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

Accessibility of transport in London[edit]

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London Taxi with wheelchair ramp
London Taxi with wheelchair ramp
Moved to mainspace by Turini2 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Turini2 (talk) 12:44, 2 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Some problems need fixing. TheNuggeteer (talk) 02:29, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've made changes and comments as required to the article. I think I'd like to focus on the positive hooks, with this photo instead? Turini2 (talk) 11:29, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
London bus with wheelchair ramp
I think I found a better hook.
I think that is more interesting as since the TfL bus fleet has been accessible for a while. but since the LU is the oldest metro systems, its partially accessible with only a third. Also with taxis, I assume you're talking about the TfL ones since other services like Uber likely don't have the accessibility scheme in place and use a normal car. I also think something that is not mostly accessible is better and more interesting that those that are fully accessible. For example, a hook stating that the Elizabeth line is fully accessible (even including the old stations) wouldn't be interesting as new(er) systems are expected to be accessible/have step free systems. JuniperChill (talk) 09:36, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, I'm happy to go with that hook with a minor tweak for "step-free"- yes, I mean "London black taxi", technically Uber is not a taxi (Vehicle for hire). I didn't want to be too negative about accessibility, but the Tube one is balanced. Could use the lead photo - unsure on caption though! Turini2 (talk) 10:51, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry for the late reply as I was out and about. Anyway, I don't really need to see the point of the photo if we are talking about 1/3rd of LU stations accessible since I cannot think what demonstrates it, plus its very tight for images on DYK because only one image a day (or two images a day in the event of a backlog) for the ~8 hooks. Also @TheNuggeteer:, what do you think of the new hook as you initially reviewed it? JuniperChill (talk) 16:23, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think "only" should be removed, but other than that, it's fine. 🍗TheNuggeteer🍗 23:38, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
All other issues with the article are now resolved (it has a more substantive lead, fixed words etc) Turini2 (talk) 09:03, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Now its time to turn the signal green now that the hook issue has been fixed. I didn't know step-free has a hyphen so I'm fine with that alongside removing the 'only'. JuniperChill (talk) 10:36, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Capital Bicycle Club[edit]

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Sketch of Capital Bicycle Club uniform, 1883
Sketch of Capital Bicycle Club uniform, 1883
  • Source: Bloom, John (2015). "The Extraordinary History of Cycling and Bike Racing in Washington, DC". In Elzey, Chris; Wiggins, David K. (eds.). DC Sports: The Nation's Capital at Play. pages 3–5
Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 57 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:18, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good. Nice work. AGF on hook source. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:56, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Riley Gale[edit]

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Riley Gale in 2019
Riley Gale in 2019
  • ... that a critic compared vocalist Riley Gale (pictured) to a "rabid wolf"?
Converted from a redirect by Kimikel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Kimikel (talk) 01:21, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Kimikel Article meets DYK standards – well-sourced, neutral, and free of plagiarism (the article is a defo must-read, pretty nice writing for a short article). The source comes from a reliable source which is... the bare minimum but yeah it works! The image supplied works as well, pretty nice quality. Original alt works. Arconning (talk) 15:42, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

John Henry Hirst[edit]

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  • ... that architect John Henry Hirst was found at the bottom of the stairs at home, with a broken neck?
  • Source: "The late Mr J. H. Hirst". Western Daily Press. 8 July 1882. p. 5 col.8. "(Inquest report:) Death resulted from an accident at his residence ... Death was the result of a dislocation of the neck caused by an accidental fall downstairs".
Moved to mainspace by Storye book (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 107 past nominations.

Storye book (talk) 09:23, 8 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Environmental impacts of artificial intelligence[edit]

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  • ... that training the model for ChatGPT used the equivalent energy footprint of driving 123 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles for a year?
Created by Bluethricecreamman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Bluethricecreamman (talk) 03:58, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: awkwafaba (📥) 16:04, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Bluethricecreamman: Thank you for your hard work. Please fix copyvios and sourcing issues and then we can proceed.

Ok, i've updated the template with the corrected source for the first one (I guess I mixed up the two scientific american articles, I think they bothy say that GPT-3 releases 552 metric tons of Co2, but only one talks about the comparison to cars. Thanks for catching that! Also fixed ALT1, thanks for fixing that as well! Apologies for incorrect info, I'll try to read a bit slower with these articles. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 21:45, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't dig to hard on that spammy site earlier, sorry. I agree that they stole from enwiki and not the other way around. All three hooks are good to go. I think ALT0 is the most compelling. awkwafaba (📥) 01:05, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Specifically, I am a little concerned that statistics-heavy topics like this, when they're directly related to buzzwordy trending topics in the news cycle, tend to be very ill-suited to being patched out from headlines. That is to say, writing the shark attack and dog attack based solely on news coverage would give the impression that these were both uncommon things that do happen every once in a while, when in reality the yearly rates are eighty versus several million. This article quotes a bunch of figures from news stories back-to-back, and there doesn't really seem to be much attempt at comparison or context. For example, there is a paper cited that projects 85-143 TWh of global power consumption from neural networks by 2027, based on a conjectural optimistic scenario where NVIDIA/TSMC transition their entire manufacturing output to A100s (all of which are installed in data centers and used for nothing but LLM inference). By comparison, this paper estimated that video gaming consumed 34 TWh/year in the United States alone in 2019; this document from the DoE says that aluminum production in the US in 2000 consumed a total of 279.2 TWh/yr. The US consumes about 16% of the world's electricity, so a very rough approximation here would give a ballpark estimate of 212.5 TWh for gaming (the US does about 2% of aluminum production worldwide, giving us around 13960 TWh yearly for global aluminum production). It also seems like there is a lot of ambiguity between training (a fixed cost, as models are only trained once) and inference (the process that happens when running the model, which typically requires billions or trillions of times less computation). I am somewhat worried about having this on the front page. jp×g🗯️ 23:45, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
you are literally using us energy gov stats to WP:SYNTH a whataboutism argument… by the same logic, the criticism section of any industries environmental impact can be called misleading because theres always another more polluting industry you can point to. the comparison you suggest is “missing” is literally that training ChatGPT training took as much energy as 123 gasoline powered cars yearly footprints. and suggesting that including examples from news articles headlining the carbon footprint is a bad thing for wikipedia is inane. most articles on here use secondary souces such as news articles. and most DyK hooks are eyecatching Bluethricecreamman (talk) 00:34, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
For the specific task of literally writing an encyclopedia article about a topic, I would say that answering questions like "why is this statistic relevant" or "what does this number mean" is probably its most important purpose. I gave a couple examples to illustrate what this looks like, obviously there is no reason why aluminum manufacturing in particular is more relevant than anything else. The most appropriate source here would likely be something like a textbook or monograph about electrical consumption by various industries, and how this related to environmental concerns in general. Since this is a subject of rather large significance, it is important that our writing on it be accurate, and not news. I am opposed to running stuff on the main page where vague insinuations are made by factoids of unexplained significance -- e.g. what's a terawatt-hour? what's a gram of CO2? why are some figures given in one and some as the other, and still others given in folksy derivative units like average midsize sedan gasoline consumption rates over average suburban commutes? jp×g🗯️ 01:06, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Moreover, ALT0 is not supported by the source. Indeed, OpenAI's well-known sleazy refusal to be transparent about any of its operations or research means that the source cannot say that, because the source does not know. The figure claimed as fact in this hook is, in the source, carefully and explicitly presented as an approximate figure derived by estimation (it's from https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.10350 -- note the methods they are using). jp×g🗯️ 01:16, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not arguing these bad faith arguments after this. The source link is literally right there for anyone to read. There are three links I cite with the 552 metric tons figure in the article. Most of the "environmental impacts of" are similar collections of "factoids" discussing various industry leaders. And by your logic of WP:NOTNEWS, we should remove most news articles discussing long term trends in any industry. WP:NOTNEWS specifically states no original reporting on wikipedia (we don't report the news ourselves, we cite it), and calls for enduring notability of information (we don't do an article if its just one or two articles). if you find a reputable source arguing that this is a false number or a false comparison, feel free to edit the article. I respect your work as an admin, and your experience, but this is silly. Bluethricecreamman (talk) 01:35, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Page Ackerman[edit]

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Created by SL93 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 410 past nominations.

SL93 (talk) 01:38, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

William P. Dole[edit]

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  • Source: Kelsey, Harry (1979). "William P. Dole (1861–1865)". In Kvasnicka, Robert M.; Viola, Herman J. (eds.). The Commissioners of Indian Affairs, 1824-1977. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 139-140
William P. Dole, 1860s
William P. Dole, 1860s
Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 58 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 19:26, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Epicgenius (talk) 15:21, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Scott Jarvis (actor)[edit]

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  • Source: "Courier for Washington". Anderson Herald Bulletin. February 23, 1970. p. 1.
Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 83 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 17:28, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • This looks good! Long enough, eligible, no evidence of copyvio, QPQ done. Hook is cited in-article. I'll have to AGF on the source itself, but otherwise everything seems good. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 03:25, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Doreen Lofthouse[edit]

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Fisherman's Friend lozenges
Fisherman's Friend lozenges
  • Source: "the shape of the lozenge is based on the design of the buttons on one of the dresses Doreen Lofthouse wore to the office" from: Chrystal, Paul (30 June 2021). The History of Sweets. Pen and Sword History. pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-1-5267-7886-4.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 850 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 10:08, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Reviewing... New enough, long enough, QPQ provided, reads well, hooks are interesting. Will complete soon Whispyhistory (talk) 10:52, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    ... Earwig's copyvio~10%, hooks are all in the article followed by citations to references containing the relevant hooks. All 3 hooks are interesting. The image is free. Another very enjoyable work by the author, thank you. Passing proposed hook as alt1 and 2 are too long. Whispyhistory (talk) 11:14, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cocoa production in São Tomé and Príncipe[edit]

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Cocoa harvested in São Tomé and Príncipe
Cocoa harvested in São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Source: Drew, Keith (6 July 2023). "How the Chocolate Islands are rediscovering their roots". BBC. Retrieved 28 June 2024. The trees thrived in the rich volcanic soil, and by the early 1900s, São Tomé and Príncipe was the biggest exporter of cacao in the world, earning it the nickname of 'The Chocolate Islands'.
  • ALT1: ... that São Tomé and Príncipe was known as "the Chocolate Islands" in the early 1900s, when it was the world's top exporter of cocoa (samples pictured)? Source: Same as above.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Emmanuella Atora
  • Comment: Technically, São Tomé and Príncipe is a singular country (a Portuguese colony at the time mentioned in the hook). The hook should therefore use singular conjugations of verbs, but it sounded too odd upon my initial reading. I thus changed the verbs to their plural conjugations, as if the islands themselves are being described rather than the modern country or the former colony. I have nonetheless included my original wording as ALT1, in case the reviewer or promoter wants to compare the two.
Created by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Yue🌙 07:35, 3 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Hi Yue, review follows: article created 3 July and exceeds minimum length; I reworded one sentence slightly to move it further from the source, but otherwise I don't think there is an issue with overly close paraphrasing; article is cited inline throughout to what look to be reliable sources for the subject; hook fact is interesting, mentioned in the article and checks out to source cited (BBC); a QPQ has been provided; image is properly licensed and looks fine. I changed from single to double quotation marks in the hooks to match the article and, I think, our MOS. In terms of plurals I think English_plurals#Geographical_plurals_used_as_singular discusses this; either alternative sounds OK to me but British English tends to be a bit more flexible than US English on this (see eg. Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Plurals) - Dumelow (talk) 09:40, 3 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Dumelow: Thank you for taking the time to do this review! On second thought, maybe ALT1 is the better choice because ALT0 implies that there were two exporters instead of one. Yue🌙 02:53, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Abdul Ali Deobandi[edit]

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  • ... that Abdul Ali Deobandi stipulated that women were prohibited from learning reading and writing, even at home?
  • Reviewed:
Created by Faldi00 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Faldi00 (talk) 08:12, 6 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

  • Article is new, long enough and neutral. It cites sources inline. "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports very few text similiarity commenting "violation unlikely". The hokk is well-formatted and interesting. Its length is within limit. Its fact is accurate, however, a reference is needed directly at the end of the sentence in the article. No QPQ is required for the nominator. I will approve after the reference issue is addressed. CeeGee 15:19, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • I added the missing citing by myself because there wa no reaction in couple of days, and the issue was minor. I guess the issue was not understood. Anyway, it is now fine. Good to go. CeeGee 03:22, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Céline Dept[edit]

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Celine Dept in 2024
Celine Dept in 2024
  • ... that Céline Dept (pictured) was the first Belgian YouTuber to reach 10 million subscribers?
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  • Comment: Several newspapers in Belgium covered this fact at the time, so I think it's notable.
Created by Howardcorn33 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

―Howard • 🌽33 20:26, 4 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough

Policy compliance:

  • Adequate sourcing: No - This direct quote needs to have a footnote immediately following: "At first, it was all for fun, but suddenly it went super fast and I was busy with it full time." Per DYK guidelines, the hook fact needs to also have a footnote directly following it; I would put one where the fact appears in both the lead and body.
  • Neutral: Yes
  • Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: Yes
  • Other problems: No - I'm a little concerned about the reliablity of TVovermind. Searching for it on the perennial sources noticeboard, there's some concern that it's a low-quality clickbait website. Is there a better source available for Dept's birthday? Her nlwiki article cites Famous Birthdays, which is blacklisted and therefore unhelpful. Otherwise, WP:DOB dictates we need to remove it or only include the year, should a source be available. (Maybe check her socials? A birthday tweet or something would be acceptable.)
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: None required.

Overall: @Howardcorn33: Meets criteria, Earwig clear, very well-sourced, image is CC licensed, just a couple of tweaks needed. – TCMemoire 14:40, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I have added a citation in the lead for where it mentions the DYK fact, in addition to placing a citation next to the direct quotation. As for her birth date, I have been unable to find any source, excluding TVovermind, which states her birth date in full. I have found a pinned YouTube comment in her CEMI channel which says her birthday is on December 8.[1] We know that she was 23 years old on September 26, 2023,[2] so I believe we can infer her birth date as being December 8, 1999. Would it be acceptable if I assembled these two sources to state her full birth date? ―Howard • 🌽33 19:28, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  1. ^ Pinned comment at "WIJ ORGANISEREN EEN VERJAARDAGSFEEST VOOR 8-JARIGE FAN.. (Ze Weet Van Niets..) #630" (Media notes) (in Dutch). 2023-10-15. Archived from the original on 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-09. Op welke dag ben jij jarig? 🎉 Michiel 6 april & Celine 8 december!
  2. ^ "Céline Dept becomes first Belgian to reach 10 million YouTube subscribers". The Brussels Times. 2023-09-26. Archived from the original on 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
@Howardcorn33: Unfortunately not; WP:DOB addresses this point, that concensus has been reached that combining sources to deduce a birthdate is considered WP:SYNTH. I would bet that TVovermind is just ripping from Famous Birthdays. Good new, though: if you go back through her celine.dept Instagram, there's a post from December 9, 2019, where she says "yesterday was my 20th birthday", we can use that. I would drop the link for you but I'm having issues linking from Instagram on my phone, sorry! Edit: She also dropped this Tiktok with #22, so that helps alleviate any concern that she wouldn't be okay continuing to advertise her birthday.– TCMemoire 09:46, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@TCMemoire: I have added the Instagram and TikTok posts as references and removed Tvovermind. ―Howard • 🌽33 14:30, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Howardcorn33: Thanks. Good to go now :) – TCMemoire 17:41, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bengisu Avcı[edit]

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  • Source: "En son Hawaii’deki Ka’iwi (Molokai) parkurunu yüzmeye çalıştım,", "Her açık deniz yüzücüsünün hayali olan Okyanus 7’lisinin 5. parkurunda Portekiz Man o'War denizanasına temas edince büyük acı duyan Bengisu, parkuru tamamlayamadı." (in Turkish) [1]
Created by CeeGee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 221 past nominations.

CeeGee 15:51, 9 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

Overall: Great work! I'm currently in Turkey and I enjoyed reading and reviewing the article, and it looks like it has no obvious issues from what I can see. I'm partial to the second hook but open to either hook being used depending on the final decision of the closing reviewer. --Sky Harbor (talk) 16:56, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

George Hunter Cary[edit]

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Created by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 59 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 06:33, 4 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Quintus et Ultimus Watson[edit]

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Created by Aquabluetesla (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

Aquabluetesla (talk) 17:14, 4 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

Review

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: None required.

Overall: What's most interesting about this guy is his unusual name, which the article doesn't explain. Perhaps someone will figure it out when we run it. Andrew🐉(talk) 15:54, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looking further at this, I find a source which comments on the name without really explaining it. It's The Strangest Names in American Political History and there are three of them. What a great triple hook they would have made.... Andrew🐉(talk) 21:13, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In Latin his name is "Fifth and the Last". It would be interesting to see all three, though I’m not sure how it would be done. Aquabluetesla (talk) 02:09, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fred Thomas (British politician)[edit]

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  • Alt1... that before Fred Thomas became Member of Parliament for Plymouth Moor View, he was the Royal Marines' light heavyweight boxing champion?
  • Alt2... that before Fred Thomas became Member of Parliament for Plymouth Moor View, he learned to read and write in Arabic and studied abroad in Egypt?
    • Created by Sahaib (talk) and Gaia Octavia Agrippa (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 29 past nominations.

    Sahaib (talk) 13:44, 6 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
    Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: I am concerned about the hook for WP:BLP focusing on the negative aspects of his career. Can you share some alternatives? AnotherColonialHistorian (talk) 15:15, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Green checkmarkY Much better and more interesting! Approve Alt1. AnotherColonialHistorian (talk) 16:42, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Three Dikgosi Monument[edit]

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    Improved to Good Article status by 48JCL (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    48JCL 16:01, 5 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Going to review this one, since my DYK nomination has a distribution in Botswana as well. Was on DYK previously, but guidelines were changed to allow for renominations after 5 years (previous inclusion was in 2012). New enough, long enough, sourced, neutral, and plagiarism free. Hook is cited and interesting. I'm going to hold on to the confirmation temporarily to ensure whether @48JCL: wants to include the photograph as well, since there appears to be a caption but there is no photograph included in the template. Ornithoptera (talk) 01:28, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Ornithoptera, as Botswana does not have Freedom of Panorama, we can't run this hook with an image. Schwede66 05:29, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    User:Ornithoptera Thanks, but this isn't my first time here. Regards, 48JCL 01:27, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Clover Point[edit]

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    Pedestrian view of Clover Point
    Pedestrian view of Clover Point
    • ... that untreated sewage was dumped directly into the ocean from Clover Point (pictured) until 2020?
    • Reviewed:
    Created by Clovermoss (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 18:45, 7 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • New article of good length. Sources look fine and I didn't find any copyright issues. The hook is interesting and short. The picture is freely licensed and works in a small format. Third nomination, so QPQ is not needed. Seems like everything is good and ready to go, well done! Ffranc (talk) 11:53, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    2024 Rose Bowl[edit]

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    5x expanded by PCN02WPS (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 77 past nominations.

    PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 03:09, 6 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General eligibility:

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: Yes
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Ready to go. Sahaib (talk) 15:51, 6 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Tobey (song)[edit]

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    Created by Launchballer (talk) and Dxneo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 236 past nominations.

    Launchballer 09:26, 5 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    @Arconning: We have a slight problem, in that I just came across this BBC piece which confirms that it is definitely Shady Eminem takes a chainsaw to, which means "likely" won't fly. What is your opinion of the following:
    ALT1: ... that the music video for "Tobey", in which Eminem carves into his own alter ego with a chainsaw, was delayed by three days?
    ALT2: ... that the music video for "Tobey", featuring "3 generations of Detroit", features Eminem carving into his own alter ego with a chainsaw?--Launchballer 13:06, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Launchballer Since the "likely" isn't applicable now, wouldn't it be better to omit "likely" and I'd suggest ALT1a: ... that in the music video for "Tobey", Eminem carves into his own alter ego with a chainsaw?" Though ALT1 itself is fine for me, just need your confirmation if you're okay with sticking with ALT1. Arconning (talk) 13:20, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I think it might fall foul of WP:DYKFICTION on its own, hence the extra information. I'm sure a promoter can opine.--Launchballer 13:23, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Pass for ALT1 Arconning (talk) 13:30, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Wandering Souls (novel)[edit]

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    Created by MarchOfTheGreyhounds (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 411 past nominations.

    SL93 (talk) 21:05, 7 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]


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

    Overall: Thank you for this useful article, on a subject which needs to be written about.

    • Note: The article has well over 2,000 characters (not counting the summary section, which has no citations). Therefore it is long enough. WP book-plot summaries are not usually cited, and the rest of the article is properly sourced (except see my last bullet point below)..
    • I have given the article a minor copyedit. That does not affect DYK.
    • A Very British History is not mentioned in the source you have given above, for ALT0. I have checked all the other sources in the article, and cannot find it in any of them. Am I missing something? Please tell me where the fact is cited, or add a new source for that fact to the article?

    When a source is found for the above fact, this nomination should be good to go. Storye book (talk) 09:13, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Storye book I have fixed the sourcing in the article. The gal-dem source says the episode is Whatever Happened to the Boat People? and I added a further source showing which show the episode came from. SL93 (talk) 13:26, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for your prompt reply, SL93. That is a brilliant solution, thank you. Now all is clear in the article.
    Good to go. Storye book (talk) 18:39, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Congenital anosmia[edit]

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    Created by AbhiSuryawanshi (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    AbhiSuryawanshi (talk) 21:28, 6 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Why not make the hook short and snappy? Schwede66 05:34, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Much better! AbhiSuryawanshi (talk) 16:08, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:18, 8 July 2024 (UTC) Looks decent and I like ALT3, but on second thought I'm probably not familiar enough with medical topics to give a good review on this. I'll leave it to someone else to give a full review. BeanieFan11 (talk) 01:50, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • I'll take over.
    General: Article is new enough and long enough

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: No - ALT0 is verified. ALT1's source does not seem to mention food enjoyment. Neither of ALT2's sources from the article nor the one in Ben Cohen (businessman)'s article mention that his anosmia is congenital. Assuming that ALT3 is the same source as ALT0, it also checks out.
    • Interesting: Yes
    QPQ: None required.

    Overall: awkwafaba (📥) 15:52, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @AbhiSuryawanshi: I just want to make sure you saw this. awkwafaba (📥) 02
    12, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
    @Awkwafaba: Thanks for the ping. I would like to know if I can add more sources such as https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01455613221111496 and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5865213/ for ALT3 --AbhiSuryawanshi (talk) 06:08, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @AbhiSuryawanshi: Both of those sources support the claim in ALT3 (as did the source from ALT0). The first one directly cites this article so that would probably be the best source. These should be added in the article.
    The statement "Many people with congenital anosmia often do not enjoy food as much as others because they cannot smell it." also needs to be handled. You don't want to have the article sound ableist and violate NPOV. The new source you added explicitly counters the statement in the article by saying "People with congenital olfactory loss may not miss what they never had." In this way, the congenital form of the condition is different from the acquired form, and this should be in the article.
    You also need to find a source that says Ben Cohen has the congenital form of the condition, or remove the statement from the article. awkwafaba (📥) 16:42, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Awkwafaba: Thank you for the feedback. I have removed the sentence stating "Many people with congenital anosmia often do not enjoy food as much as others because they cannot smell it" to avoid any potential ableism and to maintain a neutral point of view. Additionally, I have revised the mention of Ben Cohen to remove the reference to congenital anosmia. Although an interview mentions his anosmia from childhood, which is often considered congenital anosmia, I understand the need for a specific reference that clearly spells out "congenital anosmia." Therefore, I am removing the term "congenital" for now until I can find a source that explicitly confirms it. --AbhiSuryawanshi (talk) 17:17, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I wanted to inform you that I have now struck through ALT1 and ALT2. I would appreciate it if only ALT3 (ALT3: ... that 1 in 10,000 individuals are born without the ability to smell?) could be considered for DYK. --AbhiSuryawanshi (talk) 18:18, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    reference issues addressed suffieciently. ALT2 is rejected. Rest are fine by me, but OP wants ALT3, so let's go with that. Thanks for the hard work! awkwafaba (📥) 18:46, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you for the feedback and approval of the remaining ALTs. I'm fine with multiple ALTs if that works better. This is my first DYK, so I really appreciate your support and guidance! --AbhiSuryawanshi (talk) 19:51, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Cultybraggan Camp[edit]

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    Cultybraggan Camp
    Cultybraggan Camp
    • ... that the area of Cultybraggan Camp (pictured) has been a royal hunting ground, a prison for fervent Nazis and the site of a underground bunker intended for use in a nuclear war?
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mariesa Crow
    • Comment: I reviewed this article (nominated by Pahunkat) and advised the nominator to put it up for DYK. They haven't done so but I thought it would be a shame to miss this interesting a subject so am nominating it myself. I will complete a QPQ when I get time over the next couple of days.
    Improved to Good Article status by Pahunkat (talk) and Shipsview (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

    Llewee (talk) 01:59, 12 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Llewee, review follows: article promoted to GA on 6 July' article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't pick up any issues with overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck; image is properly sourced and licensed; hook fact is interesting and mentioned in the article, the latter parts check out to the sources cited, I will have to AGF on the hunting part as I can't read Latin; this should be good to go once a QPQ is provided - Dumelow (talk) 08:41, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thanks for nominating this Llewee, I've done the QPQ for you. I like the hook. The latin part was mentioned in the GA review, there's other things in the article it could be replaced by if it isn't permissible here (e.g. self-catering holiday accomodation). Pahunkat (talk) 13:23, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Hi Pahunkat, thanks for the QPQ. I am happy to assume in good faith that the Latin source supports what's in the article and pass this review - Dumelow (talk) 14:55, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Dumelow and Llewee: the key Latin sentence seems to be "Item misse versiis Collybrathane ad venationes Regis iij' xl panes [Also sent to Collybrathane to the King's hunting expeditions, 40 loaves of bread - via Google translate]". @Unoquha: you added the sentence to the article here, do you have a source that identifies Collybrathane and Cultybraggan? TSventon (talk) 12:45, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    The placename spelling is somewhat eccentric in this old (1836) edition of the manuscript Latin (appears twice). I can't find it spelled exactly like that elsewhere. There is no reason to think of anywhere else though, in easy reach of Stirling and Perth. Apparently, the place belonged to a royal official called Reddoch or Redeheuch.Unoquha (talk) 13:52, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Godzilla Minus One[edit]

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    • ... that a Japanese essayist and film historian has called Godzilla Minus One a "dangerous movie"?
    Improved to Good Article status by Eiga-Kevin2 (talk). Nominated by Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

    Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 09:08, 7 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 20:27, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    McVey Fire[edit]

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    Aftermath of the McVey Fire
    Aftermath of the McVey Fire
    • ... that after the McVey Fire, the United States Forest Service accidentally planted thousands of non-native trees?
    • Reviewed: Céline Dept
    • Comment: QPQ pending completed. Welcome to hook tweaks.
    Moved to mainspace by TCMemoire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

    – TCMemoire 10:04, 9 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article created 4 days before nomination. Meets adequate length requirements, properly sourced inline, Earwig doesn't pick up any issues. QPQ done, and hook is good. Nice work! B3251(talk) 17:44, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Libotonius[edit]

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    Libotonius pearsoni fossil
    Libotonius pearsoni fossil
    • ... that some of the first likely Libotonius (pictured) fossils collected are lost at the Smithsonian?
    • Source: Wilson 1978 doi:10.1139/e78-075 "Since then Pearson's collection was forwarded to, but never accessioned in, the Smithsonian Institution. and it cannot now be located.
      Wilson 1979 doi:10.2307/1443214 "Pearson's specimens cannot be located, but they probably included specimens of the new species described here, rather than a species of the similar Erismatopterus"
    • ALT1: ... that Libotonius (pictured) are small fish, with adults ranging between just 10.6–40.0 mm (0.42–1.57 in)? Source: Wilson 1977 Page 44 L. blakeburnensis GENERAL FEATURES Summary statistics for the species are given in Table 5. The known specimens (Fig. 13) represent only a small size range, from about 30 to possibly 40 mm
      Wilson 1979 doi:10.2307/1443214 L. pearsoni Description.-All specimens small compared with other Eocene percopsiforms, ranging from 10.6–20.8 mm (0.42–0.82 in) standard length
    Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 354 past nominations.

    Kevmin § 15:00, 8 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    General: Article is new enough and long enough
    Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: No - ALT0 is interesting, ALT1 isn’t super thrilling for me, but I would let the readers decide.
    Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: I like ALT0 the best, but both are cleared awkwafaba (📥) 02:41, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    2000 Cambodian coup d'état attempt[edit]

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    Created by Arcahaeoindris (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

    Arcahaeoindris (talk) 15:25, 6 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:21, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Charles Tottenham, 8th Marquess of Ely[edit]

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    Created by Roc0ast3r (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

     RONIN  TALK  20:26, 6 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hi Roc0ast3r, interesting article; review follows: article created 6 July and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources for the subject matter; I didn't pick up any overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck on sources; hooks are interesting, mentioned in the article and check out to the sources cited; a QPQ is not required. Looks fine to me, nice work - Dumelow (talk) 07:56, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Carl Friedrich Gauss[edit]

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    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by Dioskorides (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Dioskorides (talk) 21:49, 10 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    Policy compliance:

    Hook eligibility:

    • Cited: Yes
    • Interesting: Yes
    • Other problems: Yes
    QPQ: Done.

    Overall: Fantastic work bringing this to GA status! Great choice for a hook! Reywas92Talk 01:09, 15 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Mary Jane Patterson[edit]

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    • ... that Mary Jane Patterson, daughter of a slave, was the first African American woman to gain a BA degree, having taken a 'gentleman's course'?
    • Source: Blakemore, Erin (2017-05-23)' How the Daughter of a Slave Became the First African American to Earn a Bachelor's Degree.' Time
    • ALT1: ... that Mary Jane Patterson was the first Black principal of a famous high school in Washington DC? Source: Stewart, A (2013) First Class: The legacy of Dunbar, America's first Black Public School. Chicago. Ill: Lawrence Hill Books p 32
    • Reviewed:
    Improved to Good Article status by Balance person (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    Balance person (talk) 11:52, 8 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article was promoted to Good Article within the last couple of days, is easily long enough, well written and copiously referenced. In my opinion the original hook, about being the first to get a BA degree, is best - very interesting indeed. The fact is cited immediately after it, in the lead introduction, to a page hosted on the university website. If I was being picky I'd say the info about achieving a BA degree should be included in the main body of the article too, because the lead intro is normally a summary of the main article. But the GA reviewers didn't have an issue with this, so I'm happy to say good to go to the next stage. Sionk (talk) 17:59, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hunter River Railway Company[edit]

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    Created by Willthorpe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

    Will Thorpe (talk) 13:00, 7 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Interesting article. Article is within policy, cited to reliable sources, and no copyright violation detected. Hook fact is verified to the cited source. However the hook statement itself is not currently explicitly stated in the article. We need the hook fact clearly presented in the article with similar language with an inline citation before this can be promoted.4meter4 (talk) 18:04, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    4meter4 I’ve reworded it, does this suffice? Will Thorpe (talk) 00:54, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Willthorpe You misunderstood what I said. I didn't need you to change the hook fact, I needed you to add as inline citation inside the article itself (along with making the text of the hook fact appear in the article's body). We can only promote hooks where the hook content is written with similar language in the article and where that information is directly followed by an inline citation. Currently the Great Northern Railway is only mentioned in the lead and without an inline citation. We need to see the content of the hook fact in the body of the article and with an inline citation. That will require you editing the article to make it compliant with DYK's requirements. Best.4meter4 (talk) 13:55, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @4meter4 Oh! I’m afraid you’ve missed it! It’s in the ’Legacy’ section at the end of the article. I figure that featuring citations in the lede is usually bad practice as the content is elaborated on further down, with references there. Will Thorpe (talk) 14:41, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks I see it now. Looks good. Approving the hook for promotion.4meter4 (talk) 16:55, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Frederick Perceval, 11th Earl of Egmont[edit]

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    Created by Roc0ast3r (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

     RONIN  TALK  02:35, 8 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Hi Roc0ast3r, nice article on an interesting subject; review: article created 7 July and exceeds minimum length; article is well written and cited inline throughout to reliable sources; I didn't pick up any issues with overly close paraphrasing in a spotcheck; hook facts are interesting, mentioned in the article and check out to sources cited, I would be a little wary of ALT1 as the article (and source) state that he later regretted not taking up his seat, happy to leave to the discretion of the promoter; no QPQ is required. I picked up the dates of his eligibility for the Lords (stated in the infobox) are not cited, if these can be added or removed this should be good to go - Dumelow (talk) 07:39, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks Roc0ast3r, all good to go - Dumelow (talk) 15:17, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Victory Vertical[edit]

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    US Air Force personnel with a Victory Vertical in 1945
    US Air Force personnel with a Victory Vertical in 1945
    • ... that the Victory Vertical piano (pictured) was developed in 1942 to be parachuted to US troops?
    • Source: "The first prototype for the Victory Vertical pianos was prepared for government inspection by June 1942, after Theodore E. Steinway received a request from the U.S. government’s War Production Board for heavy-duty military pianos" from: Sparks, Alyssa (9 June 2019). "The Steinway Victory Vertical Piano Project". The Messenger. Retrieved 3 July 2024. and "Around 5,000 special models of piano called the ‘Victory Vertical’ or ‘G.I. Steinways’ were made during the Second World War; a small piano designed to be carried on ships or dropped by parachute from an airplane to bring music to the soldiers on the battlefield." from: Hall, Sophia Alexandra (5 May 2022). "During World War II Steinway pianos were parachuted onto battlefields to provide relaxation". Classic FM. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 851 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 08:41, 7 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]


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

    Overall: I prefer the first hook. The issue noted above re the expansion needs to be addressed. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:1C0D:29BD:F02A:DC84 (talk) 23:47, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi, thanks for the review. Note that I nominated this as a new article, not an expansion. This article didn't exist in Mainspace until it was moved on 7 July; it had lingered as a draft in my userspace from 2023. This is permitted under Wikipedia:Did_you_know/Guidelines#Newness ("For DYK purposes, an article is considered new if, within the last seven days, the article has been ... moved from userspace or draftspace into mainspace") - Dumelow (talk) 08:08, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Ah - apologies. Nicely done. Good to go. 2603:7000:2101:AA00:E9A0:8637:BE9D:BB0E (talk) 21:45, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Côte d'Ivoire–Ghana Cocoa Initiative[edit]

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    • ... that Ghana and Ivory Coast have been accused of setting up a cocoa cartel?
    Created by Yue (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

    Yue🌙 00:26, 7 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Love it! Great article, thorough and balanced, facially eligible, source is cited and in article. That the organization is greedy or corrupt seems a prominent enough perspective that I don’t think it’s undue for the hook.꧁Zanahary꧂ 04:55, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    • Oh, and I made a little tweak to the hook so the link includes the grammatical article, since the article is about one supposed cartel, not cocoa cartels in general. ꧁Zanahary꧂ 04:55, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Poozeum[edit]

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    Barnum
    Barnum
    • ... that the Poozeum holds the fossilized dinosaur feces known as Barnum (pictured)?
    Created by Gobonobo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 122 past nominations.

    gobonobo + c 05:35, 12 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Article is great. It is new enough, long enough, well courced, neutral, plagiarism free and a QPQ is done. The image is ree, used in the article and clear. I had two queries: first, could you pop the citation in where I added [citation needed]? Secondly, I think the hook could be hookier - maybe mention the T-rex, or indeed that its named after a person? Otherwise all good! Lajmmoore (talk) 18:19, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    • ALT1 ... that fossilized dinosaur feces (pictured) from the Poozeum was named for Tyrannosaurus discoverer Barnum Brown?
    • ALT2 ... that the Poozeum holds the largest known fossilized dinosaur feces (pictured), which may have come from a T. rex?
    • ALT3 ... that fossilized dinosaur feces (pictured) which may have come from a T. rex is held in the Poozeum?
    @Lajmmoore: I've added the citation. Hooks are always the hardest part for me. I've added some alts above. gobonobo + c 02:49, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Gobonobo: I totally know wha you mean - they are so hard! I think ALT1 and ALT3 work pretty well now. Thank you! Lajmmoore (talk) 06:55, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Grand Army Plaza (Manhattan)[edit]

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    The Sherman Monument in Grand Army Plaza
    The Sherman Monument in Grand Army Plaza
    5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 662 past nominations.

    Epicgenius (talk) 13:32, 8 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: All proposed hooks look OK; I particularly like the original and ALT1 though. ALTs 3 and 4 are less interesting to me than the others are. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:03, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Epicgenius: just the QPQ pending. Thanks. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 23:38, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @BennyOnTheLoose: Thanks for the review. I have now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 21:10, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    We did it, Joe![edit]

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    • Source: "Palmer loves that meme so much, in fact, that she did her Kamala Harris, "We did it, Joe!" impression in front of Harris herself." (NBC)
    Created by Spaghettifier (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

    Spaghettifier (talk) 20:24, 9 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Article new and long enough. Passes earwig, no close paraphrasing was found, and the hook seems interesting. QPQ done. Toadboy123 (talk) 18:00, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Alexander Langmuir[edit]

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    • Source: "In 1949, Dr. Langmuir created a corps of epidemiologists at what is now the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The corps was ready to fly anywhere immediately to investigate reports of an epidemic or an unusual cluster of cases. Known as the Epidemic Intelligence Service, the program played a crucial role in turning what was then an obscure and fledgling operation into a large Federal agency. [...] When the possibility of biological warfare was raised during the Korean War, scientists looked to epidemiology as the first line of defense. But the country was not prepared. Dr. Langmuir seized the opportunity to strengthen disease surveillance and his program." [4]
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: I feel that initializing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is appropriate for readability, given that the hook specifically focuses on Langmuir's work with its subsidiary Epidemic Intelligence Service. However, if others feel that the full agency name needs to be listed, that still fits within the 200 character limit (147 vs 186).
    Improved to Good Article status by BluePenguin18 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

    BluePenguin18 🐧 ( 💬 ) 19:19, 8 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article was promoted to GA on 8 July, is well cited, and the hook is interesting. Hook is also cited. Copyvio detector shows high percentages, but it's mostly due to long names of people and institutions. QPQ is not needed. Nice article, happy to approve it for dyk! Artem.G (talk) 18:14, 11 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Verna Osborne[edit]

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    • ... that San Francisco voice teacher Verna Osborne retired at the age of 101?
    Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 85 past nominations.

    4meter4 (talk) 18:13, 8 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

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

    Overall: Looks mostly good. Nice work. The only issue I see, @4meter4:, is that there appears to be excessive citations in the second paragraph of the body. Is it necessary to include 16 references for the statement She had her own regular radio program on WOR, Verna Osborne, Songs, from 1933-1936? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:03, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Yes, because each reference is just covering a single program. I provided a representative sampling across time to demonstrate that it was a recurring program. There are many more of this kind. I couldn’t find a source talking about the program in a long term way to replace these. Best.4meter4 (talk) 16:36, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    OK. I'm not an expert with this, so I'll let it pass. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:42, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    National Casket Company[edit]

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    Ol' Rip in his casket
    Ol' Rip in his casket
    • Source: "A wooden, hand-carved mahogany casket, model 2040, was the chosen vessel for McKinley’s ornate resting place — at least at first, Beardsley explained. The Oneida casket was apparently used for the funeral services, and later McKinley was transferred into another casket, made in Ohio, for the actual entombment. A New York Times article from September 15, 1901 reads: '[McKinley’s casket] was furnished by the National Casket Company of Oneida and is elaborate in design. It is made of solid crotched Santo Domingo mahogany. It measures 6 feet 3 inches in length, is 22 inches wide, and 20 inches deep inside.'" from: Stone, Carly (4 November 2022). "Famed casket company in Oneida recalled". Rome Sentinel. Retrieved 8 July 2024. and "Will Wood had Old Rip preserved, courtesy of the Barrow Undertaking Company. The National Casket Company provided a tiny casket" from: Newton, Teresa S. "Old Rip". Texas Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
    Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 852 past nominations.

    Dumelow (talk) 20:54, 8 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

    • Article is new enough and long enough. It is well-sourced, presentable, neutral, and BLP-compliant. Earwig is mostly picking up on proper nouns. The hook is cited and interesting. I would use U.S. and not US as this is an American company and maybe shorten the hook to just Ol' Rip, leaving off the Horned Toad if the image is used. QPQ has been done. The image has a free license, is used in the article, and renders well at a small size. Good job. gobonobo + c 02:02, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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