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DYK nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah ( talk) 17:33, 8 October 2020 (UTC) reply

  • ... that a book about the life of gnomes remained in the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list for over a year? Source: "A look back at: 'Gnomes'". Quote: "...the book jumped onto national nonfiction bestseller lists three weeks after publication and stayed there for 62 weeks."
    • ALT0b:... that a book about the life and work of the gnomes remained in the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list for over a year?
    • ALT1:... that the book Gnomes describes these creatures with great detail, including their internal organs and circulatory system?  Source: Fascinanting. Quote: "Though Huygen tells us more than the average person might care to know about the physiology of the gnome, going into such matters as hormonal makeup and sex organs, kidney and bladder systems, the circulation and the senses..."
  • Comment: Second nomination, so no QPQ necessary.

5x expanded by Isabelle Belato ( talk). Self-nominated at 18:20, 30 September 2020 (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 expanded on 30-September. QPQ not needed as 2nd nomination. Hook ALT0 and ALT0b approved but I find ALT0b more interesting Roller26 ( talk) 09:04, 7 October 2020 (UTC) reply
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

DYK nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Yoninah ( talk) 17:33, 8 October 2020 (UTC) reply

  • ... that a book about the life of gnomes remained in the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list for over a year? Source: "A look back at: 'Gnomes'". Quote: "...the book jumped onto national nonfiction bestseller lists three weeks after publication and stayed there for 62 weeks."
    • ALT0b:... that a book about the life and work of the gnomes remained in the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list for over a year?
    • ALT1:... that the book Gnomes describes these creatures with great detail, including their internal organs and circulatory system?  Source: Fascinanting. Quote: "Though Huygen tells us more than the average person might care to know about the physiology of the gnome, going into such matters as hormonal makeup and sex organs, kidney and bladder systems, the circulation and the senses..."
  • Comment: Second nomination, so no QPQ necessary.

5x expanded by Isabelle Belato ( talk). Self-nominated at 18:20, 30 September 2020 (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 expanded on 30-September. QPQ not needed as 2nd nomination. Hook ALT0 and ALT0b approved but I find ALT0b more interesting Roller26 ( talk) 09:04, 7 October 2020 (UTC) reply

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