Thank you so much for promoting
osteogenesis imperfecta with its image, as it was a whole lot of work to get it to its current state. I'm sure
Vaticidalprophet will be happy I didn't give up due to not being able to think of a hook at first!
I'm writing to suggest you move the text (pictured) after the words blue eyes—as a genetic disease can't really be pictured.
So my suggested change is in full—
... that osteogenesis imperfecta causes blue eyes (pictured)—and brittle bones?
Thanks so much! I'm sorry for forgetting to write the (pictured) in my suggested hook. Psiĥedelisto ( talk • contribs) please always ping! 02:19, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
- Psiĥedelisto It's fine. Done. SL93 ( talk) 02:27, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
On 7 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Banzai Bug, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Windows 95 game Banzai Bug, in which a player controls a bug that must escape from an exterminator's house and is told as a war story, was created as "The Flight-Sim with an Attitude"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Banzai Bug. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Banzai Bug), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 12:02, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
On 8 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Designasaurus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the educational computer games Designasaurus and UMS 1 together gained their publisher more than $5 million during 18 months in the 1980s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Designasaurus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Designasaurus), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:03, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
On 16 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Helen Block Lewis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American psychoanalyst Helen Block Lewis was one of the first researchers to study the difference between shame and guilt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Helen Block Lewis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Helen Block Lewis), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
WP:AFC Helper News
Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.
- AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
- The template {{ db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{ db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.
Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914 at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
Bruxton (
talk) 18:56, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry to reject the hooks. I wanted to yield to your opinion and if we had two we could agree on, the reviewer could choose one. That is how I have seen some reviews go.
Bruxton (
talk) 23:11, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
- Bruxton It's fine. I will just let whoever promotes the article choose one. SL93 ( talk) 01:04, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
On 21 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lord Chumley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a showing of the 1914 film Lord Chumley on the roof of a New York City theatre was canceled with an on-screen announcement due to its 40-minute runtime? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lord Chumley. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Lord Chumley), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:03, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
On 24 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Valerie Boles, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American root doctor Valerie Boles was the inspiration for the character Minerva in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and its film adaptation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Valerie Boles. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Valerie Boles), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:03, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
On 26 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument in Timișoara commemorates the Great Plague of 1738, which killed around 1,000 of the city's 6,000 inhabitants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
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-- Megalibrarygirl ( talk) 16:38, 27 February 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging
On 2 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Together We Live, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the production of the 1935 film Together We Live, carpenters tried to copy the musical saw brought in by actress Wera Engels? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Together We Live. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Together We Live), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:
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Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings. -
AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds. -
Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs. -
GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs. -
Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews. -
SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways. -
Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.
These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:07, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:
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Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
-
AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
-
Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
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GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
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Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
-
SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
-
Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.
These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:55, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
lullabying (
talk) 05:53, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for support in the RfC! Listening to the charity concert mentioned here. I created the articles of the composer and the soprano. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:38, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
Now, you can also listen on YouTube, and more music, the piece by Anna Korsun begins after about one hour, and the voices call "Freiheit!" (freedom, instead of "Freude", joy). Music every day, pictured in songs. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:24, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
St. Patrick's Day, more music and today's sunset -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:03, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
The Prayer is on the Main page, finally + new flowers, and btw: the TFA is a young writer's first -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:37, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
Sunday flowers and sounds, don't miss the extraordinary marriage of the beginnings of the theme of Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, and Prayer for Ukraine - here! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:12, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
Thank you today for It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School as TFA, "about a documentary that focuses on LGBTQ topics being taught in schools"! - Per happy coincidence, a pictured DYK by me (and Grimes2 and many) shares the Main page, - enjoy! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:37, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
Also nice stats, above average! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
On 12 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Selling Mother's Milk is a book which discusses the 18th-century practice of some parents in France giving their children to wet nurses for a year or more? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:02, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
Should probably be in the "quirky" slot. Philafrenzy ( talk) 08:33, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
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Philafrenzy Done.
SL93 (
talk) 14:02, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks. Philafrenzy ( talk) 21:54, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
On 14 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Khairunnisa Ash'ari, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that women's-rights activist Khairunnisa Ash'ari was appointed to the Legislative Council of Brunei as its youngest member? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Khairunnisa Ash'ari. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Khairunnisa Ash'ari), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
On 14 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Harriet Connor Brown, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that author Harriet Connor Brown testified to the United States Congress in 1921 and 1922 to eliminate funding for the Chemical Warfare Service? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Harriet Connor Brown. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Harriet Connor Brown), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Kusma ( talk) 12:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
On 18 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Navy Wife (1935 film), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1935 film Navy Wife, starring Claire Trevor (pictured), was the first film that deals with life as part of the Navy Nurse Corps and Medical Corps of the United States Navy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Navy Wife (1935 film). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Navy Wife (1935 film)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Schwede 66 12:02, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
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-- Megalibrarygirl ( talk) 22:46, 22 March 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging
Your GA nomination of Lucy Feagin
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article
Lucy Feagin you nominated for
GA-status according to the
criteria. 
This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by
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Theleekycauldron (
talk) 22:21, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Hockley Pendant at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
CMD (
talk) 15:36, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
On 27 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carl Cain, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 1950s Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball player Carl Cain (pictured) was part of the Fabulous Five, whose jerseys were all retired? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carl Cain. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Carl Cain), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Kusma ( talk) 00:02, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
congrats! :D theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 01:00, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
- Theleekycauldron Thank you. Such a long wait though. SL93 ( talk) 01:22, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
I also want to chime in and share congratulations–it's a great article topic and I'm always thrilled to see coverage of queer topics and media show up on the main page! Stellar work. — Collin t c 14:20, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
if you put insource:"the result was: '''promoted''' by [[User:<username>" into the wikipedia search box, the total number of search results will tell you how many DYK promotions a user's made. you're coming up on 2,000, some of these numbers are just crazy.
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 10:15, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Hello, can I ask for some help? Venkat TL left a message on my talk page stating that I should not have added a {{subst:DYK?}} to his nomination since I wasn't planning on doing a full review. I told him it's common practice to add icons to nominations with issues, even if a full review has yet to be performed. To be fair, in my case it was mea culpa: I told him he needed to do a QPQ since he had more than 5 DYK noms, when he corrected me and said that the QPQ kicks in not at 5 DYK noms but rather 5 successful DYK credits. In any case, I really don't know how to explain to him that adding icons without full reviews is commonly-done on DYK and is considered acceptable practice, so I was hoping you can explain it to him better than I can. Thanks. Narutolovehinata5 ( talk · contributions) 16:44, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- I backed you up on your talk page. Now to see if Venkat TL believes it.
SL93 (
talk) 17:30, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the help. Now he's bringing up the Hijab nomination and I really don't know how to explain that one anymore. I've been trying to tell him that multiple editors had raised concerns about that article. Maybe you can explain it better to him than I can? Narutolovehinata5 ( talk · contributions) 19:52, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Lucy Feagin
The article
Lucy Feagin you nominated as a
good article has been placed on hold 
. The article is close to meeting the
good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See
Talk:Lucy Feagin for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by
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Theleekycauldron (
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Your GA nomination of Lucy Feagin
The article
Lucy Feagin you nominated as a
good article has passed 
; see
Talk:Lucy Feagin for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can
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Theleekycauldron (
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On 5 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lucy Feagin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lucy Feagin founded the Feagin School of Dramatic Art in New York City, where talent scouts for radio, screen, and stage were always present to watch her senior students' plays? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lucy Feagin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Lucy Feagin), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
@ SL93: the filename is incorrectly translated, it should read: " A Kingdom for a House". Since I have no filemover rights here, I would be much obliged if you could correct this painful typo. Thank you for your time. Lotje ( talk) 12:54, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
- Lotje I tagged it for a rename, but I don't have filemover rights. SL93 ( talk) 21:59, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
On 7 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the picture book Eyes That Kiss in the Corners was written to celebrate and empower Asian identities? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eyes That Kiss in the Corners. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Eyes That Kiss in the Corners), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:02, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
On 8 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Da Turdy Point Buck, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the songs in the album Da Turdy Point Buck contain belches and animal sounds that were recorded in a barn? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Da Turdy Point Buck. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Da Turdy Point Buck), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
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I wanted to thank you for Juice (2017 film), and miss a credit. Anyway, good job, and thank you for patience. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:43, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
On 15 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hockley Pendant, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 16th-century Hockley Pendant (pictured) was discovered by a four-year-old in 2009? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hockley Pendant. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Hockley Pendant), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:32, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 02:06, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
@ SL93: I just wanted to thank you for creating this nomination, and with music. It's so darned cute. Makes me want to grab a baton and march up and down to the beat. — Maile ( talk) 00:15, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
- I may or may not have taught myself the song on guitar and spent 15 minutes giddily strumming it over and over.
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 00:22, 16 April 2022 (UTC) yes, I did put my hands over my head every time I said "tall corn". Made it very hard to keep strumming.
- Thanks, Maile and leek. While creating the article, I was hoping that I could find music that could be used. I about became upset because the first audio that I found was a rendition that wasn't in the public domain, but I ended up becoming lucky.
SL93 (
talk) 00:32, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
- I'm glad it worked out :) theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 01:50, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, Maile and leek. While creating the article, I was hoping that I could find music that could be used. I about became upset because the first audio that I found was a rendition that wasn't in the public domain, but I ended up becoming lucky.
SL93 (
talk) 00:32, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
i've got mixed, personal feelings about the image preventing me from judging it fairly; so, leaving this one up to you as to whether it gets the image slot. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 12:32, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron I don't like the image because the subject is looking down. SL93 ( talk) 19:51, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron If I promote it, I will choose the image. I had a long drawn out episode with that user before after I didn't choose their image.
SL93 (
talk) 03:51, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
- @ SL93: well, someone'll promote it with the image if they want to, then. it is what it is. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 04:29, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
On 22 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Iowa Corn Song, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a tradition is for singers of the Iowa Corn Song (audio featured) to raise their arms above their head when the words "tall corn" are sung during the chorus's last line? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Iowa Corn Song. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Iowa Corn Song), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
On 24 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Taco pizza, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 2020 study concluded that taco pizza is the favorite pizza of Iowa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Taco pizza. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Taco pizza), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
On 25 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ethel Ogden, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Canadian painter Ethel Ogden (pictured) was central to developing china painting within the Fine Arts Department at the Mount Allison Ladies' College? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ethel Ogden. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Ethel Ogden), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
On 25 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Julian M. Wright, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that judge advocate Julian M. Wright was once a fencer, and President Theodore Roosevelt attended one of his matches in 1902? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Julian M. Wright. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Julian M. Wright), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
I reviewed the article for dyk and greenlighted it. Wanted to ask if you wanted to give credit to another editor. I appears the article had another major contributor/creator. Thanks Bruxton ( talk) 02:17, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
- Bruxton The editor with the second highest number of contributions was me, but I only made minor edits. SL93 ( talk) 06:03, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
- I messed up on the credits. I meant to only have a nominator's credit. I will fix that now. SL93 ( talk) 06:04, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
On 2 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Itsuki Hirata, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Japanese mixed martial artist Itsuki Hirata's nickname is " Android 18" due to being told she looks like the Dragon Ball character? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Itsuki Hirata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Itsuki Hirata), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:03, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 05:11, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
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-- Innisfree987 ( talk) 04:57, 2 May 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging
The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.
Our top scorers in round 2 were:
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Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
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AryKun, with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
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Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
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The rules for featured and good article reviews require the review to be of sufficient length; brief quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
On 5 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Julie Jensen McDonald, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American author Julie Jensen McDonald's first story was sold to a Sunday school paper for US$6.50? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Julie Jensen McDonald. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Julie Jensen McDonald), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Joseph Eiboeck at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at
your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
Cielquiparle (
talk) 08:24, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
On 6 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trachelomonas cervicula, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the algal species Trachelomonas cervicula (pictured) has been observed in environments highly polluted with cadmium, lead, and zinc? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trachelomonas cervicula. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Trachelomonas cervicula), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
On 7 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daisy Wood Hildreth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ...that "The College Chimes" by American composer Daisy Wood Hildreth was chosen by the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as their alumni song? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daisy Wood Hildreth. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Daisy Wood Hildreth), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
sorry about that; this shouldn't take more than 15 minutes. Longer than that and I'll just take away the removal entirely. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 06:03, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron It's fine. There is also the same issue in prep 4. I noticed that preps are getting harder to balance with the currently approved hooks. It shouldn't be much of a problem at the moment due to how many queues and preps are filled, but I'm hoping we move into two QPQs per nomination soon.
SL93 (
talk) 06:06, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- i hope so, looks like the backlog's swelling. issue's fixed :)
theleekycauldron (
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they) 06:22, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron Great work. As for the backlog, it doesn't help that the majority of approved hooks appear to be biographies. I was having a lot of trouble finding non-US non-biography hooks.
SL93 (
talk) 06:28, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- thanks :) really, shortage of non-us non-bios? haven't seen that in quite a while... if the U.S. bio hooks are piling up, I'd stuff four into every set. Looks like there are a lot of non-u.s. non-bios in the preps right now, more than needed; when a new set opens up, you can make some swaps with filled preps to stretch some of the unnecessary !u.s. !bios.
theleekycauldron (
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they) 06:39, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron I'm not so sure. All of the preps, except for prep 1 and 2, have four biographies. Prep 1 and 2 have three biographies.
SL93 (
talk) 06:44, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- right, that's my bad—I scanned mostly for U.S. balance, not bio balance. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 06:52, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron I'm not so sure. All of the preps, except for prep 1 and 2, have four biographies. Prep 1 and 2 have three biographies.
SL93 (
talk) 06:44, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- thanks :) really, shortage of non-us non-bios? haven't seen that in quite a while... if the U.S. bio hooks are piling up, I'd stuff four into every set. Looks like there are a lot of non-u.s. non-bios in the preps right now, more than needed; when a new set opens up, you can make some swaps with filled preps to stretch some of the unnecessary !u.s. !bios.
theleekycauldron (
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they) 06:39, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron Great work. As for the backlog, it doesn't help that the majority of approved hooks appear to be biographies. I was having a lot of trouble finding non-US non-biography hooks.
SL93 (
talk) 06:28, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- i hope so, looks like the backlog's swelling. issue's fixed :)
theleekycauldron (
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they) 06:22, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Tlaleng Mofokeng at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at
your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
Bruxton (
talk) 04:00, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
- Original discussion: Special:PermanentLink/1088226816#Current DYK
Listen; i'm sorry if I misrepresented what you were saying. Whether or not your criticism was valid (and I think it has merit), I was trying just to get at the idea that WP:ERRORS isn't the place for criticizing another editor's conduct; it moves too quickly, and it's seen by too many people. I think you should have gone to their talk page; it's less embarrassing for them, and the community can fix errors on WP:ERRORS and move on. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 21:09, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- I see no issue on mentioning someone's conduct in the place where the conduct is happening. We will have to disagree on that.
SL93 (
talk) 21:17, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- okay, fair enough- we'll drop it, then. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 21:25, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
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On 20 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Lancaster Budd, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American horticulturalist Joseph Lancaster Budd (pictured) traveled to England, France, Austria, Russia, and China in 1882 to discover fruit trees that could grow in Iowa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Lancaster Budd. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Joseph Lancaster Budd), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for this DYK and work around the preps! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:34, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
a strong woman in great collaboration -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:15, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
I like my talk today (actually mostly from 29 May - I took the title pic), enjoy the music, two related videos worth watching! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:21, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
On 20 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Strippers vs Werewolves, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the British film Strippers vs Werewolves opens with a different band playing the song " Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Strippers vs Werewolves. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Strippers vs Werewolves), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:02, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 03:13, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
On 22 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tlaleng Mofokeng, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that South African physician Tlaleng Mofokeng is the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health, and was named one of the BBC's 100 Women? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tlaleng Mofokeng. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Tlaleng Mofokeng), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Kusma ( talk) 00:03, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
as a matter of guideline, do we fill the bottom preps or not? I keep wanting to do work at the preps, which is difficult if you fill the bottom one and I don't... are we supposed to or not? theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 03:46, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron It hasn't been written anywhere despite a couple editors, who don't work on the preps, being snappity about it. I think it should be decided among those who work on the preps unless it becomes a guideline. I tend to not listen to unwritten rules and guidelines. It's not either of those in my mind until there is an established consensus that is written. Then again, I'm not the only editor who works on the bottom set. I only filled the set because more sets can be promoted if it's an issue and it needs to be taken care of soon anyway with only one filled queue. I'm not sure if you're saying I work on them too much, but I only filled a few of the current preps and I didn't work on the promotions that are in the only filled queue. Though you recently worked on around three sets at once. SL93 ( talk) 03:54, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron Well, now there is a new bottom prep and soon to be more due to there only being two filled queues...
SL93 (
talk) 05:05, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- I'm totally not saying you work on them too much – I was more trying to get at the inside of your head, see if there's a consistent rule that needs to be followed. I'm happy for you to fill the bottom preps, if you want, but it does bring on the snappities. If you want to take a whack at the currently open bottom set, you're more than welcome to.
theleekycauldron (
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contribs) (she/
they) 07:44, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron Sorry for misunderstanding you. I try to always ignore the few complainers when we are on two sets a day. SL93 ( talk) 08:11, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- I'm totally not saying you work on them too much – I was more trying to get at the inside of your head, see if there's a consistent rule that needs to be followed. I'm happy for you to fill the bottom preps, if you want, but it does bring on the snappities. If you want to take a whack at the currently open bottom set, you're more than welcome to.
theleekycauldron (
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Hello SL93,
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Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.
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Hi I just saw you promoted Kim E. Nielsen. Could you link Helen Keller in the hook for Nielsen? I don’t think every reader will be familiar with her. Thank you, Thriley ( talk) 20:24, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
- {{u|Thriley} Done. SL93 ( talk) 20:26, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
- Let's try that ping again - Thriley. SL93 ( talk) 20:27, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
I wanted to give you some more specific guidance on newspaper clippings, now that I see you've gotten into the act.
My first suggestion to you is to use PressPass, a Greasemonkey script that will save you oodles of time. What PressPass does is generate cite news templates based off a clipping—if you title the clipping, it will use the clipping title.
For instance, I have a clipping https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102428998/channel-21-statements-missed-mark/. PressPass turns that clipping into
<ref name="Conc890412">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102428998/channel-21-statements-missed-mark/|date=April 12, 1989|page=1|title=Channel 21 Statements Missed Mark|newspaper=Concord Monitor|location=Concord, New Hampshire|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref><!-- Wed -->
That's great! But three things need to be done before I go off and put this in the article.
- Newspapers.com, except for newer paper years added by digital microfilm, [1] does not account for section numbers in pagination. Page 1 is actually page A1 in this newspaper, so that has to be changed out. One of the Dr. Max Show citations is a magazine supplement, scanned alongside the newspaper, which has its own title and pagination: "The Five Seasons Extra 10".
- The author information must be added manually.
- This article spans two pages and requires two clippings. The second clipping is https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102429075/channel-21/ and it is on page A8. For second and third pages, you only need the raw clipping URL for Wikipedia use, as we'll be linking it in the pages parameter. We add all that information in as follows:
<ref name="Conc890412">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102428998/channel-21-statements-missed-mark/|date=April 12, 1989|page=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102429075/channel-21/ A8]|first=Neal|last=Shultz|title=Channel 21 Statements Missed Mark|newspaper=Concord Monitor|location=Concord, New Hampshire|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref><!-- Wed -->
(Also note that if you have two references from the same paper, or sometimes multiple papers in the same city, on the same date, you may need to edit the ref name to avoid ref name duplication.)
PressPass has been enormously useful to me in saving time. You will find that Newspapers.com's holdings will allow you to write broadcasting articles into nearly every corner of the state (sorry, Ottumwa). I suspect you will have quite a bit of fun.
References
- ^ digital microfilm caveat: for papers that use number-letter naming, e.g. "7A", the site will have "A7"
Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:14, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
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Sammi Brie I'm having trouble figuring out how to even begin using it and I don't know what Greasemonkey is.
SL93 (
talk) 11:21, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- What browser do you use? I can walk you through things a bit.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
t •
c) 17:23, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- I'm interested too; I have chrome, was never able to get it to work (as promised by JPxG, I guess)
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 17:33, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- Yeah, I was already a Firefox user. You might need to switch for this. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:45, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- I use Chrome and Edge. SL93 ( talk) 19:10, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- I'm interested too; I have chrome, was never able to get it to work (as promised by JPxG, I guess)
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 17:33, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- What browser do you use? I can walk you through things a bit.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
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-- Megalibrarygirl ( talk) 09:22, 31 May 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging
I was really hoping my 500th DYK (which is the next one of mine to run) would be WLOK instead of Rich Strike, and honestly Rich Strike might be best held for June 11 (second set if 2-a-day) so it runs during the Belmont Stakes... It's funny, a racehorse is so unrepresentative of my work! Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:47, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
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Sammi Brie You just gave me background information that I had no way of knowing. There was no special occasion request made for Rich Strike also. Next time, please make a request for what you want promoted next at the DYK talk page because no one has a way to know otherwise.
SL93 (
talk) 11:53, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- I didn't make a date request for Rich Strike because I didn't think it'd take this long to run (nor did I know Rich Strike would skip the Preakness for the Belmont).
Sammi Brie (she/her •
t •
c) 16:34, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Sammi Brie Either way, I wouldn't know what you preferred when it comes to that nomination. I also had no idea of knowing what you wanted your 500th DYK to be or that you even cared about it. SL93 ( talk) 22:29, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
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Sammi Brie Should I move Rich Strike to the special occasion holding area for June 11?
SL93 (
talk) 01:55, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- Yeah. If we're still at two-a-day, run that in the second set to appear during the Belmont.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
t •
c) 01:56, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- Sammi Brie Done. SL93 ( talk) 02:00, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- Yeah. If we're still at two-a-day, run that in the second set to appear during the Belmont.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
t •
c) 01:56, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- I didn't make a date request for Rich Strike because I didn't think it'd take this long to run (nor did I know Rich Strike would skip the Preakness for the Belmont).
Sammi Brie (she/her •
t •
c) 16:34, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
On 3 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ouigi Theodore, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that fashion designer Ouigi Theodore's anvil-horn-shaped beard inspired his alter ego, "The Bearded Man"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ouigi Theodore. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Ouigi Theodore), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
This Jeez was directed at myself, not at you! :D I'd just blown TWO pings. valereee ( talk) 20:23, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
On 5 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jiggle Jiggle, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the British rap song " Jiggle Jiggle" by filmmaker Louis Theroux has been used in more than two million TikTok videos? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jiggle Jiggle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Jiggle Jiggle), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 12:03, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 07:05, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
On 6 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Eiboeck, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Joseph Eiboeck called the period from July 4, 1884, to 1890 "a reign of terror for Iowa"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Eiboeck. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Joseph Eiboeck), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Kusma ( talk) 00:02, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
James F. Kelley DYK review
Hi there, I just want to make sure James F. Kelley got a proper DYK review. I’m a bit confused as to what happened. It looks like the Good Article review template was used, but then was deleted. Thriley ( talk) 16:55, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thriley The review was fine. I guess I'm confused because I still see the GA review template. SL93 ( talk) 21:51, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
<rant> I would really like to go with an earlier hook. I don't want to encourage the trivial messing about with hooks after they have been approved by a reliable editor. Your tick for the article was fine and then everyone piled on to ... have their name mentioned. I think this is just pissing about and it deters nominators and reviewers from getting a good hook. After all why bother when the hook is going to be "improved" and everyone says "briiliant" ... because they know that discussion just leads to more delay and a lower position hook. Promoters need to fix real and actual errors not oblige everyone to have to comment on their stylistic mods as they try and make a 100% good hook into a 101% better one. </rant> Victuallers ( talk) 20:47, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Pinging
Evrik to see about using the original hook.
SL93 (
talk) 21:54, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Looking at Sonya Legg and Template:Did you know nominations/Sonya Legg, I think this was Alt2: ... that British oceanographer Sonya Legg has studied the South China Sea where waves can be bigger than 600 feet (180 m)?
- Which one did you want? --
evrik (
talk) 22:08, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Pinging
Victuallers
SL93 (
talk) 22:08, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thx SL93, and thanks to @
Evrik: - the earlier the better IMO. There was nothing wrong with the original hook. The critic of 0.2 km was quite happy to see "600 feet" as long as the USA's units got mentioned, which is a bit biased??. SL93's checking of the hook was fine and didn't need to prissed up by later commentators.
Victuallers (
talk) 22:40, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- @
Victuallers: mind if I use meters rather than kilometers? The 0.2 seems small. --
evrik (
talk) 01:52, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
- @ Evrik: Sure, just do it , lets go with your "stylistic mod" (see above) its hung around too long. Although it would have been nice to have run it as written and as approved. Do you think I chose km randomly? This was written by someone who has written dozens of articles since it was nominated. We/they lose interest. DYK is for new articles. Thanks for helping for this article to escape from the DYK holding camp. Victuallers ( talk) 07:05, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
- @
Victuallers: mind if I use meters rather than kilometers? The 0.2 seems small. --
evrik (
talk) 01:52, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thx SL93, and thanks to @
Evrik: - the earlier the better IMO. There was nothing wrong with the original hook. The critic of 0.2 km was quite happy to see "600 feet" as long as the USA's units got mentioned, which is a bit biased??. SL93's checking of the hook was fine and didn't need to prissed up by later commentators.
Victuallers (
talk) 22:40, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Pinging
Victuallers
SL93 (
talk) 22:08, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
On 10 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Dr. Max Show, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the clown character Mombo was created for The Dr. Max Show after being blamed for an off-stage noise? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Dr. Max Show. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, The Dr. Max Show), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
On 10 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cory Synhorst SerVaas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American doctor Cory Synhorst SerVaas believed that high-lysine corn could help end hunger in Africa, end famine, and stop protein deficiency despite only being fed to livestock and poultry? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cory Synhorst DeVaas. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Cory Synhorst SerVaas), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 12:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
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On 15 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell screened at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, Lloyd Kaufman said that "no one else was dumb enough to do a dinosaur movie"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A Nymphoid Barbarian In Dinosaur Hell. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 02:48, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for promoting Cyclotron for DYK. In the discussion I had with David Eppstein about the nomination, the consensus was to remove that cyclotron diagram and replace it with this one, but I didn't know how to make that edit at the time. Is that something you can help me with now? Thanks! PianoDan ( talk) 19:33, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
- PianoDan I became confused on which image to use because the automated prep promoter didn't list the second image. Now done. SL93 ( talk) 19:44, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
- it won't list if the image file isn't in {{ main page image/DYK}} format- gotta add that functionality. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 19:49, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
TFW No GF at the
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Nyanardsan ( talk) 12:57, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
On 22 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Canyon Kid's Corner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the host of Canyon Kid's Corner said that his Brooklyn accent as a cowboy came from "the canyons created by the tall buildings"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Canyon Kid's Corner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Canyon Kid's Corner), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
Hi. I see this already made it to the front page. I thought things got promoted to a prep area and then after a week moved into a queue, and then another week later they find their way to the front page. I'm certainly not complaining that this got through the process faster, I'm just curious how that works. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:13, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- RoySmith There are no time limits for DYK. Prep builders go through the approved hooks, starting from the oldest nominations first, to build a balanced prep set. The balanced set alternates between biographies, non-biographies, and countries while also trying to not have more of one topic in that prep set (such as music, film, sports, etc). The time that it takes to reach a prep, then a queue after admin approval, and then the automated switch to the main page has to do with the backlog, building a balanced set, how many promoters we have, and when the promoters feel like working on the task. Template:Did you know/Queue shows the preps and queues. It also shows the order for sets moving to the main page plus the day and time of when it will be on the main page. The main reason for your hook being promoted so fast was that we were running low (and still are) on "quirky hooks" which is what the last hook in each set is for. Per Wikipedia:Did you know/Supplementary guidelines - "Consider picking a funny or quirky hook if there is one available and putting it in the last (bottom) slot of the update. Just as serious news programs end on an upbeat note to bring viewers back next time, ending on an upbeat or quirky note rounds an update off nicely and encourages readers to come back next time for more. An update can have more than one quirky hook, but the best examples should probably be preserved for the bottom slot." SL93 ( talk) 01:35, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
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Hey I just want to say that I trust your judgement more than my own when it comes to DYKs. If you want to pull the hook you should do it, the nominator is ok with it. I was just talking it through. Cheers Bruxton ( talk) 22:34, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- Bruxton It wasn't just the hook, but a potential error in general existing. I'm fine with just saying my piece to have it on record just in case. SL93 ( talk) 22:55, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
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Bruxton Thank you. I admit that DYK has been somewhat frustrating lately. I couldn't even use my right as a promoter to choose to not use a particular image without getting someone angry. I faced pushback for wanting Spanish sources to be checked for copyright violations when the hook was recently pulled due to copyvios from the English sources. I faced more pushback about attributing statements in hooks when there have been multiple similar discussions over the past year and a half or so. Fram repeatedly called me a liar when I tried to defend myself on the DYK talk page. I'm also tired of seeing hook approvals where not all of the information is even in the article.
SL93 (
talk) 22:16, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, it is like when too many people design a table. Try to keep your chin up and keep on keepin on! Bruxton ( talk) 22:19, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- (
talk page stalker) I hear you – it's been pretty frustrating for me as well. You do great work, and while it's sometimes difficult to get everyone on board with something, you keep your head up. You're a valuable and important part of DYK, for both your work and your views.
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 22:36, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron Thanks for your comments. I just added my main concern to the DYK talk page about hook attribution. I really should have said it before. SL93 ( talk) 22:43, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
Hey can you help with me with this? Bruxton ( talk) 21:37, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
On 29 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article UK cost of living crisis, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said that about 80% of the causes driving the ongoing UK cost of living crisis are global? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/UK cost of living crisis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, UK cost of living crisis), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
On 29 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aurelia Star, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Aurelia Star, an Iowa newspaper, has changed ownership at least 11 times? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aurelia Sentinel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Aurelia Star), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:03, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
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The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:
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Sammi Brie, with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.
Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. WikiCup judges: Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
On 9 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Avtar Singh Jouhl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Avtar Singh Jouhl took Malcolm X to a segregated pub in Smethwick as part of his campaign to end the colour bar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Avtar Singh Jouhl. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Avtar Singh Jouhl), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:03, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
On 9 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article TFW No GF, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the title of the incel and Frogtwitter subculture film TFW No GF stands for "that feeling when [you have] no girlfriend"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/TFW No GF. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, TFW No GF), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:03, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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Lovely to see so much energy even nine years later! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:54, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
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Gerda Arendt Thank you. There have been several times when I thought about leaving Wikipedia, but I still continue to stick around.
SL93 (
talk) 23:36, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you, and - just looking around - that's productive ;) - my first barnstar was for resilience, dyk?
- On Fridayday I attended a unique concert - the 18th Thomaskantor after Bach conducting - and with some good luck caught him happy afterwards! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 05:43, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
On 10 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Herndon (drag queen), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American drag queen James Herndon donated funds and resources into black and LGBTQ+ communities in Lexington, Kentucky? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Herndon (drag queen). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, James Herndon (drag queen)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
On 10 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paul Lester Errington, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American conservationist Paul Lester Errington reshaped perception of predators? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Lester Errington. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Paul Lester Errington), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:03, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
On 11 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Judith Ehrlich, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Judith Ehrlich incorporated her NPR work on pacifism into a documentary focusing on conscientious objectors during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Judith Ehrlich. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Judith Ehrlich), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
On 14 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fischer quintuplets, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Fischer quintuplets had six other siblings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fischer quintuplets. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Fischer quintuplets), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 05:23, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
Check out the cool video- documentary of the quints Bruxton ( talk) 15:30, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
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On 19 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article My Last Wonderful Days, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1956 article " My Last Wonderful Days", about an Iowa woman accepting terminal cancer, funded an Iowa State University scholarship program? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/My Last Wonderful Days. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, My Last Wonderful Days), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
On 20 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wayne Cryts, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the arrest of American farmer Wayne Cryts for removing his soybeans from a bankrupt grain elevator led to a change in legislation by Congress? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wayne Cryts. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Wayne Cryts), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 13:37, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
On 20 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cerro Bola, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the westernmost population of California fan palms is found on the slopes of Cerro Bola in Baja California, Mexico? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cerro Bola. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Cerro Bola), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 22 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lawyering (book), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lawyering (book). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Lawyering (book)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Schwede 66 00:37, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
In case you were wondering about this edit.... I was a little uncertain about how to format it. Since the quoted text from the source said she ran in "two Boston marathons", I was uncertain whether that meant she was in the Boston Marathon twice (which seems most likely), or if she was in two marathons which were in Boston. (I dunno if there are other marathons there.) I kinda compromised, linking to the uppercase per MOS:DYKPIPE, while retaining your original lowercase to display, but I was tempted to just unlink it since I wasn't sure. MANdARAX XAЯAbИAM 20:18, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Mandarax I managed to find an online reference that it was the Boston Marathon and I will add it to the article now. I didn't realize until viewing the Wikipedia article that it wasn't lowercase. SL93 ( talk) 20:38, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
On 25 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Motion Pictures in Education, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1923 book Motion Pictures in Education is among the first major works about using films to teach students? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Motion Pictures in Education. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Motion Pictures in Education), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass ( talk) 00:03, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
On 27 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cotton Blossom Singers, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that up to 13 groups of the Cotton Blossom Singers (group pictured) toured through the United States at a time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cotton Blossom Singers. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Cotton Blossom Singers), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 12:02, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 00:29, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
On 28 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Byron Tabor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Robert Byron Tabor's first major painting was put on display in the White House by Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Byron Tabor. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Robert Byron Tabor), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:02, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
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On 30 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arthur Samuel Garretson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Garretson, South Dakota, was named after businessman Arthur Samuel Garretson? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Samuel Garretson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Arthur Samuel Garretson), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
On 30 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Love Falls On Us, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the book Love Falls On Us, about the LGBTQ movement in Africa, was praised by author Uzodinma Iweala for "elevating the extraordinary ordinariness of L.G.B.T.Q. Africans"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Love Falls On Us. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Love Falls On Us), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for your consistent DYK work, and the support of saying two things about a singer if that broadens what readers get to know about her! - I'm doing many things besides Wikipedia and have pics from vacation days to offer -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:57, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
On 2 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Savage (ornithologist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American ornithologist William Savage painted pictures of birds (example pictured) that he hunted or received? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Savage (ornithologist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, William Savage (ornithologist)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
On 2 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ann Kiemel Anderson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American religious speaker Ann Kiemel Anderson ran in two Boston Marathons and two Israel marathons near the Sea of Galilee to promote Christianity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ann Kiemel Anderson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Ann Kiemel Anderson), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 12:02, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
Orphan label for Stöner article
Hello @SL93, Firsltly, thank you for accepting my article via the Articles for Creation submission process. In regards to the article being an orphan, I have provided links to the article on related pages including Brant Bjork, Kyuss, Nick Oliveri, etc., as a band the person is a member of or a band it is a spinoff of, for example. I was wondering if this is a solution to the Orphan label or if there is more to be considered as to when it should be removed. Any help is appreciated. HPSR ( talk) 02:00, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
- (watching:) I removed the tag, and next time you can do it yourself. Orphan or no orphan is clear-cut. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:17, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
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On 9 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mexican Pizza, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Taco Bell initially commissioned a TikTok musical for their Mexican Pizza? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mexican Pizza. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Mexican Pizza), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
On 13 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Academy of Music (Sioux City, Iowa), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony spoke twice at the now defunct Academy of Music in Sioux City, Iowa, during the 1870s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Academy of Music (Sioux City, Iowa). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Academy of Music (Sioux City, Iowa)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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thank you - pics and thoughts on 13 August -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:15, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
Look at the church where I heard VOCES8. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:22, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
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On 22 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gilbert Eastman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American educator Gilbert Eastman, who acted in and wrote American Sign Language plays, won an Emmy Award in 1993? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gilbert Eastman. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Gilbert Eastman), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:03, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
On 29 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Corner That Held Them, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1948 novel The Corner That Held Them uses subversion of history that includes a nun who enjoyed the Black Death? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Corner That Held Them. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, The Corner That Held Them), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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At this stage, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For the remaining competitors, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and importantly, before the deadline on October 31st!
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On 7 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Emory Collins, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American racing driver Emory Collins won the International Motor Contest Association sprint car national championship in 1938, 1946, 1947, and 1948? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Emory Collins. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Emory Collins), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 12:02, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
On 7 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Melissa Clark-Reynolds, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Melissa Clark-Reynolds, who was awarded the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, developed the now-defunct virtual world MiniMonos? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Melissa Clark-Reynolds. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Melissa Clark-Reynolds), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 12:03, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for your latest, and for promoting SWV 36 for DYK! The rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day, Tag des offenen Denkmals, not only singing in church and rehearsals for Verdi's Requiem, but two concerts at special places pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto (my brother played in the orchestra), and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:00, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
travel and strings sound - more travel pics if you are interested -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:36, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
On 20 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Green Valley State Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Green Valley State Park in Iowa, which was dedicated exactly 69 years ago, had multiple species of fish added to its artificial lake in 1974? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Green Valley State Park. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Green Valley State Park), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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You accepted Yamatai Kyushu Theory. Do you think Draft:Yamatai Honshu Theory is ready for mainspace? Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 14:56, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
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On 6 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reconstructing Womanhood, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Reconstructing Womanhood by Hazel Carby, about the history of American black women writers, was said to be a "landmark study" and "groundbreaking"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reconstructing Womanhood. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Reconstructing Womanhood), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
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Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.
Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.
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On 17 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Bauer (artist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the 1960s and 1970s, American artist Robert Bauer painted figures that were a mixture of 20th-century avant-garde funk and 17th-century Dutch realism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Bauer (artist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Robert Bauer (artist)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Vanamonde 12:02, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
Isn't the Alt a little more interesting (with or without "which they did"? Philafrenzy ( talk) 09:30, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
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thank you! - today featured Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:30, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
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On 28 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mahurangi Harbour, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that after being extensively hunted in the 19th century, southern right whales can again sometimes be seen in Mahurangi Harbour? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mahurangi Harbour. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Mahurangi Harbour), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:02, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
On 2 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Iowa Cow War, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Iowa Cow War started due to bovine tuberculosis testing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Iowa Cow War. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Iowa Cow War), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/her) 19:51, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
On 4 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Manuel Carpio, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Manuel Carpio's 1849 poem is the earliest literary depiction of the weeping ghost La Llorona? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Manuel Carpio. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Manuel Carpio), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 5 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Te lapa, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that te lapa, an unproven and unexplained oceanic light phenomenon, might have been used by Polynesians to find islands in the Pacific Ocean? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Te lapa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Te lapa), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/her) 10:28, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
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On 9 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Locust Plague of 1874, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that trains lost traction during the Locust Plague of 1874 in the United States due to the tracks being "slick with grasshopper guts"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Locust Plague of 1874. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Locust Plague of 1874), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/her) 01:32, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron Thanks for the update. It looks like I should create more notable, but niche, articles like this one and Iowa Cow War for DYK. SL93 ( talk) 01:37, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
On 10 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Francisco de Terrazas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mexican poet Francisco de Terrazas was praised by Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Francisco de Terrazas. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Francisco de Terrazas), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 17 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article People, Places and Things (short story collection), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the only known copy of People, Places and Things, co-authored by Stephen King, is owned by King? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/People, Places and Things (short story collection). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, People, Places and Things (short story collection)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/her) 08:22, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
On 17 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rhino Rumble, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a version of the video game Rhino Rumble was not released due to the creators not wanting to add licensed characters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rhino Rumble. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Rhino Rumble), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 23 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Boggy Creek Monster (film), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the documentary Boggy Creek Monster, about the Fouke Monster, had its first screening at a middle school? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Boggy Creek Monster (film). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Boggy Creek Monster (film)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Can you return this from prep? Somebody passed him in the final week of the season, so I need to come up with something else? Cbl62 ( talk) 04:23, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
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On 30 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Miller Beardshear, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that William Miller Beardshear (pictured) was known as the "father of Iowa State College", now known as Iowa State University? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Miller Beardshear. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, William Miller Beardshear), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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I see you've been injured in an accident. I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. Take care of yourself. If there's anything I can do to help (watch, assist), please call on me. We're stronger with you. BusterD ( talk) 18:05, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
On 5 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Barber White, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American lumber businessman and politician John Barber White funded a scholarship at Williams College in memory of his son? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Barber White. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, John Barber White), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 6 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rebecca Yahr, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the uncommon Florida lichen species Gyalectidium yahriae was named after Rebecca Yahr of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rebecca Yahr. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Rebecca Yahr), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 6 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gyalectidium yahriae, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the uncommon Florida lichen species Gyalectidium yahriae was named after Rebecca Yahr of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Gyalectidium yahriae), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Thinking of you, sad to learn of your accident, best wishes for recovery! I wish I was near you, then I would offer to type for you. - Today, I learned that Yvonne Ciannella died, the soprano who impressed me in my first night at the opera, and as she died in March, sadly no Main page reverence is possible, - at least she had a good DYK, at a time when opera singers were considered interesting. I'm proud today that Christiane Hörbiger made it to that corner, and happy that we celebrate the birthday of Jean Sibelius again. - I heard an excellent Christmas concert yesterday, by Tenebrae, and a short excerpt of them singing " Deo gracias" is also linked from my talk, for cheers. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:50, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
Enjoy the season, dreaming of peace! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:53, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
Today, pictured, the soprano of our choral concert of the year. More in the context: User talk:Gerda Arendt#DYK for Talia Or, in case of interest. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:52, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
I am thinking of you and hoping you come back to your activities in DYK. The project needs you. But for now just get better and know you are missed Bruxton ( talk) 05:01, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
- Hi SL93, I promoted a hook and image from your nomination, I am just thinking that maybe the image caption reads funny. Perhaps you can take a look. Bruxton ( talk) 05:02, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
I just learned about the accident! I'm so sorry.
Just forget about DYK. If preps don't get filled, they don't get filled. Take care of yourself. Valereee ( talk) 12:37, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
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Valereee I will be depending on the appointment today. My stitches will be removed this afternoon and the doctor will tell me if I can go back to work or if I need any physical therapy.
SL93 (
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- Fingers crossed!
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- Valereee There is good news and bad news. The new x-ray turned out to be great. I can still do most work that doesn't involve much heavy-lifting, such as typing, so participating on Wikipedia is fine. However, I can't go back to my actual job for at least another month so that there is no chance of the metal plate surgery being ruined. SL93 ( talk) 03:01, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
- Fingers crossed!
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On 23 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marilyn Gayle Hoff, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American author Marilyn Gayle Hoff was honored by a Fourth of July parade float as an unsung hero? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marilyn Gayle Hoff. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Marilyn Gayle Hoff), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 27 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Benjamin F. Gue, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Benjamin F. Gue, who co-founded Iowa State University, allowed women to become students there despite much opposition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Benjamin F. Gue. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Benjamin F. Gue), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 30 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vivian Smith (suffragist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vivian Smith (pictured) was the first black student to earn a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Northern Iowa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vivian Smith (suffragist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Vivian Smith (suffragist)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Thank you, fine hook and pic - nice to have it together with Quentin Oliver Lee. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:25, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, I just closed Template:Did you know nominations/Execution of Russian soldiers in Makiivka, which you marked for closure. Did I do it correctly? BorgQueen ( talk) 19:11, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
On 7 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elmer Carlson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American Elmer Carlson brought a roller-skating mule to the 1964 Democratic National Convention? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elmer Carlson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Elmer Carlson), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen ( talk) 00:03, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know that I didn't notice you were adding hooks to Prep 7 until I went to add one. I went ahead and added it but I'll let you fill the rest of that Prep 7 in so that we don't conflict. :) - Aoidh ( talk) 00:28, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
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Aoidh You can fill it if you want.
SL93 (
talk) 00:32, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- Looks like
Template:Did you know nominations/Thurgood Marshall's hook got cut off when you moved it into the prep area—I assume that wasn't on purpose (maybe the script got confused by the question mark?) but just wanted to make sure.
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Extraordinary Writ: Agh, umm, yep! detecting the last question mark doesn't usually work, because often times there'll be a question mark in the source link, that's no good. Not sure how to efficiently deal with that edge case...
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- No worries! I've just added the rest of the hook in myself: I reckon that shouldn't be controversial. Extraordinary Writ ( talk) 03:48, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- @
Extraordinary Writ: Agh, umm, yep! detecting the last question mark doesn't usually work, because often times there'll be a question mark in the source link, that's no good. Not sure how to efficiently deal with that edge case...
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/her) 01:25, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- Looks like
Template:Did you know nominations/Thurgood Marshall's hook got cut off when you moved it into the prep area—I assume that wasn't on purpose (maybe the script got confused by the question mark?) but just wanted to make sure.
Extraordinary Writ (
talk) 01:15, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for building preps as usual. Could you please consider promoting Template:Did you know nominations/Goncharov (meme)? It's fairly old (24 Nov) and I can't promote it since I've reviewed it, as per our rules. Well, actually I did promote it and then had to un-promote. Lol. BorgQueen ( talk) 21:31, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oh Leeky just promoted it. Thanks anyway! 😊
BorgQueen (
talk) 21:41, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- ( talk page stalker) . . . theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/her) 21:42, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
On 10 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Spencer Finkbine, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Robert Spencer Finkbine spent 13 years as the superintendent of construction of the Iowa State Capitol? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Spencer Finkbine. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Robert Spencer Finkbine), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Thank you so much for promoting
osteogenesis imperfecta with its image, as it was a whole lot of work to get it to its current state. I'm sure
Vaticidalprophet will be happy I didn't give up due to not being able to think of a hook at first!
I'm writing to suggest you move the text (pictured) after the words blue eyes—as a genetic disease can't really be pictured.
So my suggested change is in full—
... that osteogenesis imperfecta causes blue eyes (pictured)—and brittle bones?
Thanks so much! I'm sorry for forgetting to write the (pictured) in my suggested hook. Psiĥedelisto ( talk • contribs) please always ping! 02:19, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
- Psiĥedelisto It's fine. Done. SL93 ( talk) 02:27, 6 February 2022 (UTC)
On 7 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Banzai Bug, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Windows 95 game Banzai Bug, in which a player controls a bug that must escape from an exterminator's house and is told as a war story, was created as "The Flight-Sim with an Attitude"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Banzai Bug. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Banzai Bug), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 12:02, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
On 8 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Designasaurus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the educational computer games Designasaurus and UMS 1 together gained their publisher more than $5 million during 18 months in the 1980s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Designasaurus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Designasaurus), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:03, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
On 16 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Helen Block Lewis, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American psychoanalyst Helen Block Lewis was one of the first researchers to study the difference between shame and guilt? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Helen Block Lewis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Helen Block Lewis), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
WP:AFC Helper News
Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.
- AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
- The template {{ db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{ db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.
Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914 at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
Bruxton (
talk) 18:56, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
- Sorry to reject the hooks. I wanted to yield to your opinion and if we had two we could agree on, the reviewer could choose one. That is how I have seen some reviews go.
Bruxton (
talk) 23:11, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
- Bruxton It's fine. I will just let whoever promotes the article choose one. SL93 ( talk) 01:04, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
On 21 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lord Chumley, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a showing of the 1914 film Lord Chumley on the roof of a New York City theatre was canceled with an on-screen announcement due to its 40-minute runtime? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lord Chumley. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Lord Chumley), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:03, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
On 24 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Valerie Boles, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American root doctor Valerie Boles was the inspiration for the character Minerva in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and its film adaptation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Valerie Boles. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Valerie Boles), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:03, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
On 26 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument in Timișoara commemorates the Great Plague of 1738, which killed around 1,000 of the city's 6,000 inhabitants? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, St. Mary and St. John of Nepomuk Monument), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
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On 2 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Together We Live, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the production of the 1935 film Together We Live, carpenters tried to copy the musical saw brought in by actress Wera Engels? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Together We Live. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Together We Live), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:
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Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
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AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
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Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
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GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
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Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
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SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
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Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.
These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:07, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
And so ends the first round of the WikiCup. Last year anyone who scored more than zero points moved on to Round 2, but this was not the case this year, and a score of 13 or more was required to proceed. The top scorers in Round 1 were:
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Epicgenius, a finalist last year, who led the field with 1906 points, gained from 32 GAs and 19 DYKs, all on the topic of New York buildings.
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AryKun, new to the contest, was second with 1588 points, having achieved 2 FAs, 11 GAs and various other submissions, mostly on the subject of birds.
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Bloom6132, a WikiCup veteran, was in third place with 682 points, garnered from 51 In the news items and several DYKs.
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GhostRiver was close behind with 679 points, gained from achieving 12 GAs, mostly on ice hockey players, and 35 GARs.
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Kavyansh.Singh was in fifth place with 551 points, with an FA, a FL, and many reviews.
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SounderBruce was next with 454 points, gained from an FA and various other submissions, mostly on United States highways.
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Ktin, another WikiCup veteran, was in seventh place with 412 points, mostly gained from In the news items.
These contestants, like all the others who qualified for Round 2, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews of a large number of good articles as the contest ran concurrently with a GAN backlog drive. Well done all! To qualify for Round 3, contestants will need to finish Round 2 among the top thirty-two participants.
Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Anything that should have been claimed for in Round 1 is no longer eligible for points. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed.
Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 13:55, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
lullabying (
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Thank you for support in the RfC! Listening to the charity concert mentioned here. I created the articles of the composer and the soprano. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:38, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
Now, you can also listen on YouTube, and more music, the piece by Anna Korsun begins after about one hour, and the voices call "Freiheit!" (freedom, instead of "Freude", joy). Music every day, pictured in songs. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:24, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
St. Patrick's Day, more music and today's sunset -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:03, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
The Prayer is on the Main page, finally + new flowers, and btw: the TFA is a young writer's first -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:37, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
Sunday flowers and sounds, don't miss the extraordinary marriage of the beginnings of the theme of Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, and Prayer for Ukraine - here! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:12, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
Thank you today for It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School as TFA, "about a documentary that focuses on LGBTQ topics being taught in schools"! - Per happy coincidence, a pictured DYK by me (and Grimes2 and many) shares the Main page, - enjoy! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:37, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
Also nice stats, above average! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:51, 30 March 2022 (UTC)
On 12 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Selling Mother's Milk is a book which discusses the 18th-century practice of some parents in France giving their children to wet nurses for a year or more? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Selling Mother's Milk: The Wet-Nursing Business in France, 1715–1914), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:02, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
Should probably be in the "quirky" slot. Philafrenzy ( talk) 08:33, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
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Philafrenzy Done.
SL93 (
talk) 14:02, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks. Philafrenzy ( talk) 21:54, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
On 14 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Khairunnisa Ash'ari, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that women's-rights activist Khairunnisa Ash'ari was appointed to the Legislative Council of Brunei as its youngest member? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Khairunnisa Ash'ari. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Khairunnisa Ash'ari), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
On 14 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Harriet Connor Brown, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that author Harriet Connor Brown testified to the United States Congress in 1921 and 1922 to eliminate funding for the Chemical Warfare Service? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Harriet Connor Brown. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Harriet Connor Brown), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Kusma ( talk) 12:02, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
On 18 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Navy Wife (1935 film), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1935 film Navy Wife, starring Claire Trevor (pictured), was the first film that deals with life as part of the Navy Nurse Corps and Medical Corps of the United States Navy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Navy Wife (1935 film). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Navy Wife (1935 film)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Schwede 66 12:02, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
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Your GA nomination of Lucy Feagin
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article
Lucy Feagin you nominated for
GA-status according to the
criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by
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Theleekycauldron (
talk) 22:21, 24 March 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Hockley Pendant at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at
your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
CMD (
talk) 15:36, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
On 27 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Carl Cain, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that 1950s Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball player Carl Cain (pictured) was part of the Fabulous Five, whose jerseys were all retired? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Carl Cain. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Carl Cain), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Kusma ( talk) 00:02, 27 March 2022 (UTC)
congrats! :D theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 01:00, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
- Theleekycauldron Thank you. Such a long wait though. SL93 ( talk) 01:22, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
I also want to chime in and share congratulations–it's a great article topic and I'm always thrilled to see coverage of queer topics and media show up on the main page! Stellar work. — Collin t c 14:20, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
if you put insource:"the result was: '''promoted''' by [[User:<username>" into the wikipedia search box, the total number of search results will tell you how many DYK promotions a user's made. you're coming up on 2,000, some of these numbers are just crazy.
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 10:15, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
Hello, can I ask for some help? Venkat TL left a message on my talk page stating that I should not have added a {{subst:DYK?}} to his nomination since I wasn't planning on doing a full review. I told him it's common practice to add icons to nominations with issues, even if a full review has yet to be performed. To be fair, in my case it was mea culpa: I told him he needed to do a QPQ since he had more than 5 DYK noms, when he corrected me and said that the QPQ kicks in not at 5 DYK noms but rather 5 successful DYK credits. In any case, I really don't know how to explain to him that adding icons without full reviews is commonly-done on DYK and is considered acceptable practice, so I was hoping you can explain it to him better than I can. Thanks. Narutolovehinata5 ( talk · contributions) 16:44, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- I backed you up on your talk page. Now to see if Venkat TL believes it.
SL93 (
talk) 17:30, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks for the help. Now he's bringing up the Hijab nomination and I really don't know how to explain that one anymore. I've been trying to tell him that multiple editors had raised concerns about that article. Maybe you can explain it better to him than I can? Narutolovehinata5 ( talk · contributions) 19:52, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Lucy Feagin
The article
Lucy Feagin you nominated as a
good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the
good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See
Talk:Lucy Feagin for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by
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Theleekycauldron (
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Your GA nomination of Lucy Feagin
The article
Lucy Feagin you nominated as a
good article has passed ; see
Talk:Lucy Feagin for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can
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On 5 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lucy Feagin, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lucy Feagin founded the Feagin School of Dramatic Art in New York City, where talent scouts for radio, screen, and stage were always present to watch her senior students' plays? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lucy Feagin. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Lucy Feagin), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
@ SL93: the filename is incorrectly translated, it should read: " A Kingdom for a House". Since I have no filemover rights here, I would be much obliged if you could correct this painful typo. Thank you for your time. Lotje ( talk) 12:54, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
- Lotje I tagged it for a rename, but I don't have filemover rights. SL93 ( talk) 21:59, 6 April 2022 (UTC)
On 7 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the picture book Eyes That Kiss in the Corners was written to celebrate and empower Asian identities? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eyes That Kiss in the Corners. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Eyes That Kiss in the Corners), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:02, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
On 8 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Da Turdy Point Buck, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the songs in the album Da Turdy Point Buck contain belches and animal sounds that were recorded in a barn? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Da Turdy Point Buck. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Da Turdy Point Buck), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
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I wanted to thank you for Juice (2017 film), and miss a credit. Anyway, good job, and thank you for patience. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:43, 8 April 2022 (UTC)
On 15 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hockley Pendant, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 16th-century Hockley Pendant (pictured) was discovered by a four-year-old in 2009? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hockley Pendant. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Hockley Pendant), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:32, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 02:06, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
@ SL93: I just wanted to thank you for creating this nomination, and with music. It's so darned cute. Makes me want to grab a baton and march up and down to the beat. — Maile ( talk) 00:15, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
- I may or may not have taught myself the song on guitar and spent 15 minutes giddily strumming it over and over.
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 00:22, 16 April 2022 (UTC) yes, I did put my hands over my head every time I said "tall corn". Made it very hard to keep strumming.
- Thanks, Maile and leek. While creating the article, I was hoping that I could find music that could be used. I about became upset because the first audio that I found was a rendition that wasn't in the public domain, but I ended up becoming lucky.
SL93 (
talk) 00:32, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
- I'm glad it worked out :) theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 01:50, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
- Thanks, Maile and leek. While creating the article, I was hoping that I could find music that could be used. I about became upset because the first audio that I found was a rendition that wasn't in the public domain, but I ended up becoming lucky.
SL93 (
talk) 00:32, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
i've got mixed, personal feelings about the image preventing me from judging it fairly; so, leaving this one up to you as to whether it gets the image slot. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 12:32, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron I don't like the image because the subject is looking down. SL93 ( talk) 19:51, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron If I promote it, I will choose the image. I had a long drawn out episode with that user before after I didn't choose their image.
SL93 (
talk) 03:51, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
- @ SL93: well, someone'll promote it with the image if they want to, then. it is what it is. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 04:29, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
On 22 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Iowa Corn Song, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a tradition is for singers of the Iowa Corn Song (audio featured) to raise their arms above their head when the words "tall corn" are sung during the chorus's last line? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Iowa Corn Song. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Iowa Corn Song), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
On 24 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Taco pizza, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a 2020 study concluded that taco pizza is the favorite pizza of Iowa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Taco pizza. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Taco pizza), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 24 April 2022 (UTC)
On 25 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ethel Ogden, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Canadian painter Ethel Ogden (pictured) was central to developing china painting within the Fine Arts Department at the Mount Allison Ladies' College? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ethel Ogden. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Ethel Ogden), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
On 25 April 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Julian M. Wright, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that judge advocate Julian M. Wright was once a fencer, and President Theodore Roosevelt attended one of his matches in 1902? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Julian M. Wright. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Julian M. Wright), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
I reviewed the article for dyk and greenlighted it. Wanted to ask if you wanted to give credit to another editor. I appears the article had another major contributor/creator. Thanks Bruxton ( talk) 02:17, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
- Bruxton The editor with the second highest number of contributions was me, but I only made minor edits. SL93 ( talk) 06:03, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
- I messed up on the credits. I meant to only have a nominator's credit. I will fix that now. SL93 ( talk) 06:04, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
On 2 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Itsuki Hirata, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Japanese mixed martial artist Itsuki Hirata's nickname is " Android 18" due to being told she looks like the Dragon Ball character? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Itsuki Hirata. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Itsuki Hirata), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:03, 2 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 05:11, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
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-- Innisfree987 ( talk) 04:57, 2 May 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging
The second round of the 2022 WikiCup has now finished. It was a high-scoring round and contestants needed 115 points to advance to round 3. There were some very impressive efforts in round 2, with the top seven contestants all scoring more than 500 points. A large number of the points came from the 11 featured articles and the 79 good articles achieved in total by contestants.
Our top scorers in round 2 were:
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Epicgenius, with 1264 points from 2 featured article, 4 good articles and 18 DYKs. Epicgenius was a finalist last year but has now withdrawn from the contest as he pursues a new career path.
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AryKun, with 1172 points from two featured articles, one good article and a substantial number of featured article and good article reviews.
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Bloom6132, with 605 points from 44 in the news items and 4 DYKs.
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Sammi Brie, with 573 points from 8 GAs and 21 DYKs.
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Ealdgyth, with 567 points from 11 GAs and 34 good and featured article reviews.
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Panini!, with 549 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and several other sources.
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Lee Vilenski, with 545 points from 1 FA, 4 GAs and a number of reviews.
The rules for featured and good article reviews require the review to be of sufficient length; brief quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be awarded points. Remember also that DYKs cannot be claimed until they have appeared on the main page. As we enter the third round, any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed now, and anything you forgot to claim in round 2 cannot! Remember too, that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article nominations, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 10:39, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
On 5 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Julie Jensen McDonald, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American author Julie Jensen McDonald's first story was sold to a Sunday school paper for US$6.50? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Julie Jensen McDonald. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Julie Jensen McDonald), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Joseph Eiboeck at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at
your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
Cielquiparle (
talk) 08:24, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
On 6 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Trachelomonas cervicula, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the algal species Trachelomonas cervicula (pictured) has been observed in environments highly polluted with cadmium, lead, and zinc? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Trachelomonas cervicula. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Trachelomonas cervicula), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
On 7 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daisy Wood Hildreth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ...that "The College Chimes" by American composer Daisy Wood Hildreth was chosen by the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as their alumni song? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daisy Wood Hildreth. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Daisy Wood Hildreth), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
sorry about that; this shouldn't take more than 15 minutes. Longer than that and I'll just take away the removal entirely. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 06:03, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron It's fine. There is also the same issue in prep 4. I noticed that preps are getting harder to balance with the currently approved hooks. It shouldn't be much of a problem at the moment due to how many queues and preps are filled, but I'm hoping we move into two QPQs per nomination soon.
SL93 (
talk) 06:06, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- i hope so, looks like the backlog's swelling. issue's fixed :)
theleekycauldron (
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contribs) (she/
they) 06:22, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron Great work. As for the backlog, it doesn't help that the majority of approved hooks appear to be biographies. I was having a lot of trouble finding non-US non-biography hooks.
SL93 (
talk) 06:28, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- thanks :) really, shortage of non-us non-bios? haven't seen that in quite a while... if the U.S. bio hooks are piling up, I'd stuff four into every set. Looks like there are a lot of non-u.s. non-bios in the preps right now, more than needed; when a new set opens up, you can make some swaps with filled preps to stretch some of the unnecessary !u.s. !bios.
theleekycauldron (
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they) 06:39, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron I'm not so sure. All of the preps, except for prep 1 and 2, have four biographies. Prep 1 and 2 have three biographies.
SL93 (
talk) 06:44, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- right, that's my bad—I scanned mostly for U.S. balance, not bio balance. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 06:52, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron I'm not so sure. All of the preps, except for prep 1 and 2, have four biographies. Prep 1 and 2 have three biographies.
SL93 (
talk) 06:44, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- thanks :) really, shortage of non-us non-bios? haven't seen that in quite a while... if the U.S. bio hooks are piling up, I'd stuff four into every set. Looks like there are a lot of non-u.s. non-bios in the preps right now, more than needed; when a new set opens up, you can make some swaps with filled preps to stretch some of the unnecessary !u.s. !bios.
theleekycauldron (
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they) 06:39, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron Great work. As for the backlog, it doesn't help that the majority of approved hooks appear to be biographies. I was having a lot of trouble finding non-US non-biography hooks.
SL93 (
talk) 06:28, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- i hope so, looks like the backlog's swelling. issue's fixed :)
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 06:22, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
Tlaleng Mofokeng at the
Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at
your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!
Bruxton (
talk) 04:00, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
- Original discussion: Special:PermanentLink/1088226816#Current DYK
Listen; i'm sorry if I misrepresented what you were saying. Whether or not your criticism was valid (and I think it has merit), I was trying just to get at the idea that WP:ERRORS isn't the place for criticizing another editor's conduct; it moves too quickly, and it's seen by too many people. I think you should have gone to their talk page; it's less embarrassing for them, and the community can fix errors on WP:ERRORS and move on. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 21:09, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- I see no issue on mentioning someone's conduct in the place where the conduct is happening. We will have to disagree on that.
SL93 (
talk) 21:17, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- okay, fair enough- we'll drop it, then. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 21:25, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
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On 20 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Lancaster Budd, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American horticulturalist Joseph Lancaster Budd (pictured) traveled to England, France, Austria, Russia, and China in 1882 to discover fruit trees that could grow in Iowa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Lancaster Budd. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Joseph Lancaster Budd), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for this DYK and work around the preps! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:34, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
a strong woman in great collaboration -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 21:15, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
I like my talk today (actually mostly from 29 May - I took the title pic), enjoy the music, two related videos worth watching! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:21, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
On 20 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Strippers vs Werewolves, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the British film Strippers vs Werewolves opens with a different band playing the song " Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Strippers vs Werewolves. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Strippers vs Werewolves), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 12:02, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 03:13, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
On 22 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tlaleng Mofokeng, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that South African physician Tlaleng Mofokeng is the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health, and was named one of the BBC's 100 Women? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tlaleng Mofokeng. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Tlaleng Mofokeng), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Kusma ( talk) 00:03, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
as a matter of guideline, do we fill the bottom preps or not? I keep wanting to do work at the preps, which is difficult if you fill the bottom one and I don't... are we supposed to or not? theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 03:46, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron It hasn't been written anywhere despite a couple editors, who don't work on the preps, being snappity about it. I think it should be decided among those who work on the preps unless it becomes a guideline. I tend to not listen to unwritten rules and guidelines. It's not either of those in my mind until there is an established consensus that is written. Then again, I'm not the only editor who works on the bottom set. I only filled the set because more sets can be promoted if it's an issue and it needs to be taken care of soon anyway with only one filled queue. I'm not sure if you're saying I work on them too much, but I only filled a few of the current preps and I didn't work on the promotions that are in the only filled queue. Though you recently worked on around three sets at once. SL93 ( talk) 03:54, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron Well, now there is a new bottom prep and soon to be more due to there only being two filled queues...
SL93 (
talk) 05:05, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- I'm totally not saying you work on them too much – I was more trying to get at the inside of your head, see if there's a consistent rule that needs to be followed. I'm happy for you to fill the bottom preps, if you want, but it does bring on the snappities. If you want to take a whack at the currently open bottom set, you're more than welcome to.
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 07:44, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron Sorry for misunderstanding you. I try to always ignore the few complainers when we are on two sets a day. SL93 ( talk) 08:11, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- I'm totally not saying you work on them too much – I was more trying to get at the inside of your head, see if there's a consistent rule that needs to be followed. I'm happy for you to fill the bottom preps, if you want, but it does bring on the snappities. If you want to take a whack at the currently open bottom set, you're more than welcome to.
theleekycauldron (
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they) 07:44, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
Hello SL93,
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Several discussions on the state of the process have taken place on the talk page, but there has been no action to make any changes. The project also lacks coordination since the "position" is vacant.
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Hi I just saw you promoted Kim E. Nielsen. Could you link Helen Keller in the hook for Nielsen? I don’t think every reader will be familiar with her. Thank you, Thriley ( talk) 20:24, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
- {{u|Thriley} Done. SL93 ( talk) 20:26, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
- Let's try that ping again - Thriley. SL93 ( talk) 20:27, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
I wanted to give you some more specific guidance on newspaper clippings, now that I see you've gotten into the act.
My first suggestion to you is to use PressPass, a Greasemonkey script that will save you oodles of time. What PressPass does is generate cite news templates based off a clipping—if you title the clipping, it will use the clipping title.
For instance, I have a clipping https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102428998/channel-21-statements-missed-mark/. PressPass turns that clipping into
<ref name="Conc890412">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102428998/channel-21-statements-missed-mark/|date=April 12, 1989|page=1|title=Channel 21 Statements Missed Mark|newspaper=Concord Monitor|location=Concord, New Hampshire|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref><!-- Wed -->
That's great! But three things need to be done before I go off and put this in the article.
- Newspapers.com, except for newer paper years added by digital microfilm, [1] does not account for section numbers in pagination. Page 1 is actually page A1 in this newspaper, so that has to be changed out. One of the Dr. Max Show citations is a magazine supplement, scanned alongside the newspaper, which has its own title and pagination: "The Five Seasons Extra 10".
- The author information must be added manually.
- This article spans two pages and requires two clippings. The second clipping is https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102429075/channel-21/ and it is on page A8. For second and third pages, you only need the raw clipping URL for Wikipedia use, as we'll be linking it in the pages parameter. We add all that information in as follows:
<ref name="Conc890412">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102428998/channel-21-statements-missed-mark/|date=April 12, 1989|page=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102429075/channel-21/ A8]|first=Neal|last=Shultz|title=Channel 21 Statements Missed Mark|newspaper=Concord Monitor|location=Concord, New Hampshire|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 29, 2022}}</ref><!-- Wed -->
(Also note that if you have two references from the same paper, or sometimes multiple papers in the same city, on the same date, you may need to edit the ref name to avoid ref name duplication.)
PressPass has been enormously useful to me in saving time. You will find that Newspapers.com's holdings will allow you to write broadcasting articles into nearly every corner of the state (sorry, Ottumwa). I suspect you will have quite a bit of fun.
References
- ^ digital microfilm caveat: for papers that use number-letter naming, e.g. "7A", the site will have "A7"
Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 06:14, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
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Sammi Brie I'm having trouble figuring out how to even begin using it and I don't know what Greasemonkey is.
SL93 (
talk) 11:21, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- What browser do you use? I can walk you through things a bit.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
t •
c) 17:23, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- I'm interested too; I have chrome, was never able to get it to work (as promised by JPxG, I guess)
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 17:33, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- Yeah, I was already a Firefox user. You might need to switch for this. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 17:45, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- I use Chrome and Edge. SL93 ( talk) 19:10, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- I'm interested too; I have chrome, was never able to get it to work (as promised by JPxG, I guess)
theleekycauldron (
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contribs) (she/
they) 17:33, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- What browser do you use? I can walk you through things a bit.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
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-- Megalibrarygirl ( talk) 09:22, 31 May 2022 (UTC) via MassMessaging
I was really hoping my 500th DYK (which is the next one of mine to run) would be WLOK instead of Rich Strike, and honestly Rich Strike might be best held for June 11 (second set if 2-a-day) so it runs during the Belmont Stakes... It's funny, a racehorse is so unrepresentative of my work! Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 03:47, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
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Sammi Brie You just gave me background information that I had no way of knowing. There was no special occasion request made for Rich Strike also. Next time, please make a request for what you want promoted next at the DYK talk page because no one has a way to know otherwise.
SL93 (
talk) 11:53, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- I didn't make a date request for Rich Strike because I didn't think it'd take this long to run (nor did I know Rich Strike would skip the Preakness for the Belmont).
Sammi Brie (she/her •
t •
c) 16:34, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
- Sammi Brie Either way, I wouldn't know what you preferred when it comes to that nomination. I also had no idea of knowing what you wanted your 500th DYK to be or that you even cared about it. SL93 ( talk) 22:29, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
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Sammi Brie Should I move Rich Strike to the special occasion holding area for June 11?
SL93 (
talk) 01:55, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- Yeah. If we're still at two-a-day, run that in the second set to appear during the Belmont.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
t •
c) 01:56, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- Sammi Brie Done. SL93 ( talk) 02:00, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- Yeah. If we're still at two-a-day, run that in the second set to appear during the Belmont.
Sammi Brie (she/her •
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c) 01:56, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
- I didn't make a date request for Rich Strike because I didn't think it'd take this long to run (nor did I know Rich Strike would skip the Preakness for the Belmont).
Sammi Brie (she/her •
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c) 16:34, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
On 3 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ouigi Theodore, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that fashion designer Ouigi Theodore's anvil-horn-shaped beard inspired his alter ego, "The Bearded Man"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ouigi Theodore. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Ouigi Theodore), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
This Jeez was directed at myself, not at you! :D I'd just blown TWO pings. valereee ( talk) 20:23, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
On 5 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jiggle Jiggle, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the British rap song " Jiggle Jiggle" by filmmaker Louis Theroux has been used in more than two million TikTok videos? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jiggle Jiggle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Jiggle Jiggle), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 12:03, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 07:05, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
On 6 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joseph Eiboeck, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Joseph Eiboeck called the period from July 4, 1884, to 1890 "a reign of terror for Iowa"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joseph Eiboeck. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Joseph Eiboeck), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Kusma ( talk) 00:02, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
James F. Kelley DYK review
Hi there, I just want to make sure James F. Kelley got a proper DYK review. I’m a bit confused as to what happened. It looks like the Good Article review template was used, but then was deleted. Thriley ( talk) 16:55, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thriley The review was fine. I guess I'm confused because I still see the GA review template. SL93 ( talk) 21:51, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
<rant> I would really like to go with an earlier hook. I don't want to encourage the trivial messing about with hooks after they have been approved by a reliable editor. Your tick for the article was fine and then everyone piled on to ... have their name mentioned. I think this is just pissing about and it deters nominators and reviewers from getting a good hook. After all why bother when the hook is going to be "improved" and everyone says "briiliant" ... because they know that discussion just leads to more delay and a lower position hook. Promoters need to fix real and actual errors not oblige everyone to have to comment on their stylistic mods as they try and make a 100% good hook into a 101% better one. </rant> Victuallers ( talk) 20:47, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Pinging
Evrik to see about using the original hook.
SL93 (
talk) 21:54, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Looking at Sonya Legg and Template:Did you know nominations/Sonya Legg, I think this was Alt2: ... that British oceanographer Sonya Legg has studied the South China Sea where waves can be bigger than 600 feet (180 m)?
- Which one did you want? --
evrik (
talk) 22:08, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Pinging
Victuallers
SL93 (
talk) 22:08, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thx SL93, and thanks to @
Evrik: - the earlier the better IMO. There was nothing wrong with the original hook. The critic of 0.2 km was quite happy to see "600 feet" as long as the USA's units got mentioned, which is a bit biased??. SL93's checking of the hook was fine and didn't need to prissed up by later commentators.
Victuallers (
talk) 22:40, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- @
Victuallers: mind if I use meters rather than kilometers? The 0.2 seems small. --
evrik (
talk) 01:52, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
- @ Evrik: Sure, just do it , lets go with your "stylistic mod" (see above) its hung around too long. Although it would have been nice to have run it as written and as approved. Do you think I chose km randomly? This was written by someone who has written dozens of articles since it was nominated. We/they lose interest. DYK is for new articles. Thanks for helping for this article to escape from the DYK holding camp. Victuallers ( talk) 07:05, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
- @
Victuallers: mind if I use meters rather than kilometers? The 0.2 seems small. --
evrik (
talk) 01:52, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thx SL93, and thanks to @
Evrik: - the earlier the better IMO. There was nothing wrong with the original hook. The critic of 0.2 km was quite happy to see "600 feet" as long as the USA's units got mentioned, which is a bit biased??. SL93's checking of the hook was fine and didn't need to prissed up by later commentators.
Victuallers (
talk) 22:40, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
- Pinging
Victuallers
SL93 (
talk) 22:08, 8 June 2022 (UTC)
On 10 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Dr. Max Show, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the clown character Mombo was created for The Dr. Max Show after being blamed for an off-stage noise? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Dr. Max Show. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, The Dr. Max Show), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
On 10 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cory Synhorst SerVaas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American doctor Cory Synhorst SerVaas believed that high-lysine corn could help end hunger in Africa, end famine, and stop protein deficiency despite only being fed to livestock and poultry? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cory Synhorst DeVaas. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Cory Synhorst SerVaas), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 12:02, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
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On 15 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell screened at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, Lloyd Kaufman said that "no one else was dumb enough to do a dinosaur movie"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A Nymphoid Barbarian In Dinosaur Hell. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, A Nymphoid Barbarian in Dinosaur Hell), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 02:48, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for promoting Cyclotron for DYK. In the discussion I had with David Eppstein about the nomination, the consensus was to remove that cyclotron diagram and replace it with this one, but I didn't know how to make that edit at the time. Is that something you can help me with now? Thanks! PianoDan ( talk) 19:33, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
- PianoDan I became confused on which image to use because the automated prep promoter didn't list the second image. Now done. SL93 ( talk) 19:44, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
- it won't list if the image file isn't in {{ main page image/DYK}} format- gotta add that functionality. theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 19:49, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of
TFW No GF at the
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Nyanardsan ( talk) 12:57, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
On 22 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Canyon Kid's Corner, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the host of Canyon Kid's Corner said that his Brooklyn accent as a cowboy came from "the canyons created by the tall buildings"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Canyon Kid's Corner. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Canyon Kid's Corner), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
Hi. I see this already made it to the front page. I thought things got promoted to a prep area and then after a week moved into a queue, and then another week later they find their way to the front page. I'm certainly not complaining that this got through the process faster, I'm just curious how that works. -- RoySmith (talk) 01:13, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
- RoySmith There are no time limits for DYK. Prep builders go through the approved hooks, starting from the oldest nominations first, to build a balanced prep set. The balanced set alternates between biographies, non-biographies, and countries while also trying to not have more of one topic in that prep set (such as music, film, sports, etc). The time that it takes to reach a prep, then a queue after admin approval, and then the automated switch to the main page has to do with the backlog, building a balanced set, how many promoters we have, and when the promoters feel like working on the task. Template:Did you know/Queue shows the preps and queues. It also shows the order for sets moving to the main page plus the day and time of when it will be on the main page. The main reason for your hook being promoted so fast was that we were running low (and still are) on "quirky hooks" which is what the last hook in each set is for. Per Wikipedia:Did you know/Supplementary guidelines - "Consider picking a funny or quirky hook if there is one available and putting it in the last (bottom) slot of the update. Just as serious news programs end on an upbeat note to bring viewers back next time, ending on an upbeat or quirky note rounds an update off nicely and encourages readers to come back next time for more. An update can have more than one quirky hook, but the best examples should probably be preserved for the bottom slot." SL93 ( talk) 01:35, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
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Hey I just want to say that I trust your judgement more than my own when it comes to DYKs. If you want to pull the hook you should do it, the nominator is ok with it. I was just talking it through. Cheers Bruxton ( talk) 22:34, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
- Bruxton It wasn't just the hook, but a potential error in general existing. I'm fine with just saying my piece to have it on record just in case. SL93 ( talk) 22:55, 25 June 2022 (UTC)
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Bruxton Thank you. I admit that DYK has been somewhat frustrating lately. I couldn't even use my right as a promoter to choose to not use a particular image without getting someone angry. I faced pushback for wanting Spanish sources to be checked for copyright violations when the hook was recently pulled due to copyvios from the English sources. I faced more pushback about attributing statements in hooks when there have been multiple similar discussions over the past year and a half or so. Fram repeatedly called me a liar when I tried to defend myself on the DYK talk page. I'm also tired of seeing hook approvals where not all of the information is even in the article.
SL93 (
talk) 22:16, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- Yes, it is like when too many people design a table. Try to keep your chin up and keep on keepin on! Bruxton ( talk) 22:19, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
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talk page stalker) I hear you – it's been pretty frustrating for me as well. You do great work, and while it's sometimes difficult to get everyone on board with something, you keep your head up. You're a valuable and important part of DYK, for both your work and your views.
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/
they) 22:36, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron Thanks for your comments. I just added my main concern to the DYK talk page about hook attribution. I really should have said it before. SL93 ( talk) 22:43, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
Hey can you help with me with this? Bruxton ( talk) 21:37, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
On 29 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article UK cost of living crisis, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said that about 80% of the causes driving the ongoing UK cost of living crisis are global? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/UK cost of living crisis. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, UK cost of living crisis), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
On 29 June 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Aurelia Star, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Aurelia Star, an Iowa newspaper, has changed ownership at least 11 times? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Aurelia Sentinel. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Aurelia Star), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:03, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
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The third round of the 2022 WikiCup has now come to an end. Each of the sixteen contestants who made it into the fourth round had at least 180 points, which is a lower figure than last year when 294 points were needed to progress to round 4. Our top scorers in round 3 were:
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BennyOnTheLoose, with 746 points, a tally built both on snooker and other sports topics, and on more general subjects.
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Bloom6132, with 683 points, garnered mostly from "In the news" items and related DYKs.
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Sammi Brie, with 527, from a variety of submissions related to radio and television stations.
Between them contestants achieved 5 featured articles, 4 featured lists, 51 good articles, 149 DYK entries, 68 ITN entries, and 109 good article reviews. As we enter the fourth round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 3 but before the start of round 4 can be claimed in round 4. Please also remember that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them. When doing GARs, please make sure that you check that all the GA criteria are fully met. Please also remember that all submissions must meet core Wikipedia policies, regardless of the review process.
If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is a good article nomination, a featured process, or anything else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove your name from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. WikiCup judges: Sturmvogel 66 ( talk) and Cwmhiraeth ( talk) MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:51, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
On 9 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Avtar Singh Jouhl, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Avtar Singh Jouhl took Malcolm X to a segregated pub in Smethwick as part of his campaign to end the colour bar? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Avtar Singh Jouhl. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Avtar Singh Jouhl), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:03, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
On 9 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article TFW No GF, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the title of the incel and Frogtwitter subculture film TFW No GF stands for "that feeling when [you have] no girlfriend"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/TFW No GF. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, TFW No GF), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:03, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
Precious anniversary
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Lovely to see so much energy even nine years later! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 06:54, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
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Gerda Arendt Thank you. There have been several times when I thought about leaving Wikipedia, but I still continue to stick around.
SL93 (
talk) 23:36, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you, and - just looking around - that's productive ;) - my first barnstar was for resilience, dyk?
- On Fridayday I attended a unique concert - the 18th Thomaskantor after Bach conducting - and with some good luck caught him happy afterwards! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 05:43, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
On 10 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Herndon (drag queen), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American drag queen James Herndon donated funds and resources into black and LGBTQ+ communities in Lexington, Kentucky? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Herndon (drag queen). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, James Herndon (drag queen)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
On 10 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paul Lester Errington, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American conservationist Paul Lester Errington reshaped perception of predators? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Lester Errington. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Paul Lester Errington), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:03, 10 July 2022 (UTC)
On 11 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Judith Ehrlich, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Judith Ehrlich incorporated her NPR work on pacifism into a documentary focusing on conscientious objectors during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Judith Ehrlich. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Judith Ehrlich), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
On 14 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fischer quintuplets, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Fischer quintuplets had six other siblings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fischer quintuplets. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Fischer quintuplets), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 05:23, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
Check out the cool video- documentary of the quints Bruxton ( talk) 15:30, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
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On 19 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article My Last Wonderful Days, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1956 article " My Last Wonderful Days", about an Iowa woman accepting terminal cancer, funded an Iowa State University scholarship program? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/My Last Wonderful Days. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, My Last Wonderful Days), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 00:02, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
On 20 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Wayne Cryts, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the arrest of American farmer Wayne Cryts for removing his soybeans from a bankrupt grain elevator led to a change in legislation by Congress? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wayne Cryts. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Wayne Cryts), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/ they) 13:37, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
On 20 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cerro Bola, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the westernmost population of California fan palms is found on the slopes of Cerro Bola in Baja California, Mexico? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cerro Bola. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Cerro Bola), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Amakuru ( talk) 00:02, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
On 22 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lawyering (book), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lawyering (book). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Lawyering (book)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Schwede 66 00:37, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
In case you were wondering about this edit.... I was a little uncertain about how to format it. Since the quoted text from the source said she ran in "two Boston marathons", I was uncertain whether that meant she was in the Boston Marathon twice (which seems most likely), or if she was in two marathons which were in Boston. (I dunno if there are other marathons there.) I kinda compromised, linking to the uppercase per MOS:DYKPIPE, while retaining your original lowercase to display, but I was tempted to just unlink it since I wasn't sure. MANdARAX XAЯAbИAM 20:18, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
- Mandarax I managed to find an online reference that it was the Boston Marathon and I will add it to the article now. I didn't realize until viewing the Wikipedia article that it wasn't lowercase. SL93 ( talk) 20:38, 24 July 2022 (UTC)
On 25 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Motion Pictures in Education, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1923 book Motion Pictures in Education is among the first major works about using films to teach students? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Motion Pictures in Education. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Motion Pictures in Education), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Gatoclass ( talk) 00:03, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
On 27 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cotton Blossom Singers, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that up to 13 groups of the Cotton Blossom Singers (group pictured) toured through the United States at a time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cotton Blossom Singers. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Cotton Blossom Singers), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 12:02, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
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On 28 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Byron Tabor, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Robert Byron Tabor's first major painting was put on display in the White House by Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Byron Tabor. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Robert Byron Tabor), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 30 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Arthur Samuel Garretson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Garretson, South Dakota, was named after businessman Arthur Samuel Garretson? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Samuel Garretson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Arthur Samuel Garretson), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
On 30 July 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Love Falls On Us, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the book Love Falls On Us, about the LGBTQ movement in Africa, was praised by author Uzodinma Iweala for "elevating the extraordinary ordinariness of L.G.B.T.Q. Africans"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Love Falls On Us. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Love Falls On Us), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 12:03, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for your consistent DYK work, and the support of saying two things about a singer if that broadens what readers get to know about her! - I'm doing many things besides Wikipedia and have pics from vacation days to offer -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 07:57, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
On 2 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Savage (ornithologist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American ornithologist William Savage painted pictures of birds (example pictured) that he hunted or received? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Savage (ornithologist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, William Savage (ornithologist)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
On 2 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ann Kiemel Anderson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American religious speaker Ann Kiemel Anderson ran in two Boston Marathons and two Israel marathons near the Sea of Galilee to promote Christianity? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ann Kiemel Anderson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Ann Kiemel Anderson), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 12:02, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
Orphan label for Stöner article
Hello @SL93, Firsltly, thank you for accepting my article via the Articles for Creation submission process. In regards to the article being an orphan, I have provided links to the article on related pages including Brant Bjork, Kyuss, Nick Oliveri, etc., as a band the person is a member of or a band it is a spinoff of, for example. I was wondering if this is a solution to the Orphan label or if there is more to be considered as to when it should be removed. Any help is appreciated. HPSR ( talk) 02:00, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
- (watching:) I removed the tag, and next time you can do it yourself. Orphan or no orphan is clear-cut. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 08:17, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello SL93,
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Unfortunately, most of the decline happened in the first half of the month, and the backlog has already risen to 9,600. Understandably, it seems many backlog drive participants are taking a break from reviewing and unfortunately, we are not even keeping up with the inflow let alone driving it lower. We need the other 600 reviewers to do more! Please try to do at least one a day.
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On 9 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mexican Pizza, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Taco Bell initially commissioned a TikTok musical for their Mexican Pizza? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mexican Pizza. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Mexican Pizza), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:03, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
On 13 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Academy of Music (Sioux City, Iowa), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony spoke twice at the now defunct Academy of Music in Sioux City, Iowa, during the 1870s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Academy of Music (Sioux City, Iowa). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Academy of Music (Sioux City, Iowa)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
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thank you - pics and thoughts on 13 August -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:15, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
Look at the church where I heard VOCES8. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:22, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi SL93,
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On 22 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gilbert Eastman, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American educator Gilbert Eastman, who acted in and wrote American Sign Language plays, won an Emmy Award in 1993? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gilbert Eastman. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Gilbert Eastman), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:03, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
On 29 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Corner That Held Them, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1948 novel The Corner That Held Them uses subversion of history that includes a nun who enjoyed the Black Death? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Corner That Held Them. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, The Corner That Held Them), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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The fourth round of the WikiCup has now finished. 383 points were required to reach the final, and the new round has got off to a flying start with all finalists already scoring. In round 4, Bloom6132 with 939 points was the highest points-scorer, with a combination of DYKs and In the news items, followed by BennyOnTheLoose, Sammi Brie and Lee Vilenski. The points of all contestants are swept away as we start afresh for the final round.
At this stage, we say goodbye to the eight competitors who didn't quite make it; thank you for the useful contributions you have made to the Cup and Wikipedia, and we hope you will join us again next year. For the remaining competitors, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 4 but before the start of round 5 can be claimed in round 5. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them, and importantly, before the deadline on October 31st!
If you are concerned that your nomination, whether it be for a good article, a featured process, or anything else, will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews Needed (remember to remove your listing when no longer required). If you want to help out with the WikiCup, please do your bit to help keep down the review backlogs! Questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. The judges are Sturmvogel 66 and Cwmhiraeth. MediaWiki message delivery ( talk) 12:44, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
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On 7 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Emory Collins, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American racing driver Emory Collins won the International Motor Contest Association sprint car national championship in 1938, 1946, 1947, and 1948? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Emory Collins. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Emory Collins), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 12:02, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
On 7 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Melissa Clark-Reynolds, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Melissa Clark-Reynolds, who was awarded the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, developed the now-defunct virtual world MiniMonos? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Melissa Clark-Reynolds. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Melissa Clark-Reynolds), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 12:03, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
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Thank you for your latest, and for promoting SWV 36 for DYK! The rose pic was taken on 11 Sep 2021, and this year was full of music that day, Tag des offenen Denkmals, not only singing in church and rehearsals for Verdi's Requiem, but two concerts at special places pictured, one a synagogue (pictured on its wall). Today three DYK: a piece we'll perform on Sunday, a violinist we heard in June playing the Berg Concerto (my brother played in the orchestra), and a Youth Orchestra shaped by a conductor who recently died. Almost too much of a good thing. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:00, 14 September 2022 (UTC)
travel and strings sound - more travel pics if you are interested -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 14:36, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
On 20 September 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Green Valley State Park, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Green Valley State Park in Iowa, which was dedicated exactly 69 years ago, had multiple species of fish added to its artificial lake in 1974? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Green Valley State Park. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Green Valley State Park), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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You accepted Yamatai Kyushu Theory. Do you think Draft:Yamatai Honshu Theory is ready for mainspace? Immanuelle 💗 (please tag me) 14:56, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
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On 6 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Reconstructing Womanhood, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Reconstructing Womanhood by Hazel Carby, about the history of American black women writers, was said to be a "landmark study" and "groundbreaking"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reconstructing Womanhood. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Reconstructing Womanhood), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
— Maile ( talk) 00:02, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
Hello SL93,
Much has happened since the last newsletter over two months ago. The open letter finished with 444 signatures. The letter was sent to several dozen people at the WMF, and we have heard that it is being discussed but there has been no official reply. A related article appears in the current issue of The Signpost. If you haven't seen it, you should, including the readers' comment section.
Awards: Barnstars were given for the past several years (thanks to MPGuy2824), and we are now all caught up. The 2021 cup went to John B123 for leading with 26,525 article reviews during 2021. To encourage moderate activity, a new "Iron" level barnstar is awarded annually for reviewing 360 articles ("one-a-day"), and 100 reviews earns the "Standard" NPP barnstar. About 90 reviewers received barnstars for each of the years 2018 to 2021 (including the new awards that were given retroactively). All awards issued for every year are listed on the Awards page. Check out the new Hall of Fame also.
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On 17 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Bauer (artist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the 1960s and 1970s, American artist Robert Bauer painted figures that were a mixture of 20th-century avant-garde funk and 17th-century Dutch realism? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Bauer (artist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Robert Bauer (artist)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Vanamonde 12:02, 17 October 2022 (UTC)
Isn't the Alt a little more interesting (with or without "which they did"? Philafrenzy ( talk) 09:30, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Iowa Cow War
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On 28 October 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mahurangi Harbour, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that after being extensively hunted in the 19th century, southern right whales can again sometimes be seen in Mahurangi Harbour? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mahurangi Harbour. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Mahurangi Harbour), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 2 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Iowa Cow War, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Iowa Cow War started due to bovine tuberculosis testing? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Iowa Cow War. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Iowa Cow War), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 4 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Manuel Carpio, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Manuel Carpio's 1849 poem is the earliest literary depiction of the weeping ghost La Llorona? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Manuel Carpio. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Manuel Carpio), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 5 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Te lapa, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that te lapa, an unproven and unexplained oceanic light phenomenon, might have been used by Polynesians to find islands in the Pacific Ocean? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Te lapa. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Te lapa), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 9 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Locust Plague of 1874, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that trains lost traction during the Locust Plague of 1874 in the United States due to the tracks being "slick with grasshopper guts"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Locust Plague of 1874. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Locust Plague of 1874), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/her) 01:32, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
- theleekycauldron Thanks for the update. It looks like I should create more notable, but niche, articles like this one and Iowa Cow War for DYK. SL93 ( talk) 01:37, 10 November 2022 (UTC)
On 10 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Francisco de Terrazas, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Mexican poet Francisco de Terrazas was praised by Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Francisco de Terrazas. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Francisco de Terrazas), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 17 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article People, Places and Things (short story collection), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the only known copy of People, Places and Things, co-authored by Stephen King, is owned by King? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/People, Places and Things (short story collection). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, People, Places and Things (short story collection)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/her) 08:22, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
On 17 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rhino Rumble, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a version of the video game Rhino Rumble was not released due to the creators not wanting to add licensed characters? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rhino Rumble. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Rhino Rumble), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 23 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Boggy Creek Monster (film), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the documentary Boggy Creek Monster, about the Fouke Monster, had its first screening at a middle school? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Boggy Creek Monster (film). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Boggy Creek Monster (film)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Can you return this from prep? Somebody passed him in the final week of the season, so I need to come up with something else? Cbl62 ( talk) 04:23, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
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On 30 November 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article William Miller Beardshear, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that William Miller Beardshear (pictured) was known as the "father of Iowa State College", now known as Iowa State University? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Miller Beardshear. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, William Miller Beardshear), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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I see you've been injured in an accident. I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. Take care of yourself. If there's anything I can do to help (watch, assist), please call on me. We're stronger with you. BusterD ( talk) 18:05, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
On 5 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Barber White, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American lumber businessman and politician John Barber White funded a scholarship at Williams College in memory of his son? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Barber White. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, John Barber White), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 6 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rebecca Yahr, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the uncommon Florida lichen species Gyalectidium yahriae was named after Rebecca Yahr of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rebecca Yahr. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Rebecca Yahr), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 6 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gyalectidium yahriae, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the uncommon Florida lichen species Gyalectidium yahriae was named after Rebecca Yahr of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in Scotland? You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Gyalectidium yahriae), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Thinking of you, sad to learn of your accident, best wishes for recovery! I wish I was near you, then I would offer to type for you. - Today, I learned that Yvonne Ciannella died, the soprano who impressed me in my first night at the opera, and as she died in March, sadly no Main page reverence is possible, - at least she had a good DYK, at a time when opera singers were considered interesting. I'm proud today that Christiane Hörbiger made it to that corner, and happy that we celebrate the birthday of Jean Sibelius again. - I heard an excellent Christmas concert yesterday, by Tenebrae, and a short excerpt of them singing " Deo gracias" is also linked from my talk, for cheers. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 20:50, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
Enjoy the season, dreaming of peace! -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 16:53, 20 December 2022 (UTC)
Today, pictured, the soprano of our choral concert of the year. More in the context: User talk:Gerda Arendt#DYK for Talia Or, in case of interest. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:52, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
I am thinking of you and hoping you come back to your activities in DYK. The project needs you. But for now just get better and know you are missed Bruxton ( talk) 05:01, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
- Hi SL93, I promoted a hook and image from your nomination, I am just thinking that maybe the image caption reads funny. Perhaps you can take a look. Bruxton ( talk) 05:02, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
I just learned about the accident! I'm so sorry.
Just forget about DYK. If preps don't get filled, they don't get filled. Take care of yourself. Valereee ( talk) 12:37, 22 December 2022 (UTC)
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Valereee I will be depending on the appointment today. My stitches will be removed this afternoon and the doctor will tell me if I can go back to work or if I need any physical therapy.
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- Fingers crossed!
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- Valereee There is good news and bad news. The new x-ray turned out to be great. I can still do most work that doesn't involve much heavy-lifting, such as typing, so participating on Wikipedia is fine. However, I can't go back to my actual job for at least another month so that there is no chance of the metal plate surgery being ruined. SL93 ( talk) 03:01, 23 December 2022 (UTC)
- Fingers crossed!
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On 23 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marilyn Gayle Hoff, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American author Marilyn Gayle Hoff was honored by a Fourth of July parade float as an unsung hero? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marilyn Gayle Hoff. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Marilyn Gayle Hoff), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 27 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Benjamin F. Gue, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Benjamin F. Gue, who co-founded Iowa State University, allowed women to become students there despite much opposition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Benjamin F. Gue. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Benjamin F. Gue), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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On 30 December 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Vivian Smith (suffragist), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Vivian Smith (pictured) was the first black student to earn a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Northern Iowa? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Vivian Smith (suffragist). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Vivian Smith (suffragist)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
-- RoySmith (talk) 00:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
Thank you, fine hook and pic - nice to have it together with Quentin Oliver Lee. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 19:25, 30 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, I just closed Template:Did you know nominations/Execution of Russian soldiers in Makiivka, which you marked for closure. Did I do it correctly? BorgQueen ( talk) 19:11, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
On 7 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Elmer Carlson, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that American Elmer Carlson brought a roller-skating mule to the 1964 Democratic National Convention? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elmer Carlson. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Elmer Carlson), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
BorgQueen ( talk) 00:03, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
Just wanted to let you know that I didn't notice you were adding hooks to Prep 7 until I went to add one. I went ahead and added it but I'll let you fill the rest of that Prep 7 in so that we don't conflict. :) - Aoidh ( talk) 00:28, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
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Aoidh You can fill it if you want.
SL93 (
talk) 00:32, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- Looks like
Template:Did you know nominations/Thurgood Marshall's hook got cut off when you moved it into the prep area—I assume that wasn't on purpose (maybe the script got confused by the question mark?) but just wanted to make sure.
Extraordinary Writ (
talk) 01:15, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
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Extraordinary Writ: Agh, umm, yep! detecting the last question mark doesn't usually work, because often times there'll be a question mark in the source link, that's no good. Not sure how to efficiently deal with that edge case...
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/her) 01:25, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- No worries! I've just added the rest of the hook in myself: I reckon that shouldn't be controversial. Extraordinary Writ ( talk) 03:48, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
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Extraordinary Writ: Agh, umm, yep! detecting the last question mark doesn't usually work, because often times there'll be a question mark in the source link, that's no good. Not sure how to efficiently deal with that edge case...
theleekycauldron (
talk •
contribs) (she/her) 01:25, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
- Looks like
Template:Did you know nominations/Thurgood Marshall's hook got cut off when you moved it into the prep area—I assume that wasn't on purpose (maybe the script got confused by the question mark?) but just wanted to make sure.
Extraordinary Writ (
talk) 01:15, 8 January 2023 (UTC)
Thanks for building preps as usual. Could you please consider promoting Template:Did you know nominations/Goncharov (meme)? It's fairly old (24 Nov) and I can't promote it since I've reviewed it, as per our rules. Well, actually I did promote it and then had to un-promote. Lol. BorgQueen ( talk) 21:31, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- Oh Leeky just promoted it. Thanks anyway! 😊
BorgQueen (
talk) 21:41, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
- ( talk page stalker) . . . theleekycauldron ( talk • contribs) (she/her) 21:42, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
On 10 January 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Robert Spencer Finkbine, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Robert Spencer Finkbine spent 13 years as the superintendent of construction of the Iowa State Capitol? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Spencer Finkbine. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page ( here's how, Robert Spencer Finkbine), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.