is short enough, interesting, and supported by source. QPQ satisfied. Cbl62 (talk) 21:29, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

2019 London Marathon

• ... that at the 2019 London Marathon, the total raised for charities surpassed £1 billion since the first race in 1981? Source:[58] "Money raised for charity through the marathon since its conception in 1981 has now passed £1 billion"

• Comment: First time nomination so please excuse any mistakes.

Created/expanded by Willbb234 (talk). Self-nominated at 11:37, 28 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: None required.

Overall: @Willbb234: Great work on this recent GA. The copyright violation check shows there's a junk website that nearly certainly copies text from us. This is good to go. Epicgenius (talk) 19:17, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Epicgenius thanks very much. Regards, Willbb234^Talk (please {{ping}} me in replies) 08:23, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Susan B. Anthony II

• ... that Susan B. Anthony took British citizenship to avoid testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee and later spent nine years trying to repatriate? page 140: "…subpoenaed to testify before a U.S. congressional committee about her association with members of the Communist Party, but refused to appear. Instead believing that it would give her dual citizenship, Anthony became a British citizen. Following a divorce, she learned that she had unknowingly renounced her U.S. citizenship and in 1960 returned to Florida to begin the arduous and expensive legal process of regaining it. … By 1969 with U.S. citizenship restored…"
  • ALT1:... that recovered alcoholic and journalist Susan B. Anthony co-founded a residential treatment center in Florida for women who were chemically dependent? "...As a newspaper reporter, Ms. Anthony worked in the 1930s…In 1944, she joined Alcoholics Anonymous, successfully recovering from the disease…Recognizing that there was nowhere between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale for women alcoholics to find residential treatment, she and Michelfelder opened Wayside House in January 1975".

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nyeema Morgan
• Comment: I think it is "hookier" to leave off her II (which is why I did not include a photo either) and think that it would add to the irony for her article to run on International Women's Day, March 8th.

Improved to Good Article status by SusunW (talk) and Ipigott (talk). Nominated by SusunW (talk) at 16:08, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Main and ALT1 both okay Save for 8 March Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:03, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Honey Wright

• ... that Casualty producers originally wanted actress Chelsee Healey to play a nurse, but she could not understand the terminology, so they cast her as tea lady Honey Wright instead? Source: reference #3 (offline source)
  • ALT1:... that scenes of Honey Wright driving in Casualty had to filmed carefully as actress Chelsee Healey could not drive? Source: "Well, I haven't passed my test yet which meant we had to film it carefully so that you don't see that I'm not actually driving it!"
  • ALT2:... that actress Chelsee Healey had to learn how to pole dance for her role as Honey Wright in Casualty? Source: "But I had to be professional and do what I had to do. By the end the dance scenes were fun, but it might have been nicer not to be swinging around a pole half-naked!"

• Reviewed: FHProductionHK
• Comment: Feel free to choose any of the three hooks, make any comments or suggest a new one.

Converted from a redirect by Soaper1234 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:52, 25 February 2021 (UTC).

• Y Article is long enough (10380 characters), new enough (converted from redirect 25 February, nominated the same day), and article is within policy
• Y Hooks are short enough, interesting and well cited. For ALT0, AGF on offline source. Any hook would be fine in my opinion
• Y QPQ done
• Overall, this nomination passes, congratulations. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:58, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Stone Street (Manhattan)

• ... that to attract commercial investment, stones were installed on Stone Street (pictured) in New York City? Source: Dunlap, David W. (December 6, 2000). "Commercial Real Estate; Turning an Alley Into a Jewel". The New York Times.
  • ALT1:... that a part of modern-day Stone Street in New York City was the first cobbled street in New Amsterdam? Source: "Stone Street Historic District". New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. June 25, 1996. pp. 3-4 (The portion of the street pictured was not part of the first cobbled street in New Amsterdam).
  • ALT2:... that the footprint of a skyscraper was relocated to preserve the historic path of New York City's Stone Street? Source: DiMona, Darcy (September 21, 1981). "The bull and the China Shop: a landmark encounter". New York Daily News. pp. 99, 103.
  • ALT3:... that the historic path of New York City's Stone Street can be traced through the lobby of a skyscraper? Source: Dunlap, David W. (May 5, 1996). "Jump-Starting a Historic District". The New York Times.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Villa Tammekann

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 04:55, 25 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Why was I not informed of this street's existence on my trip to the Big Apple? Well done with the article expansion, which passes with flying colors. I think ALT2 is the weakest of the bunch, and ALT1 and ALT3 are equally great in terms of broad public interest. SounderBruce 05:07, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Villa Tammekann

• ... that the bank initially refused to provide a mortgage for the Alvar Aalto-designed 1932 house, Villa Tammekann (in Tartu), until its flat roof was replaced by a pitched one? Source: "Especially the flat roof proved problematic: despite two attempts to construct it, the roof could not be made fully waterproof, and Mrs Tammekann refused to set foot in the house and is known to have protested heavily to Aalto. For a time, the bank even set a pitched roof as a condition of the mortgage."
  https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000003874258.html (in Finnish)

Created by DoubleGrazing (talk). Self-nominated at 10:42, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 03:02, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

2007 Football League One play-off Final

• ... that Robbie Williams scored the opening goal for Blackpool in the 2007 Football League One play-off Final?
  • ALT1:... that both Robbie Williams and Michael Jackson played for Blackpool in the 2007 Football League One play-off Final?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Wilbur Nelson

5x expanded by The Rambling Man (talk). Self-nominated at 22:15, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is easily expanded enough, properly cited, earwig complains about "for the first time in 29 years" being close paraphrasing but ... meh .... I like ALT1. I'm concerned about who's going to report minor formatting issues at ERRORS when this hits the queue. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 22:39, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

• Don't worry, I'm happy to complain about my own stuff where required. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 22:43, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Composition with Grid No. 1

• ... that the 1918 painting Composition with Grid No. 1 by Piet Mondrian is based on the golden ratio? Source: "Composition with Grid #1". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

• Reviewed: Temporary buildings of the National Mall

Created by GeneralPoxter (talk). Self-nominated at 03:20, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New article, long enough, well-referenced, no copy-vios detected. The hook is cited-inline / interesting. QPQ done. Good to go! Ashleyyoursmile! 14:08, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Japan National Route 101

• ... that most of the coastal highway Japan National Route 101 (pictured) follows the path of a road originally established by the Tokugawa shogunate? Source: See map and Japanese text at [59]

• Reviewed: Punggol MRT/LRT station

5x expanded by Mccunicano (talk). Self-nominated at 02:21, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

• I'm open to using either of the first two images included in the article. Whatever works best on the Main Page. ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 04:51, 26 February 2021 (UTC)
• Confirmed 5x expansion. Date, size, refs, hook, copyvio spotcheck, etc. all GTG. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:07, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 26

A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien

• ... that A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien is one of several reference works dedicated to the field of Tolkien studies? Source: self evident+all in the article

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Japan National Route 101
• ALT1: ... that the publication of A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien in 2014 by Wiley-Blackwell has been described as proof that Tolkien had finally attained acceptance by the literary establishment? see reviews by Higgins and Fisher

5x expanded by Chiswick Chap (talk) and Piotrus (talk). Nominated by Piotrus (talk) at 05:09, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: Y
• Interesting: N - "one of several" makes this too routine. I'd prefer the ALT

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hook notwithstanding, no issues. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 04:56, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

RandomCanadian, ALT is already there so what is the problem preventing the final approval? Did I miss something? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:12, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

@Piotrus: Just wanted to make sure that posed no problem. If that's that, then Approved ALT1 RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 05:18, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Sonata in C major for piano four-hands, D 812 (Schubert)

• ... that the Sonata in C major for piano four-hands by Franz Schubert was, for over a century after its publication in 1837, thought of as a symphony in disguise? Source: Brown 1958, pp. 186–187

Improved to Good Article status by Francis Schonken (talk). Self-nominated at 11:32, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: N - Not done
Overall: Very interesting article, nice to see that some of Schubert's works are being elevated to Good Article status! QPQ needs to be done though. GeneralPoxter (talk) 01:25, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Comment: Hard to believe that an article about a composition made it to GA without covering the music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:02, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Yes, the Movements section could be expanded and significantly improved, especially since it's dwarfed by the sheer amount of written excerpts in the article, but I can see how it made it to good status. GeneralPoxter (talk) 21:52, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Seems like Gerda didn't even look at the article, so I wouldn't give too much thought to their ill-informed criticism. As it happens, the description of the music in this GA has about an average length compared to other GAs about a single composition. Also, hardly here the right place to talk about whether or not the music is covered well in the article: the right place for that is Talk:Sonata in C major for piano four-hands, D 812 (Schubert) (who would even remember that there's some commentary about the content of the Sonata article in this place a few weeks from now?)

So, @Gerda Arendt: (1) please clean up your act, your semi-jealous jab above, obviously not based on facts, doesn't behoove you; (2) If you have improvement suggestions for the article, they're of course welcome at Talk:Sonata in C major for piano four-hands, D 812 (Schubert), and/or WP:SOFIXIT, the next step might be WP:FAC for this article, and your contribution to getting it there would of course be appreciated. --Francis Schonken (talk) 06:52, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

@Francis Schonken: I wouldn't characterize Gerda's comment as a "semi-jealous jab" (though I must disagree with their claim that it is "hard to believe" that your article made good status). Regardless, I do not believe Gerda was trying to discredit your undoubtedly hard and dedicated work on this quality article. I recommend setting aside what seems to me as a misunderstanding, and focus on the issue at hand. I really would like to see this article make it to the front page, but QPQ still needs to be satisfied. GeneralPoxter (talk) 18:32, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Did Gerda Arendt perhaps admit their misunderstanding? I don't think so. Last time I checked they were WP:FORUMSHOPping their misunderstanding, now also trying to discredit the editor who approved the GA. I don't think such attitude helps to overcome misunderstandings. --Francis Schonken (talk) 19:53, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

I see. Personally, Gerda does not come across as an editor who would intentionally take potshots, but I think you should take this issue to their talk page. As for the DYK, I really think the focus should be towards the QPQ. GeneralPoxter (talk) 20:06, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Can you explain the "less than 5 DYK credits" exception to me? Was trying to get my head around that. Afaik I have zero of such credits (can't even fathom what they are). As you can imagine I'm not too committed to the DYK process: rarely come here, because to me the system rather seems something for newcomers in search of confirmation. I've been around long enough without needing that kind of confirmation. I looked around for DYK nominations that weren't yet adopted by a reviewer, but couldn't find one that tickled my curiosity enough to engage in. Will keep an eye open for what shows up there in the next few days. Re. "I really would like to see this article make it to the front page" – if that's the case, I'd say, use whatever your imagination might inspire you to do to make it happen. From my side, it's just an offer to have an interesting DYK: I'm rather committed to improving articles than bask in the fleeting glory of seeing the result of that on main page for a few hours. --Francis Schonken (talk) 21:16, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

here - as far as I remember, many were co-nominations where I supplied the qpq, - quite likely not 5 self-nominations - hope that helps. Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:27, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt:

1. Can you retract your comment above (and wherever else you wrote it) that the article "made it to GA without covering the music"? It is a lie. GeneralPoxter thinks it unintentional, but that makes no difference: if it was unintentional you should even have less qualms about retracting it.
2. Please also look to it that those prior DYK nominations where you drew me in against my prior knowledge & will are removed from my DYK credits record? I'm sure you'll be able to find out who can do that, and ask them. If I remember correctly you were even able to cleanse any record of your prior ArbCom troubles, so this one should be far simpler.

When that's done, and you stop mentioning me directly or indirectly on user talk pages (except to get the second step above done), I think we're good again. At least from my side. --Francis Schonken (talk) 21:58, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

@Francis Schonken: It's really not about "fleeting glory" but about increasing the audience of the article. It's a well put together article about a wonderful piece, and it would be a shame if more people could not read and learn about it because of a minor QPQ issue. Now as for DYK credits, it seems to me that any nominations that attribute you as a contributor to a DYK (regardless of whether you were the nominator) count. I could be mistaken, but this is the impression I get when I visit the QPQ check and read the DYK page. GeneralPoxter (talk) 21:42, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

If the article is good, people will come to it without the DYK exposure. If it's true that there's no such thing as bad publicity: there's been quite some exposure for the article in the last 24H too! --Francis Schonken (talk) 21:58, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

(edit conflict) I think that is too strict. When I included credit as thanks for helping with an article that should not be counted. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:01, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Yes, that makes sense. I didn't look very carefully at the credits the first few times. Given that this is indeed Francis Schonken's first nomination for DYK, I'll waive the QPQ. I am sorry about causing such a fuss over this DYK, and I hope we can all come from this on good terms with each other. GeneralPoxter (talk) 22:48, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you. Francis, I am sorry that you seem to have misread my post, - the stress should have been on covering, per crit. 3, "Broad coverage, focus on the topic". I suggest that you expand the coverage of the music, based on analysis which is available, best before it hits the Main page, but the latest before a peer review. There is no need to say anything extra on the article talk page, because this review is transcluded to there. Reviews should contain only comments regarding article quality. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:30, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: you still need to *retract* that the article "made it to GA without covering the music". It covered the music. Not only that, its coverage of music is about as "broad" as the coverage of the music in your GAs. So, show that your first comment above (and wherever else you produced the same) was not intended maliciously: it was wrong, whether intended maliciously or not, so it should in any case be retracted. --Francis Schonken (talk) 08:59, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

That's not something for the DYK. As for problems with the article; Sonata_in_C_major_for_piano_four-hands,_D_812_(Schubert)#Movements is way too short of a section on musical analysis; the one example of sheet music seems like mere tokenism (and in addition, it's not even Schubert's version) - the score extension being disabled doesn't help, but pictures of appropriate extracts (main themes, ideas, ...) are always an alternative (this can be screenshotted either from a score or from your favourite score editing program); and all of that is anyway dwarfed by the massive amount of quotes [which would do better with being summarised, and also with dropping the original German text, which would do better on some place like Wikisource]); some MOS issues (WP:CITEBOMB is particularly apparent). Now, again, that can and should be resolved via the editing process or on the article talk page, without asking for retractions or getting personal disputes into it. Cheers, RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 03:02, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Re. "That's not something for the DYK" – nor are your comments. That was my point all along. Gerda's "... made it to GA without covering the music" comment above was boorish, and doesn't belong in a DYK. Because of the factual error in it I asked Gerda to retract it, and in my very first reply above I asked her to take improvement suggestions for the article to Talk:Sonata in C major for piano four-hands, D 812 (Schubert). When Gerda posted a similar remark at the reviewer's talk page, they were told the comment didn't belong there either, and that the correct place for observations about Good Article Reviews is Wikipedia talk:Good article nominations. Then, instead of using either place, Gerda took it upon herself to WP:CANVASS the topic in user talk space. So no, this doesn't belong here, neither Gerda's jab, nor your improvement suggestions. Nor does it belong in user talk space. --Francis Schonken (talk) 07:42, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Galeed Strict Baptist Chapel, Brighton

• ... that so many people attended the golden jubilee celebrations for the pastor of Galeed Chapel (pictured) in Brighton in 1932, they had to be held in a different church?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dorking
• Comment: Hook fact supported by several sources: Elleray (ref [32]), Chambers (ref [24]) and Hyde (ref [33]). Chambers expresses it most clearly: The chapel belonging to the Countess of Huntington's Connexion was obtained for the [jubilee] meetings, since Galeed was far too small, and it is estimated that 1,500 people gathered, filling the large building [the CoHC church] to capacity."

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:52, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

• Y Article is long enough (13792 characters), new enough (created 26 February, nominated same day), and article is within policy (with AGF on offline sources)
• Y Hook is short enough, interesting, in the article, and well cited (AGF on offline source)
• Y Image is freely licenced (public domain), used in the article, and looks fine at low resolution
• Y QPQ done
• Overall, this nomination passes (AGF on offline sources), congratulations. Nice to see a great new article about a place in Brighton. Joseph2302 (talk) 17:46, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Dog Day Afternoon

• ... that in the film Dog Day Afternoon Al Pacino (pictured with Penelope Allen) improvised the Attica! Attica! scene following the suggestion of an assistant director? Edelstein, David; March 2018, "Al Pacino on His Legendary Roles" Vulture
  • ALT1:... that before the production of Dog Day Afternoon, Al Pacino and Penelope Allen (both pictured) acted together in Scarecrow? Al Pacino: In Films and on Stage, p.45

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tifton Residential Historic District

Improved to Good Article status by GDuwen (talk). Self-nominated at 22:07, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Everything looks good here. Krakkos (talk) 11:21, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Short Symphony

• ... that Aaron Copland (pictured) considered the Short Symphony to be "one of the best things I ever wrote"? Source: Hilliard, Quincy Charles (1984). A theoretical analysis of the symphonies of Aaron Copland. George A. Smathers Libraries (PhD). University of Florida. p. 99.

• Reviewed: Sonata in C major for piano four-hands, D 812 (Schubert)

Created by GeneralPoxter (talk). Self-nominated at 01:29, 27 February 2021 (UTC).

• The article is new enough, long enough, referenced, neutral and plagiarism-free. I'm AGF an offline source. The hook is sourced and interesting. QPQ done. Corachow (talk) 20:21, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

• I believe you are referring to the Cross & Ewen source? Would it be acceptable if I include full quotes from the book (or upload photos of the pages in question – if that is even permissible on Wikipedia)? GeneralPoxter (talk) 05:22, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
• @Corachow: I replaced the offline source with a Google Books link to the verifiable 1969 revised version of the encyclopedia. I also provided specific quotes from the 1962 version (the original source) which can now be verified in the 1969 version. Though the book is not previewable, you can search the quotes I provided in the Google Books search bar to check page number and authenticity: Sonata Form Cyclic Form. Thanks for reviewing, GeneralPoxter (talk) 17:14, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

• AGF stands for assuming good faith, I had already accepted that source but thank you for replacing them with online ones, it still makes the article better. Corachow (talk) 17:29, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

• @Corachow: Thanks for the clarification. On a related note to offline sources, are the article's JSTOR and Taylor and Francis sources also accepted in good faith? Most of them seem to be locked/paywalled, but they are still verifiable for editors with library access. GeneralPoxter (talk) 18:25, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

• Yes, they are accepted, I mistakenly wrote that only the Cross & Ewen source was accepted. Corachow (talk) 18:34, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Comanche Springs pupfish

• ... that the Comanche Springs pupfish (pictured) no longer lives in Comanche Springs? Source: Springs pupfish Recovery Plan

• Reviewed: Mr. Touchdown, U.S.A.

5x expanded by Glorioussandwich (talk). Self-nominated at 16:45, 26 February 2021 (UTC).

• Excellent expansion, sourced well, usable image, interesting hook. Reywas92^Talk 19:54, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 27

Brenda Banks (animator)

• ... that Brenda Banks walked into Ralph Bakshi's animation studio in 1973 and asked to be an animator, despite claiming no prior experience? Source: "Bakshi would later claim that she had walked into his studio one day, saying she had never animated and asking for a job." (Brenda Banks, One Of The First Black Women Animators In America, Dies At 72, Cartoon Brew)

• Reviewed: Dennis Howard Green
• Comment: Article was moved to Mainspace from Draftspace on February 27th.

Created by Thriley (talk) and Silver seren (talk). Nominated by Silver seren (talk) at 18:21, 28 February 2021 (UTC).

• Hook is within DYK limits and is interesting. Article is long enough and new enough. I'm not sure the photo in the article is properly labeled as public domain; it should be verified or removed. If it is correctly marked as PD, perhaps consider including it in this nomination. Addressing the unsourced filmography (suggest trimming) should fix a potential copyvio with WP:IMDB. Otherwise, the article seems well sourced. QPQ is done. TJMSmith (talk) 13:48, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• @TJMSmith: I've added references to the filmography. As for the image, no idea on its background and I don't feel like adding it to this nomination. Silverseren^C 02:18, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: My comments above were addressed. Thanks for adding citations to the filmography.TJMSmith (talk) 02:35, 3 March 2021 (UTC) {{DYKsubpage |monthyear=February 2021 |passed= |2=

Domus Litonii

• ... that Domus Litonii (pictured) is the only remaining 19th century residential building in the entire centre of Helsinki? Source: Kulttuuriympäristön palveluikkuna: Domus Litonii
  • ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Created/expanded by JIP (talk). Self-nominated at 02:02, 28 February 2021 (UTC).

Long enough, new enough, no copyvios, lots of refs, hook directly reffed. AGF hook cite. No QPQ required, first-time DYKer. NOTE: reparation does not mean what you think it does :-) I made a minor change to the layout of the references section. Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:12, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Not everyone reading this DYK entry might know where Helsinki is. Shouldn't Helsinki also be wikilinked for easier searching? JIP | Talk 14:09, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Adolphus D. Griffin

• ... that Adolphus D. Griffin published the Portland New Age for Portland's African-American residents during a time they were legally excluded from the state? Source: [60]
  • ALT1:... that Adolphus D. Griffin started several newspapers, including the Portland New Age, the first newspaper for Portland's black residents?

• Reviewed: The Ghost Inside (album)

Created by Paul2520 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:58, 27 February 2021 (UTC).

• New enough and long enough. QPQ present. No textual issues I can see. ALT0 source checks out, ALT1 I can't see so AGF. Also I clipped the one newspapers.com citation so it can be viewed by anyone. This is good to go. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 02:42, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

The Ghost Inside (album)

• ... that The Ghost Inside's self-titled 2020 album is their first release since a deadly tour bus crash in 2015? Source: [61]
  • ALT1:... that The Ghost Inside fired their bassist the day after releasing their self-titled 2020 album? Source: [62]

• Reviewed: n/a - 2nd nom

5x expanded by Kncny11 (talk). Self-nominated at 18:25, 27 February 2021 (UTC).

• article has indeed been expanded 5x -- nice work, Kncny11! Reads neutral, passes an Earwig's test, and cites numerous sources. I prefer ALT0 & think it's quite interesting. I believe this is good to go! = paul2520 💬 19:09, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Joe Beggs

• ... that after his professional baseball career, Joe Beggs (pictured) was superintendent of prisons in Kentucky and director of urban renewal for Newport, Kentucky?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1998 Football League Third Division play-off Final

5x expanded by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 02:02, 27 February 2021 (UTC).

• Approve Hook and Image The article was 5x expanded on the 26th, so is new enough. It went from about 930 characters to around 5200, so is long enough for both requirements. The article reads neutrally, has in-line citations, and I will AGF on the references used through Newspapers.com. The hook is short enough and interesting. The QPQ has been done and the image presented above is in the public domain, is used in the article, and looks fine at the required size. Looks good to go. Silverseren^C 19:30, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

The Song of Achilles

• ... that when commenting on her decision to depict Achilles and Patroclus as lovers in her novel The Song of Achilles, author Madeline Miller (pictured) remarked that "I stole it from Plato"? Source: Los Angeles Times
  • ALT1:... that author Madeline Miller (pictured) discarded a completed manuscript of her novel The Song of Achilles that took her five years to write, and took a total of ten years to finish the novel? Source: WSJ

• Reviewed: Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store
• Comment: Article is a 5x expansion of material split from Madeline Miller.

5x expanded by Morgan695 (talk). Self-nominated at 01:10, 27 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: Y
• Interesting: Y
• Other problems: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Much more than five times expanded today, and all points check out. Image is licensed, ready to go. Both hooks are cited and interesting, but in my humble opinion the first is very hooky and ALT1 less so. Moonraker (talk) 17:05, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on February 28

Ontario Highway 105

• ... that at the opening ceremonies for Ontario Highway 105, Minister of Highways George Doucett was given a bear cub by a construction company for all his efforts towards the creation of the route?
  • ALT1:... that Ontario Highway 105 was built to provide access to the remote gold deposits at Red Lake, which were only accessible by boat or plane for two decades prior to its construction?

• Comment: There's a few nice photos for this one. Wish there was one of him being handed the bear. History is funny.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Now: Zero

Improved to Good Article status by Floydian (talk). Self-nominated at 20:40, 28 February 2021 (UTC).

• Overall, the article looks good and was promoted to GA within 7 days of its nomination. I really enjoy the first hook, but both are interesting and cited within the article. QPQ has been done and the image provided, while lacking the bear, goes well with the hooks. Good to go! ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 03:03, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Apple Fifth Avenue

• ... that the cube-shaped entrance of Apple Fifth Avenue (pictured) was designed to motivate people to enter the underground store, creating a "ceremony of descent"? Source: Saffron, Inga (March 22, 2010). "Old-school architect creates an iOpener". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  • ALT1:... that Apple Fifth Avenue (pictured) was developed in secret? Source: Lohr, Steve (May 19, 2006). "Apple, a Success at Stores, Bets Big on Fifth Avenue". The New York Times.
  • ALT2:... that Apple Fifth Avenue (pictured) was developed as a way to make profit from a "problematic plaza" outside the General Motors Building? Source: Ward, Vicky (September 28, 2014). "The Untold Story of How the Apple Store Cube Landed in Midtown". Intelligencer
  • ALT3:... that a 2009 study found that Apple Fifth Avenue (pictured) was geotagged in more photographs than the Statue of Liberty was? Source: Bostwick, William (March 24, 2010). "Apple Store Cube Is More Popular Landmark Than Statue of Liberty: Cornell Report". Fast Company

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2019 London Marathon

Created by Ɱ (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 19:11, 28 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is new enough (created 2/25), long enough, and well sourced. Earwig check reveals no concerns. Hooks are all short enough, interesting, and supported by citations (alt 4 requires jumping to the actual Cornell study to confirm "geotagging" as the methodology, but it's there). Personally, I find alt4 to be the most surprising and interesting, but the promoter can decide for themself. QPQ requirement satisfied. Cbl62 (talk) 03:16, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Andrew Logan (surgeon)

• ... that Andrew Logan assisted at the first UK pneumonectomy and performed the first UK lung transplant? Source: Odell, Mathew

• Reviewed: Stockton Flyer

Created by Iainmacintyre (talk). Self-nominated at 15:51, 1 March 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New article, long enough, well-referenced, no copy-vios detected. The hook is cited-inline / interesting. QPQ done. Good to go! Ashleyyoursmile! 10:39, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

MewithoutYou discography

• ... that the music styles in the discography of mewithoutYou (pictured) ranges from screamed post-hardcore vocals to acoustic campfire songs?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Vadakkekara Grama Panchayat

Created by Guerillero (talk). Self-nominated at 22:44, 28 February 2021 (UTC).

• Everything checks out. Anarchyte (talk • work) 05:42, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Rupert Richardson

• ... that Rupert Richardson, a civil rights activist, was known as the "grand dame" of the NAACP? Source: [63]

Created by Eddie891 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:42, 28 February 2021 (UTC).

• Article is new and long enough, the hook is cited, and sources seem to match the article's contents. Could probably do with a fair use image at the top, but that's not really necessary either. No copyvio detected - earwig only flagged the names of organizations. Juxlos (talk) 03:36, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

• QPQ'd Template:Did you know nominations/Amber McReynolds Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 00:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Dennis Howard Green

• ... that Dennis Howard Green wrote all the twenty book reviews for the Modern Language Review in 1975? Source: Palmer, Nigel (9 May 2009). "Memorial for Dennis Howard Green". Trinity College Cambridge Annual Record. Trinity College, Cambridge: 123. Retrieved 3 October 2020. Dennis may not himself have engaged with these issues, but he was extremely well read, and worked his way through all the latest developments. In the year 1975 he published all of twenty book reviews in Modern Language Review. This gave rise to what is called the Lex Green, according to which the editors of Modern Language Review permit a maximum of three reviews by any one person in a year.
  • ALT1:... that Dennis Howard Green was such a productive book reviewer for the Modern Language Review that they implemented a rule called Lex Green, which limits the amount of reviews per person to three per year? Source: Palmer, Nigel (9 May 2009). "Memorial for Dennis Howard Green". Trinity College Cambridge Annual Record. Trinity College, Cambridge: 123. Retrieved 3 October 2020. Dennis may not himself have engaged with these issues, but he was extremely well read, and worked his way through all the latest developments. In the year 1975 he published all of twenty book reviews in Modern Language Review. This gave rise to what is called the Lex Green, according to which the editors of Modern Language Review permit a maximum of three reviews by any one person in a year.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dog Day Afternoon

Improved to Good Article status by Krakkos (talk). Self-nominated at 11:38, 28 February 2021 (UTC).

• Approve Alt1 This is a GA review passed article that did so on the 28th and nominated on the same day, so is new enough. Obviously, it is long enough because of that. The article reads neutrally and has proper usage of in-line citations (again, unsurprising for a GA). The copyvio tool found no issues as well. I'm going to go with Alt1 as being the more interesting one and it is properly cited in-line, so no problems there. The QPQ has been done and there's no image to review. Looks good to go! Silverseren^C 18:14, 28 February 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 1

Eliza Pottie

• ... that Eliza Pottie was one of a small group of women that founded the first Young Women's Christian Association branch in Sydney, which became the first permanent YWCA in the country? Source: [64] Australian Dictionary of Biography
  • ALT1:... that Eliza Pottie attended the first gathering of the National Council of Women New South Wales, as a delegate for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union? Source: [65] Australian Dictionary of Biography
  • ALT2:... that Eliza Pottie was one of a small group of women that founded the first Young Women's Christian Association branch in Sydney? Source: [66] Australian Dictionary of Biography

Created by PMCH2 (talk). Self-nominated at 22:21, 1 March 2021 (UTC).

Interesting life, on good sources, no copyvio obvious. - I like the first hook better than the ALT, and think it could end after Sidney. Who cares about the "first permanent"? - In the article, I suggest you check commas once more, - I think you have some too many but may be wrong. I am not happy with the last sentence of the lead: link the organization please, don't repeat "religious", and find a different word for "informed". I'd like a bit more lead, - not necessary for approval, but good for a reader needing an overview. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:13, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

I have removed commas and expanded and reworded the lede. I am fine with shortening the fact.PMCH2 (talk) 02:56, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

fine, thank you! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:41, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Road Rash (1994 video game)

• ... that a rented Ducati SuperSport that was scratched during the making of Road Rash was kept and displayed in the Electronic Arts lobby? Source: "Anyways this bike was accidentally layed down while filming some of the cut scenes and thus scratching the bodywork rendering the bike un-returnable, so now it sits on display in the lobby of the now video game giant EA Electronic Arts since the games release in 1994." [67]
  • ALT1:... that the yellow Yamaha FZR1000 seen in the full-motion videos of Road Rash was previously featured on the cover of Road Rash II? Source: ""I directed and rode some of the bikes in the video along with art director Jeff Smith and other local AFM club racers from the area," Randy adds. "This included my own yellow Yamaha FZR 1000, which was featured on an earlier Road Rash cover..."" [68]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/104 (barge)

Improved to Good Article status by Cat's Tuxedo (talk). Self-nominated at 00:21, 2 March 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: Y
• Neutral: Y
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: N - Earwig is unhappy, the major result appears to be a false positive but there is a near 40% similiarity to a different site.

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The potential copyvio issue is the major obstacle here. Beyond that, if there is a possibility to find the EA story on the motorcycle linked in the blog post via the Wayback Machine, that would be preferable to the blog as blogs are generally considered unreliable due to their WP:UGC nature. If not, I AGF that the blog is telling the truth. I prefer the first hook. Etzedek24 ^{(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record)} 17:52, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• Looks like that site's text was bummed off an earlier version of Road Rash (1991 video game), so definitely a false positive. As for the source, the story unfortunately did not appear to be archived; the only results are redirects to the general EA site made last year. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 21:16, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
  • Given the nominator's comments above, my issues are addressed as well as they can be. Good to go. Etzedek24 ^{(I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record)} 21:22, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Eva Clarke

• ... that Anka Nathanová gave birth to Eva Clarke at the Mauthausen concentration camp shortly before its liberation in 1945? Source: "On April 29, 1945, after three years in the Theresienstadt ghetto, six months of slave labor in an armaments factory in Freiburg, Germany, and a 17-day train journey in an open coal car, Anka Nathanová arrived at the gates of Mauthausen concentration camp. She gave birth to her daughter, Eva Clarke, on a cart there." [69]
  • ALT1:... that Anka Nathanová denied being pregnant with Eva Clarke when asked by the Nazi SS physician Josef Mengele? Source: " On her arrival at the camp in German-occupied Poland, Josef Mengele, the SS doc-tor who carried out sadistic experiments on prisoners and took part in "selections" for the gas chambers, asked her "Are you pregnant, pretty lady?". She denied it and was selected to work, avoiding immediate gassing." [70]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jyoti Kumari
• Comment: Consider posting this on Yom HaShoah (Apr 7, 2021 – Apr 8, 2021).

Created by TJMSmith (talk). Self-nominated at 04:57, 2 March 2021 (UTC).

• Length is fine, hooks are fine for length and intriguing. QPQ done. One change to text suggested. No evidence of paraphrasing and lots of refs. I have found and loaded an extra pic which may be of use for her parents. Victuallers (talk) 12:47, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Victuallers, Made the change in the text. Good catch. I'm curious about the new picture! Thanks, TJMSmith (talk) 13:08, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Recommended for April 7/8 (see above) Refs for hooks are OK but the second is AGF (as its mostly behind a paywall). The new photo is here and I guess it could be used in her mother's article, but its up to you. Good work. Victuallers (talk) 16:28, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 2

Kay Mazzo

• ... that ballerina Kay Mazzo created roles in three ballets choreographed by George Balanchine during the New York City Ballet's Stravinsky Festival in 1972? Source: "A few months later there was the Stravinsky Festival, in June of 1972, and that was spectacular. Balanchine made three new ballets for me —Violin Concerto, Scherzo a la Russe, and Duo Concertant." ([71])
  • ALT1:... that ballerina Kay Mazzo was often cast in ballets choreographed by George Balanchine that were previously associated with Suzanne Farrell? Source: "When Suzanne Farrell left NYCB in 1969, Mazzo, who bore a strong resemblance to her, inherited many of her roles." ([72])

• Reviewed: Short Symphony

Converted from a redirect by Corachow (talk). Self-nominated at 00:04, 3 March 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Accepting offline source (direct quote given with Google Books link and ISBN) in good faith. Preference given to ALT0. I'm going ahead and giving this a tick, though please remember to bold the target article in the hook! Thanks, PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 05:32, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final

• ... that Crewe Alexandra were promoted back to the second tier of English football for the first time in 101 years when they won the 1997 Football League Second Division play-off Final?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/After Us, or the World as it Might Be

5x expanded by The Rambling Man (talk). Self-nominated at 16:23, 2 March 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New GAN that was recently expanded. I know little about soccer and even less about English football, but it sounds interesting, particularly to sports fans and history buffs. Passes the Earwig test. TJMSmith (talk) 03:37, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Isa Briones

• ... that Isa Briones, who played Soji and other roles on Star Trek: Picard, sang "Blue Skies" for the first season finale?
  • ALT1:... that Isa Briones grew up in musical theatre before she was cast in Star Trek: Picard, and recorded an Irving Berlin pop standard for its Season One finale?

Created/expanded by ATS (talk). Self-nominated at 15:40, 2 March 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: New GA article. Both hooks work although I find the first more interesting and easier to understand. I added the freely licensed photo. Feel free to remove.TJMSmith (talk) 03:28, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Joseph Gelders

• ... that physicist Joseph Gelders was a civil rights activist and labor organizer and who cofounded the Southern Conference for Human Welfare and National Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax? Source: "Gelders told Mrs. Roosevelt that he would like to call the conference the Southern Conference for Human Welfare" [73], " Joseph Gelders and Virginia Foster Durr spearheaded the formation of the National Committee to Abolish the Poll Tax (NCAPT) in 1941."[74]
  • ALT1:... that physicist Joseph Gelders was kidnapped, beaten, and nearly killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan for his civil rights and labor organizing activities? Source: "He had been beaten terribly by the Ku Klux Clan, almost killed."[75] "abducted and beaten"[76]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)
• Comment: If ALT1 hook is used, this image is another possibility: Joseph Gelders beaten.jpg.

Improved to Good Article status by TJMSmith (talk). Self-nominated at 05:43, 2 March 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: Y
• Interesting: ??

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently promoted GA. Overall article sourcing, neutrality, and plagiarism is assumed to have been covered during the GAN. Hooks are both sourced and otherwise compliant, but I'd say ALT0 fails on interestingness, so I'd suggest ALT1. Picture is acceptable but rather low-quality (and the beating photo is the same way), so schedulers might choose not to use it. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 06:42, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 3

James McHenry Jones

• ... that James McHenry Jones (pictured) was a university president, a leader of a fraternal organization, and a director of one of the first African American-owned fossil fuel companies? Source 1: WVSU President; Source 2: Grand Master; Source 3: Grand Master; Source 4: Fossil Fuel

• Reviewed: Death of Angira Pasi

Improved to Good Article status by West Virginian (talk). Self-nominated at 00:14, 3 March 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New Enough: Y Long Enough: Y

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Y Neutral: Y Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Y

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Y Interesting: Y

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Y Used in article: Y Clear at 100px: Y

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Superb work and comprehensive referencing. Recently promoted to GA. No Swan So Fine (talk) 12:58, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Special occasion holding area

March (Women's History Month)

Fédération des sociétés féminines sportives de France

• ... that after being told that women could not compete in athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics, the FSFSF setup their own Women's Olympiad? Source: [79]

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2013 Football League Two play-off Final
• Comment: Partial translation from French, but still eligible as per WP:DYKRULES rule 1e.
  Would be good to run in March (Women's History Month)

Created by Joseph2302 (talk). Self-nominated at 21:38, 10 February 2021 (UTC).

• . New enough, long enough, reads well, QPQ provided, no copyvio issues. Hook interesting, in article and followed by an in-line citation containing that fact. Nice images. Good to run in March. Whispyhistory (talk) 05:50, 18 February 2021 (UTC)

March 8 (International Women's Day)

March 19 (birthday)

Peter Thorburn

• ... that rugby coach Peter Thorburn (pictured), who had a keen interest in Thoroughbred racing, owned two horses that won multiple Group I races? Source: The New Zealand Herald (interest); Stuff (horses owned)
  • ALT1:... that rugby coach Peter Thorburn (pictured) started a pharmaceutical company after his playing career ended? Source: The New Zealand Herald

• Reviewed: Alpha Michigan Brewing Company
• Comment: Please save for March 19, his 82nd birthday (exactly six weeks and three days from now). Request to IAR the "six weeks in advance" rule.

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 00:00, 2 February 2021 (UTC).

Interesting rich life, on g