Template talk:Did you know/Approved/week-3
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 fourth-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.
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Eddie Halliwell[edit]
- ... that for four years running Eddie Halliwell was voted into the top 20 of the DJ Mag poll of the most popular disc jockeys?
- Source: "Eddie Halliwell · Biography". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
ResonantDistortion 23:24, 11 May 2024 (UTC).
- The article is long enough, new enough, and reliable sourced with no copyright violations. The article is neutral, and the hook is directly cited. Approved. SL93 (talk) 20:43, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
Alexei Starobinsky[edit]
- ... that the first model of cosmic inflation was formulated by a Soviet physicist but initially remained unknown in the West?
- Source: Gribbin, John (1996). Companion to the cosmos. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 221. ISBN 978-8-17-371245-6 – via Internet Archive. and Guth, Alan (1997). The Inflationary Universe: the Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins. New York: Basic Books. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-20-132840-0 – via Internet Archive.
- ALT1: ... that Stephen Hawking conjectured Hawking radiation after a visit to a Soviet physicist and his doctoral student? Source: Ferguson, Kitty (2011). Stephen Hawking: A Life Well Lived. Bantam Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-44-811047-6 – via Google Books.
- Reviewed:
Sgubaldo (talk) 14:55, 11 May 2024 (UTC).
- Date, size, refs, neutrality, QPQ (not needed), GA status (confirmed), all GTG. Prefer ALT0 to ALT1. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 12:55, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
Lillie Shockney[edit]
- ... that Lillie Shockney is a co-founder of the Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators?
- ALT1: ... that breast cancer patients became a primary patient population for nurse navigation after Lillie Shockney reported the impact of the program at Johns Hopkins Hospital? Source: https://www.myamericannurse.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/an12-Oncology-Navigtion-1201.pdf "Breast cancer navigation became a primary patient population focus of nurse navigation when Lillie Shockney, MAS, BS, RN, publicized her success at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where she helped increase appointment completions, improve timeliness of care, and expedite chemotherapy start time by 2 weeks."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Evgeniia Subbotina
Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 17:18, 12 May 2024 (UTC).
- The article is long enough and new enough with no copyright violations. All of the references are reliable. The article is neutral. Both hooks are cited, but I prefer ALT1. SL93 (talk) 21:40, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
Alexandru Talex[edit]
... that Alexandru Talex (pictured) was described as "the gentlest" Crusade of Romanianism paramilitary?
- Source: Ion Căpățână, "Temoignage. Panaït Istrati ou l'homme qui n'a adhéré à rien", in Cahiers Panaït Istrati, Issue 4, December 1976, p. 24. You can read a print here.
- ALT1: ... that Alexandru Talex (pictured), who was novelist Panait Istrati's confidant and posthumous promoter, produced "superficial, negligent, or downright aberrant" footnotes to Istrati's letters? Source: Mircea Iorgulescu, "Vieți paralele. Recunoașterea", in Vatra, Vol. XXX, Issue 391, October 2003, p. 25 -- includes both the quote and detail on Istrati's relationship with Talex (the latter is detailed in a million other sources as well).
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Shagdarjavin Natsagdorj
- Comment: I'm hoping this gets accepted, even though I was myself superficial, negligent, or downright aberrant in not making sure to submit it within the required interval (and just some hours over it).
Dahn (talk) 19:20, 21 May 2024 (UTC).
- Interesting substantial life and work, on plenty of good-looking sources, foreign and offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I lean towards the original hook (as more positive about the subject), but am afraid that the organisation will not be known to many readers, and while I thing "paramilitary" is meant to explain what it is, it wasn't clear for me just from reading the hook. Could you say that differently? The image is licensed, and shows the period well. I don't mind a slightly late nom, especially of such a substantial addition to our knowledge. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:55, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- Fair point, Gerda, and thank you for giving this article such a thorough second-look. In light of the above, how about:
- ALT 2: ... that Alexandru Talex (pictured) was "the gentlest" member of a Romanian far-right organization? Dahn (talk) 08:33, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- Um, Gerda? Dahn (talk) 15:28, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, I had missed to put the nom on my watchlist.
- I like that better. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:32, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
- Fair point, Gerda, and thank you for giving this article such a thorough second-look. In light of the above, how about:
Devizes Plot[edit]
- ... that if the Devizes Plot had been successful, 7,000 German prisoners of war would have escaped and attacked RAF Yatesbury? Source: https://www.gazetteandherald.co.uk/news/headlines/nostalgia/2386661.grisly-tale-of-revenge/ , Whiting, The March on London, p. 72, 177
- ALT1: ... that the failure of the Devizes Plot led to the lynching of a German prisoner of war, who was incorrectly accused of being an informant? Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/dec/23/secondworldwar.comment
- ALT2: ... that two Americans were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for uncovering the Devizes Plot? Source: De Normann, For Führer and Fatherland, p.98
- Reviewed:
- Comment: This article was a pain to write thanks to sources managing to contradict each other in various ways. These three hooks seem relatively uncontested. All book sources are available on the open library for verification.
Pahunkat (talk) 20:49, 15 May 2024 (UTC).
- Approved ALT0–2: Article is new enough, long enough, well-cited to reliable sources, presentable, and with no policy issues detected (neutrality, BLP, copyvio). Non-boldlinked articles in hooks also look presentable, with no maintenance banners. Hooks are formatted and of good length, with hook facts cited in article. Verified hook fact for ALT0, ALT1. AGF for ALT2 (pages 88–101 of De Normann not available at open library). QPQ waived. I feel that ALT0 is the most interesting of the three. – Reidgreg (talk) 15:35, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Zombie Plane[edit]
- ... that Zombie Plane takes flight from Chuck Norris?
- ALT1: ... that Chuck Norris, Vanilla Ice, and Sophie Monk board Zombie Plane? Source: Chuck Norris, Vanilla Ice, Sophie Monk Board 'Zombie Plane' (...) Norris, Ice and Monk play themselves - The Hollywood Reporter
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Exdeath
- Comment: I use Chuck Norris facts in ALT0 as my quirky way of telling readers that he plays himself in the film, while ALT1 is merely a word-for-word hook derived from the THR source's title indicating that all three principal actors have joined the cast and are playing themselves
Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 07:59, 13 May 2024 (UTC).
- Reviewing... (I haven't heard a Chuck Norris meme in years) ~~lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me) 17:29, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Passed criteria: The article is new enough, long enough, not affected by DYK-eligibility problems, verifiable and NOR, copyvio-free with correctly attributed quotes. The hook is cited to RS, interesting, concise.
- Remarks, @Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: (1) I think the Premise section should be rewritten to not give undue weight to THR. (2) William Strong did not directly tell THR of the biohazard threads but rather told Mier who forwarded the story. (3) This might be a language issue from my part, but should the hook not be
- ALT0b: ... that Zombie Plane cannot take flight from Chuck Norris? Source: "We're all familiar with jokes about movie tough guy Chuck Norris (...) Norris and Ice are both playing themselves in an action-comedy titled Zombie Plane - Entertainment Weekly
- as in the movie cannot flee/escape from Chuck Norris? Also, I removed the link to the Chuck Norris facts article to add a little IYKYK. You are welcome to retain the original link. Best wishes, ~~lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me) 18:15, 14 May 2024 (UTC); 18:34, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Lol1VNIO: Thanks for taking this review. Your concerns have been addressed. I also welcome your minor revision on ALT0, which is more clear than the previous version, tho I think the decision whether to include that Norris fact wikilink is probably best left for a DYK prepper to decide. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 21:45, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Nineteen Ninety-Four guy: Thank you! I'm pleased with your revisions. Passed ALT0b either as is or with similar linking scheme to Chuck Norris facts like with ALT0, prepper decides. Best wishes, ~~lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me) 05:54, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Lol1VNIO: Thanks for taking this review. Your concerns have been addressed. I also welcome your minor revision on ALT0, which is more clear than the previous version, tho I think the decision whether to include that Norris fact wikilink is probably best left for a DYK prepper to decide. Nineteen Ninety-Four guy (talk) 21:45, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
BBL Drizzy[edit]
- ... that the instrumental track "BBL Drizzy" is about rumors accusing Canadian rapper Drake of receiving buttock augmentation surgery?
- ALT1: ... that American producer Metro Boomin unknowingly sampled a song created with generative artificial intelligence in the instrumental diss track "BBL Drizzy"? Source: https://www.billboard.com/business/tech/metro-boomin-bbl-drizzy-future-ai-sampling-1235682587/
- Reviewed:
~Liancetalk 21:07, 13 May 2024 (UTC).
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Overall: Earwig's clear, long enough, new enough, sourced well, and gtg. The Graun really needs to get its reporting up though, "Metro did something that had yet to be done in this rap battle: he apologized" might be the most damning indictment of J Cole's role in the beef I've seen. AryKun (talk) 05:25, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Liance, would you do an ALT hook that doesn't mention "rumors accusing" a living person of cosmetic surgery? Rjjiii (talk) 18:52, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Just wanna say that this is awesome. Where will it show up? Freedun (yippity yap) 00:46, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
Girl Friday (TV programme)[edit]
- ... that when actress Joanna Lumley spent nine days on an uninhabited island for the 1994 TV show Girl Friday, she made a pair of shoes out of her bra?
- Source: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/joanna-lumley-ive-asked-to-be-buried-with-my-self-made-shoes-from-girl-friday/37241732.html: "Lumley unveiled a bag of items that she has kept, including a one pound bag of rice, a small knife, a ladle, a shell and a pair of shoes that she made from her bra to protect her feet."
- Reviewed:
Mystery Merrivale (talk) 12:52, 17 May 2024 (UTC).
- Comments by Tbhotch
General eligibility:
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- Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
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Overall: A recently expanded article that is long enough. Most of the sources are hosted by a third party, so I cannot review them and I'll assume good faith. No copyvio issues with the available text. The hook is interesting and it was not present before the expansion. QPQ is not required. According to the tool, this is the fourth nomination. (CC) Tbhotch™ 01:54, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
Maud Morgan (harpist)[edit]
- ... that Maud Morgan (pictured) was the first ever American to perform as a solo harpist on the American concert stage? Source: NYtimes (freely available via Proquest with Wikipedia Library, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Time magazine
- ALT0a: ... that Maud Morgan (pictured) is considered the first American to perform as a solo harpist on the American concert stage? Source: Same as above
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Axel Downard-Wilke
X (talk) 21:00, 14 May 2024 (UTC).
- I'm afraid that that QPQ does not count, as a previous full review had already been conducted.--Launchballer 21:31, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
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- Other problems: - The hook only appears in the lead and not in the body of the article - I think this needs to be changed, per WP:LEDE
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Overall: A really interesting person to read about! I think we would need to use ALT 0a, which better reflects the claims of the sources. The only query is on the hook not appearing in the body of the article. If you can add it somewhere appropriate, this is good to go. Mystery Merrivale (talk) 10:09, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Mystery Merrivale: Done. Yes, let's go with ALT0a. X (talk) 11:10, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
- @X: That's great, ready to go with ALT0a. Mystery Merrivale (talk) 14:45, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
Atavista[edit]
- ... that prior to its 2024 release, a track on the album Atavista could be heard in a 2019 Google Pixel ad?
- ALT1: ... that "Human Sacrifice", a track on the 2024 album Atavista, could be heard in a 2019 Google Pixel ad? Source: https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/donald-glover-childish-gambino-new-song-google-pixel-ad.html
- Reviewed:
JayceFey (talk) 14:06, 14 May 2024 (UTC).
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Overall: Hi JayceFey! Just a small recommendation: While I am aware that Track listing and Personnel sections are generally citation-free, the final sentence of the Background section that mentions the absence of three tracks in the previous albums lacks a citation. It may have been intended as an extension of the primary source from the previous album, but I would advise citing it with a secondary source if possible. The hook is interesting. Second DYK nomination so QPQ-free. Earwig's Detector shows a 4.8% similarity, but it's not plagiarism after double checking. The article is well-written overall. Prince of Erebor(The Book of Mazarbul) 11:00, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi Prince of Erebor! Has the issue been resolved? I added a citation to the section you mentioned. JayceFey (talk) 15:06, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry for the delayed reply. Yea, good to go now!—Prince of Erebor(The Book of Mazarbul) 10:10, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
Radio Yerevan jokes[edit]
- ... that the Armenian Radio jokes are neither about radio nor are they Armenian? Source: Draitser, Emil (1998). Taking penguins to the movies: ethnic humor in Russia. Humor in life and letters series. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-8143-2327-4.
Szmenderowiecki (talk) 00:48, 14 May 2024 (UTC).
- Date, size, refs, hook, QPQ, copyvio spotcheck, all GTG. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 01:58, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
Izzy Scane[edit]
- ... that Northwestern lacrosse player Izzy Scane led the country in points, missed a season with a torn ACL, then led the country in points again?
- Source: Northwestern (for points), USA Lacrosse (for ACL)
Hameltion (talk | contribs) 22:40, 14 May 2024 (UTC).
- Will review. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:33, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
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Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:43, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Daxinzhuang, Frederick Seguier Drake[edit]
- ... that Drake discovered an ancient Chinese city?
- Source: Li, Min (2008). Conquest, Concord, and Consumption: Becoming Shang in Eastern China, p. 70 https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/60866
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mounir Akbache and Template:Did you know nominations/Nozawana
Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 07:02, 14 May 2024 (UTC).
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Overall: Both article need end-of-sentence cites for the fact of him discovering the city. The source confirms the claim ("He discovered the Shang deposits at Daxinzhuang"). The source is a doctoral dissertation, but it seems to have a decent number of citations according to Scholar, so I think it's fine to use. Earwig's clear for both articles and no other issues I can see, so gtg once the end-of-sentence cites are added. AryKun (talk) 13:28, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- @AryKun: Oops! Added end of sentence cites. Thank you! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 13:49, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
Bernard Mellor[edit]
- ... that academic Bunny Mellor also served as a secret agent alongside Peter Fleming?
Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:55, 15 May 2024 (UTC).
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Overall: A really interesting, and well-written article, with a good hook. Only one minor issue - the hook is cited, but not at the end of the sentence where the fact appears, which is required for DYK. Once that's fixed, we're good to go. Mystery Merrivale (talk) 08:55, 18 May 2024 (UTC)}
- @Mystery Merrivale: Ah, I always forget! Fixed. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:45, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Generalissima: Great, this is now good to go. Mystery Merrivale (talk) 18:24, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
Utter (horse)[edit]
- ... that the police horse Utter served with the Stockholm police for over 23 years, participating in 515 changings of the Royal Guards?
- Source: "Utter köptes av Stockholmspolisen 1978 [...] I september 2002 pensionerades han från polisen" Dagens Nyheter 2005-04-14. p. 19
- Reviewed:
AlexandraAVX (talk) 20:12, 15 May 2024 (UTC).
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Overall: My first one in a while. Looks good as far as I can tell, though I can't access most of the cited newspaper articles to fully confirm (looks like they exist but are in print/paywalled). I just published an edit to the article for some light clean-up but it shouldn't affect this nomination. AdoTang (talk) 03:00, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
List of Green Bay Packers NFL All-Anniversary Team selections[edit]
- ... that Don Hutson and Forrest Gregg were the only Green Bay Packers' players selected for all three NFL All-Anniversary Teams?
- Source: A number of sources show the various make-ups of each All-Anniversary Team and the table can confirm that these two players were the only selections across all three.
- Reviewed: Kenneth Odumegwu
« Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 21:20, 15 May 2024 (UTC).
- Will review. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:18, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
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Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:29, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
Madisen Skinner[edit]
- ... that volleyball player Madisen Skinner beat Texas in one national championship final – then won two national championships with Texas?
Hameltion (talk | contribs) 18:46, 15 May 2024 (UTC).
- Will review. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:39, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
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Overall: Looks good. Nice work. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:41, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Kenji Tanigaki, Stephen Tung[edit]
- ... that Kenji Tanigaki, the Japanese action director of Rurouni Kenshin and Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, began his career as a stuntman on the invitation of Hong Kong action choreographer Stephen Tung?
- Source: [1]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Shushu/Tong
- Comment: Second QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Atavista
Prince of Erebor(The Book of Mazarbul) 11:28, 15 May 2024 (UTC).
- Date, hook, length works out on both, QPQs done, no close paraphrase found. --Soman (talk) 21:15, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for reviewing the articles, Soman!—Prince of Erebor(The Book of Mazarbul) 15:08, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
References
- ^ 浅見みなほ (31 December 2020). "アクション監督:谷垣健治(前編)「香港映画の現場を見て『この中にいたい』と思った」" [Action director: Kenji Tanigaki (Part 1) : I saw the set of a Hong Kong film and thought, "I wanna be a part of this."] (in Japanese). Natalie. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
そういう意味では「ここからスタントマンになりました」と言える転機だったと思います。本当はアクション監督3人の推薦が必要なんですけど、トン・ワイっていうアクション監督が推薦してくれて、裏口入学みたいな形で入れてもらいました(笑)。 / アクション監督を務めた「るろうに剣心」シリーズの最新作「るろうに剣心 最終章 The Final」は4月23日、「るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning」は6月4日より全国ロードショーとなる。「G.I.ジョー:漆黒のスネークアイズ」は2021年10月22日に全米公開される予定。
[I think it was a turning point where I can finally say that "I became a stuntman". In fact, you need recommendations from three action directors (to debut as a stuntman), but I was able to get in through a backdoor entrance thanks to the recommendation of action choreographer Stephen Tung. It was like a backdoor admission. / The latest installment of the Rurouni Kenshin film series, titled Rurouni Kenshin: The Final, in which he (Tanigaki) served as an action director, will be released nationwide in Japan on 23 April. Besides, Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning will have its nationwide release on 4 June. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, another film he (Tanigaki) worked on, is scheduled for a release in the United States on 22 October 2021.]
Sea of Voices[edit]
- ... that "Sea of Voices" was accepted by Porter Robinson's fans even though it was a fundamental change to his prior musical style?
- Source: McCarthy, Zel (2014-03-28). "Porter Robinson's tired of 'electro bangers', will switch things up on Worlds debut album". Billboard.
- ALT1: ... that despite the single "Sea of Voices" being released just before the 86th Academy Awards, it became a trending topic on Twitter during the event? Source: ibid.
- Reviewed: [[]]
- Comment: This is my final QPQ-exempt nomination.
—TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 00:39, 17 May 2024 (UTC).
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Overall: LGTM, hooks looks good overall, tho I feel like the second one could be punchier, however that should not block promotion. I now have something new to listen to while I code :) Sohom (talk) 22:12, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
- Appreciate the review, Sohom! If you like this song, I can confirm that Porter Robinson has plenty of other good options to jam to while writing. :D —TechnoSquirrel69 (sigh) 22:24, 4 June 2024 (UTC)
IBM Advanced Computer Systems project[edit]
- ... that although it was never built, Lynn Conway notes that IBM's ASC-1 would have been the premier supercomputer of the era? Source: Conway 2011
- Reviewed: Hush WAACs
Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:20, 16 May 2024 (UTC).
- The article is long enough, new enough, and neutral with reliable sources. There are no copyright violations. There are a few issues. The part with "now-famous memo" has an external link, and external links should not be in the article's body. The last part of the Cancellation section needs to be referenced. As for the hook, the article actually says, "it would have been the premier supercomputer of the era". Conway likely was referring to the world, but the quoted words do no say that. SL93 (talk) 23:58, 25 May 2024 (UTC) SL93 (talk) 23:56, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
- @SL93: fixed! Maury Markowitz (talk) 00:12, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Maury Markowitz: The part with "now-famous memo" has an external link, and external links should not be in the article's body. I can approve it once that is taken care of. SL93 (talk) 00:15, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
- @SL93: This does not appear to be a reason to hold up DYK, but whatever, changed. Maury Markowitz (talk) 00:29, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
- @Maury Markowitz: The part with "now-famous memo" has an external link, and external links should not be in the article's body. I can approve it once that is taken care of. SL93 (talk) 00:15, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
- @SL93: fixed! Maury Markowitz (talk) 00:12, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
- I meant the external link, in retrospect I realize that was not specified. Maury Markowitz (talk) 14:49, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
Jaelyn Brown[edit]
- ... that Jaelyn Brown, who was born with two club feet, now plays in the WNBA?
- Source: ESPN (clubfoot) / several sources for WNBA
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Two Roosters Ice Cream
- Comment: A day late; requesting IAR.
BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:46, 24 May 2024 (UTC).
- Article is long enough (5647 characters) and just a day late for a prolific nominator and active volunteer who is usually on time, so using discretion to give it a pass per the rules last time I checked. Article is well sourced and Earwig returns a very low match rate (under 6%), suggesting there are no copyvio problems here. Tone is neutral. Article is tidy. Hook is sourced to two sources including ESPN which quotes her mother who said she cried and cried when doctors told her her baby might not walk very well. The hook is also interesting and jumped out compared to other hooks waiting for review. No images are used. QPQ is done. Good article, good to go. Cielquiparle (talk) 04:11, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
Pearl (X)[edit]
- ... that actress Mia Goth was cast as both Pearl and Maxine in X to emphasize the similarities between the two characters?
- Source: Nemiroff, Perri (26 March 2022). "'X' Director Ti West Breaks Down the Pearl and Maxine Dynamic". Collider. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- Reviewed:
FishLoveHam (talk) 14:26, 19 May 2024 (UTC).
- FishLoveHam New enough, long enough, no copyvio, QPQ not needed. The plot summary could be shortened a little. Some things like shot, breaking, hip could be unlinked. Not everything needs to be linked see MOS:OVERLINK. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 16:14, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- OlifanofmrTennant thanks for your comments. I did my best to apply your feedback. :) FishLoveHam (talk) 18:19, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 18:27, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- OlifanofmrTennant thanks for your comments. I did my best to apply your feedback. :) FishLoveHam (talk) 18:19, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
Hush WAACs[edit]
- ... that the team of British women codebreakers sent to France during the First World War were nicknamed the Hush WAACs?
- ALT1: ... that seventeen British women, known as the Hush WAACs, were sent to France to become codebreakers during the First World War? Source: https://www.gchq.gov.uk/information/hush-waacs
- ALT2: ... that codebreaker Emily Anderson was initially training to become a Hush WAAC before she joined the British GCHQ? Source: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Queen_of_Codes/dFRsEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Hush%20WAACs%22&pg=PT55&printsec=frontcover
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EEHalli (talk) 16:12, 16 May 2024 (UTC).
- What a great little article! Never heard of this before and I think most readers will find it intriguing. DYK Check shows 2300 chars of body, but that's not accounting for the names so I'm going to give it a definite bye. New enough, well cited, GTG. Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:23, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
Maury Markowitz, EEHalli, the hooks need tweaking because they contain links to the disambiguation pages First World War and Government Code and Cypher School, can one of you fix them? TSventon (talk) 16:41, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- @TSventon: seems to have been fixed already. Maury Markowitz (talk) 17:09, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you @TSventon: and @Maury Markowitz:. I normally do biogs for women in red so this was a different format for me. EEHalli (talk) 17:22, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- @TSventon: seems to have been fixed already. Maury Markowitz (talk) 17:09, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: I strongly recommend ALT2, although perhaps with "initially" removed. Maury Markowitz (talk) 18:29, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
Xiaotian Quan[edit]
- ... that Xiaotian Quan (pictured), the loyal canine companion of the deity Erlang Shen, is worshipped as the protector of pets? Source: Yifang, Lian (8 November 2019). "寵物開刀別擔心!到廟裡找哮天犬求平安". Now News (in Chinese).
- ALT1: ... that the Tibetan Mastiff breed is believed to be descended from the celestial dog Xiaotian Quan (pictured)? Source: "哮天犬食日天狗 二郎神神獸 - 大公報". Hong Kong Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group (in Chinese). 29 September 2009.
- ALT2: ... that the proverb "to bite the hand that feeds you" is believed to have originated from a story about Xiaotian Quan (pictured) and Lü Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals? Source: 台灣俗語諺語辭典(精) (in Chinese). 五南圖書出版股份有限公司. 1 July 2022. ISBN 978-626-317-913-4.
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TheGreatPeng (talk) 12:36, 17 May 2024 (UTC).
- Article is new enough, more than long enough, and very well sourced. Hook is interesting and well-sourced, with a minor problem: while the source is Taiwanese, the article does not actually state that the worship actually takes place in Taiwan. Maybe just drop "in Taiwan", especially since the article mentions other countries like Malaysia as well? ALT1 is a bit dull, ALT2 is otherwise OK but "is said to have" is a bit weak. The image would otherwise be good, but it's a bit muddy/unclear and the dog is barely visible. (Not a blocker though, the image is optional anyway). Jpatokal (talk) 23:46, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @TheGreatPeng: Jpatokal (talk) 23:46, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jpatokal:, Thank you for noticing. These days, I have returned to the U.S. and have had no time to edit on Wikipedia. Please pardon me. I have now fixed the issues you requested. Thanks. TheGreatPeng (talk) 06:46, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
- Thank you so much. I already fixed image blur and color tone. TheGreatPeng (talk) 13:37, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
- @TheGreatPeng: Jpatokal (talk) 23:46, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
- Request' - Hi, DYK promoter, As a newbie, I have made 4 or 5 DYK articles, but none of them were chosen with a photo. So if possible, please promote this DYK with an image. Thanks TheGreatPeng (talk) 13:40, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
George Kunkel (actor), The Chalice of Courage[edit]
- ... that actor George Kunkel (pictured) portrayed a mountaineer in The Chalice of Courage (1915), the first film to depict an assisted suicide?
- Source: for first film to depict assisted suicide: Stack, Steven; Bowman, Barbara (2011). Suicide Movies: Social Patterns 1900-2009. Hogrefe Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9781616763909.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Travis Glover
- Comment: Second QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Casey Washington
4meter4 (talk) 23:11, 19 May 2024 (UTC).
- Both articles are newly written, sourced throughout. AGF on offline sources, but the hook fact about the first assisted suicide on film is available via Google Books. The Variety article and others appear to be offline, which is fine. I trust you. Articles appear to be written neutrally. Two QPQ are provided. – Muboshgu (talk) 03:35, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Victory Salute (statue)[edit]
- ... that sprinter Peter Norman requested that he be left off an Olympic Black Power Statue (pictured) so that others could stand in his place?
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/olympic-black-power-statue
https://theconversation.com/fifty-years-later-peter-normans-heroic-olympic-stand-is-finally-being-recognised-at-home-102112- Reviewed:
- Comment: Can be run without image.
SammySpartan (talk) 23:41, 20 May 2024 (UTC).
- There are multiple issues. Three of the sources are unreliable - PBase as a personal website, Humanities for All as a blog post, and Indybay has no editorial process as an "open publishing newswire" that "allows anyone to instantaneously self-publish their work". The first and last sentences of the Design section needs citations. The first sentence under the Use as protest space section needs to be cited. SL93 (talk) 00:29, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks SL93 for the feedback. I've replaced the PBase citation with a better source, and removed the Indybay citation. I've also added sources for the sentences which were missing them.
I've left the Humanities for All citation up because I believe that although it's a blog article, it's an appropriate source for the statement of "[SJSU] faculty embedded Victory Salute into their Public Art as Resistance project". The blog is written by the Director of Public Programming for the College of Humanities at San Jose State, and describes the history and intent behind the project. I have added another secondary source for the statement, but I think the Humanities for All article should stay.SammySpartan (talk) 18:20, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain[edit]
- ... that critics praised Rosario Dawson's narration in Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain for its clarity and engagement, despite the film's complex subject matter?
- Source:
- "With input from technologists, entrepreneurs, currency experts, news analysts and others, a wide, kinetic array of archival clips and more recent visuals, and Rosario Dawson’s crisply voiced narration, the movie engagingly outlines blockchain’s role as the underlying technology behind such digital currencies as bitcoin (which gets its own dissection), plus its growing part in accounting practices, music industry payments and renewable energy markets." LA Times
- "Moviegoers who still think that “Bitcoin” and “blockchain” are synonyms will have their eyes opened by Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain, an engaging doc..." "Winter and narrator Rosario Dawson whisk us back to the 2008 economic collapse" The Hollywood Reporter
- "The fast-paced, globe-hopping documentary “Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain” provides plenty of words, examples and context to help define its complex subject, blockchain technology. Still, it’s unlikely that less initiated viewers will be able to fully explain, without a crib sheet, what they’ve just learned. That’s no fault of this well-assembled film, or its capable writer-director, Alex Winter...but, rather, of the elusive concept of blockchain..." LA Times"
- ALT1: ... that musical artist Imogen Heap is featured in Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain, discussing how blockchain could enable direct micropayments from fans to artists? Source: "songwriters like Imogen Heap believe it could even help fix the carnage Napster caused, letting fans support artists directly with micropayments. The DJ Gramatik went even further than Heap, making his entire discography available on file-sharing sites and selling shares in his career via crypto." Hollywood Reporter
- ALT2: ... that the 2018 documentary film Trust Machine: The Story of Blockchain features UNICEF exploring blockchain as a means to give stateless refugees official identities? Source:
- "In one of the most tangible examples, a group within UNICEF is exploring blockchain as a means of giving refugees official identities independent of the failed nations they’re fleeing — eliminating vast amounts of bureaucracy on individuals’ long roads to aid and safety." The Hollywood Reporter
- "We learn how, thanks to blockchain, neighbors in Brooklyn can trade solar electricity; how the technology might provide records for stateless refugees; and how it offers a way for fans to buy equity in an artist they like, without the middle men who come with sales on the internet." New York Times
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Space travel in science fiction
TheSandDoctor Talk 23:29, 23 May 2024 (UTC).
- The article is long enough, new enough, and neutral. I don't see any copyright violations, and I assume good faith on the paid subscription source. I prefer ALT2, but the promoter can choose the hook. SL93 (talk) 07:46, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
George Kunkel (theatre manager)[edit]
- ... that blackface actor George Kunkel (pictured) originally portrayed the character of Uncle Tom to promote slavery during the American Civil War, but later used the part to attack it when his views changed?
- Source: Spingarn, Adena (2018). "Chapter 3: Uncle Tom and Jim Crow". Uncle Tom: From Martyr to Traitor. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9781503606098.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jude McAtamney
- Comment: Moved from draft to mainspace on May 17, 2024
4meter4 (talk) 05:00, 19 May 2024 (UTC).
- I'll review this one. Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 21:57, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
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Overall: Looks good. I would just link 'blackface' and 'American Civil War' in the hook. Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 22:37, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
- Forgot to mention it but the photo is GTG too (in the PD, used in the article, clear photo). Dr. Swag Lord (talk) 23:06, 22 May 2024 (UTC)
Friendly Father[edit]
- ... that the North Korean propaganda song "Friendly Father" went viral on TikTok following its release, with some users comparing it to the songs of Swedish supergroup ABBA?
- Source: Mao, Frances (3 May 2024). "TikTok loves North Korea's latest propaganda bop. Why?". BBC. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
When North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un released his latest song two weeks ago, surely he couldn't have foreseen it becoming a hit on TikTok. But the propaganda tune has gone viral online with Gen Z users bopping around to the synthy-electro pop. ... But there is a certain Soviet-era tinge to it; Gen Z users describe it as 'Abba-coded', a reference to the Swedish superband.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ryoko Kui
- Comment:
Please hold till Father's Day 2024.
Yue🌙 00:55, 17 May 2024 (UTC).
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Overall: Nifty, precise article. Nicely written, well sourced and verifiable. The only copied parts are quotes, which are cited so no issues there. The article had some minor copy editing issues, and I've done them myself (also removed half a sentence for which I was unable to find any supporting reference). It's now good to go. Small note: It'd be better if you wiki-linked the publications of the citations. I've also adjusted the hook (Tik Tok - TikTok). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xoak (talk • contribs) 03:47, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
I just realised that Father's Day coincides with the potential timeframe of this hook being promoted, if no issues arise. I am requesting that this hook be held in the special occasion holding area for Father's Day, if other DYK contributors are in agreement. Yue🌙 01:15, 3 June 2024 (UTC)On second thought, nevermind. Yue🌙 03:31, 3 June 2024 (UTC)