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Count of DYK nominations
Section	Unapproved	Approved	Total
May 28		1	1
June 1		1	1
June 3	1		1
June 4		1	1
June 5		1	1
June 6	1	3	4
June 8		1	1
June 9	1	5	6
June 10		3	3
June 11		6	6
June 12	1	5	6
June 13		2	2
June 14	1	7	8
June 15		6	6
June 16		4	4
June 17	2	6	8
June 18		5	5
June 19		4	4
June 20		7	7
June 21	2	2	4
June 22	2	9	11
June 23	1	8	9
June 24		8	8
June 25	1	4	5
June 26	1	8	9
June 27		8	8
June 28	1	7	8
June 29	1	11	12
June 30	5	12	17
July 1	2	11	13
July 2	1	6	7
July 3	3	8	11
July 4	2	7	9
July 5	3	7	10
July 6	2	6	8
July 7	2	16	18
July 8	4	4	8
July 9	6	7	13
July 10	5	2	7
July 11	7	4	11
July 12	4	10	14
July 13	5	7	12
July 14	2	9	11
July 15	3	9	12
July 16	5	4	9
July 17	7	5	12
July 18	5	7	12
July 19	6	6	12
July 20	3	8	11
July 21	4	7	11
July 22	3	9	12
July 23	1	6	7
July 24	4	4	8
July 25	3	6	9
July 26	3	7	10
July 27	8	3	11
July 28	5	5	10
July 29	4	2	6
July 30	7	2	9
July 31	7	2	9
August 1	11	4	15
August 2	4		4
August 3
Total	162	345	507
Last updated 01:23, 3 August 2026 UTC Current time is 03:14, 3 August 2026 UTC [refresh]

Instructions for nominators

If this is your first nomination, please read the DYK rules before continuing. Further information can be found at the DYK guidelines.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I write an interesting hook?

Successful hooks tend to have several traits. Most importantly, they share a surprising or intriguing fact. They give readers enough context to understand the hook, but leave enough out to make them want to learn more. They are written for a general audience who has no prior knowledge of or interest in the topic area. Lastly, they are concise, and do not attempt to cover multiple facts or present information about the subject beyond what's needed to understand the hook.

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Any editor who was not involved in writing/expanding or nominating an article may review it by checking to see that the article meets all the DYK criteria (long enough, new enough, no serious editorial or content issues) and the hook is cited. Editors may also alter the suggested hook to improve it, suggest new hooks, or even lend a hand and make edits to the article to which the hook applies so that the hook is supported and accurate. For more information on the DYK rules and review processes, see the DYK guidelines and the reviewer instructions.

To post a comment or review on a DYK nomination, follow the steps outlined below:

• Look through this page, Template talk:Did you know, to find a nomination you would like to comment on.
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Advanced procedures

How to promote an accepted hook

At-a-glance instructions on how to promote an approved hook to a prep area

• See Wikipedia:Did you know/Preparation areas for details on verifying a hook's acceptability.
• Promoters should not promote their own nomination or their own review.
• When promoting hooks intended for a particular date, keep in mind that when the number of available approved nominations exceeds 120 we switch to two sets per day, and when that number drops below 60 we return to one set per day.

Check list for nomination review completeness

1. Select a hook from the approved nominations page that has one of these ticks at the bottom post: .
2. Check to make sure basic review requirements were completed.
   • Any outstanding issue following needs to be addressed before promoting.
3. Check the article history for any substantive changes since it was nominated or reviewed.
4. Images for the lead slot must be freely licensed. Fair-use images are not permitted. Images loaded on Commons that appear on the Main Page are automatically protected by KrinkleBot.
5. Hook must be stated in both the article and source (which must be cited at the end of the article sentence where stated).
6. Hook should make sense grammatically.
7. Try to vary subject matters within each prep area.
8. Try to select a funny, quirky or otherwise upbeat hook for the last or bottom hook in the set.

Steps to add a hook to prep

• In one tab, open the nomination page of the hook you want to promote.
• In a second tab, open the prep set you intend to add the hook to.

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1. For hooks held for specific dates, refer to "Local update times" section on DYK Queue.
   • Completed Prep area number sets will be promoted by an administrator to corresponding Queue number.
2. Copy and paste the hook into a chosen slot.
   • Make sure there's a space between ... and that, and a ? at the end.
   • Check that there's a bold link to the article.
3. If it's the lead (first) hook, paste the image where indicated at the top of the template.
4. Copy and paste ALL the credit information (the {{DYKmake}} and {{DYKnom}} templates) at the bottom
5. Check your work in the prep's Preview mode.
   • At the bottom under "Credits", to the right of each article should have the link "View nom subpage" ; if not, a subpage parameter will need to be added to the DYKmake.
6. Save the Prep page.

Closing the DYK nomination page

1. At the upper left
   • Change {{DYKsubpage to {{subst:DYKsubpage
   • Change |passed= to |passed=yes
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     insert a new, separate line containing one of the following:

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     To [[TM:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]

     To [[TM:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

   • Also paste the same thing into the edit summary.
3. Check in Preview mode. Make sure everything is against a pale blue background (nothing outside) and there are no stray characters, like }}, at the top or bottom.
4. Save.

For more information, please see T:TDYK#How to promote an accepted hook.

Handy copy sources:

• To [[TM:DYK/P1|Prep 1]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P2|Prep 2]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P3|Prep 3]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P4|Prep 4]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P5|Prep 5]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P6|Prep 6]]
• To [[TM:DYK/P7|Prep 7]]

How to remove a rejected nomination

• Open the DYK nomination subpage of the nomination you would like to remove.
• In the window where the DYK nomination subpage is open, replace the line {{DYKsubpage with {{subst:DYKsubpage, and replace |passed= with |passed=no. Then save the page. This has the effect of wrapping up the discussion on the DYK nomination subpage in a blue archive box and stating that the nomination was unsuccessful, as well as adding the nomination to a category for archival purposes.
• Alternatively, you can use PSHAW, which automates the process.

How to remove a hook from the prep areas or queue

• Edit the prep area or queue where the hook is and remove the hook and the credits associated with it.
• Go to the hook's nomination subpage (there should have been a link to it in the credits section).
  • View the edit history for that page
  • Go back to the last version before the edit where the hook was promoted, and revert to that version to make the nomination active again.
  • Add a new icon on the nomination subpage to cancel the previous tick and leave a comment after it explaining that the hook was removed from the prep area or queue, and why, so that later reviewers are aware of this issue.
• Add a transclusion of the template back to this page so that reviewers can see it. It goes under the date that it was first created/expanded/listed as a GA. You may need to add back the day header for that date if it had been removed from this page.
• If you removed the hook from a queue, it is best to either replace it with another hook from one of the prep areas, or to leave a message at WT:DYK asking someone else to do so.

How to move a nomination subpage to a new name

• Don't; it should not ever be necessary, and will break some links which will later need to be repaired. Even if you change the title of the article, you don't need to move the nomination page.

Nominations

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on June 3

Gary Hoffman (cellist)

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• ... that Gary Hoffman, who plays a cello built in 1662 by Nicolo Amati, has performed world premieres of cello concertos? Source:
  • Reviewed: Rosemary Kanyuka + Agus Djaya
  • Comment: Excellent player and teacher.

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 2180 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:46, 9 June 2026 (UTC).

• I shall review this. Storye book (talk) 06:52, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Thank you for an interesting article about a great cellist. I like the idea of having the Amati cello in the hook - it makes one want to have a listen.

• The second paragraph of the Career section has no citation at the end. Are there sources for this? Would citation 9 cover part of this?
• Please clarify: what is the OSF?
• Hoffman is referred to in the article as both "he" and "they". Which should it be?
• I have rephrased a few words in the article for clarity (no facts changed). This should not affect DYK.
• When the above issues are resolved, this nom should be good to go. Storye book (talk) 07:19, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the review.

• Oops, yes, I split the para and missed adding the ref to the first part. I don't like this "laundry list" of great names, but it's in practically every bio of him. For the premieres, I managed to split it up into more detailed information, for the others I had no time yet. There are more recordings in French, so there is hope ;)
• I wish I could clarify OSF. The same (composer's website) source says it abbreviates French Symphonic Orchestra (as I see now, - was too tired yesterday), and it appears several times there. Another source (as I saw yesterday but didn't use and can't find right now) says Orchestre Symphonic Francais (spelled from memory ...). That may be some unspecific orchestra or something national - who knows? I'll keep looking, help welcome, and French may be a path.
• "their" refers to both him and his piano partner, no?

I'll look after taking care of Mr. Kesting who already arrived on the main page. Some of his broadcasts are on youtube, amazing the examples he found, even without understanding the comments, I guess. Thank you for a great photo! - As for Hoffman: I wonder if the one I took could be cropped but feel it's not good enough technically, and the microphone is in his face too much. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:50, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

For a quick fix, I used the name of the orchestra as in the source used. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:20, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Forget the last post: I found that orchestra: the composer's. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:29, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you, Gerda. Storye book (talk) 16:46, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

• Alt 1 ... that Gary Hoffman, who plays a cello built in 1662 by Nicolo Amati, won the 1986 Rostropovich Cello Competition?
• Alt 2 ... that Gary Hoffman, who plays a cello built in 1662 by Nicolo Amati, was youngest professor at the Indiana University School of Music, with 22? Grimes2 11:56, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

  These are nice facts from his youth, but the repeated courage to play new music seems more impressive, a more lasting achievement, and in more (almost quirky) contrast to the old instrument, - thus far more interesting to me. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:08, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

for ALT 0, 1 and 2. ALT0 preferred. Thank you both for your help with this. Storye book (talk) 16:46, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

• @Gerda Arendt, Grimes2, and Storye book: I took a look at this for promotion and I have several concerns:
  • Several of the claims of significance made in the article and the hooks are sourced to primary or non-independent sources. A Curtis Institute press release about Hoffman joining the faculty is not independent. An official Brussels Cello Festival bio is a primary source. I am not sure about this "article" in The Strad; it is classified as an article but it is a single paragraph and reads like an author bio, which is the kind of mixup that happens in web publishing over time. I am going to consider it a primary source bio and not independent secondary coverage, in part because it reads very much like other official bios of Hoffman.
  • Non-independent primary sources cannot be used for an exceptional claim like "youngest faculty member at Indiana". That is the most interesting hook claim, but I'd need to see secondary and independent sourcing for it.
  • The other hook claims appear to fall short of WP:DYKINT for a general audience. Are 17th-century cellos exceedingly rare? If so, that could be an interesting hook, but it would need to be contextualised with secondary sourcing showing the rarity. The maker of the cello is likely of specialist interest and not intriguing to a general audience. The fact that Hoffman won a 1986 cello competition is noteworthy only if there is some context—again, substantiated with independent secondary sources—about the significance of this competition in the cello world. There are a great many classical music competitions out there and only a handful, a la Van Cliburn or the Chopin Competition, would be recognizable to generalists. And unless there is contextualisation in secondary sources, I do not think it is intriguing that Hoffman performed premieres of cello compositions. After all, every musical composition has to be premiered by somebody.
  • Finally, the article is heavily reliant on primary sources, which per WP:BLPPRIMARY should be used judiciously in a BLP. I count only three secondary sources; the rest appear to be official bios, concert programs, liner notes, etc.

I hope these issues can be addressed. Some of the current hooks could be made to pass DYKINT with appropriate contextualisation in secondary sources, or new hooks could be suggested. Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:22, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

I disagree that there is anything wrong with ALT0. You have not disapproved of the facts of ALT0, as I understand it. The U.S. barely existed in the 17th century, and in that context, as I understand it, most U.S. people tend to be impressed by still-usable instruments of any kind which are that old. That Hoffman is using it to play new music is even more impressive, giving a connection for our largest audience (the U.S.) between objects perceived as ancient and the newest contemporary things. In Europe and the UK we are used to old cellos, but a cello that old, which is still in use, is impressive to us too, because we are hearing the actual sound which was heard hundreds of years ago (like our church bells). So strikingly-old cello + brand new music works in a hook. Therefore, in my opinion, at least ALT0 is OK. I cannot improve the article's sources myself, and I look to others to do that. Storye book (talk) 09:30, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

ALT0 is disputed, because I disagree that it is inherently intriguing that he plays cello premieres. Someone has to play premieres. And the source does not draw any connection between his old cello and the premieres he plays; that connection is apparently being drawn by the author of the hook (and it's not particularly discernible on first glance). Dclemens1971 (talk) 13:41, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

• Alt 2a ... that Gary Hoffman, who plays a cello built in 1662 by Nicolo Amati, was a professor at the Indiana University School of Music, at age 22? Storye book (talk) 08:10, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
• Alt 3 ... that Gary Hoffman drew "growing, violent tones from the cello" in Sallinen's The Nocturnal Dances of Don Juan Quixote according to a critic? {Source: Fleshler, David. "Gary Hoffman lights up the Academy's concert at Kravis Center". southfloridaclassicalreview.com. South Florida Classical Review. Retrieved 24 July 2026. This review is by a professional journalist, peer-reviewed by classical music critic and journalist Lawrence A. Johnson, formerly of The Miami Herald and South Florida Sun Sentinel.)

Thank you for the offers, that I likj --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:02, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

@Dclemens1971: Are either ALT2a or ALT3 good to you? I was wondering if ALT2a could be reworded or split into two hooks (either one about him playing an old cello, or one about him being a professor at 22), rather than having both in the same hook. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:52, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Something like this:

• ALT4 ... that Gary Hoffman plays a cello built in 1662?
• ALT5 ... that Gary Hoffman became a university music professor at the age of 22?

We ran a similar hook on a violinist before about them playing an old violin, so there's at least precedent in running a similar fact. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:02, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

I would accept ALTs 4 and 5, just to get the jolly nomination through the process. But please don't strike ALTs 2a and 3, because Gerda approves them, and the promoter might also like them. You never can tell. @Gerda Arendt:? Storye book (talk) 07:55, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Unless ALT2a or ALT3 are approved by a reviewer (which will have to be a third party given that you proposed ALT3), they can't be promoted by a promoter (and neither can ALT4 or ALT5 for that matter). Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:39, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Ideally this has to be resolved soon, as it is now the oldest unapproved nomination at DYK and is just over a week from timing out. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:41, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

I would be OK with ALT4 or ALT5, but the article is still overly reliant on primary source bios, which should be resolved to make the article sufficiently presentable for DYK. Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:40, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Since Gerda hasn't responded to the primary sources issue and Storye book's edits to the article didn't seem to address it, pinging 4meter4 to take a look at the article and perhaps find alternative sources so that this can move forward. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:00, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Also pinging Viriditas if he could help with the primary sources issue, as both he and 4meter4 have prior experience helping out with article issues in Gerda's previous noms, including things like sourcing. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:01, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 6

C. W. Kim

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• ... that Korean-American architect C. W. Kim frequently stayed seperated from his family throughout the Korean War? Source: https://goldsea.com/Personalities/Inspiring/kimcw.html
  • ALT1: ... that architect C. W. Kim produced the master plan for San Diego Convention Center? Source: Biberman, Thor Kamban (November 13, 2000). "Kim's Influence Seen in San Diego's Skyline". San Diego Daily Transcript. Vol. 111, no. 226. pp. A1, A10.
  • Reviewed:

Improved to Good Article status by Yelps (talk) and Mmemaigret (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ critique me 11:48, 9 June 2026 (UTC).

• Not a review, but the Wikipedia article says that his birthday is on August 3 while the Goldsea article says that he was born on August 6. What is correct? KimYubin (talk) 14:13, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
  • Oops, an oversight on my part, sorry (to be honest this was my first attempt at reviewing a GA nom, so I definitely made some mistakes and oversights. So this DYK also serves the purpose of hopefully polishing the article) — Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ critique me 15:58, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Recent GA, so easily passes spotchecks, QPQ not needed. But ALT0 is meh - the same could be said about most soldiers who participated in this (or any other) war. ALT1 is also meh for me, since it refers to a specific building. Better, but most folks don't know about it and it doesn't sound special. But how about a hook based on the claim from the article that "Kim is responsible for the design of a number of San Diego buildings"? Although the fact that none of them are blue linked in the paragraph is a minor annoyance; Scripps Clinic and Research is linked later, in a list that contains entries that are not in the prose earlier. I'd strongly suggested reworking the article so that a list of his buildings in one place. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:34, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

• Sorry, could you please clarify? Aren't all of his notable works already in a dedicated section? I've fixed some consistency issues on the article, but would need further clarification to do the changes you're suggesting. Also, as a bonus: check out the "Possibly DYK nomination" section of the article's talk page for further potential DYK ideas. I'll hold off from picking any of them myself for now. Thanks — Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ critique me 11:18, 21 June 2026 (UTC)
  • Pinging Piotrus in case they never saw the previous message. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:40, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
    • @Theleekycauldron and Yelps: Thanks, I didn't see this since I wasn't pinged. I am not sure what is the "bonus". The key thing is to get a good dyk. I'd suggest using something based on "Do you know that a number of the most notable buildings in the San Diego skyline are inspired by South Korean heritage" adding "Designed by subject". Ping me when the hook is prepared and I'll likely approve it. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 01:15, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

@Piotrus: Very sorry for any inconveniences, but I'll not be available to provide potential hooks because of exams starting this week. So I'll tackle this in the weekend, where I'll hopefully have more time. — Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ critique me 15:20, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

@Piotrus: Here's (finally) some more potential hooks. Let me know what you think:

• ALT2:... that architect C. W. Kim designed a hotel complex whose towers were intended to resemble a gateway on the harbor to the city beyond?
• ALT3... that although architect C. W. Kim designed Emerald Plaza to look like eight towers, it actually consists of only two buildings joined by glass atriums?
• ALT4:... that a survivor of the Korean War eventually contributed to numerous notable buildings in San Diego's skyline?

Yelps ᘛ⁠⁐̤⁠ᕐ⁠ᐷ critique me 18:11, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

• • @Yelps: I like ALT4 best as it is about him, not a building. But I suggest adding "Korean immigrant to US" or such, as "a survivor of the Korean War" could imply he was an American-born soldier in the war, for example. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 18:20, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

@Piotrus: Alrighty then, is this what you're perhaps looking for?

• ALT4a:... that an Korean immigrant to the US eventually contributed to numerous notable buildings in San Diego's skyline?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Yelps (talk • contribs) 11:18, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
• As someone involved with WP:SAN/US-SAN, I do like ALT4.--RightCowLeftCoast (Moo) 16:08, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 9

Jeanna Giese

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• ... that Jeanna Giese is the first survivor of rabies who did not take the vaccine?

• Source: NYT, via Gale

• • ALT1: ... that Jeanna Giese is the most well-known survivor of rabies who did not take the vaccine? Source: McKenna, Maryn (2013). "Rethinking Rabies". Scientific American. 309 (2). Scientific American, a division of Nature America, Inc.: 28. ISSN 0036-8733. JSTOR 26017888. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Art of the Bawdy Song & Template:Did you know nominations/Be Sweet to Me

Created by Jolielover (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 40 past nominations.

jolielover♥talk 11:00, 9 June 2026 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 21:27, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Mostly looks good. Nice work. There are editors who dislike "first" hooks but given that the source is the NYT and CDC said it I think that should be enough (or if editors object it could be changed to "first known survivor..."). For the second hook, it seems the source says, "The discovery put the Peruvians on a short list of people who have survived rabies without a vaccine. The best-known member of this select group is Jeanna Giese..." Is it accurate to say she's the "most well-known survivor" of rabies in general when the source seems to indicate she is the best known among those who did not have a vaccine? BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:27, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

You're right, good catch. In any case, I much prefer the 1st hook. I know editors may not like it but in this case it genuinely is a remarkable achievement (rabies is almost always fatal) and her call to fame and not something super niche like, first woman who did waterpolo while pregnant with triplets lol. @BeanieFan11: jolielover♥talk 02:47, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

OK, – preference for ALT0 but if editors don't like that then ALT1 works as well. BeanieFan11 (talk) 03:09, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

• Pulled due to concerns about MEDRS and the general information on rabies presented in the article (see Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Jeanna_Giese_(nom)). I will be requesting assistance from Wikiproject Medicine re: this nomination. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:11, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 12

National Centre for Domestic Violence

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• ... that the NCDV transformed national flags into domestic violence scenes?

• Source: https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/world-cup-england-match-2018-domestic-violence-women-football-police-a8441151.html

• • ALT1: ... that the NCDV pointed out that domestic violence increases by 26% when England play football and by 38% when they lose? Source: https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/world-cup-england-match-2018-domestic-violence-women-football-police-a8441151.html
  • ALT1a: ... that the National Centre for Domestic Violence publicised that domestic violence increases by 26% when England play football and by 38% when they lose? Source: https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/world-cup-england-match-2018-domestic-violence-women-football-police-a8441151.html
  • ALT2: ... that photos of injured women won the gold prize at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity? Source: https://www.lovethework.com/en/awards/winners-shortlists/cannes-lions/entertainment-lions-for-sport?tag=publication+dates%40%40year%40%402019
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Created by Gert7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Gert7 (talk · contribs) 16:52, 14 June 2026 (UTC).

• This is an impressive bit of work. Wikipedia can do a lot of good by raising awareness of domestic violence services, but also highlighting where those services have arguably been irresponsible, as this article does. I've added some citation details and added third-party citations to a paragraph where the source was too closely aligned to the campaign. Campaign (magazine) is a good independent source for what advertising campaigns were running at a particular time and who was behind them.

The article is new enough, easily meets the content length requirement, and is original (checked with Earwig). I prefer the ALT1 hook: ALT2 might give the reader the impression that the link will show them graphic photos and discourage click-throughs. I've taken the liberty of adding ALT1a with two small changes. I'm using the full name of the National Centre for Domestic Violence rather than its acrostic; this keeps us just within 200 characters and I think it's important because "NCDV" isn't going to mean much to people. I've changed to verb to "publicise" because this isn't a fact that they noted in a publication, but raised national awareness of with a media campaign. The hook is stated in the article with an appropriate inline citation (I've copied the Independent citation into the relevant sentence as the scholarly paper itself isn't a citation for the use of the study). I think this is good to go. Thanks for improving Wikipedia User:Gert7. MartinPoulter (talk) 15:23, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

• Pulled from prep based on discussion at DYK about hook interest and accuracy. EggRoll97 ^(talk) 02:28, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

@Gert7, MartinPoulter, EggRoll97, Dclemens1971, Beta Beta Beta, and Black Kite: What are your opinions of ALT3: ... that a 2018 campaign pointing out that domestic violence increased by 26% when England contested the World Cup encouraged victims to contact the National Centre for Domestic Violence? It's long, but I think it's worth it, especially for the World Cup set.--Launchballer 21:05, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

I have no objections. --Gert7 (talk · contribs) 17:20, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

I accessed the underlying study via TWL and found it only studied police reports in Lancashire and the scholars concluded "it is important to ascertain whether this finding is replicated across the United Kingdom or other countries. Similarly, further research is required to distinguish the situational factors associated with this finding, an approach unavailable to this study due to the limitations of the data." Clarifying that the results of the study are limited to a single English county (as would be necessary for accuracy) would make the hook longer and less hooky. Personally, I'd suggest a different angle. Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:04, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

I would recommend returning to the topic of the NCDV itself, rather than the study. ALT4: ... that the services of the National Centre for Domestic Violence were advertised with a claim that domestic violence increases by 26% when England play football and by 38% when they lose? --Gert7 (talk · contribs) 11:35, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

But DYK should not be in the business of platforming an imprecise claim. The study's finding was limited to Lancashire and the researchers cautioned about drawing broader conclusions. That a business marketed its services by imprecisely broadcasting research findings doesn't mean DYK should highlight the imprecise restatement of the findings as fact. Dclemens1971 (talk) 16:41, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

In that case I think there's not much else to be done here, and enough time has passed that I don't think another hook should be tried. --Gert7 (talk · contribs) 12:41, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

@Gert7, MartinPoulter, and Dclemens1971:It would be a pity. To completely bypass the statistical concerns, I propose shifting the focus to the award itself. How about: ALT5: ... that the NCDV campaign "The Not-So-Beautiful Game" to raise awareness of domestic violence during the football World Cup won a gold prize at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity? Or: ALT5a: ... that the 2018 NCDV campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence during the football World Cup won a gold prize at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity? ⁓☆⁓⁓ PaulasBunt (talk) 19:49, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 14

Comic Fiesta

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• ... that Comic Fiesta 2025 featured the premiere screening of the TV anime Sentenced to Be a Hero?

• Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-12-09/sentenced-to-be-a-hero-tv-anime-gets-premiere-screening-at-malaysia-comic-fiesta/.231872

• • Reviewed:

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

Sddarealone (talk) 07:49, 14 June 2026 (UTC).

• Long enough, new enough, no issue regarding prose and sourcing. The 27.0% seems to be false positive. QPQ is not needed as nom has less than 5 noms. Now, the problem is now is the hook is not WP:DYKINT. Have any other hook in mind? Pinging @Sddarealone: for response. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 06:30, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

@Miminity: That was quite close but I have another hook.

... that Comic Fiesta 2006 was the birthplace of Cosplay Chess ?

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20111205013429/http://comicfiesta.org/comic-fiesta-101-cf-a-history/ Sddarealone (talk) 08:10, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply, hmm… I think this still don’t pass WP:DYKINT. Cosplay chess seems to not too popular term for human chess. I suggest something like:

• ALT2: … that Comic Fiesta host the largest amateur creative art market in Malaysia?
• ALT3 … that there is a competition for 60 Seconds of Anything in Comic Fiesta?

The last one is a possible WP:DYKAPRIL one. @Sddarealone: Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 13:55, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

review needed for ALTs 2 and 3, thanks :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 19:12, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

I see ALT2 more appropriate as it's interesting and has a wider appeal to readers. Additionally, I will suggest to go with my first hook (Sentenced to be a Hero one), which is also my preferred hook. Sddarealone (talk) 22:14, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Given that ALT2 is a superlative hook (even if, as far as I'm aware it's true), I'm not actually sure if ALT2 can run as is, especially if the source is Comic Fiesta itself. Ideally the source should be a third-party source, and given that it's quite a strong claim, it needs to have strong sourcing as well. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:19, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

I have added a source for ALT2 in the section because as you implied, extraordinary claims require extraordinary sources Yes, I read a lot of policies here so I spotted this sentence in somewhere, maybe in WP:RS or WP:OR :) Anyway here's the source - https://anydayguide.com/festival/1238-comic-fiesta. Also it has been over three weeks since the DYK nom started and its yet to conclude. Is my first hook satisfactory enough according to WP:DYKRULES? I find the DYKINT quite subjective so I don't know how to improve this hook any further. Thanks. Sddarealone (talk) 17:07, 5 July 2026 (UTC).

ALT2 should be fine per the interestingness guideline, the real sticking point here is if the sourcing is airtight. Superlative hooks (like "first" or "largest") usually require strong sourcing, ideally multiple independent sources of high quality, which is why in practice they're sometimes discouraged. Knowing the Malaysian pop culture scene, I think ALT2 should be fine, but some editors can be quite strict about such hooks and would be more cautious. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:07, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

For ALT2, I couldn't find any other reliable sources as they are either blogs or WP:WORDPRESS sources. Henceforth I want to keep the first proposed hook as my final hook. A loose alternative would be ALT2. Sddarealone (talk) 09:16, 15 July 2026 (UTC).

The original hook doesn't meet the interestingness guidelines as it will really only interest fans of the series or maybe Malaysian anime fans, rather than a broad/general audience. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 12:14, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

What about ALT3? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 18:56, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

@Theleekycauldron: I can propose an alternate hook based on ALT3, and this one will be for DYKAPRIL.

• ALT6: ... that to win in 60 Seconds of Anything, you can cosplay at Comic Fiesta?

Source: https://comicfiesta.org/60-secs-cosplay-competition

If this makes the cut, good or else I will have no further interest in the current nom. Also pinging @Narutolovehinata5: - Sddarealone (talk) 03:20, 29 July 2026 (UTC) posted yesterday, didn't sign at the time

• ALT4: … that Comic Fiesta is one of the largest animation, comics, and games conventions in Southeast Asia?

• Source: "Comic Fiesta is one of the largest events not only in Malaysia but also in Southeast Asia, focusing on anime, comics, and games, with a history of over 20 years.") (Embassy of Japan in Malaysia)

• ALT5: … that in 2025, Comic Fiesta drew a visit from 73,000 visitors?

• Source: "“So this is their Raya, where you go back to your family,” says Lim Chin Hwa, director and spokesperson for Comic Fiesta, which drew about 73,000 visitors last year when it was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre." (The Star)

As a Malaysian (and a casual cosplayer who has attended this event multiple times), may I propose these hooks? I noticed this DYK has been stuck here for quite a while. Both hooks are fairly general yet interesting to a broad audience, and they are supported by high-quality sources. Thank you! :D SyFuel^Ignite_Burned 02:43, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

I think ALT4 is the best so far as it will have a greater appeal to readers who want to know or read more on the events in CF. This comment is specific for the DYKINT guideline for the reason which I have reluctantly abstained from making anymore DYKs on GA-class articles. You can only imagine the wait for other DYKs if this one takes over one-and-a-half month. Also for reference, see this discussion. They still haven't come to a conclusion yet. Sddarealone (talk) 14:45, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

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Fate/Extella Link

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• ... that Fate/Extella Link was the first game in the Fate/Extra series to feature a multiplayer mode? Source: https://marvelous-usa.com/games/fate-extella-link/
  • ALT1: ... that reviewers described Fate/Extella Link as an improvement over its predecessor, while warning that its reliance on Fate lore made it difficult for newcomers? Source: multiple reviews, ex. Nintendo Life, Nintendo World Report, RPGamer made these points
  • ALT2: ... that Fate/Extella Link topped Japan's video game sales charts upon its release in June of 2018? Source: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/06/japanese_sales_charts_fateextella_link_slashes_its_way_to_number_1_on_ps4
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Moon on a Rainy Night
  • Comment: 2nd QPQ review: Template:Did you know nominations/C. W. Kim

Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 604 past nominations.

_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 14:53, 17 June 2026 (UTC).

• @Piotrus: Will review in the next 24 hours. I'll warn you now that multiplayer modes and topping video game charts are bogstandard facets of popular video games and that ALT1 is marginally interesting at best, so if you've got any other ALTs up your sleeve, now is the time to propose them.--Launchballer 19:40, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: I'll try. Check these out. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:28, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

• • ALT3: ... that reviewers praised the expanded roster of playable characters in Fate/Extella Link, which includes 26 digital incarnations of historical and legendary figures such as Charlemagne, Francis Drake, Archimedes, Robin Hood, and Nero?
  • ALT3a (shorter): ... that players in Fate/Extella Link fight as digital incarnations of historical and legendary figures including Charlemagne, Francis Drake, Robin Hood, and Nero?
  • ALT4: ... that one of the playable characters in Fate/Extella Link is a gender-swapped version of the Roman emperor Nero?

(arguably most interseting but similar to some previous hooks we run in the past few months about the game series)

• • ALT5 (combining some previous claims): ... that Fate/Extella Link topped Japan's video game sales charts even as several reviewers worried that its heavy reliance on the franchise lore made it difficult for newcomers?

Not a review, but ALT3a or ALT4 are probably better options since they are the ones more likely to actually be less reliant on video game knowledge, instead relying on generalist knowledge instead. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:00, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Actually, I'm not up to this, so I'm going to let someone else review.--Launchballer 15:25, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Nine Inch Noize (album)

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• ... that composing film scores together inspired Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize to produce a collaborative live and studio remix album?

• Source: Louder

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pépé Bradock

Improved to Good Article status by BarntToust (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

BarntToust 05:17, 17 June 2026 (UTC).

• In my opinion, it should say "collaborative album with studio, live, and remixed elements" or something similar, as the current piece leaves out that the majority of the material was newly recorded in a studio (regardless if someone likes or dislikes it, its status as a collaborative studio/live/remix album is a notable example of being outside the norm). Xanarki (talk) 16:35, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

@Xanarki: changed the wording now. have to be mindful to be terse in wording, so that character count doesn't exceed. take a look and see if it is As Descriptive as You Need It to Be. BarntToust 17:43, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Seems legit to me - it adequately covers the odd hybrid status of the album itself. Thnx! Xanarki (talk) 23:55, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

@Xanarki: agreed, alright! Now, does this mean this nom is ready for your {{subst:DYKtick}}? Thank you again. BarntToust 04:25, 19 June 2026 (UTC)

I see no issues moving forward ! Xanarki (talk) 00:07, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

it doesn't look like a full review against the DYK criteria was done here, so marking for full review needed. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 20:39, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

• I'll take on a full review here. Leafy46 (talk) 19:45, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems: - WP:EXPLICITGENRE violation. See below.

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - Not really? I don't think it's particularly odd that two artists who have worked together in the past would decide to collaborate again.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Earwig gives 13.8% similarity, which is fine. One issue is that the genre included in the infobox fails WP:EXPLICITGENRE; the exact wording from the source says that the band's sound "marr[ies] Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' onyx post-punk and industrial techno with Boys Noize's sleek, sweaty electroclash", which is not the same as saying that the album as a whole is industrial techno. This should be resolved. In addition, I just don't find this hook to be particularly compelling? As it stands, it is basically just saying "These two artists who collaborated before decided to collaborate again", which leaves a lot to be desired imo. It's also worth noting that the article *technically* doesn't make this leap of logic. It says that composing film scores inspired the two to perform live together, but not that it inspired the creation of this specific album. Maybe it could mention how the album followed their Coachella collaboration, or maybe there's just a different way this can be phrased to make this more unique? Let me know what you think. Leafy46 (talk) 19:45, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

@Leafy46: Changed genre to electronic rock as per AllMusic and Pitchfork classifications.

I think maybe

"...that Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize performed a collaborative live and studio remix album at Coachella 2026?"

is a good hook from there, but let me know. BarntToust 22:43, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

@BarntToust: Both AllMusic and Pitchfork don't work here. "Electronic" and "Rock" separately can't be combined to "Electronic Rock" per EXPLICITGENRE, and anyways AllMusic's genres shouldn't be used per WP:ALLMUSIC. Should be an easy enough fix to separate them, though. Also note the new cite error at the bottom of the page.

Regarding the new hook, I definitely like it a lot better. I think there's an interesting angle it could take along the lines of "they released their debut album less than a week after their first live performance together at Coachella, and the album happened to match the Coachella setlist", but that's not currently in the article. Leafy46 (talk) 21:57, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Have now sourced both and also the industrial genre to Metacritic. This one album is tricky, genre-blending albums like this. Let me know. BarntToust 22:38, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Alright then, I'm happy with the article itself. As for the hook, it needs a source, since the article states "The album's structure follows the setlist of Nine Inch Noize's Coachella 2026 performance" but this doesn't mean that the album is one-to-one with the live performance. That, or the hook needs to be slightly reworded. Leafy46 (talk) 20:46, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

@Leafy46: The Consequence source to that states that "The 12-song tracklist is structured in the same order as Nine Inch Noize’s thrilling weekend one Coachella setlist", so it is indeed one to one. That I used the word "follows" to describe the relation between setlists, I do not exactly understand how that implies that the setlist for Coachella and the album deviates anywhere. That would have to be explicitly noted if it did, and it does not. If the semantics bother you, I suggest that you can edit the wording to your taste, because the semantics don't really confuse me. BarntToust 01:12, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Regarding the new angle, just chiming in with some concerns. The one I have is that the hook would require the reader to know who either NIN and Boys Noize are. Granted, both are well-known artists, so that may not be as much of an issue, but I'm not really sure how the hook solves the "two artists who have collaborated before collaborated again" concern that was raised earlier in the review. Do you think a different angle is possible here that isn't about it being a collaboration? Either that, or the suggestion Leafy46 made regarding "less than a week later", but its interest might depend on when the album was recorded, if it was planned all along or if it was a sudden thing. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:59, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Well here's the thing. The new hook, just to recap, "...that Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize performed a collaborative live and studio remix album at Coachella 2026?", does not mention anything about their past collaborations so I don't exactly understand your one point, Narutolovehinata5. The objects of this hook are that they did *a genre bending album* at one of *the premiere stages for live performances*, so I do not understand how the meat and taters of this new hook would hinge at any point on the readers knowing either the band and the DJ beforehand. Not many studio albums that anybody has listened to or is aware of consist of being live studio and remix albums all at once, and I feel like most people are aware beforehand of the notability of the Coachella festival. I hope this provides some clarification. BarntToust 00:40, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

@BarntToust: I mean to say that just a hook about two artists collaborating at all doesn't usually sound interesting by itself unless there is something particularly unusual about said collaboration. "Not many studio albums that anybody has listened to or is aware of consist of being live studio and remix albums all at once" might also fall under specialist knowledge, and ideally we want hooks to appeal to those who read a hook "cold". Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:46, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

What are you even talking about regarding this might needing to require "specialist knowledge" for a layperson to understand? I am profoundly confused, Narutolovehinata5. That you do not see an album—in a state of complex musical classification like this—very often just shows that the album's state-of-being is more novel and interesting in its own right, not that it is somehow so niche that it requires some deep-level conceptual understanding to make any sense of.

Most people are gonna know what a live album is, most people are familiar with the concept of remixing a song (and that you can make an album out of this as well), and I feel like people see the term "studio album" at enough Wikipedia pages to understand what that is as well. The fact that they have crammed these classifications for the state of being of an album—which are categories that you would not expect to somehow work together—to the point of a musical identity crisis is indeed "particularly unusual" and is exactly the sort of thing that is "likely to be perceived as unusual or intriguing" by the casual reader. I honestly do not understand or follow any of your points you're making about this. BarntToust 00:58, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

@BarntToust: Most people know what an album is, yes. However, the nuances between live albums, remix albums, studio albums, etc. are a bit more specialist than that. Even when people know what they are, they may not necessarily get that it is rare for those kinds to get mixed, or at least it's not something that comes to mind. It feels like the nuance will just be lost on the average reader. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:08, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

I do not feel the same way regarding what a reader would tend to find interesting or not. I feel like most readers would expect a live album to be recorded live and that is that. I feel like most readers would expect a studio album to be recorded in a studio and that is that. I feel like most readers would expect a remix album to be remixes and that is that. I feel like most readers would expect an album to fall within conventions of identity, and that this is an unconventionally-classified album is indeed an unusual thing that readers would consider unusual. This is throwing together a lot of different classifications that I feel like would be unusual to be thrown all together. I feel like readers would understand that this is usually not the way albums are made. The second part of this hook is that something as unconventional as this album got the kind of air time that Coachella brings, and I feel like it's a one-two punch that works effectively. If the hook was solely pointing out that it is a confusingly classified album, then yeah, I would probably reject this as having no substance. But the second part also does work.

I'm not going to pretend that this album is as interesting as something like, say a porn star starting his career because of 9/11, because this is a pretty mundane encyclopedic subject quite frankly, and it's one of the least interesting ones I've worked on. I honestly don't know what else I could do to produce an interesting hook with the encyclopedic information on hand. If you've got any more suggestions then please by all means levy them. BarntToust 01:29, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

For what it's worth, DYK isn't mandatory for articles. If an article just doesn't have anything usable or interesting, it's okay not to nominate it for DYK at all. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:40, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

I am going to recuse myself as the reviewer here. I'd be lying if I said that you telling me to "just do it" above didn't offend me, especially given that we are all volunteers here and this is in the end *your* nomination and not mine. But if you really insist on me doing this myself, then fine. I would suggest going with a hook along the following lines: "ALT2: ...that Nine Inch Noize's self-titled debut album was released one week after the group's first live performance together?" (source).

It circumvents the original hook's DYKINT issue since, imo, it's reasonably intriguing to a person without any knowledge of the bands or how albums are usually structured; one week from live debut to debut album is short for any artist. The wording is technically correct (since it is the group's first live performance as Nine Inch Noize instead of as two separate acts), and it doesn't need to be mentioned in the hook that the group is not exactly "up and coming" as the hook may initially appear to a front page reader. It should not be hard to incorporate the fact that Coachella was the group's debut as Nine Inch Noize; you must excuse me for my sheer, unabashed laziness here for not just doing it myself. Even if this hook is not ultimately used, I don't feel comfortable supporting or rejecting any hook related to this article. I wish you well with this nomination. Leafy46 (talk) 05:27, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

@Leafy46: I'm okay with ALT2 if it's the only option left, but I also wonder if there are other angles still worth exploring. Like, if there are angles that are simply not just about the album being a collaboration, like an unusual fact about the album itself. I can approve ALT2 if those don't exist. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:40, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

I personally can't find a better angle to go off of given that this article is pretty cut-and-dry; I fully agree with your advice above that not every article has something usable enough for DYK, and I believe this article falls into that category. BarntToust also seems to be out of ideas ("I honestly don't know what else I could do to produce an interesting hook with the encyclopedic information on hand"). I personally don't mind if this article runs or doesn't run at all, but this is all my two cents. Leafy46 (talk) 16:24, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 21

Speculum Duorum

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• ... that in his Speculum Duorum, Gerald of Wales complained that the archdeacon of Brecon spoke too much Welsh and that the bishop of St Davids spoke too little?

• Source: Scott, A.B. (1975). "Giraldus Cambrensis Speculum duorum. Edited by Yves Lefèvre and R. B. C. Huygens. English translation by Brian Dawson. General editor, Michael Richter. Pp lxx, 298. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. 1974. £6.00. (Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales, History and Law Series, no. 27)". Irish Historical Studies. 19 (76): 444–445. doi:10.1017/S0021121400023671. ISSN 0021-1214.

Giraud de Barri; Huygens, Robert Burchard Constantijn; Lefèvre, Yves; Dawson, Brian; Richter, Michael (1974). Speculum duorum or a mirror of two men , preserved in the Vatican library in Rome... / Giraldus Cambrensis; edited by Yves Lefèvre and R.B.C. Huygens; general editor Michael Richter; English translation by Brian Dawson. History and law series. Cardiff: University of Wales press. ISBN 978-0-7083-0544-7.

• • ALT1: ... that in his Speculum Duorum, Gerald de Barri described Gerald de Barri as "more nepa (scorpion) than nepos (nephew)"? Source: Loyn, H. R. (1975). "Giraldus Cambrensis: Speculum Duorum or A Mirror of Two Men. Edited by Yves Lefèvre and R. B. C. Huygens (Eng. trs. by Brian Dawson, gen. ed. Michael Richter). 10×6. Pp. lxx + 298. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1974. £6". The Antiquaries Journal. 55 (2): 434–435. doi:10.1017/S0003581500008532. ISSN 0003-5815.
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Moved to mainspace by Quoting Querying Questioner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Quoting Querying Questioner (talk) 00:58, 27 June 2026 (UTC).

• @Quoting Querying Questioner: New enough (Jun 19), long enough (18 KB), well-sourced. ALT0 is interesting and verified in source. However, there is an immediate copyvio issue: the statement in the hook fact uses the exact same phrasing as the source ("speaking Welsh, liking Welsh music, and wearing Welsh clothes"). Please address this, and make sure that there are no other copyvio issues; I will then check if the article is acceptable for DYK. — Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 02:45, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
• @Vigilantcosmicpenguin The wording I used, "speaking Welsh, enjoying Welsh music, and wearing Welsh clothes", does not violate copyright as it is too short, factual, and ordinary. To avoid contention, as Wikipedia appears stricter on copyright than the law is, I have reworded it nonetheless and will be careful with future contributions. Quoting Querying Questioner (talk) 06:08, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

7 Dogs

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• ... that while filming 7 Dogs, Sela Studios set two Guinness World Records for film stunt explosions?

• Source: Guinness World Records states that Sela Studio achieved the largest film stunt explosion during filming of 7 Dogs in Riyadh on 29 August 2025, and Guinness World Records also states that Sela Studio achieved the record for most high explosives detonated in a single film take during the same filming.

• • ALT1: ... that a stunt explosion filmed for 7 Dogs in Riyadh was measured at 170.7 tonnes of TNT equivalent? Source: Guinness World Records states that the largest film stunt explosion was 170.7 tonnes of TNT equivalent and was achieved by Sela Studio during filming of 7 Dogs in Riyadh on 29 August 2025.
  • ALT2: ... that during filming of 7 Dogs, 405.85 kilograms of TNT-equivalent high explosives were detonated in a single take? Source: Guinness World Records states that the most high explosives detonated in a single film take was 405.85 kilograms of TNT equivalent and was achieved by Sela Studio during filming of 7 Dogs in Riyadh on 29 August 2025.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/About Time (newspaper)
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Created by Umais Bin Sajjad (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

Umais🗣 15:38, 21 June 2026 (UTC).

• ... that 7 dogs set explosive world records?
• ... that 7 dogs set off 170 tonnes of TNT?

Could work for WP:DYKAPRIL...Bremps... 05:54, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

• These are some really good hooks for WP:DYKAPRIL. I'll leave it to the reviewer to decide whether to use one of them, although next April is still quite far away. Thanks for the suggestion. Umais🗣 06:50, 22 June 2026 (UTC)
  • Full review still needed, thanks :) theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 19:21, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 22

Khirbet el-Hammam (Narbata)

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Ruins of Khirbet el-Hammam

• ... that the Roman siege works still encircling Khirbet el-Hammam (ruins pictured) are the closest known parallel to those at Machaerus?

• Source: Zertal, Adam (1981). "מערכת-המצור הרומית בח'ירבת אל-חמאם (נרבתא) שבשומרון" [The Roman Siege System at Khirbet el-Hammam (Narbata) in Samaria]. Qadmoniot (in Hebrew) (55–56): 112–118. JSTOR 23674924. pp. 116–117: המערכת במכוור היא המקבילה הקרובה ביותר לזו שלפנינו. במכוור, שזוהתה עם קלעת אל-מישנקה, כ-7 ק"מ ממזרח לים-המלח, התבצר חלק מאחרוני הקנאים אחרי חורבן ירושלים. רוחבו של הדייק שליד מכוור זהה לזה של נרבתא: 2.20 מ'. מערכת-המצור של מכוור כוללת גם סוללת-אבן ואחד-עשר מחנות מוצר, הנמנים ברובם עם סוג המחנה הקטן הצמוד לדייק. ממדיהם דומים לאלה של המחנות בח'ירבת אל-חמאם. translation: The system at Machaerus is the closest parallel to the one before us. At Machaerus, identified with Qal'at al-Mishnaqa, about 7 km east of the Dead Sea, some of the last zealots fortified themselves after the destruction of Jerusalem. The width of the dyke near Machaerus is identical to that at Narbata: 2.20 m. The siege system at Machaerus also includes a stone assault ramp and eleven camps, most of which belong to the small camp type attached to the dyke. Their dimensions are similar to those of the camps at Khirbet el-Hammam.

• • ALT1: ... that Khirbet el-Hammam (ruins pictured) has been identified with Narbata, the town to which the Jews of Caesarea fled in the events Josephus presents as the outbreak of the First Jewish Revolt? Source: Elmakayes, Yair; Ben-Shlomo, David; Frumkin, Amos (2023). "A New Look at the Water Systems at Khirbet el-Ḥamam (Narbata)". Israel Exploration Journal. 73 (1): 56–72. JSTOR 27315425. p. 58: Regarding the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Zertal suggested this was one of the 'Nirbachta' (later Narbata) towns, settled by the returning Babylonian exiles at the time of the Jewish Revolt and referred to by Josephus as the town to which refugees from Caesarea fled.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/North Fork Snoqualmie River, Template:Did you know nominations/John Kinloch Anderson

Created by Mariamnei (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 28 past nominations.

Mariamnei ✦ ^{reach out 🕊️} 13:24, 24 June 2026 (UTC).

• Doing... Vanderwaalforces (talk) 10:07, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
• Here are my comments @Mariamnei:

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Several citations contain impossible page numbers, so, cannot verify the associated text. Reference 16 cites Elmakayes, Ben-Shlomo and Frumkin (2023), pp. 112 and 117, although that article runs only from pp. 56–72. Reference 17 cites Zertal (1981), p. 70, although that article runs from pp. 112–118. Reference 22 likewise cites Elmakayes, Ben-Shlomo and Frumkin, pp. 114–115. These must be corrected. The sentence stating that Machaerus is the site's closest parallel cites only Zertal p. 114, whereas the passage supplied with this nomination is from pp. 116–117. Please also cite the one-sentence "Name and identification" opening paragraph and either cite or remove the lead's claim that this is the only known siege system in Judaea not mentioned in a surviving ancient source.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - The Hebrew passage you supplied supports Zertal's comparison with Machaerus, and its supplied translation is accurate, but the article currently cites the wrong page for that part of the sentence. In addition, "closest known parallel" is an unqualified present-day superlative based on a 1981 source, it should either have current corroboration or be attributed to Zertal. For ALT1, Elmakayes et al. p. 58 supports Zertal's identification of the site with Narbata and the statement that refugees from Caesarea fled there. But the article does not place a citation at the end of the sentence stating that the Jews of Caesarea fled to Narbata, and the cited passage does not support the additional wording that Josephus presents those particular events as "the outbreak" of the revolt.
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - Both hooks are under 200 characters, so they're fine. But I suggest replacing the current hooks with one of the following more precisely sourced versions... ALT0a: ... that archaeologist Adam Zertal described the Roman siege system at Khirbet el-Hammam (ruins pictured) as having its closest parallel at Machaerus? ... ALT1a: ... that Khirbet el-Hammam (ruins pictured) has been identified with Narbata, where Jews from Caesarea fled with their Torah scrolls after a conflict with gentiles?

But take note that the corresponding article sentences must be cited no later than their ends. Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed:
• Used in article:
• Clear at 100px: - Not at the current crop. The file is a broad panoramic landscape, and the ruins are difficult to distinguish when it is reduced to approximately 140 pixels wide. You could do a tighter crop focusing on the visible remains for this DYK suitability, otherwise, I recommend running the hook without an image.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: The article was created on June 22, 2026, and nominated on June 24, so it is new enough. I believe it is comfortably above the minimum prose length, substantial, presentable, and generally neutral, including appropriate attribution of Zertal's proposed identifications and mention of the competing identification of Narbata. Both QPQs are full reviews, so that checks out. There's no obvious copying or close paraphrasing. Fix the erroneous citations, hook citation placement and hook wording, after that then I could consider ALT0a or ALT1a for approval. Let me know what you think. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 10:25, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

@Vanderwaalforces: Thanks very much for the thorough and precise review; all very fair. I've gone through each point:

• Citations (refs 16, 17, 22): these were author/label mix-ups; the page numbers were correct but attached to the wrong source. Fixed.
• Machaerus as closest parallel; now cited in the article to Zertal 1981, pp. 114, 116–117.
• Name and identification: since presenting "Khirbet el-Hammam" as the Arabic name was from personal knowledge rather than the sources, I've removed it for now as uncited.
• Lead: I've removed the "only ... in Judaea ..." sentence and replaced it with an attributed statement, already cited below, that Zertal connected the siege system to the revolt and identified its closest parallel at Machaerus.
• Hooks: Your suggested alts are great. For ALT1a, I'd add a link to Torah scroll. For ALT0a, I would link Adam Zertal, or if we want to keep it shorter, use the passive voice instead: ALT0b: "... that the Roman siege system at Khirbet el-Hammam has been described as having its closest parallel at Machaerus?"
• Image: Good point. Since the image isn't very striking anyway, let's run the hook without it. Mariamnei ✦ ^{reach out 🕊️} 15:04, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Liam Ruck, Markus Ruck

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Liam Ruck

• ... that identical twins Liam (pictured) and Markus Ruck were selected by the same team in the 2026 NHL entry draft?

• Source: NHL

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dissipatio H. G. & Template:Did you know nominations/Theo Faiss & Template:Did you know nominations/Sô Y Tiết
  • Comment: To do QPQs within two days.

Created by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 476 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:38, 29 June 2026 (UTC).

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

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Recently created articles. Hook is interesting and cited. No copyvio detected. Picture appears to be public domain. Nice work. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 20:15, 30 June 2026 (UTC)

• Wait I still have the complete the QPQs. BeanieFan11 (talk) 20:24, 30 June 2026 (UTC)
  • Will have third QPQ done after I get up tomorrow (July 2). BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:46, 2 July 2026 (UTC)
    • @WikiOriginal-9: Thanks for the review – QPQs done. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:25, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Given the degree of overlap between these two articles, they can't both qualify. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:13, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

• BeanieFan11 in light of the above, which of the above articles would you prefer to un-bold? I presume Markus, since Liam has an image? ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:25, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  • I guess I would be fine if Markus was unbolded. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:39, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 23

Baruch Katinka

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Air-propelled railcar, 1918

• ... that during World War I, Baruch Katinka devised an "air-propelled railcar" (pictured) that reached speeds of 100 km/h (62 mph) by attaching a 160-horsepower airplane engine and propeller to a narrow-gauge railway car in Ottoman Palestine?

• Source: https://ztrain.kinneret.ac.il/railcart/ The air-propelled railcar

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

Aniyahol (talk) 05:11, 26 June 2026 (UTC).

• Article is new enough and long enough. QPQ not required. There do not appear to be any copyvios and the Earwig tool came back unlikely. The hook is interesting and less than 200 characters. However, there are a number of issues:

• The "Biography" section is completely unsourced. Reliable sources need to be added for those facts.
• The source for the sentence about the replica of the rail car at the Semakh Historic Railway Station museum failed verification, as the source does not mention the rail car at all. On the other hand I found and added a source for a separate fact in the article that could be used as a source to say a replica of the rail car is at a memorial site in Semakh (perhaps the railway station museum is that memorial site but then that would need a reliable source.
• The last paragraph about the YMCA has one source that also does not verify any of the facts in that paragraph. I found a blog site that mentions some of those facts but that does not appear to be a reliable source. So either reliable sources for those facts need to be added, or the paragraph needs to be removed.
• The source supporting the hook blocks me when I try to link to it from Wikipedia. I was able to link to it separately, but it is not clear that the source is reliable. I did find and add reliable source that mostly supports the hook. However, if that source is used, the hook needs to be revised slightly to something like:

ALT1 ... that during World War I, Baruch Katinka devised an "air-propelled railcar" (pictured) that reached speeds of over 80 km/h (50 mph) by attaching a 160-horsepower airplane engine and propeller to a railway car in Ottoman Palestine?

• I assume the image is fine since it comes from Commons, but the origin of the original photo is not clear so I can't be sure myself. I'll leave that to the uploading admin (once the other issues are corrected) to determine if they are comfortable with using the image. Rlendog (talk) 02:20, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

• Some improvements have been made. I am still blocked from the "The air-propelled railcar" site, but that does appear to be a reliable source (a university site) and, based on an AI response I was able to generate, may well cover the fact that the replica is at the Semakh Historic Railway Station museum. 3 sentences remain unsourced: "He studied engineering in Germany before immigrating to Ottoman Palestine in 1908.", "Katinka was also the contractor for the Jerusalem YMCA building with its landmark carillon tower.", "Other projects carried out by Katinka and his company include Jerusalem's main post office as well as airports and military bases across Mandate Palestine." Rlendog (talk) 20:58, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

• Both hooks above are longer than the maximum allowed length of 200 (they're 227 and 218). (I informed the nominator of the problem with the original hook less than an hour after the nomination was created, but there was no response.) I've now struck both hooks. The following (ALT 1a) is 197, just barely in the acceptable range: MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 17:56, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
• ALT 1a: ... that during World War I, Baruch Katinka devised an "air-propelled railcar" (pictured) that reached speeds of over 80 km/h (50 mph) by attaching a 160-horsepower airplane engine and propeller to a railway car?

• ALT 2: ... that in 1928, Jewish contractor Baruch Katinka completed the construction of Jerusalem's luxury Palace Hotel, commissioned by Haj Amin al-Husseini, in just 13 months? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aniyahol (talk • contribs) 09:07, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 25

Cameron Houindo

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• ... that Cameron Houindo was often booed by his opponents' parents at youth basketball games? Source: 1
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Seth Van Neerden, Template:Did you know nominations/Chris Williams (bishop)

Created by JTtheOG (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 26 past nominations.

JTtheOG (talk) 21:39, 27 June 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough. Well sourced to English, French, and Slovenian sources. Tone is neutral. Copyvio not a problem per spot check. QPQs are done. Article is tidy with nice infobox too. Hook is a winner but the one question is about whether "booed at" is the right choice for «En raison de sa taille, il se faisait siffler par les parents adverses…». How about "jeered at"? "Booed at" seems to suggest the parents actually said "boo" like Anglophone parents would... This is such an interesting question I found myself in rabbit holes reading non-RS articles that nevertheless tell you something useful like this one. @JTtheOG: Basically the issue is that the parents were probably actually whistling, which is the equivalent of American booing, but maybe "booing" makes it sound like they were actually saying "boo". Cielquiparle (talk) 05:30, 29 June 2026 (UTC)
  • That's a very interesting observation. I think you're 100% correct in taking issue with my wording. Perhaps we could ask a French-speaking editor what their interpretation of the text would be? JTtheOG (talk) 06:19, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 26

José María España

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• ... that the sons of executed conspirator José María España raised the first Venezuelan national flag in the same square where their father was put to death?

• Source: http://www.psuv.org.ve/temas/noticias/1761-nace-jose-maria-espana-martir-revolucion-independentista-venezolana/

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

ItsMeGabeProductions (talk) 09:04, 27 June 2026 (UTC).

• Note that Venezuela's national day is July 5th; this could be a WP:SOHA hook. Bremps... 00:13, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
• Doing... Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:10, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Most of the claims are relying on unsuitable or defective citations. The Scribd citation for the children's names currently leads to an unrelated user-uploaded document; the number of children is supported elsewhere, but their full names should be removed or cited to a reliable source. EcuRed and Sutori are user-generated or collaboratively edited sources and should be replaced. Even more seriously, the Sutori-sourced claim that authorities tortured Rafael España into disclosing España's hiding place conflicts with the Fundación Empresas Polar biography, which says Rafael apparently provided the information voluntarily and was then detained as a suspect. That passage must be rewritten from a reliable source. The statement that España stayed with "former family slaves" also does not match the Polar account. Please additionally cite the sentence about his attempt to organize a slave rebellion, correct the Prodavinci citation's author from Luis Sanz to Mariano Nava Contreras, and revise "They designed a republican flag", since the cited Academia de Historia article specifically attributes the design to Manuel Gual.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - The Academia de la Historia del Estado Carabobo and Fundación Empresas Polar sources verify that España's sons Prudencio and José María raised the Venezuelan national flag in the Plaza Mayor where their father had been executed. But then, neither source, calls it the "first Venezuelan national flag". There's an official Venezuelan government account that says the flag was first raised at the San Carlos barracks and was then carried to the Plaza Mayor, making the current wording potentially misleading. The PSUV page is also a political-party source and should not be the sole support for this historical claim when stronger historical sources are available.
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - The hook is under 200 characters, and the coincidence between the father's execution and his sons' later flag-raising is sufficiently intriguing. I suggest one hook that looks like "ALT1: ... that the sons of executed conspirator José María España raised Venezuela's newly approved national flag in the same square where their father had been put to death?" I believe this is directly supported by the Academia de la Historia source, which says that Congress approved the flag on July 7 and that the brothers raised it in the square on July 14.

QPQ: None required.

Overall: The article was created on June 26, 2026, and nominated the following day, so it is new enough. It is comfortably over 1,500 prose characters, substantial, presentable, and generally neutral. It is a translated article that is well-attributed. No obvious copying or close paraphrasing. Once the unreliable and contradictory sourcing is corrected and the hook is revised, ALT1 can be considered. There are too many issues with this article that needs careful fixing before this can be cleared for approval, but I want to give it a chance instead of rejection. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:33, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 28

Homelessness in Papua New Guinea

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• ... that Papua New Guinea's homeless population are sometimes referred to as "Drain Dwellers"?

• Source: "In Papua New Guinea, homeless people are also referred to as ‘Drain Dwellers’, while in the Western Cape they are known as ‘Pavement Dwellers’."

https://systems.enpress-publisher.com/index.php/jipd/article/viewFile/6138/4347

Ige OA. (2024). A scoping review of street homelessness: What can Papua New Guinea learn from South Africa?. Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development. 8(12): 6138. https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v8i12.6138

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5x expanded by Zoe3456 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Zoe3456 (talk) 19:50, 28 June 2026 (UTC).

• Just noting there is currently a maintenance tag in the "Government responses" section. APK hi :-) (talk) 01:20, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

  Pinging @Zoe3456:. Yue🌙 (talk) 08:17, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

  Hi, I updated it! No more maintenance tags. Thanks! Zoe3456 (talk) 14:41, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

• Hi Zoe3456! New enough and large enough expansion. Nominator is QPQ-exempt. I have a question about the WSWS source, which is listed as "generally unreliable". Is there a substitute? Hook fact checks out. Almost ready if I can get that generally unreliable source replaced. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 22:28, 6 July 2026 (UTC)

Cite Unseen shows it as "marginally reliable" for me. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 21:30, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 29

Yilma Ketema

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• ... that Yilma Ketema was the first black footballer to play in both Greece and Turkey?

• Source: Gazzetta.gr: "Λίγοι ωστόσο γνωρίζουν πως στους «κίτρινους» αγωνίστηκε ο πρώτος μαύρος ποδοσφαιριστής στην ιστορία του ελληνικού ποδοσφαίρου" (Few people know, however, that the first black footballer in the history of Greek football played for the "yellows") + "Μάλιστα έγινε ο πρώτος μαύρος ποδοσφαιριστής και στο πρωτάθλημα της γειτονικής χώρας, δίχως όμως να καταφέρει να μακροημερεύσει στην Κωνσταντινούπολη." (In fact, he became the first black footballer in the neighboring country's league, but he did not manage to stay long in Istanbul.)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gray Lodge Wildlife Area

Created by ShadowBallX (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

ShadowBallX (talk) 01:22, 29 June 2026 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - n
• Interesting: - n

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I just searched on Google who was the first black player in Turkey and found Ketema was not the first black player in Turkey, but Fercani Şener, who was from Afro-Turks background. As a result, you need to find another interesting fact about him for the hook.

In addition, I believe his article could be improved by adding information from the digitized Greek newspaper archive. I put the website in citation format. Faldi00 (talk) 19:36, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks for the archive. As for the first in Turkey, I guess it was referring specifically to the Süper Lig, which was founded in 1959. (To me, it sounded like it was for the first in the country as a whole). Though I'm confused as to why you don't think the hook is interesting. ShadowBallX (talk) 23:45, 29 June 2026 (UTC)

• Sorry for the late reply because I was on vacation. Actually, I want to tick the hook as interesting. However, as the fact-check found that he was not the first black player to play in Turkey, I considered marking it as not interesting. Anyway, I just discovered that when Şener played for Beşiktaş, the club competed in the Istanbul league since the national-level football competition in Turkey did not yet exist. Hence, the hook is better rewritten as:

ALT0a: ... that Yilma Ketema was the first black footballer to play in both the Greek and Turkish National Football Leagues?

Please ping me if you are fine with my hook suggestion. Faldi00 (talk) 14:15, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

@Faldi00: Your alt is fine, would probably change the last part to "...to play in both the national leagues of Greece and Turkey?" Additionally, I've just found another ALT hook that might be good. ShadowBallX (talk) 20:17, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that one year after Yilma Ketema became the first African footballer in Greece, the country's football federation introduced a ban on foreign players? Source: Gazzetta.gr: "To G-Weekend γράφει για τον Γίλμα Κατάμα, τον πρώτο ποδοσφαιριστή απ' την Αφρική στην ιστορία του ελληνικού πρωταθλήματος που αγωνίστηκε στον Άρη στα μέσα της δεκαετίας του '60." (G-Weekend writes about Yilmas Katamas, the first footballer from Africa in the history of the Greek championship who played for Aris in the mid-1960s.) and "Ο Άρης επιχείρησε να τον διατηρήσει στο δυναμικό του με νέους βελτιωμένους όρους, αλλά ένας νόμος περί απαγόρευσης ξένων ποδοσφαιριστών στο ημιεπαγγελματικό ελληνικό πρωτάθλημα αποδείχθηκε ανυπέρβλητο εμπόδιο." (Aris attempted to retain him on its roster with new improved terms, but a law banning foreign footballers in the semi-professional Greek league proved to be an insurmountable obstacle.)

@Faldi00: Pinging you again here since it's been over two weeks (honestly I completely forgot about it until I looked back at stuff on my talk page, so I'm guessing you probably forgot as well.) ShadowBallX (talk) 07:31, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

@ShadowBallX: Your ALT1 is acceptable. From the two hooks that you proposed, I prefer the ALT1 since it may intrigue more reader to read Ketema's article. Faldi00 (talk) 15:28, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 30

Stephan Ludwig Roth

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• ... that after his 1849 execution, pastor Stephan Ludwig Roth became a "martyr" among the Transylvanian Saxons because of his advocacy of social justice?

• Source: Mall, Jonathan (2019). "Stephan Ludwig Roth und die Juden. Überlegungen zu einem vernachlässigten Aspekt im Denken des "größten Mannes des Sachsenvolkes"". Zeitschrift für Siebenbürgische Landeskunde (in German). 42: 63–81. ISSN 0344-3418. Retrieved 24 August 2025.

"Das Vermächtnis Stephan Ludwig Roths". Hermannstädter Zeitung. 2 October 1970. Retrieved 24 August 2025.

• • ALT1: ... that although the Transylvanian Saxon pastor Stephan Ludwig Roth admired the biblical Israelites and ancient Hebrews, he was openly antisemitic to contemporary Jews? Source: See multiple in "Views on Jews" section.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abdurrahman Mohammad Fachir

Improved to Good Article status by Apollo468 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 116 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:14, 7 July 2026 (UTC).

Murder of Cissy Stuart

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• ... that police and others suspected that the person who stabbed Cissy Stuart to death knew her and was familiar with her house?

• Source: Los Angeles Times. "Because the cellar door was locked, it was suggested by the police and acquaintances of the Stuarts that the murderer must have known Cissy and was familiar with the house."

• ALT1: ... that Cissy Stuart grew Mr. Einsteins in her yard?

• Source: The New York Times. "But the horticulturalist would not live to see the blooms of her Mr. Einsteins (daffodils), her Emily rose or the tall blue flowers of her monkshood."

• Reviewed: Arenaza

Created by StonyBrook (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

StonyBrook _babble 19:41, 6 July 2026 (UTC).

• I will review soon. I'm busy right now so can't review yet. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 21:32, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

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

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

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: I will AGF on inacessible newspaper sources. ALT0 provides no context for who Cissy Stuart was and ALT1 fails WP:DYKMAJOR. The most interesting fact from the article is the unsolved nature of the murder in my opinion. The sources don't explicitly mention a storm door from what I can tell (or I just don't know anything about doors). The article also overuses links. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 00:49, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@StonyBrook: pinging. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 00:51, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the interest, the review, and your helpful edits, Kepler. I removed what I imagine are the most offensive overlinks; if you think any more should go, I defer to your judgment. In regard to your comment about ALT0, could you explain what you meant by there not being any context for who Cissy was? After all, it does state clearly that she was a stabbing victim. I found her relationship to the founders of two Brooklyn neighborhoods fascinating, since I know a few people from there; however, the source only pertains to her father and grandfather, not her directly (she was 5-years-old when the book was published), so I was afraid that wouldn't have been enough to satisfy the strict requirements of DYK. I haven't had the chance to brainstorm a third hook yet, but in the meantime, let me know if you have any ideas about ALT0 or something different. StonyBrook _babble 13:04, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@StonyBrook: links look good. For ALT0, Stuart's name is not a name most would recognize and would require context as to what kind of person she was. I don't have an exact alt hook to use, sorry. However, ALT0 could work if additional context is provided. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 21:22, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Nicolae Moromete

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Moromete in Securitate uniform

• ... that Nicolae Moromete (pictured), who tortured prisoners of the Romanian communist regime in the 1950s, had fought the Soviet Union in World War II?

• Source: Multiple sources for both facts (and many many for the torturer part). Allow to quote from arguably the most detailed and researched, namely Diana Popa, "Nicolae Moromete, torționarul bâlbâit care a adus moarte pe unde a trecut. Delta Dunării era supranumită 'țara lui Maromet'", in Ziua de Constanța, 6 February 2025: În timpul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial, Nicolae Moromete a fost trimis pe frontul de Răsărit. Conform informațiilor existente în dosarele sale profesionale, spune [istoricul] Dumitru Lăcătușu, acesta a deservit centrala telefonică a Batalionului 11 Transmisiuni, ajungând cu unitatea lui în Odessa, Crimeea și Cotul Donului. În timpul conflagrației, a fost și decorat cu medalia „Bărbăție și Credință“ după ce și-a pus viața în pericol pentru a repara un fir de transmisiuni care se rupsese. [...] nu doar că Moromete ordona bătaia, ci participa direct la ea. Un fost deținut politic trecut a povestit că, în anul 1950, după ce doi iugoslavi au reușit să evadeze din închisoare, toți deținuții politic au fost scoși dezbrăcați în curtea închisorii și așa au trecut printr-un tunel de gardieni înarmați cu bâte. În fruntea lor se afla însuși Moromete. Ca și când n-ar fi fost de ajuns, a ordonat ca toate ferestrele celulelor să fie închise, bătute în cuie și astupate cu obloane. Oamenii ajunseseră morți vii. Trei dintre ei au murit asfixiați, iar tuturor celorlalți le-au ieșit pete roșii de piele. O altă metodă de tortură de-a lui Moromete era închiderea deținuților într-o cameră neagră cu ciment pe jos, unde arestații erau aruncați în pielea goală. Discuțiile dintre deținuți pe teme politice le aduceau celor prinși pedepse suplimentare. Cei care visau la venirea americanilor au fost scoși iarna afară și, după ce au fost acuzați că otrăvesc mintea celorlalți, au fost bătuți cu ciomegele și cu patul de armă și loviți cu pumnii și picioarele, iar apoi aruncați în groapa de gunoi. Cu sângele încă șiroind pe ei, erau aduși din nou în celule. [...] Din anul 1952, Nicolae Moromete a fost numit în funcția de comandant la Galați, după ce timp de câteva luni a deținut aceeași funcție la Caransebeș. La penitenciarul din Moldova, Maromet a continuat să utilizeze aceleași practici abuzive. Din ordinul lui, hrana deținuților era dată la porcii unității, iar norma zilnică a deținuților era redusă „pe considerentul că nu îndeplineau normele fixate la confecționarea rogojinilor“. Despre condițiile de lucru, hrană și cazare se menționează în mai multe documente faptul că „erau necorespunzătoare, astfel că au decedat zilnic câte trei-patru deținuți“, iar celor bolnavi „nu li s-a dat niciun fel de medicamente“. [...] Probabil pedepsit de superiori, Nicolae Moromete a fost trimis la colonia de muncă Chilia Veche în vara anului 1956. Era un loc rupt de lume, unde doar Dumnezeu din cer mai vedea ororile la care au fost supuși deținuții de aici, mulți bătrâni și bolnavi, care erau puși la munci grele: la îndiguirea ostroavelor, la tăierea stufului și a papurii din Delta Dunării. [...] Conform „Dicționarului penitenciarelor din România comunistă (1945-1967)“, deținuții lucrau câte zece ore în apă, noroi și frig, iar norma zilnică a crescut de la 20 de maldăre la 44 de maldăre, în timp ce s-au redus rațiile alimentare și s-a introdus aplicarea de pedepse celor care nu își îndeplineau norma zilnică. [...] În vara anului 1958, toți deținuții cazați la Bacul 4 au fost bătuți „până și-au făcut necesitățile pe ei“, așa cum reține un document al Direcției Generale MAI Constanța, cu cravașe confecționate din curele de ventilator de mașini, care erau întărite cu sârmă până la mijloc, și ciomege. De cele mai multe ori, bătăile deținuților de la Chilia Veche erau auzite și de localnici, care, în cele din urmă, au informat conducerea ministerului.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Varsha Deshpande

Created by Dahn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 128 past nominations.

Dahn (talk) 20:18, 4 July 2026 (UTC).

• Dahn, not a review, but I think the hook can be more concise. Maybe: ...Nicolae Moromete (pictured), who tortured prisoners of the Romanian communist regime in the 1950s, had fought the Soviet Union in World War II? In solidarity, Iseult ^Δx talk to me 21:40, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

• @Iseult: That's a very fine suggestion, thank you! I've rephrased the original hook directly. Dahn (talk) 02:31, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Mujahid Bani Mufleh

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• ... that Palestinian journalist Mujahid Bani Mufleh was targeted by teargas while covering a protest attended by government ministers and legislators? Source: Reporters Without Borders
  • ALT1: ... that Palestinian journalist Mujahid Bani Mufleh was targeted by teargas on the job? Source: Reporters Without Borders
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Park Theatre (Philadelphia, Broad St.)

Created by JTtheOG (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

JTtheOG (talk) 03:50, 4 July 2026 (UTC).

• Comment ALT1 is less wordy and more concise, and is better IMO. The word "while" could be inserted in between teargas and on. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 21:43, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Bishop O'Dowd High School

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• ... that the campus of Bishop O'Dowd High School features a 3-acre (1.2 ha) ecological restoration site built by students on an abandoned rock quarry?

• Source: https://bringingbackthenatives.net/bishop-odowd-high-schools-living-laboratory

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

CostalCal (talk) 20:01, 1 July 2026 (UTC).

• GA, in time, long enough, sourced, no apparent copyvios, no QPQ needed. The image does not indicate the source of the CC license, and so is not currently appropriate. CostalCal, where does the article say that the ecological restoration site was built by students on an abandoned rock quarry? --Usernameunique (talk) 21:24, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Note: Dragon Hoops was bold, but it doesn't appear to be eligible for DYK. I assume the bolding was accidental, and I unbolded it. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 04:30, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

• @Usernameunique: @Mandarax: I have deleted the second hook, re-written the first one, changed the source, removed the image, and I believe that this requires another reviewer to check as it has been abandoned for almost 2 weeks now. CostalCal (talk) 23:17, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 1

Amadu Bansang Jobarteh

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• ... that Amadu Bansang Jobarteh had 4 wives and 17 children?

• Source: "He was married to four women, Kumuna Sakiliba, Kachikaly Suso, Lanla Conteh and Nyima Cham with over seventeen children."

• • ALT1: ... that Amadu Bansang Jobarteh tuned his kora by ear from a single tonic string? Source: "Amadu Bansang Jobarteh's tuning method is based on the timbango string as system tonic. First he tunes the answerer (jinkandango) string (C) to a fifth above the timbango string (F)... He also checks the upper octave of the timbango (the string he calls kumbengo) against these two strings. He then fills in the lower tetrachord starting at the G immediately above the F (timbango) and then the A immediately above...There is no real sense of absolute pitch among kora players, so when two get together one must make an adjustment up or down to play with the other. Koras are usually tuned to match the range of the vocalist, who is often the player himself. Most are tuned with their system tonic" (p. 160-161)
  • ALT2: ... that Amadu Bansang Jobarteh was called a "library" of African history by the Gambian politician Sidia Jatta? Source: "Sidia Jatta, a renowned Gambian Parliamentarian who is a founding member of PDOIS Party has strong admiration for the great Jali referring to him as a “Library” out of respect for his firm knowledge of African history."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Radu Cioculescu

Improved to Good Article status by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

RabidTuberculosis (talk) 21:57, 7 July 2026 (UTC).

List of Toluca FC records and statistics

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• ... that Toluca FC has produced more top goalscorers in a season than any other club in Liga MX?

• Source: Spanish: A lo largo de su historia, [Toluca FC] ha tenido 9 campeones de goleo individual entre los que suman 16 títulos en la Liga MX, una cifra que lo coloca como el equipo con más títulos de goleo en el país. / English: Throughout its history, [Toluca FC] has had 9 individual scoring champions among whom they have won 16 titles in Liga MX, a figure that places it as the team with the most scoring titles in the country. (El Informador)

• • ALT1: ... that a Toluca FC player holds the Liga MX record for most goals scored in a single tournament since the league adopted a two-season format in 1996? Source: Spanish: José Cardozo posee el récord de goles en un solo torneo corto ... nada se compara a ese año cuando logró 29 goles en 19 partidos de Fase Regular, una marca que luce insuperable. / English: José Cardozo holds the record for most goals in a single short tournament ... nothing compares to that year when he scored 29 goals in 19 regular season games, a record that seems unbeatable. (Mediotiempo) Spanish: Con el Invierno 96, en 1996 quedaron instaurados los torneos cortos, diseño copiado al futbol argentino, con un agregado muy mexicano: la liguilla, éxito comprobadísimo en cualquiera modalidad en el futbol mexicano. / English: With the Winter 96 [season], in 1996 the short tournaments were established, a design copied from Argentine football, with a very Mexican addition: the playoffs, a proven success in any modality in Mexican football. (ESPN Deportes)
  • ALT2: ... that Toluca FC is the only team in Liga MX to have scored over 100 goals in a calendar year? Spanish: Toluca es el único equipo de Liga MX en marcar 100 goles en un año natural / Toluca is the only Liga MX team to score 100 goals in a calendar year (Récord)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kampala – Hamburg: Roman einer Flucht
  • Comment: Favorite hooks are ALT0 and ALT2

Moved to mainspace by Morogris (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 121 past nominations.

Morogris (✉ • ✎) 22:50, 1 July 2026 (UTC).

• Comment Please consider adding this to the 19 July SOHA. Dahn (talk) 20:56, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

• As the nominator I’m supportive of having this posted on 19 July SOHA. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 23:22, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

• Full review needed. It is, unfortunately, too late for this to run as a 19 July special occasion hook. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:28, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 2

Vintilă Weiss

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• ... that a torture experiment in Romanian communist prisons was ended by a Jewish communist victim-whistleblower?

• Source: Multiple detailed sources on the succession of events. Here's the concise version in (in Romanian) Mihai Pelin, "Final fără glorie — Siguranța și Securitatea versus Legația Franței (2)", in Jurnalul Național, August 31, 2006: Mai mult n-a fost chip sa se scoata de la Vintila Weiss, trecut ulterior prin infernul din Penitenciarul Gherla, molestat sistematic de legionarii care amorsasera "fenomenul Pitesti". Cu ambii plamani afectati, chestorul a fost transferat in Spitalul Penitenciar Vacaresti si, de aici, prin concursul unor fosti colegi de serviciu din defuncta Siguranta a Statului, a reusit sa trimita conducerii partidului comunist un memoriu detaliat despre ce se intamplase si inca se mai intampla in penitenciarele de la Pitesti si Gherla. Memoriul in speta a sfarsit prin a ajunge spre rezolvare la Ministerul Afacerilor Interne, al carui secretariat i-a solicitat generalului Gheorghe Pintilie, seful Securitatii, toate datele existente despre Vintila Weiss. Asta ca sa se stie cine divulga ororile de la Gherla si ce mai poate spune in plus. Interogarea fostului chestor a produs marturii zguduitoare, treptat cercul de martori a fost largit, ajungandu-se intr-un tarziu la o ancheta de mari proportii si la un proces in urma caruia peste o duzina de legionari tortionari au ajuns la glont. In contextul acelui timp, Vintila Weiss nu avea de unde sa stie ca insasi Securitatea pusese la cale "fenomenul Pitesti", perpetuat ulterior la Gherla, prin locotenent colonelul Tudor Sepeanu si directorii penitenciarelor in discutie. (The final part, on him "not knowing" that the Securitate was behind this, is contradicted by all other sources, but that's besides the point.) On Weiss' Jewishness and communism, the most detailed source is Radu Ciuceanu (2015), for instance pp. 231–232: Un singur individ împotriva unui minister atât de temut precum Ministerul de Interne. El a răsturnat carul care cuprindea mărimile cunoscute sau necunoscute ale unei instituţii ce stârnea, ziua şi noaptea, groaza printre români [...]. S-a chemat Vais Vintilă şi, în plus, era evreu. Date biografice: simpatizant al P.C.R.-ului în ilegalitate.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carlos Mallo Molina

Created by Dahn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 129 past nominations.

Dahn (talk) 21:38, 4 July 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on July 3

Silk biomaterial

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• ... that scaffolds made of silk biomaterials, which serve as temporary frameworks for regrowing living tissue, can be designed to degrade at the rate at which new tissue forms?

• Source: Cao, Yi; Wang, Bochu (2009). "Biodegradation of silk biomaterials". International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 10 (4): 1514–1524. Bibcode:2009IJMSc..10.1514C. doi:10.3390/ijms10041514. PMC 2680630. PMID 19468322.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Women drone operators in the Ukrainian military

Moved to mainspace by Auralithe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 108 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:00, 7 July 2026 (UTC).

Ízaro Island

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• ... that a 15th-century monastery on the island of Ízaro was visited by three different monarchs?

• Source: https://urdaibai.org/es/geografia/izaro.php https://www.elcorreo.com/bizkaia/costa/izaro-isla-rica-leyendas-historia-visitaron-tres-20250722171651-nt.html

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/St Patrick's Bridge
  • Comment: Sources are in Spanish.

Created by Srr9810 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Beta Beta Beta - talk 01:12, 5 July 2026 (UTC).

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

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article new and long enough and plagiarism free as far as I can tell. Significant uncited material remains. Hook is cited and interesting. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:56, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

Freddy (soccer fan)

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Langley

• ... that German soccer fan Freddy garnered prominence on X for being a fan of Langley (pictured), but later deactivated his account after people claimed that he was working at Langley?

• Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/freddy-world-cup-viral-fan/687771/

• • ALT1: ... that while visiting Atlanta before the 2026 FIFA World Cup, German soccer fan Freddy described the city's metro system as a GTA lobby? Source: https://nypost.com/2026/06/12/lifestyle/german-world-cup-tourist-goes-viral-eating-his-way-across-america/
  • ALT2: ... that an anonymous German soccer fan named Freddy garnered prominence for his reaction to a Buc-ee's? Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20260612190743/https://people.com/german-soccer-fan-goes-viral-as-he-discovers-u-s-food-spots-in-world-cup-road-trip-11995387
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Felicity Lott
  • Comment: I really prefer alt0, so if you find any issues with it, I would like some refinements.

Created by Knightoftheswords281 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

— Knightoftheswords 12:55, 3 July 2026 (UTC).

• Reviewing. Cielquiparle (talk) 03:54, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
• Great idea for a Wikipedia article. New enough (nominated on same day moved into mainspace), more than long enough (31755 characters). Has a lot of sources – 81 are cited (20 of which Cite Unseen finds generally reliable, 11 no consensus, 5 marginally reliable, and 6 generally unreliable). Drilling down further on the 6 generally unreliable, weirdly at least 2 of them are articles that don't even mention Freddy. Get rid. In fact, strongly recommend getting rid of that entire Background section that has nothing to do with Freddy. This is not a magazine article or essay; it's an encyclopedia entry about Freddy. That section is extraneous and if anything could belong in a completely different Wikipedia article (maybe). It also pushes down the main content of the article and in this day and age of scrolling rather than reading, no one has patience to wade through a bunch of extra information they weren't expecting like "what is the World Cup". In any case, point 3 in the checklist requires more work. QPQ is done. Hooks have a bunch of problems: All hooks suffer from MOS:SEAOFBLUE, an excessive number of blue links to common words and phrases that confuse the reader as to where they should click (the objective is to get them to read the article about Freddy, remember?). ALT0 definitely does not qualify as a picture hook, as Langley is not the main subject of the article. Also it seems funny only to a limited audience (Americans who know what Langley is referring to the CIA headquarters). The whole thing seems like an oversimplification as well. Perhaps the hook can still be saved but it needs a bit more thought put into it. ALT1 fails the interesting test (what is a GTA lobby? even if I work out that it's a Grand Theft Auto reference, why is it interesting to a broad audience?). Also the sourcing for that hook fails point 5 in the checklist (though perhaps an alternate source could be found). ALT2 has potential but "garnered prominence" sounds awkward. @Knightoftheswords281: All this to say, there is a lot of interesting content in this article, so don't hide it, and don't undersell it – with the right hook, this should be a winner in the monthly DYK stats – take a look through the successful past hooks to see what works. Cielquiparle (talk) 04:33, 6 July 2026 (UTC)
  • @Cielquiparle and AirshipJungleman29:, while in retrospect, the background section was prolly too long, I don't agree with its wholesale removal, since the broader "European/international tourists come to America during the WC and love it" has been pretty extensively covered in the sources used in this article, as well as (to a lesser extent) the political atmosphere around the WC. Such a background section with one or two (shorter) paragraphs with the base biographical information included at the top of the following section moved in should be fine and fall under WP:DUE. As for ALT0, I think the interest is more from the wordplay in the hook, which would probably intrigue readers in of themselves (perhaps the link could be changed from GB Center of Int. to just the CIA?); the same is (slightly less) true with (a de-initialized) ALT1, since GTA and its contents are fairly broadly known globally. Also, NYP is considered reliable for uncontroversial, non-political statements per WP:RSP. I've also noticed that ASJM has orange-tagged the article ({{Fanpov}}); if he could point to specific examples throughout the text, I will analyze and rewrite. — Knightoftheswords 16:55, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
    • Thanks for the ping. It's some excessive detail and some wording. The lead is larger than most FAs, phrases like "eagle-eyed netizens" and "and received extensive attention" are reminiscent of much more promotional articles, the significant amounts of unencyclopedic minor details in his journey (I guess it's good to know which mountains are good sniper points?) contributes to the feeling of bloat, and the use of some fairly tabloidy sources—I've never heard of Dexerto before but I'm not surprised that WP:RSP advises against using it for BLPs—doesn't help. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 11:08, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
      • Alright. I've been waiting for Freddy to wrap up his trip to the US. I will start the process of updating and remedying the article when I get home. — Knightoftheswords 14:38, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 4

Bengal Provincial Congress Party

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• ... that during the 1942 Quit India Movement, a parallel local government – the Tamralipta National Government – operated independently of British rule in Medinipur?

• Source: Chatterji, Joya. Bengal Divided: Hindu Communalism and Partition, 1932–1947. Chapter: "The Reorientation of the Bengal Congress, 1937–45." Cambridge South Asian Studies series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN 0521411289. Page cited: 134.

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Created by R1F4T (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

R1F4T (talk) 15:22, 4 July 2026 (UTC).

• This is sufficiently expanded, hook is interesting, sources seem good, and Earwig checks out on copyvio. Only note is that the page's structure is a bit wonky; it's a little odd to have most of the article in the lead and one two-sentence section below it. I'd reorganize it somehow. Also confused about why this heading is under a different name than the article.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Lbal (talk • contribs)

Ana Paula Gomes de Oliveira

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• ... that after becoming an activist after the death of her son, in 2025 Ana Paula Gomes de Oliveira won the "Nobel Prize for human rights activists"?

• Source: https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/11/26/dedico-ao-meu-filho-e-a-marielle-franco-ana-paula-de-oliveira-do-maes-de-manguinhos-ganha-premio-de-direitos-humanos-na-suica/

• • ALT1: ... that Ana Paula Gomes de Oliveira won the "Nobel Prize for human rights activists" after campaigning against police brutality in Brazil following the death of her son? Source: https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2025/11/26/dedico-ao-meu-filho-e-a-marielle-franco-ana-paula-de-oliveira-do-maes-de-manguinhos-ganha-premio-de-direitos-humanos-na-suica/
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Created by Animaliak (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Animaliak (talk) 11:28, 4 July 2026 (UTC).

• – hello Animaliak! I notice that "Nobel Prize for human rights activists", which is in quotes in the hook, does not show up in the article's prose. If we are to include that line, it should be in the article. However, it is probably better to simply use the name of the award in the hook. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 23:26, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks Vermont for explaining that - happy to change it! Do I need to edit my initial hooks? (It's my first time nominating an article so unclear of process). Animaliak (talk) 06:11, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

Animaliak, np, usually we add additional alt hooks. I'll do one below, and given I've proposed a hook will request another reviewer. Vermont (🐿️—🏳️‍🌈) 02:57, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT0b... that after becoming an activist after the death of her son, in 2025 Ana Paula Gomes de Oliveira won the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders?

Articles created/expanded on July 5

David Leibel

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• ... that Haredi Rabbi David Leibel is sparking fierce debate by urging ultra-Orthodox men to serve in the military and enter high-tech while maintaining traditional religious practice?

• Source: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2018-06-19/ty-article/rabbis-reckon-with-need-for-ultra-orthodox-men-to-work/0000017f-e74d-df2c-a1ff-ff5d7b210000

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

Aniyahol (talk) 08:48, 7 July 2026 (UTC).

L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground

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• ... that the US Marine honored by L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground was in the same kindergarten class as fellow Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient Robert E. O'Malley?

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• • ALT1: ... that Robert Moses defended the site of what became L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Jr. Playground after local civic workers complained the location was too rocky? Source:
  • Reviewed: Meccha_Chameleon
  • Comment: QPQ: Reviewed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Meccha_Chameleon

Created by Mnation2 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Mnation2 (talk) 02:44, 7 July 2026 (UTC).

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47NEWS

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• ... that the website 47NEWS was once criticized for the posts from an unaffiliated Twitter account?

• Source: Impress Internet Watch ["今回槍玉に挙げられていたのが、共同通信社などが主宰する「47NEWS」のニュースヘッドラインを流すアカウント「@47news」。[...] Togetterにはまとめサイトが作られて47NEWSが叩かれているのだが、実はこのアカウントは非公式botで、47NEWSとの関係も不明瞭だったため、逆にまとめ人への批判コメントも。" "The account singled out for criticism this time was "@47news," which broadcasts news headlines from "47NEWS" (an outlet managed by Kyodo News and others). While a curation page was created on Togetter to bash 47NEWS, the account turned out to be an unofficial bot with an unclear relationship to the actual 47NEWS; consequently, the curator themselves also faced critical comments."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival

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

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:56, 5 July 2026 (UTC).

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Omnisexuality

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Omnisexual pride flag

• ... that Hannibal Lecter is omnisexual (pride flag pictured), according to series creator Bryan Fuller?

• Source: https://collider.com/bryan-fuller-hannibal-silence-of-the-lambs-interview/

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Charolais (cheese) (donated by Launchballer)

History merged from redirect and draft by Pppery (talk), started and edited by Lavender-wikigirl (talk), Karada (talk), C.Fred (talk), Quxyz (talk), and Historyday01 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Dudzcar (talk) 12:19, 13 July 2026 (UTC).

• @Dudzcar: Not a review, but the QPQ for Human settlement was used at Template:Did you know nominations/Murder of Dandara dos Santos. Another QPQ is needed for this nomination. Best, HouseBlaster (talk • he/they) 16:44, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

Also, I think the hook is the wrong side of WP:DYKFICTION. (I had planned on drivebying this with a hook to do with some people identifying as this because they considered the word 'bisexual' offensive, but the source doesn't quite support that.)--Launchballer 21:13, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

I am not really in with the DYK section of Wikipedia but I feel like a simple definition of omnisexuality could make for a decent fact. Most of the population does not really know what many of the more niche sexualities mean. ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 23:35, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

Question: is it still renominable? Dudzcar (talk) 21:15, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

• Five days after the nominator has been notified (with acknowledgement) of the requirement for an unused QPQ, none has been supplied and thus I am marking this nomination for closure as incomplete. Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:39, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

@Dclemens1971, Quxyz, and Dudzcar: I did say I would have drivebyed this and I'd rather this run, so I'm going to donate Charolais (cheese). As for the hook, ALT1: ... that a test determining the ethics of having sex with a fictional non-human character is named after a fictional omnisexual? springs to mind, but I'll have a proper look when I'm back from shopping. (A definition hook was quibbled over at WT:DYK in the last week, but I'll hear it anyway.)--Launchballer 15:25, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

Full review needed now that a QPQ has been provided. Dclemens1971 (talk) 02:05, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

Also not a full review, but I am not sure that Bryan Fuller meant to refer to omnisexuality, the modern label and term of art for a specific sexual orientation with a specific pride flag, as opposed to a general idea of being "omni-sexual". To me, they're not exactly the same thing. theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 19:02, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Theleekycauldron but ALT1 does not mention (pictured) or anything, so I guess it goes flaglessly. Unless we have another ALT as proposed by Quxyz: ALT2: "...omnisexuality (pictured) means attraction to all genders?". Dudzcar (talk) 05:44, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

I would add in a lack of genderblindness to differentiate between pansexuality. "...that some people declare themselves to be omnisexual (pride flag pictured) to indicate a preference for certain genders in contrast to pansexuality?" ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 13:47, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

History of Mediacorp

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• ... that a 100-watt transmitter, lent by the Marconi Company to a group of amateur Singaporean radio enthusiasts in April 1925, could transmit as far as Penang, Malaysia?

• Source: "Listening-In"; "Singapore Broadcasting"

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Reaching Out (sculpture)

Converted from a redirect by RandomMe98 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 11:04, 7 July 2026 (UTC).

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Foundation of the State Crisis

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• ... that when the Wanli Emperor objected to naming his eldest son heir because his mother had been a former palace servant, the Emperor's own mother reminded him that she had been one too?

• Source: McMahon, Keith (2016). Celestial Women: Imperial Wives and Concubines in China from Song to Qing. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442255029. p. 130

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ulla Smidje

Improved to Good Article status by Min968 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Min968 (talk) 05:25, 12 July 2026 (UTC).

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii

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• ... that Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is the most abundant single species in the human gut microbiota?

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• • ALT1: ... that the highly oxygen-sensitive bacteria Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is difficult to cultivate, even under oxygen-free conditions? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Daisuki na Hito
  • Comment: Not really proud of the wording of ALT0 since it's just word for word repeated in the article.

Converted from a redirect by AlyInWikiWonderland (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Beta Beta Beta - talk 00:12, 8 July 2026 (UTC).

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Articles created/expanded on July 8

University of Yangon

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• ... that the construction of the University of Yangon was partly funded by gambling fairs known as "our-day", organised by local officials across Burma? Source: "ရန်ကုန်တက္ကသိုလ်ကြောင့် မြန်မာပြည် ဘာတွေပြောင်းခဲ့သလဲ". BBC News မြန်မာ (in Burmese). 30 November 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  • ALT1: ... that undergraduate programmes at the University of Yangon were suspended for nearly two decades after its campus repeatedly became a centre of political protest? Source: Yan Paing (21 June 2013). "ရန်ကုန် တက္ကသိုလ် ပြန်လည် ဝေစည်တော့မလား". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hammarbya

Improved to Good Article status by Htanaungg (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

Htanaungg (talk) 14:20, 11 July 2026 (UTC).

Quetena

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• ... that a lava sample from the Quetena volcano in Bolivia chemically resembles rocks from millions of years before its age?

• Source: L 8: rhyodacite, Quetena volcano, 4350 m; 67°23'W, 22°17'S. (p. 95)

High-K calc-alkaline association (Table 2, lavas L 4–L 10). According to the data of Jakeš and White (1972), this group can be attributed to the shoshonite association. (p. 98) In southwestern Bolivia, the Miocene and Early Pleistocene lavas belong to the high-K calc-alkaline association. (p. 99)

• • ALT1: ... that a 1977 survey dated lava flows at the Bolivian volcano Quetena to the Holocene, but a later assessment placed them much earlier? Source: Lava effusions along fissures (Quetena) and a few endogeneous extrusions (Khara Laguna, Escala) occurred in Holocene time. (p. 88) De Silva (2007 pers. comm.) indicated that volcanism in this area is pre-Holocene and may be Pleistocene or older.
  • ALT2: ... that a magnetism survey found a three-dimensional electrical structure in the crust beneath Quetena volcano in Bolivia? Source: Some areas with 3-D effects can be identified (e.g., near Volcan Quetena at distance of 40 km on the Bolivia section, and at isolated stations and at long periods on the Argentina profile). (GSA Data Repository 2015087, p. 2) Skew values are higher in a couple of areas, notably close to Volcan Quetena (west of Volcan Uturuncu) and also in NW Argentina. (GSA Data Repository 2015087, p. 6)
  • ALT3: ... that scientists considered the region around the Quetena volcano as a potential area for a geothermal power plant in Bolivia? Source: There are no geothermal power plants in Bolivia, but seven areas bordering on Chile are considered prospects. They are: Sajama...Quetena. No deep wells have been drilled yet.
  • ALT4: ... that the Quetena volcano shares names with a Triassic rock sequence in Chile? Source: Triassic volcanic and sedimentary units include the Quetena, Observatorio and Cerros de Chuquicamata Sequences [in Chile] (Tomlinson and Blanco, 2008). (p. 209) ...in the sectors of Cerro Quetena and Pampa Limón Verde, they are composed of clasts of muscovite schist, metamorphic quartz, and detrital muscovite and rutile derived from erosion of the LVMC. (p. 210)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/History of Llanthony Priory

Created by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

RabidTuberculosis (talk) 23:46, 10 July 2026 (UTC).

• @RabidTuberculosis I really want to approve this, it looks interesting. There are two unsourced statements in the article, which should be removed or else cited to a source. The first states "The Quetena River rises near the volcano and flows north, eventually joining the Río Grande de Lípez and draining into the Salar de Uyuni." The second unsourced statement says "The surrounding area, part of the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, is visited by tourists travelling through the Sur Lípez region, and Quetena Chico and Quetena Grande serve as waypoints for guided climbs of the higher, more frequently visited Uturuncu." Also, the source does not state "Quetena is the tallest fissure-vent volcano in the world." NewAccount7295 (talk) 03:59, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  • @NewAccount7295: Thanks for your thorough review! Added references to both statements, and modified the wording to more closely match the sources. The Quetena River line now cites an open-source science journal and I split the tourism line into two sentences after trimming content a bit. To the last point, the Smithsonian's GVP survey lists every documented volcano (Holocene or Pleistocene epoch) on the planet by type, and lists Quetena as the tallest fissure-vent. The database does not make statements but the data is otherwise unambiguous, so I've left it in the article with a link to the complete database. Please let me know if you have other comments! RabidTuberculosis (talk) 22:38, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
    • @RabidTuberculosis: Those sound like good additions, but for some reason it doesn't look like the edits went through? NewAccount7295 (talk) 23:56, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
      • @NewAccount7295: Ah that's weird, should be good now! RabidTuberculosis (talk) 01:35, 26 July 2026 (UTC)
        • Good to see them sourced now! I'm going to see what another reviewer thinks and ask for ALT3 to be chosen when that happens, although I think "potential area" should be changed to "viable area". The article has pretty good DYK potential. NewAccount7295 (talk) 02:22, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

Sadamasa Arikawa

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Sadamasa Arikawa in 1954

• ... that Sadamasa Arikawa (pictured) helped on cinematography in the Godzilla franchise?

• Source: https://books.google.ca/books?id=VsE8DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT247&dq=sadamasa+arikawa&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5loOevMSVAxWxHzQIHWi3L38Q6AF6BAgLEAM

• • ALT1: ... that Sadamasa Arikawa (pictured) left Toho after Eliji Tsuburaya's death in 1970? Source: https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Godzilla_FAQ/7Oh3EQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=sadamasa+arikawa&pg=PA87&printsec=frontcover
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Created by Wikiman2230 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Wikiman (Talk) 18:25, 10 July 2026 (UTC).

• Hello @Wikiman2230: I'm just passing by, and this is not a review. Both hooks don't seem to pass WP:DYKINT, which stated that they should be "likely to be perceived as unusual or intriguing by readers with no special knowledge or interest". But the first hook could be made more interesting by mentioning his service as a bomber pilot for the Imperial Japan in WW2 (this is just a suggestion). Also, don’t forget to solve the citation needed tag in the Toho subsection. Kind regards Khoa Nguyễn1|Talk 14:30, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

• • ALT2: .. that Sadamasa Arikawa (pictured) was a pilot for the Japanese Air Service before joing the Japanese entertainment conpany Toho? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20060101060933/http://www.henshinonline.com/archive.html

• @Wikiman2230: new enough, long enough. Sources include Medium, which should generally not be used as a source.Alt0 and Alt1 are entirely out. Alt2 is possible but needs updating to show the interest - and needs to explain what Toho is. Jishara (talk) 01:18, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

• • @Jishara: So I fixed the Medium thing by getting rid of it and I have also tweaked the Alt by a tiny bit. Wikiman (Talk) 20:10, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

@Wikiman2230: I've just come across this article again. Iirc, the ping won't work if you don't sign your reply, so you will have to ping the reviewer again and sign four tildes (~) at the end of the reply. By the way, I forgot to say this, but welcome to DYK! KhoaNguyen1|Talk 14:56, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Colorado (video game)

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• ... that reviewers praised the 1990 video game Colorado as a refinement of Silmarils' action-adventure formula, highlighting its 100-plus locations and canoe sequences?

• Source: The reviews (all linked in article, with key points summarized):
• Micro News – "after Targhan, Le Fétiche Maya, and Starblade..."
• Joystick – same comparison, says the formula has proved itself.
• Aktueller Software Markt – compares it to Maya, Targhan and Barbarian.
• Génération 4 – praises the world, >100 locations, canoe sections, side missions.
• The Games Machine – highlights exploration and canoe sections as the game's best addition.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Underground forum

Created by Piotrus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 605 past nominations.

_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:11, 8 July 2026 (UTC).

• PS. I found a new source that led to what may be an even better hook. See ALT1 below. The source makes the claim it is "THE ONLY" such game, but per our usual worry about such claims, the hook is worded more cautiously. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:56, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

ALT1: ...the 1990 video game Colorado is one of the few Western games set in French Louisiana rather than the traditional American Wild West? Source: https://doi.org/10.19195/0301-7966.61.2.2 (quote: "Colorado [is] as an artefact of French game development in the 16-bit era, [...] a unique depiction of the forgotten French West... it is nonetheless the only game that attempted to depict the territories west of the Mississippi River before these lands became the American Wild West. Colorado thus evokes the Western genre in some ways, but, at the same time, it pre-dates the Wild West")

• The article meets length requirements and was also new enough at creation. A QPQ has been provided; the review was short but complete. I did not find any close paraphrasing.

Both proposed hooks have issues. The first hook may not meet the interest requirements as it assumes reader familiarity with the game company, and it seems more targeted towards fans of the genre than general readers. The second hook is not directly supported by the article or the source: both the "only" and "one of the few" claims are only stated in the lede without a source. The article says that it being set in the French West is "rare", but does not support the actual hook fact. Your quote says "territories west of the Mississippi River" rather than "French Louisiana". And finally, "Western games" as written is vague: does it mean "Western" as in "Western world", or "Western" as in the cowboy kind of Western? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 02:57, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

@Piotrus: Please respond to the review so this can move forward, thank you. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 08:06, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: Thanks for the review; please ping me or leave me a talk page notification if replying here, otherwise I won't be aware of your reply as the legacy DYK discussion system does not support the notification system (we really need to reform the old discussion system we have here...). I see your point about the ALT0 being less interesting than ALT1. Western refers to the genre (cowboys, etc.), so adding the word genre should help (or linking to Western (genre). The hook paraphrases some claims the article makes, and I did not quote extensively, but I do think it is a correct summary (the article is in English, so there should be no translation issues). The word "unique" implies "only"; it is used in the lead (quoted above) and in the body ("Apart from its unique setting"). That said, the article also states that "it is worth noting Colorado is no longer the only game exploring this fragment of American history. There are two other games that in some ways relate to the timeframe and rough geographic area of the American colonial frontier". I've corrected that in the lead and expanded on this in the body. Here's is an ALT1a, and I'd welcome your suggestions how to improve it further to avoid any errors (mind you, I think French Louisiana is a better term, French West is a disambig I recently created). There is also Louisiana (New France) but I think that's less useful han the French Louisiana in this context. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:41, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1a: ...the 1990 video game Colorado is one of the few Western genre games set in French American West rather than the traditional American Wild West?

The source, or more specifically the quote you provided, doesn't confirm "French American West", so that will need to be adjusted. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 06:14, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: Please tell me how you want to adjust it. I just explained to you that the term used in the source (French West) is a disambig here, and that it obviously and uncontroversially means French American West. I don't understand what the problem is. If you prefer "French Louisiana", here's ALT1b. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:45, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1b: ...the 1990 video game Colorado is one of the few Western genre games set in French Louisiana rather than the traditional American Wild West?

It's about this quote: a unique depiction of the forgotten French West... it is nonetheless the only game that attempted to depict the territories west of the Mississippi River before these lands became the American Wild West. The quote says that it is the "only game that attempted to depict the territories west of the Mississippi River" (and it's not clear if this is supposed to be the same as "French West" or "French Louisiana"). The mention of the game being "a unique depiction of the forgotten French West" doesn't directly confirm that this is the only, or even one of the few, Western genre games set in French Louisiana/the French West. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 11:15, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: The source does in fact explicitly support the rarity/uniqueness claim. Its abstract states, “Only once has the French West appeared in a digital game, in Silmarils’s Colorado (1990),” and calls the game “a unique depiction of the forgotten French West”. The introduction additionally calls it “the only game that attempted to depict the territories west of the Mississippi River before these lands became the American Wild West”. I can see, however, how my paraphrase “one of the few Western genre games set in French Louisiana” combines several separate claims and may therefore be less precise than the source, although I feel it is really a stretch to call it inaccurate. In either case, I propose ALT1c, which follows the source's terminology more closely, and some variants. Regarding the concepts of only, first and unique, the last one is most ambigious and obviously supported by a source (it is almost exactly what the source says and avoids staking Wikipedia's voice on Majewski's potentially contestable claim that no obscure earlier game exists). I do feel "only" is defensible as well, given that the article's passage mentioning the two Assassin's Creed III games does not really contradict this formulation. Majewski says they “in some ways relate to the timeframe and rough geographic area of the American colonial frontier”, rather than that they depict the same French West; indeed, he distinguishes their settings and argues that they do not truly explore Colorado's proto-Western themes. As for the "first", I feel it is a reasonable logical inference from Majewski's stronger statement that “Only once has the French West appeared in a digital game” and his later identification of two related games released in 2012. My preference is for "first" (most interesting, strongly implied by the source, and not contradicted by any intepretation of AC3>"unique" (a bit ambigious but not contradicted by anything)>"only" (arguably the most easy to challenge, although I did not find anything in my research that woudl allow us to do so); feel free to chose the one you like the most and combine it with the grammatical construciton c, d or e below. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:59, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1c: ... that the 1990 video game Colorado has been described as the first game to depict the French West before it became the American Wild West?
• ALT1d: ... that a 2023 study identified the 1990 video game Colorado as the first to depict the French West before it became the American Wild West?
• ALT1e: ... that a 2023 study described the setting of the 1990 video game Colorado as a unique depiction of the French West before it became the American Wild West?

Given WP:DYKHOOKCITE concerns with the "first" or "only" claim (since I am not sure if the claim holds up to scrutiny given the sourcing), and how it seems that the various ways to strengthen the hook have led to more and more complicated suggestions, I am wondering if we should just move on from this specific angle. Piotrus, do you have any other hook angle suggestions apart from this "French West" angle that isn't ALT0? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:32, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: Then just go with "unique" or even more safer "rare". That said, no sources to contradict the claims have been found; I am pretty sure "first" is save too. I'll ask at Video game wikiproject to see if anyone can challenge it. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:54, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

PS. If you want a different angle, how about this. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:03, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT2: .. that reviewers praised the 1990 video game Colorado as an early open-world game, highlighting its 100-plus locations and canoe sequences?

or ALT2a with eleemnts of ALT1:

• that the 1990 video game Colorado was an early open-world game as well as a rare depiction of the French American West?

I actually wonder if something simple about just saying that it depicts the French American West would itself work, regardless of the word "rare" or "unique", given that many people might not even know that there is an American French West. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:11, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: It might, but I think saying rare is pretty uncontroversial - we have a RS that as discussed makes decent claims for first/unique/only, taking it down to rare seems hardly problematic and it does make the hook stand out more. And mentioning some other details like open world is also adding to the overall interest, no? Compare ALT2b and c but you did not say what's wrong with ALT2 and ALT2a above. Also, barebones 2c IMHO is close to running afoul of DYKJUSTPLOT or whatever its called which is why I strongly prefer 2 or 2a above (open world mentions takes care of the just plot issues) --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:39, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT2b: .. the 1990 Colorado was a rare depiction of the French American West in video game?
• ALT2c: .. the 1990 video game Colorado depicts the French American West?

I will ask if either ALT2b or ALT2c violate DYKFICTION or not, but I was also wondering if just saying "that the 1990 open world game Colorado depicts the French American West" or something like that works for you. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 03:03, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: In a clutch, it's better than not running a hook, but I don't understand why you don't like ALT2b, which is just like what you proposed above but with the well-sourced qualifier rare? See ALT2b2 based on your suggestion above. I think the rare qualifier is well sourced to a RS (it arguably downplays the claims made there, i.e. about first/unique) and makes the hook much more interesting: --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:56, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

• ALT2b2 ...that the 1990 open world game Colorado is a rare depiction of the French American West in video games?

While not a superlative, saying that it is "rare" for such games to exist is quite a strong claim, especially when it seems that only one source actually says it was the only one of its kind. It is still something that ideally should have strong sourcing, such as multiple sources explicitly saying Colorado was the only such game with that setting, or otherwise saying that such a setting is rare. Otherwise, you would need to attribute the claim. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 09:19, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

@Narutolovehinata5: I think that's way too cautious, given we have no contradictory source, nor did we find anything in our common sense OR, nor did anyone else did in the thread I started at WTVG asking about this (at least I didn't); but the closing or promoting admins can cut this if they think it's too long an unnecessary - I've often seen such changes in the last hours, so - shrug. Anyway, here you go, a hook with attribution you asked for (ALT2b3), plus a revised version - more risque but also supported by attribution (ALT2b4): --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 11:10, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

• ALT2b3 ...that according to a 2023 study, the 1990 open world game Colorado is a rare depiction of the French American West in video games?
• ALT2b4 ...that according to a 2023 study, the 1990 open world game Colorado was the first, and remains a rare depiction of the French American West in video games?
• Okay, so I've been taking a look at the article again to see if we can come to an agreement regarding the hook. The issue I think is that, upon reflection, the "depicted in the French American West" angle by itself is causing difficulties: just stating so may make it a DYKFICTION violation, "rare" is via one source and the sourcing is too think for us to say so in Wikivoice, attribution makes the hook longer and more complex than it should. Rather than focusing on that specific angle, I was thinking of trying a different approach. The phrase Jakub Majewski argues that the 1801 setting may have been deliberately chosen by the game's French developers to coincide with the brief restoration of French control over Louisiana before its sale to the United States (the Louisiana Purchase). itself might have promise, if it was written to say something like "that a scholar argued that..." I also wonder if a hook about the "usual French weirdness" aspect might also work. I had also considered revisiting the open world angle again, but familiarity with that genre only really taking off in the early 2000s might require familiarity with video game history. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:18, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
• Another approach: what about a possible AFD hook like "that Colorado is in Louisiana"? or something to that effect? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:41, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 9

Jackson-Benton brawl of 1813

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• ... that doctors advised Andrew Jackson to have his injured arm amputated following a tavern brawl with future US Senator Thomas Hart Benton?

• Source: Cheathem, Mark R. (2014). Andrew Jackson, Southerner. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-8071-5099-3. LCCN 2012049695. OCLC 858995561. Project MUSE book 26506.

Created by Shearonink (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Shearonink (talk) 22:44, 10 July 2026 (UTC).

• ALT1: ... that a future US President and a future US Senator tried to kill and injure each other in a tavern brawl that involved guns, knives, and a horsewhip? Source:Smith, Elbert B. (February 1958). "'Now Defend Yourself, You Damned Rascal!'". American Heritage. Vol. IX, no. 2. pp. 44–48. ISSN 0002-8738. OCLC 1479963.
• ALT2: ... that the bullet that injured Andrew Jackson's arm in a tavern brawl in 1813 wasn't removed until 1832? Source: Cheathem, Mark R. (2014). Andrew Jackson, Southerner. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-8071-5099-3. LCCN 2012049695. OCLC 858995561. Project MUSE book 26506.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ancient Greek Horsemanship

Created by Shearonink (talk · contribs)

"Nearly amputated" is a hearsay quote in the article. It's not even a quote, its a suggestion that others might have made that quote.... and it appears here without quote marks as a fact. ?? Victuallers (talk) 22:15, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

The article states "almost", per the source. The exact quote from Cheatham is

[Jackson] either had his arm almost amputated or nearly bled to death.

and Cheatham sourced that description to 3 sources - Steven M. Stowe, Intimacy and Power in the Old South: Ritual in the Lives of the Planters (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987), 15–30 and Stowe, “‘Touchiness of the Gentleman Planter,” 10–11 and Bruce, Violence and Culture, 79–80.

"A hearsay quote". So you don't believe that doctors recommended that Jackson's arm be amputated? Or that the source/s for that statement aren't good enough? Then how about also these:

Life of Andrew Jackson by Parton, Page 394

Studies in Battle Command by Page 21

William Lauderdale, General Andrew Jackson's Warrior - Page 73

The wording of the blurb & the article have both been adjusted - doctors advised amputation etc. - & references have been added. Does that take care of your concerns. - Shearonink (talk) 03:06, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Not a problem. It was the hearsay quote that concerned me. "almost amputated" is ambiguous. It might mean it was hanging by a bit of skin before they sewed it back on. Victuallers (talk) 15:57, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

Ah, ok. I had been thinking of the phrasing more that the decision to amputate was very close to actually happening (according to all the sources). If Jackson hadn't been awake/coherent after the shooting, the doctors would have removed that arm. - Shearonink (talk) 16:08, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

• Full review needed for this nomination. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:59, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Thomas J. W. Burgess, Joseph Workman

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• ... that Thomas J. W. Burgess worked as a clinical assistant under his godfather Joseph Workman, who is considered to be the "Nestor" of Canadian psychiatry?

• Source: For Burgess: "He immediately joined the medical staff of the Asylum for the Insane in Toronto, which was under the direction of his godfather and mentor, the renowned Joseph Workman." "Becoming interested in the study of mental diseases, he acted for over a year as clinical assistant to Dr. Joseph Workman in the Toronto Asylum for the Insane."

For Workman: "In 1885, Joseph [Workman] was described as “the Nestor of Canadian Alienists” by the famous English alienist, Dr. D. Hake Tuke, brother of the Dr. Tuke who visited the [Toronto] Asylum in 1845. This title has been interpreted as meaning the Grand Old Man or the Father of Canadian Psychiatry."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Statue of Dante Alighieri (Meridian Hill Park), Template:Did you know nominations/The Giant Spider Invasion
  • Comment: First double nom. 6-7th time I'm here, please copyedit my articles please, Cheers.

Moved to mainspace by DoNothingEveryday (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

DoNothingEveryday (talk) 03:50, 10 July 2026 (UTC).

• I take, will review in the next 24 hours.--Launchballer 07:38, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

QPQs fine, no problems with Thomas, but I'm tired from copyediting it, and will review Joseph later.--Launchballer 16:38, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

@DoNothingEveryday: Whew, that was a doozy. Both are long and new enough and Earwig's clean. The source on this page says "was described as "the Nestor of Canadian Alienists", [which] has been interpreted as meaning [...] the Father of Canadian Psychiatry", and the hook puts this in wikivoice. The hook, article, and source should all agree.--Launchballer 12:04, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello @Launchballer, I rectified the issue to make the hook be less assertive and more "considered to be". Also added the interpretation of the Nestor quote in the legacy part of the article. Cheers. DoNothingEveryday (talk) 12:18, 12 July 2026 (UTC)

Hello @Launchballer, any updates on the nomination? It's been at least two weeks and I've fixed the issue regarding the vagueness of Workman's title already. Sorry for pinging you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DoNothingEveryday (talk • contribs) 10:02, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

You haven't. The lead now says "he is considered to be the "father of Canadian psychiatry", likening him to the elderly Nestor of Greek mythology", but the body says "Daniel Hack Tuke considered him as the "Nestor of Canadian alienists" at the time, which has been interpreted as meaning "Father" or "Old Mentor" of Canadian psychiatry". The former is cited to two sources, the first of which is offline, and the second of which doesn't contain the word 'father'. Please provide a quote from the former and move it into the body. Also, pings don't work if you don't sign your post.--Launchballer 10:33, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Okay, @Launchballer, I will just change the father thing to Nestor. Possibly less interesting, but more accurate by what it said by the article and book. Also added Tuke's quoting. Found at page 175 of the first volume of the Dictionary of Psychological Medicine Pleases notify me if something's still wrong. Thanks. DoNothingEveryday (talk) 11:12, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Considerably less interesting I'm afraid; you have to know what the word means for it to be interesting and I hadn't heard of it before. I think you should propose a different angle.--Launchballer 11:28, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

I know, @Launchballer, although viewers might be interested on who Nestor is. He is a secondary character in the Iliad who offers advise to the characters. That being said, I might add a technicality here, since the term has been interpreted as "father". I'm adding a alternate phrasing here: ALT0a: that Thomas J. W. Burgess worked as a clinical assistant under his godfather Joseph Workman, who is considered to be the "father" of Canadian psychiatry? Also, I added a link to the offline book "The father of Canadian psychiatry: Joseph Workman". It can be found on Archive.org although I used Z-library to read the book whole. You could find the interpretation of the "Nestor" line in the book at page 69, chapter 8. Let me also know if it is a bit clickbaity of a hook, since it's just an interpretation of a term. DoNothingEveryday (talk) 11:45, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Readers don't tend to click on hooks if they don't understand them. I'm going to call for another reviewer just to check I'm not being unreasonable.--Launchballer 12:07, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

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Casabe

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Making casabe

• ... that the main ingredient of casabe (pictured) is toxic?

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• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Speculum Duorum

Converted from a redirect by Vigilantcosmicpenguin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

— Vigilant Cosmic Penguin 🐧 (talk | contribs) 02:46, 10 July 2026 (UTC).

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

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

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• Cited: - ? The hook fact appears in the article and is cited in the Preparation section, but I think the wording of the current hook is broader than the article text. The article says that casabe may be made from either bitter or sweet cassava, although bitter varieties are more common, and that bitter cassava is toxic unless processed into casabe or farinha. The hook says that the "main ingredient" of casabe is toxic, which compresses those points and may be read too broadly. Could the hook be revised to match the article more closely, or could a source be cited that directly verifies both parts of the current wording: that the main ingredient is the toxic form and that it is toxic before processing?
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• Other problems: - The hook is under 200 characters. Suggested wording: ALT1: ... that casabe (pictured) is usually made from bitter cassava, which is toxic before processing?

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough and long enough, appears adequately sourced and neutral, and QPQ has been supplied. The image is free, used in the article, and clear enough. Holding only for hook wording/verification. The current hook is interesting, but I suggest revising it to avoid overstatement. The image is acceptable, though if the nominator wants a clearer product-focused image, the article's infobox image of stacked casabe could also work. Umais🗣 07:44, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

• Comment @Umais Bin Sajjad: I thought the hook had to be under 200 characters not over the limit. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 19:26, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Finnish troop production doctrine

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• ... that Finnish Defence Forces implemented the Finnish troop production doctrine in the 1990s to relieve a chronic personnel shortage in infantry units?

• Source: Tynkkynen, Pekka (2021), "Joukkotuotanto ja palvelusaikauudistus valmiuden avaimina", in Liimatta, Hannu (ed.), Pääesikunta 100 vuotta, Sotamuseon julkaisuja 2/2021, Pääesikunta, pp. 296–300, ISBN 978-951-25-3176-9, retrieved 2026-07-09

The cited text is from page 297, Samoihin aikoihin Kaakkois-Suomen sotilasläänissä havahduttiin siihen, että varusmiesten kotiutuessa vain pieni määrä heistä oli koulutettu jääkäreiksi. Tämä johtui siitä, että jalkaväkisotilaita oli sijoitettu paljon välttämättömiin varuskunnallisiin tehtäviin, kuten kuljettajiksi, sotilaspoliiseiksi sekä useisiin huollon tehtäviin. Aselajijoukoista näihin tehtäviin oli paljon vaikeampi irrottaa koulutettavia, mikä johtui muun muassa valmiudellisista syistä sekä valtakunnallisten ampumaleirien joukkotarpeista. In English: "At the same time, the South-Eastern Military province became aware of the fact that when conscripts were demobilised, only a small portion of them were trained as infantrymen. This was due to the fact that infantry soldiers were often placed to unavoidable garrison support tasks like drivers, military policemen and various logistics duties. It was much more difficult to remove trainees from other branches, as there were needs to fulfil readiness requirements and troop quotas for national artillery shooting camps."

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

MPorciusCato (talk) 18:46, 9 July 2026 (UTC).

Charolais (cheese)

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Charolais cheese

• ... that Charolais (pictured), a French goat cheese, is said to smell of cellar, almonds, hazelnuts, mushrooms, and underbrush?

• Source: "It can be eaten very fresh, semi-dry or very dry, and it is considered part of the strong cheese family. Dry, it smells like nuts, almonds and hazelnuts, with a slight cellar perfume." Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity

"le charolais a un parfum de cave, avec une odeur de sous-bois et de champignons/Charolais has a cellar-like aroma, with notes of underbrush and mushrooms" la boite du fromager

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Normativity
  • Comment: For 14 July/Bastille Day

Created by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 220 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 15:24, 9 July 2026 (UTC).

• I take, will review in the next 24 hours. I'll say now that the image isn't that clear, but as I've already been accused of sharp practice once today I'm probably going to approve it anyway and let a promoter adjudicate.--Launchballer 16:26, 9 July 2026 (UTC)
  • The image is not ideal, there is no dispute here. Viriditas (talk) 23:24, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

It isn't very good. Why three? I'll save another stinky cheese for next year. Thriley (talk) 02:18, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

@Thriley: Long enough, new enough, QPQ done, Earwig is clean. Rejecting the image per above. I see @A412: has added {{unreliable sources}} to this, and I agree; at minimum, this shouldn't be using TasteAtlas, which is mostly user-generated, and I suspect A412 may have spotted others. Also, not a DYK criterion, but let's have some accessdates and publishers.--Launchballer 08:19, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the ping. Tasteatlas is unreliable, as you noted, and laboitedufromager.com appears to be a seller of cheese boxes and platters, and we're citing a product description. ~ A412 ^talk! 13:18, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Yes, and thanks to ref #8 being bare, I can see its URL contains the phrase "/products/". Suggest that Thriley steps on this.--Launchballer 16:10, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you both. I will fix things up today. I used laboitedufromager.com, which appears to be a well-regarded cheese seller as a reference for just the taste/smell which I figured a seller of cheese would be reliable for. I'll remove that source and only use the Slow Food Foundation source. Reference 8 is from an official Appellation d'origine protégée dans l'Union européenne website, which I assume can be considered reliable. Thriley (talk) 16:20, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that Charolais, a French goat cheese, is said to have a "slight cellar perfume"? Thriley (talk) 16:28, 10 July 2026 (UTC)
  • @Launchballer and Thriley: what's going on with this nomination? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 11:43, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

@Thriley: I removed the tag for a start. Hook is a quote and needs attributing in both the article and the hook.--Launchballer 12:06, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT2 ... that according to the Ark of Taste, Charolais, a French goat cheese, has a "slight cellar perfume"? Thriley (talk) 01:35, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Hydrography of Argentina

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• ... that many Argentine glaciers are rapdily receding due to climate change, including the terminus of the Upsala Glacier, which has receded around 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) since 1986?

• Source: "The Upsala Glacier is ranked as the third largest glacier in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. Unfortunately, many glaciers in the area, including Upsala, have significantly retreated over the last 50 years due to rising temperatures. The Upsala Glacier has been observed closely by Earth Observation satellites, which have shown that the glacier has retreated by around 9 km since 1986."

https://eu-space.europa.eu/components/earth-observation-copernicus/image-of-day/retreat-upsala-glacier

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Created by 2argon (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

2argon (talk) 13:05, 9 July 2026 (UTC).

• Comment (not a review): Hi 2argon, the DYK article must be linked and bolded in the hook per WP:DYKMOS. —Bruce1ee^talk 14:07, 9 July 2026 (UTC)
• Comment (not a review): Hi Bruce1ee, thank you for pointing this out, I've made the change. —2argon^talk 14:48, 9 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 10

JumpStart 1st Grade

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• ... that JumpStart 1st Grade won "Best Home Learning Program for Children" at the 1996 CODiE Awards?

• Source: https://web.archive.org/web/19970109100941/http://www.spa.org/codies/1996/winners.htm

• • ALT1: ... that Fanfare Software consulted first grade teachers when developing JumpStart 1st Grade? Source: "Developed under the direction of first grade teachers" https://go.gale.com/ps/anonymous?id=GALE%7CA16953910
  • ALT2: ... that Fanfare Software based JumpStart 1st Grade's activities on the curricula of several states in the United States? Source: "The program designers based the content on curricula in several states, including New York, Texas, and California." https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/26fcf193-eea7-4809-8b4b-196f650ad018
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5x expanded by Guyinblack25 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Guyinblack25 ^talk 14:44, 14 July 2026 (UTC).

• The article received a 5x expansion within seven days of the nomination, and is properly sourced and free from close paraphrasing. No QPQ required for the nominator for having less than five nominations. None of the hooks as currently written seem to be intriguing or interesting to a broad audience: ALT1 and ALT2 seem like givens in that an educational game would consult educators. ALT0 doesn't seem all that interesting either if the reader isn't familiar with the CODiE Awards. Do you have any other possible hook suggestions or angles? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 13:44, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

  Thanks for the feedback. Regarding your points:

  • ALT0- would it help to link to CODiE award (not sure whether only one link is preferred)? It is awarded by the Software Publishers Association, which is more self-explanatory. I went with CODiE to be more brief, but if it's not as clear perhaps this is better?
    • ALT0a- ... that the Software Publishers Association awarded JumpStart 1st Grade "Best Home Learning Program for Children" at the 1996 CODiE Awards?
    • ALT0b- ... that the Software Publishers Association awarded JumpStart 1st Grade "Best Home Learning Program for Children" in 1996?
  • ALT3- ... that after completing JumpStart 1st Grade, Fanfare Software was acquired by the game's publisher, Knowledge Adventure, as an internal developer?" Source: https://web.archive.org/web/19961024224617/http://www.adventure.com/company/press_release/pr_950808.html

  Let me know what you think. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 14:37, 17 July 2026 (UTC))

The issue here is more the angle itself, not the wording. Winning an award isn't necessarily intriguing by itself unless the award is well-known, prestigious, or the award was won under intriguing circumstances. ALT3 isn't that intriguing either: companies get acquired all the time. I may take a look at the article again soon and make some suggestions. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 23:37, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Just a counter-point, not every game wins an industry award and not every company gets acquired. Regardless, I await your suggestions after your review. Thanks. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 03:12, 18 July 2026 (UTC))

Naruto asked for ideas on the Wikimedia Discord, and I came up with ALT4: "... that two critics described a video game as engaging for "even the most jaded first grader"? ALT4a: "... that two critics described an award-winning video game as engaging for "even the most jaded first grader"? ALT5: "... that critics described a video game aimed at young children as too challenging for some young children? ALT5a: "... that critics described an award-winning video game aimed at young children as too challenging for some young children? 1brianm7 (talk) 08:15, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the suggestions. I think ALT5a is the best. My only thoughts are maybe add "edutainment" for better context, and I think the wikilink is a bit too long. "... that critics described an award-winning edutainment game aimed at young children as too challenging for some young children?" What do you think? (Guyinblack25 ^talk 15:45, 22 July 2026 (UTC))

@1brianm7 @Guyinblack25 What about ALT6 "... that the educational video game JumpStart 1st Grade focuses on eighteen areas of study?" or ALT6a "... that the educational video game JumpStart 1st Grade focuses on nearly twenty areas of study?" source: NewAccount7295 (talk) 18:42, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

I think ALT5a is the way to go, with some minor tweaks proposed above. Let's see what the others say. (Guyinblack25 ^talk 02:53, 24 July 2026 (UTC))

I'm in favor of ALT5a. I can approve it if others are onboard with it. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:30, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

I'm in favor of the edits I proposed above, but will be on board with ALT5a as 1brianm7 wrote if that's the consensus. I guess for clarity, here's my edits as ALT5b: "... that critics described an award-winning edutainment game aimed at young children as too challenging for some young children?" (Guyinblack25 ^talk 15:07, 25 July 2026 (UTC))

I think ALT5a and ALT5b both work well, don't have a strong preference either way. 1brianm7 (talk) 20:22, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Death of Kerstin Gurtner

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• ... that before Kerstin Gurtner's boyfriend left her on a mountain leading to her death, he had also previously left an ex-girlfriend on the same mountain?

• Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/07/06/did-a-climber-leave-his-girlfriend-to-die-at-the-top-of-a-mountain

• • ALT1: ... that Thomas Plamberger's trial for negligence in the death of Kerstin Gurtner in the alpine was overseen by a judge who was himself an alpine rescuer? Source: https://www.climbing.com/news/austria-guilty-verdict-grossglockner-analysis/?scope=initial
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mamie Martin

Moved to mainspace by Wasianpower (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

🌸⁠wasianpower⁠🌸 (talk • contribs) 17:26, 13 July 2026 (UTC).

• Comment: From the article, it doesn't seem like Plamberger leaving per se was what killed Gurtner, it was terrible decision-making leading up to and during him leaving. Maybe ALT0 could use a copyedit to avoid that implication? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 22:36, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Maybe replacing "leading to" with "prior to" or "antecedent to"? 🌸⁠wasianpower⁠🌸 (talk • contribs) 20:57, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

• Comment: Since appeals are still ongoing, I think the wording here should be cautious. ALT0 as written leans into a pattern-of-behavior narrative ("he’s done it before") which could imply culpability/character for a living person. The gist of ALT1 is much better, but I wouldn't name him as he doesn’t appear to be a public figure outside of this case. Something like: ALT1a: ... that the negligence trial over a climber's death in Austria was overseen by a judge who was himself an alpine rescuer? Zzz plant (talk) 01:12, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Appin (company)

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• ... that a cyberattack on a FIFA insider, traced to the Indian cyber-espionage company Appin, was part of Qatar's campaign to protect its 2022 World Cup hosting rights?

• Source: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/project-merciless-how-qatar-spied-on-the-world-of-football-in-switzerland/48022952

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

Brandon (talk) 07:14, 13 July 2026 (UTC).

Ha Ming

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• ... that Ha Ming was one of only two men who remained with the captive Emperor Yingzong of Ming throughout his captivity by the Oirats?

• Source: Guida, Donatella (2018). "Aliens and Emperors: Faithful Mongolian Officials in the Ming History" (PDF). Ming Qing Yanjiu. 22: p. 129

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Blues (Randy Newman song)

Improved to Good Article status by Min968 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Min968 (talk) 13:39, 11 July 2026 (UTC).

Liew Mun Leong

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• ... that Liew Mun Leong started his career by developing military camps, before becoming the chief project manager for Changi Airport Terminal 2?

• Source: "He added: "In fact, my first job 30 years ago, when I graduated, was to do property management for the Ministry of Defence. I spent four years doing it." His stint at the ministry also saw him developing military camps and infrastructure." Tan, Andrea (13 July 2000). "I'm an old hand at property: Pidemco's Liew". The Business Times. p. 1.
  "I asked Mr Liew – the government civil engineer who was chief project manager for Changi Airport’s Terminal 2..." Velloor, Ravi (8 August 2025). "At 79, Liew Mun Leong has no time to be sentimental". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 July 2026.

• • ALT1: ... that in 2007, Liew Mun Leong was thought to be Singapore's highest-paid chief executive officers ever, when he was awarded over S$20 million in bonuses? Source: "CAPITALAND heads into its annual general meeting (AGM) today in the awkward position of having to justify the $20.52 million bonus paid to chief executive Liew Mun Leong in 2007. The huge payout, which is thought to be the largest bonus ever awarded to a chief executive here in a single year, has quickly become the talk of the town." Shankari, Uma (2009-04-23). "CapitaLand CEO bonus likely a hot topic". The Business Times. p. 6.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas N. Armstrong III

Moved to mainspace by BenTanXiaoMing (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 18:16, 10 July 2026 (UTC).

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Tendai Rinomhota

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• ... that Tendai Rinomhota was part of the second family of regular black characters to appear on Emmerdale?

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• • ALT1: ... that Tendai Rinomhota moved to Australia after being cast in the musical Tina? Source:
  • ALT2: ... that Tendai Rinomhota was part of a pantomime that was livestreamed and available online to local hospices, hospitals and care homes? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lori Van Sickle
  • Comment: Let me know if I need to propose another hook

Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 61 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 21:04, 18 July 2026 (UTC).

Lola Flanery

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Lola Flanery

• ... that Lola Flanery (pictured) first got into acting after her modelling agent suggested acting classes?

• Source: "I started modeling when I was young and I remember wanting to perform more than I wanted to look pretty, so my modeling agent suggested acting classes. [emphasis added] I tried it and loved it and the rest is history, or at least my 12-year-old history." - https://hiddenremote.com/2018/04/20/new-100-lola-flanery-talks-upcoming-role-clarkes-daughter/

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Adventure Girls
  • Comment: This is also nominated for GAN btw

Moved to mainspace by JuniperChill (talk) and Thegoodguy05 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

JuniperChill (talk) 10:33, 15 July 2026 (UTC).

Second Intermediate Period of Egypt

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• ... that the Hyksos adopted the Egyptian deity Set when they arrived in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, and it later merged with the Asiatic deity Ba'al, becoming the hybrid deity Seth-Baal over time?
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Improved to Good Article status by JJNito197 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

JJNito197 (talk) 13:00, 13 July 2026 (UTC).

• Comment (not a review): Hi JJNito197, the DYK article must be linked and bolded in the hook per WP:DYKMOS. —Bruce1ee^talk 13:32, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup final

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• ... that Ghanaian players received a cheque of GHS 10,000 each for winning the final match of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup?

• Source: Source: 2009 Black Satellites World Cup winning squad invited to collect matured investment cheques

• • ALT1: ... that Ghana was the first African country to win the FIFA U-20 World Cup after defeating Brazil in the final match of the 2009 edition of the tournament? Source: Andre Ayew: Ghana have 'lost organisation' since winning 2009 U-20 World Cup – BBC Sport
  • ALT2: ... that a Ghanaian player was told not to take off his jersey during the final match of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup because his physique made him look older than 20 years old? Source: 2009 U-20 WC: Agyemang-Badu recounts shocking moments after scoring winner against Brazil
  • Reviewed: Ahmed Al-Kaf
  • Comment: I will add the QPQ in the coming hours.

Created by CoryGlee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 45 past nominations.

CoryGlee 02:00, 13 July 2026 (UTC).

Bolu Ogunyemi

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• ... that besides being the first black president of the Canadian Medical Association and its youngest, Bolu Ogunyemi said he's also the first Memorial University alumnus to be elected as such?

• Source: "A dermatologist in St. John's is the first Black president of the Canadian Medical Association. Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi officially assumed the role Friday at the organization's annual general meeting in Ottawa. At age 39, he is among the youngest to ever lead the organization, which was founded in 1867." "Ogunyemi said he is also the association's first president to graduate from the medical school at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Avicii
  • Comment: Driveby nom. 8th time I'm here, much more wary since I don't know if he's that notable of a person. Sure, he has an FRCPC nominal and is the first black and youngest president of the CMA, but that's about it.

Created by DoNothingEveryday (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

DoNothingEveryday (talk) 09:10, 12 July 2026 (UTC).

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Gold Crown from Cheonmachong Tomb

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Gold Crown from Cheonmachong Tomb

• ... that a replica of a Silla dynasty gold crown (pictured) was gifted to President Donald Trump in APEC South Korea 2025?

• Source: As President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump held talks on the sidelines of the APEC summit, Lee presented Trump with South Korea’s highest state honor and presented a replica of an ancient Korean crown, the South Korean presidential office said Wednesday. The Korea Herald

• ALT1: ... that the Gold Crown from Cheonmachong (pictured) is the tallest surviving ancient Korean crown?

• Source: President Lee also presented Trump with a specially gilded replica of the Gold Crown from Cheonmachong, a Silla Kingdom (57 BC- AD 935) artifact considered to be the tallest, widest and most ornate of Korea’s surviving ancient crowns. (same source as above)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/John Chweya
  • Comment: Drive-by nom.

Created by Mar del Este (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

KimYubin (talk) 00:54, 12 July 2026 (UTC).

• @KimYubin: the article itself needs cleanup; grammar issues and some POV. Could you handle it? Article needs to be presentable before acceptable for DYK. grapesurgeon (talk) 07:29, 12 July 2026 (UTC)
  • @Grapesurgeon: I have finished clean-up. Also, I changed the page name to Gold Crown from Cheonmachong. KimYubin (talk) 11:07, 16 July 2026 (UTC)

Carrier telephony

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1926 phone lines serving 21 circuits

• ... that the cost of carrier telephony decreased by a factor of 1000 from 1925 to 1975?
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Improved to Good Article status by WhaleFarm (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

WhaleFarm (talk) 16:02, 11 July 2026 (UTC).

• @WhaleFarm: DYK-wizard did not form this properly, so I've fixed it and put in what I think you meant as the hook.--Launchballer 16:14, 11 July 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer, what I was trying to get was a label of "telephone transmission" with a link to Carrier telephony, as many people wouldn't understand what carrier means in this context. Also, is my source link gone? Anyway, thanks for the help.

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Dejan Vuk Stanković

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Dejan Vuk Stanković

• ... that Dejan Vuk Stanković's (pictured) appointment as minister in the government of Serbia was opposed by those who are supportive of the student-led anti-corruption protests? Source: https://www.nin.rs/english/news/74438/dejan-vuk-stankovic-appointed-as-new-minister-of-education, https://nova.rs/vesti/drustvo/vise-od-2-200-zaposlenih-na-fakultetima-smatra-da-je-neprihvatljivo-da-dejan-vuk-stankovic-bude-ministar-prosvete-ne-moze-neko-cija-je-glavna-kvalifikacija-lojalnost-rezimu-da-bude-na-tom-mestu/
  • ALT1: ... that Dejan Vuk Stanković (pictured) was the only staff member at the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Belgrade who rejected to support students organising the anti-corruption protests? Source: https://www.nin.rs/english/news/74438/dejan-vuk-stankovic-appointed-as-new-minister-of-education
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Peter Arshinov

Improved to Good Article status by Vacant0 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 12:48, 18 July 2026 (UTC).

Streamer University

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• ... that Kai Cenat's Streamer University received over 1 million applications within minutes of opening enrollment?

• Source: https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/kai-cenat-streamer-university-applications-b2746651.html

• • ALT1: ... that Streamer University generated 27 million hours of watch time on Twitch? Source: https://www.tubefilter.com/2025/05/28/kai-cenat-streamer-university-viewership-amazon-netflix-talks/
  • ALT2: ... that rapper Soulja Boy launched a competing project called Rapper University after publicly feuding with Kai Cenat for not letting him into Streamer University? Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/soulja-boy-announces-rapper-university-051532689.html
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Created by Eve the eternal (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

eve the eternal (hi) 20:36, 13 July 2026 (UTC).

• No QPQ needed, as this is the creator's first nomination. Article is new enough and long enough. Hooks are interesting and cited, but ALT1 is a bit less interesting than the others and ALT2 could be a bit more pithy. Some Earwig triggers with direct copy-pasting of a few sentences, e.g. The University of Akron was willing to loan their campus, platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime were interested in buying the streaming rights for Streamer University. Those need to be cleaned up, but that is the only problem I see. ~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 20:35, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

• I have fixed these problems. Will I have to rewrite any of the hooks? eve the eternal (hi) 23:01, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru season, 2026 Indian Premier League

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• ... that Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first franchise to win the Indian Premier League and the Women's Premier League in the same year in 2026? Source: https://www.sportsdunia.com/ipl-news/history-rcb-becomes-first-team-to-win-ipl-and-wpl-same-year
  • ALT1: ... that Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first franchise to win the Indian Premier League and the Women's Premier League in the same year?
  • ALT2: ... that Royal Challengers Bengaluru became the first franchise to win the Indian Premier League and the Women's Premier League in the same year in 19 years?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hyderabad (PSL team) & Template:Did you know nominations/Khelenge Beat Pe

Improved to Good Article status by Vestrian24Bio (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Vestrian24Bio 11:03, 13 July 2026 (UTC).

• I take, will review in the next 24 hours.--Launchballer 21:08, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

@Vestrian24Bio: Quickfailing 2026 Indian Premier League as it was promoted to GA on 29 June, more than two weeks ago. (Note to self; check newness before checking everything else!) 2026 Royal Challengers Bengaluru season is long and new enough, both QPQs are done, Earwig has no valid complaints. I could assess the two hooks now, but given that I need a single hook from you anyway and the proposed hooks are marginally interesting at best, the time to suggest ALTs is now.--Launchballer 21:48, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: I believe this is interesting as Indian Premier League is the oldest franchise cricket league in the world and this is the first occurrence. Vestrian24Bio 10:23, 17 July 2026 (UTC)

Cents-Neudorf-Weimershof bridge and elevator

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• ... that a pedestrian bridge linking two Luxembourg City neighbourhoods began receiving opposition in the neighbourhood it crosses 18 years before its construction started?

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• • ALT1: ... that Luxembourg City's second panoramic elevator was designed by the same architect as the first one? Source:
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: I wrote this article in French over a year ago and have now translated it, using DeepL and carefully revising it. Feel free to point out any remaining bits of weird phrasing.

Created by Procrastineur49 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Procrastineur (talk) 09:57, 13 July 2026 (UTC).

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March 2009 Yemen bombings

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• ... that "happiness left Shibam forever" after a suicide bombing killed a group of tourists?

• Source: Somra, Gena (2010-09-18). "The Day the Happiness Left Shibam". Inside the Middle East. CNN. Archived from the original on 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2026-04-17.

• • ALT1: ... that a suicide bomber posed for a photograph with a group of tourists in Shibam before blowing himself up? Source: Mounasser, Hamoud (2009-03-17). "Al-Qaeda blamed for bombing in Yemen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 2026-03-05. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Laura F. Edwards

Created by Hsnkn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Hsnkn (talk) 23:25, 20 July 2026 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral: - Potentially non-neutral map of Somalia
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Didn't see any major errors when reading through the article, as to be expected from a GA. I did see a couple minor grammar mistakes which I went ahead and corrected. Article was nominated exactly seven days after being promoted, making it new enough. Everything is sourced, Earwig shows 21.3% potential copyvio, although most of the similarities are direct quotes. The only concern I have is the map under the Responsibility section depicting Somaliland as a separate country from Somalia, which might be a violation of WP:NPOV since the former has limited recognition and is claimed by Somalia. Is there a better map that either shows Somaliland as a disputed territory or shows Somalia's internationally recognized borders? Other than that, the article is good. Congrats on the GA!

As for the hooks, both are cited and interesting, but I think ALT1 is more intriguing. Chomik! (talk?) 17:23, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

• Just realized I forgot to fix the grammar mistakes after saying I did, sorry! Chomik! (talk?) 20:14, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

John Huston filmography

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Huston on set filming a scene in Winter Kills (1979)

• ... that John Huston's (pictured) early screenwriting career was interrupted for four years after he was involved in the automobile accident that killed actress Tosca Roulien?

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1933/09/29/archives/car-of-hustons-son-kills-mrs-roulien-body-of-brazilian-actors-wife.html?eafs_enabled=false "CAR OF HUSTON'S SON KILLS MRS. ROULIEN; Body of Brazilian Actor's Wife Is Hurled 36 Feet in Accident on a Hollywood Boulevard". The New York Times. September 29, 1933. p. 22.

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Moved to mainspace by RobertFord II (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

RobertFord II (talk) 18:22, 17 July 2026 (UTC).

• @RobertFord II: The article looks very well-researched and the hook fact checks out, but I would strongly suggest another angle here. I realize it happened a long time ago, but framing a young woman’s death as a career hiatus for a prominent male director does not come across well in my opinion. "Involved" is also a little soft imo, from what I see he was driving. This is just a comment, I am not planning on a full review so anyone is free to take it from here. Zzz plant (talk) 04:09, 22 July 2026 (UTC)
  • @Zzz plant: Fair point. I'm somewhat new to DYK so I'm not sure if I can replace/add a fact. Otherwise, I may re-nominate if this page is one day promoted to FL.
    • @RobertFord II: Welcome to DYK, and sorry for not being clearer in my comment! By other angle I meant you could propose new hooks (we often call them ALTs, so if you add two others it would be ALT1 and ALT2). In the list of approved DYK noms you can see there's often workshopping of a hook before final approval :-) Zzz plant (talk) 03:54, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

Atanasie Popovici

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• ... that in 1912, Atanasie Popovici addressed the Chamber of Deputies of Romania on the situation of the Timok Romanians in Serbia, generating great attention in Romania?

• Source: Rancu Bodrog 2017, pp. 578–579: Atanasie Popovici adresează Camerei Deputaţilor din România, în 18 Decembrie 1912, un memoriu privind starea românilor timoceni. (p. 578), Pentru început forurile româneşti de la Bucureşti asigură şi promite petiţionarului ajutor românilor timoceni, dar până la urmă totul a fost vorbărie goală. (p. 578), Presa românească a timpului a susţinut demersurile petiţionarului şi recomandau puterii de la Bucureşti susţinerea financiară a activităţii acestuia. (p. 579). Translation: "Atanasie Popovici addressed a memorandum regarding the state of the Romanians from Timoc on 18 December 1912, to the Chamber of Deputies of Romania.", "At first, the Romanian forums in Bucharest assured and promised the petitioner help for the Romanians from Timoc, but in the end, it was all empty talk.", "The Romanian press of the time supported the petitioner's efforts and recommended that the authorities in Bucharest financially support his activity."

• ALT1: ... that Romanian prime minister Ion I. C. Brătianu invited Atanasie Popovici to the Paris Peace Conference as he wanted the Timok Valley region in Serbia to be discussed at the conference?

• Source: Milin & Cătană 2018, pp. 127, 129: ...delegația tehnică a României va pleca prin Serbia spre Paris. Aceasta era condusă de generalul Prezan și compusă din 20 de persoane, printre care și Atanasie Popovici, deoarece Brătianu ar dori să pună la Paris și problema Timocului (p. 127): "Romania's technical delegation will leave via Serbia for Paris. It was led by General Prezan and consisted of 20 people, including Atanasie Popovici, because Brătianu would like to raise the Timoc issue in Paris." domnul Atanasie Popovici, român din Mihailovac, pe care Brătianu l-a invitat la Paris (p. 129, this is for stronger verification that Brătianu himself invited Popovici): "Mr. Atanasie Popovici, Romanian from Mihailovac, whom Brătianu invited to Paris".

• ALT2: ... that Onisifor Ghibu highlighted about Atanasie Popovici that he managed to interest not only the public opinion in Romania, but also that in Europe on the matters of the Timok Romanians in Serbia?

• Source: Rancu Bodrog 2017, p. 577: Acest om a devenit agitatorul dârz al problemei dezrobirii fraţilor din Timoc, reuşind să intereseze de această chestiune nu numai opinia publică românească , ci şi pe cea europeană”- scria despre Atanasie Popovici prietenul său Onisifor Ghibu.: "This man became the staunch agitator of the issue of the emancipation of the brothers from Timoc, managing to interest not only Romanian public opinion, but also European public opinion in this issue,"- his friend Onisifor Ghibu wrote about Atanasie Popovici."

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• Comment: As a disclaimer, this is my first DYK nomination. I'd frankly like to avoid altering the prose in the article for the sake of having a hook promoted here. So if one hook is problematic in this sense we can have another one reviewed. Hopefully the reviewer is okay with this.

Another note: the Timok Romanians are today known as Vlachs (see linked article) and are not officially known as Romanians in Serbia nor do they majoritarily identify as such. The situation was opposite a century ago (until 1948), and such thing is clarified both in the group's article and on the nominated one. I think it does not violate NPOV to refer to them this way considering the time period, but I thought it was worth noting. Let me know if you think any clarifications are needed or the topic is too controversial for DYK. I can also provide some more context information on this topic to the reviewer at their request in case they wish for more. Super Ψ Dro 14:25, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

Created by Super Dromaeosaurus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Super Ψ Dro 12:01, 15 July 2026 (UTC).

Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani

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Two poems that Dolabani wrote for Taw Mim Semkath, published in the Assyrian-American periodical Babylon in 1920

• ... that Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of Mardin Philoxenos Yuhanon Dolabani published 69 books, including 10 translations, and authored many 'culturally Assyrian' poems throughout his life?

• Source: https://archive.org/details/dolabanimetropol0000hori/page/n59/mode/2up

https://docs.rwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=fcas_fp

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Albert E. Boynton
  • Comment: Aydın is verified to pg. 20 and 22–23, Donabed & Mako are verified to pg. 107

Improved to Good Article status by PresentlySuraye3 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

PresentlySuraye3 (talk) 22:58, 13 July 2026 (UTC).

• @PresentlySuraye3: Not a full review, but neither of the about pages for The Assyria Post or huyada.com indicate that the publications have an editorial staff or review stage. Could you clarify why these should be considered reliable sources? —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 02:46, 17 July 2026 (UTC)
  • TechnoSquirrel69, I left a talk page message regarding these issues. Feel free to reply there regarding the sourcing. PresentlySuraye3 (talk) 19:41, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

    Thanks; here's the discussion, for the curious. My concerns about Huyada are resolved, and I'll leave the Post to the discretion of the reviewer, since I'm not planning to take a complete look at this. Full review needed. —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 00:53, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

2012 emo killings in Iraq

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• ... that at least 15 teenagers were killed in 2012 for being part of the emo community? Source: "Rights groups urge Iraq to investigate 'emo' killings". Al Arabiya. Agence France-Presse. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Old Corner Bookstore

Improved to Good Article status by OpalYosutebito (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

- OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 13:44, 13 July 2026 (UTC).

• Article long enough and promoted to "GA" status on July 13. The hook is interesting and drew my attention. However, the sourcing is problematic. There is confusion of sources about gay killngs and emo killings. The BBC source cited in the article for the minimum number of 12 emo youths killed (here) says no such thing and doesn't even appear to be on the topic of emo killings (but rather about persecution of gays). The al-arabiya source cited in the article (here) says there were "at least 90" (not 15) youths with emo appearances killed. Also, the article say they were killed for having "emo" appearances not for being part of an emo "community". (A teenager with an "emo" appearance may or may not be part of an emo community.) Also, the hook fact about at least "15 teenagers" being killed for being part of the emo community is also not contained in the article. This needs some significant cleanup before it could be featured on the main page. Also, the QPQ is not complete. Cbl62 (talk) 22:45, 13 July 2026 (UTC)
• should I reword the hook to match the sources, then? - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 04:15, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

Yes, the hook needs to accurately reflect what the sources say, and the hook fact needs to be in the article. The article also needs to be gone over to make sure you using good sources that discuss "emo" killings/harassment rather than anti-homosexual conduct, as was the case with the BBC source. Cbl62 (talk) 11:06, 14 July 2026 (UTC)

I have tried to correct the lede as it was incorrect and misleading. I think this should return for a GA review. @Jishara: Victuallers (talk) 14:51, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

I've nominated it for merging, since I don't think that its not notable. Noting this since it's probably important for a page to exist before running on the home page. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 06:51, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

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León Federico Aneiros

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• ... that León Federico Aneiros served as a deputy, a vice-rector, and the Archbishop of Buenos Aires? Source: Carbia, Rómulo D. (1905). Mons. León Federico Aneiros, segundo arzobispo de Buenos Aires: ensayo biográfico. Escuela tip. Salesiana. pg. 29: Fué así, pues, como recién en 1864, vino á ser, el Padre Aneiros, vice-rector del Colegio Nacional" ("Thus, it was only in 1864 that Father Aneiros became vice-rector of the National College") pg. 30: "Ese mismo año, fué elegido diputado á la primera Legislatura provincial de Buenos Aires" ("The same year, he was elected deputy of the first provincial legislature of Buenos Aires") pg. 56: "Conocedor S. S. Pío IX de los datos que los adornaban á Monseñor Aneiros, no vaciló en promoverlo el Arzobispado de Buenos Aires, acto que llevó á cabo por Bula de 25 de Julio de 1873." ("Knowing the qualities that adorned Monsignor Aneiros, Pius IX did not hesitate to promote him to the Archbishopric of Buenos Aires, which he carried out with the Bull of July 25, 1873."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Memphis Riverline Hotel

Moved to mainspace by Lynch44 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

Lynch44 13:25, 16 July 2026 (UTC).

Joseph H. Rothenberg

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Astronauts Story Musgrave and Jeffrey A. Hoffman install corrective optics during the STS-61 mission

• ... that Joseph H. Rothenberg missed seeing John Glenn's first spaceflight in 1962, but later gave Glenn a medal following his return to orbit at age 77?

• Source: He had hoped to see astronaut John Glenn lift off in 1962 and become the first American to orbit Earth, but the launch was delayed twice, and he missed the third and successful attempt. After almost 40 years, Glenn put on a spacesuit again. In 1998, at age 77, he was cleared to fly on the space shuttle Discovery mission. Rothenberg was tapped to participate in NASA’s announcement of Glenn’s return to space. When Glenn landed after the nine-day mission, Rothenberg had the distinct honor of pinning the NASA Space Flight Medal on the space pioneer. “Not in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would have a chance to work in the space program, let alone meet John Glenn,” recalled Rothenberg. “I had lunch with Senator Glenn right before the awards ceremony and told him of my attempts to see his first launch, and at the same time realized what I was about to do in placing the medal on him. It was kind of the pinnacle of my career.”

• • ALT1: ... that Joseph H. Rothenberg helped lead the recovery of the Hubble Space Telescope (pictured) after its primary mirror was polished too flat by 1/40th the thickness of a human hair? Source: At Goddard... Rothenberg...met...to lay out a strategic recovery plan... They would try to fix the Telescope's problems at the 1993 maintenance opportunity... Rothenberg was careful to establish close working relationships with the relevant Headquarters managers and with the Science Institute... The figure of the mirror was so precisely and uniformly in error...The 2.4 meter wide main mirror was too flat by about 2 micrometers, or 1/40 the thickness of a human hair. (pg. 375)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1935 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Created by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

RabidTuberculosis (talk) 04:26, 15 July 2026 (UTC).

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Korean shamanism

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Mudang performing a ritual in South Korea

• ... that in Korean shamanism, deities are believed to torment a person with misfortune or illness to make them become a mudang?

• Source: Kendall 2009, p. xx (ref #146) "The gods choose a Korean mansin and announce her destiny through a period of torment: ill health, madness, and other misfortune."

• ALT1: ... Korean shamans (pictured) walk barefoot on the upturned blade of knives, claiming that spirits prevent them from being cut?

• Source: Sarfati 2021, pp. 1 (ref #323) "Then he steps onto two sharp blades that are standing on the floor. His feet are bare (...) but he does not get hurt. The observers understand that he is protected by the supernatural powers with which he is communicating."

• ALT2: ... that in Korean shamanism, historical figures including Douglas MacArthur are venerated?

• Source: Kendall, Yang & Yoon 2015, p. 32 (ref #78) "Some shamans in the vicinity of Inchon venerate painted images of General Douglas MacArthur as a hero of the Korean War, situating him as one among the Generals in their own pantheons."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lin Bing
• Comment: Drive-by nom. Other hooks are welcome.

Improved to Good Article status by Midnightblueowl (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

KimYubin (talk) 23:29, 22 July 2026 (UTC).

• Perhaps instead of saying mudang, can you say shaman? Or is this exclusive to female shamans which is why it's mudang. Perhaps an iteration along these lines: in Korean shamanism, deities are believed to torment a person with misfortune or illness to encourage them to become a shaman? - ABehjat (talk) 17:40, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Your hook is okay, but I think mudang is a more appropriate term because, according to the article and my knowledge, mudang is a gender-neutral term and some scholars think shaman (a term from Tungusic languages) and mudang are not the same concept. KimYubin (talk) 23:18, 23 July 2026 (UTC)
    • I agree; avoid "shaman", which is a contentious term, and go with the more culturally-specific mudang. Midnightblueowl (talk) 18:17, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Cortical Labs

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• ... that a founder of Cortical Labs donated his own cells to use in the company’s computers?

• Source: https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.smh.com.au/national/artificial-brain-real-human-brain-cells-the-weird-possible-future-of-computing-20250930-p5mz1d.html

• • ALT1: ... that wetware computers made with 800 thousand human neurons each were made available for sale? Source: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/cortical-labs-neurons-computing
  • ALT2: ... that researchers at Cortical Labs grew 800 thousand neurons and taught them to play pong? Source: https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0896627322008066
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Moved to mainspace by Pothos144 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Pothos144 (talk) 01:48, 19 July 2026 (UTC).

• Hook 1 should say 'brain cells' for specificity & interest. Alt1&2 should be either eight hundred thousand or 800,000 per MOS:NUMBER. Pong should be capitalized and italicized; although the computers were technically trained on a Pong lookalike, the statement is still true. Alt1 is sort of awkward, might work better as ... that Cortical Labs has marketed 'wetware computers' made from 800,000 human neurons per unit?

  Article is new, long enough, cited to reliable sources, and passed Earwig (5.7%, nice.) Hooks are cited upon first appearance. Overall, the article is close to presentable, however, you do need to run through it again to capitalize & properly italicize proper nouns: like Forbes in a cite and again, Pong, which is not italicized in the prose too. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions! chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 22:48, 22 July 2026 (UTC)

A Tale of Two Nations

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Uncle Sam duels John Bull

• ... that scholars debate whether A Tale of Two Nations (cover pictured) was not at all, mildly, or incredibly antisemitic?
  • Source:Hofstadter, Richard (1979). "Free Silver and the Mind of "Coin" Harvey". The Paranoid Style in American Politics, and Other Essays. Internet Archive. University of Chicago Press. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-226-34817-9. "The mild note of anti-Semitism in Harvey's book" Pollack, Norman (1964). "Handlin on Anti-Semitism: A Critique of "American Views of the Jew"". The Journal of American History. 51 (3): 397. doi:10.2307/1894892. ISSN 0021-8723. "The book is anti-English and not anti-Semitic." Harap, Louis (1974). The Image of the Jew in American Literature: From Early Republic to Mass Immigration. Internet Archive. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-8276-0054-6. "an aura of anti-Semitism about the novel. Whether consciously or unconsciously, Harvey exploits anti-Semitism in this novel."
  • ALT1: ... that A Tale of Two Nations (cover pictured) has been called not antisemitic and credited with popularizing virulent antisemitism in the United States?
  • Source: Dobkowski, Michael N. (1979). The Tarnished Dream: The Basis of American Anti-Semitism. Internet Archive. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-313-20641-2. "Harvey clearly presented an anti-Semitic portrait in this novel, Norman Pollack notwithstanding, and contributed to the burgeoning image of a Jewish financial conspiracy." Harap, Louis (1974). The Image of the Jew in American Literature: From Early Republic to Mass Immigration. Internet Archive. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America. pp. 418–423. ISBN 978-0-8276-0054-6. "Handlin and Hofstadter argue that responsibility for the new level of overt and articulate anti-Semitism that developed in American life toward the end of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth rested primarily with the anti-Semitic agitation of the Populist movement. Let us first look at the supportive evidence for this assertion [23 paragraphs about the novel]"
  • ALT2: ... that the roman à clef A Tale of Two Nations (cover pictured) hero received the Democratic Party's presidential nomination two years after it was published?
  • Source: Gollan, Robin (1968). The Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Origins and Early History. Internet Archive. Canberra: Australian National University Press. p. 46. "handsome but rough-hewn congressman from Nebraska (a 100 per cent silver man) who stands between him and the object of his desire. The Nebraskan is a thinly disguised but idealised version of William Jennings Bryan."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Helen_Essary
  • Comment: I'm not sure the hooks are as interesting as can be. Will add sources to nom in a bit, can't on mobile.

Moved to mainspace by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 04:30, 16 July 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on July 16

Letter of Peter to Philip

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Letter of Peter to Philip manuscript

• ... that the focus on suffering in the Letter of Peter to Philip (pictured) suggests that the author, the intended readers, or both may have been familiar with persecution?

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  • Luttikhuizen, Gerard (1978). "The Letter of Peter to Philip and the New Testament". Nag Hammadi and Gnosis. Brill. pp. 96–102. doi:10.1163/9789004437197_008. ISBN 978-90-04-05760-9.
  • Bethge, Hans–Gebhard (1991). "The Letter of Peter to Philip". New Testament Apocrypha: Volume One: Gospels and Related Writings. Translated by Wilson, Robert McLachlan. Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 342–347. ISBN 0-664-22721-X.

• • ALT1: ... that the Letter of Peter to Philip (pictured) only notably strays from later Christian theology by blaming evil powers for suffering, and not human sin? Source: King, Karen L. "Toward a Discussion of the Category "Gnosis / Gnosticism": The Case of the Epistle of Peter to Philip". In Frey, Jörg; Schröter, Jens (eds.). Jesus in apokryphen Evangelienüberlieferungen [Jesus in Apocryphal Gospel Traditions]. WUNT I 254. p. 445-465. doi:10.1628/978-3-16-151543-9. ISBN 978-3-16-151543-9.; relevant section is at pp. 457–465.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arbel Yehoud
  • Comment: My apologies if, as is likely, I have misunderstood some aspect.

Improved to Good Article status by SnowFire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 118 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 16:42, 24 July 2026 (UTC).

• Comment as GA nominator (not a review of course). Since the comment thought it possible there was a misunderstanding from the DYK nominator, I'll just say that I think both hooks are accurate with no misunderstandings. The only thing to be aware of is that, strictly speaking on ALT1, it's not like the Letter directly says "evil comes from chief archon Yaladbaoth's meddling, not Adam's disobedience". It's more that this seems like the theology the letter author is assuming and writing in, instead, rather than a direct contradiction. (No change required, just as a bit of background.) I might suggest adding the word "Gnostic" somewhere as well, as "only notably strays" suggests it is surprising that the connection is so close, but someone reading the hook won't necessarily know it was a Gnostic Christian work. SnowFire (talk) 19:58, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Who's Who in Colored America

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• ... that despite documenting thousands of Black leaders during the Jim Crow era, the publisher of Who's Who in Colored America ran the entire printing and financing operation out of his home in Brooklyn?

• Source: The New York Times Obituary (September 15, 1949) verifies his residence, and the July 12, 1937 Atlanta Daily World clipping establishes 2317 Newkirk Avenue as his publishing business address.
  • Reviewed:
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Created by Genes100 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Genes100 (talk) 14:10, 18 July 2026 (UTC).

• Not a review, just a drive-by observation: there are many sentences lacking inline citations so that will greatly hinder your chance at passing a DYK review. You also need to add the citation in the "Source" section here instead of writing "Inline citations in the History section of the article." APK hi :-) (talk) 10:27, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

@APK: Done! I have updated the source parameter above with clickable links to both historical records and added the inline citations to the article's History section. Together, they cross-verify the home-based operation (the Atlanta Daily World piece confirms the business address, which matches the residential address confirmed in his NYT obituary). Let me know if everything looks good now! Genes100 (talk) 16:57, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that despite documenting thousands of Black leaders during the Jim Crow era, the publisher of Who's Who in Colored America ran the entire publishing operation out of his home in Brooklyn?

  Comment: Proposing ALT1 to adjust "printing" to "publishing" so the hook exactly matches the article.Genes100 (talk) 17:52, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Auf dem Strom

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• ... that Franz Schubert's Lied "Auf dem Strom" was composed specifically for the only public concert he gave presenting his own works?

• Source: multiple, including Newbould, Brian (1999), Schubert: The Music and the Man, University of California Press, ISBN 978-0-520-21957-1, pp. 267–268 (archive.org link).

• • ALT1: ... that Franz Schubert's Lied "Auf dem Strom" features a horn in addition to a singer and pianist? Source: multiple, including https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dw.asp?dc=W1661_GBAJY0003701
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Picture Maker

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

Zingarese talk · contribs (please mention me on reply; thanks!) 20:31, 17 July 2026 (UTC).

Panda pornography

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• ... that panda pornography, among other techniques, has been used to increase sexual arousal among giant pandas? Source: Holland, Jennifer. "Pandas Get to Know Their Wild Side". National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021.
  • ALT1: ... that giant pandas watch porn? Source: Holland, Jennifer. "Pandas Get to Know Their Wild Side". National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Columbine sawfly
  • Comment: The second one is for WP:DYKAPRIL, but I understand if it might not apply

Improved to Good Article status by OpalYosutebito (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

- OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 00:23, 17 July 2026 (UTC).

• Suggest the WP:DYKAPRIL hook ALT2: ... that Lin Bing was conceived after her parents watched panda porn?, which will give us bags of time for someone to review Lin Bing at GA, for which this is currently nominated. (I would much rather review both as a double.)--Launchballer 19:42, 17 July 2026 (UTC)
  • The Lin Bing article says that her father watched panda porn - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 03:15, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

My mistake. ALT2a: ... that Lin Bing was conceived after her father watched panda porn?--Launchballer 09:08, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

The panda porn the father watched was ineffective and the mother was articificially inseminated, so I suggest ALT2b: ... that Lin Bing was conceived although the panda porn her father watched was ineffective? KimYubin (talk) 02:18, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

I reviewed this at Lin Bing.--Launchballer 20:09, 24 July 2026 (UTC)

Dominic Thopia

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• ... that the 14th-century Albanian prelate Dominic Thopia rose from royal court chaplain to archbishop, using his influence to support his nephew, Karl Thopia, Prince of Albania, in taking Durrës in 1368?

• Source: "I mentioned that Dominic surely intervened with his nephew Charles Thopia when the latter (1368) took over Durrës" -

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  • Comment: Im not sure if Google Preview is working but I have the physical book with me that is where I get my quote from.

Improved to Good Article status by Arberian2444 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Arberian2444 talk 17:53, 16 July 2026 (UTC).

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Cardinality

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• ... that in certain theories of cardinality, not only are there infinitely many sizes of infinity, ⁠$\aleph _{0},\aleph _{1}...\aleph _{\omega }...$⁠, but there is a largest one?

• Source: Ferreirós, José (2007). Labyrinth of Thought: A History of Set Theory and Its Role in Modern Mathematics. Science Networks - Historical Studies (2nd ed.). Basel: Birkhäuser. p. 379. doi:10.1007/978-3-7643-8350-3. ISBN 978-3-7643-8349-7. LCCN 2007931860. Archived from the original on 2019-07-09.

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  • Comment: Apologies for the slightly late entry (one day outside the limit), I was attempting to improve the article Absolute infinite since it is the subject of this hook, and then I went on vacation for a few days. The hook is a summary of Cardinality § Proper classes.

Improved to Good Article status by Farkle Griffen (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

– Farkle Griffen (talk) 16:42, 25 July 2026 (UTC).

Goh Kim Leong

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• ... that a task force, led by Goh Kim Leong, created a report on the Singaporean education system that caused senior officials at the Ministry of Education to become insecure and demoralised?

• Source: Ooi, Teresa (17 March 1979). "Shaken by Goh's report". New Nation.

• • ALT1: ... that Goh Keng Swee, wishing to make Goh Kim Leong Director of Education, allegedly pushed to accelerate his promotion? Source: Chua Chee Huan, Jesley. "Goh, Anthony Bian Koon". nas.gov.sg. National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 16 July 2026. I was told he called PSC to give him an accelerated kind of promotion. Why? Because he also wanted to make him the Director of Education. John Tip was the Director of Education, but then his salary was higher than Goh Kim Leong. So, in order to make Goh Kim Leong the Director of Education, you must have at least... earn a salary of a scale similar to a better than the director which he did.
  • ALT2: ... that Goh Kim Leong became the youngest civil servant in Singaporean history to be appointed a permanent secretary? Source: "Youngest perm sec tipped to take over". The Straits Times. 23 April 1980.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Kanako Wada
  • Comment: See history for attribution on content of hooks.

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

Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 13:31, 23 July 2026 (UTC).

Kuzushiro

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• ... that Kuzushiro sometimes worked through the night as a manga assistant while she was a university student? Source: Animate Times ただ、大学生のときに週刊連載の現場にアシスタントに行かせてもらったんです...私は通いでしたが、基本泊まりでした。徹夜することもあって、ヘロヘロになりながら。[However, when I was a university student, I was given the opportunity to work as an assistant on a weekly serialized manga... I commuted, but I basically stayed overnight. There were times where I’d pull all-nighters, and I’d end up completely exhausted.]
  • ALT1: ... that Kuzushiro, a manga artist, often begins drawing storyboards before completing her character designs? Source: Animate times キャラクターデザインを固めきらないままネームを描き始めて「このキャラクターはきっとこんな人だろう」と考えながら作画をすることが多いですね。[I often start drawing storyboards before I’ve fully finalized the character designs, and then draw the artwork while thinking, "This character is probably someone like this."]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Tale of Iya

Moved to mainspace by Crestfalling (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

Crestfalling (talk/contribs) 23:51, 21 July 2026 (UTC).

Inori (writer)

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• ... that Inori's debut novel received a publication offer when she had almost forgotten about it? Source: Light Novel News Online ダメで元々、という気持ちで原稿を送ったのですが半年くらい音沙汰がなく、忘れた頃に「うちから出しませんか？」というお返事をいただきました。それが私の商業作家デビューになります [I submitted the manuscript with the attitude that "I have nothing to lose", but then I didn't hear anything for about half a year. Just when I'd almost forgotten about it [the submission], I received a reply saying, "Would you like to publish this with us?" That ended up being my debut as a commercial author.]
  • ALT1: ... that Inori first published I'm in Love with the Villainess as a web novel over three years? Source: Anime Trending
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Matthew Wilson (patriot)
  • Comment: Open to any other hooks, first time nominating a biography article.

Moved to mainspace by Crestfalling (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Crestfalling (talk/contribs) 23:18, 21 July 2026 (UTC).

Bernhard Luginbühl

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• ... that Bernhard Luginbühl's six-metre Australian Angel was installed beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge?

• Source: "Chaos controlled in Luginbühl's sculpture garden". SWI swissinfo.ch. 11 August 2000. Retrieved 20 July 2026.

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5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 11:48, 20 July 2026 (UTC).

Mahmoud Ashour

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• ... that Egyptian referee Mahmoud Ashour made a record eight appearances as a video assistant referee at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

• Source: https://www.goal.com/es/noticias/octava-aparicion-mahmoud-ashour-el-rey-del-far-en-el-mundial-2026/blt88862b5dcfa2ca52

• • ALT1: ... that Mahmoud Ashour was part of the first complete national officiating crew sent by one country to a single FIFA World Cup match? Source: https://www.goal.com/en/news/from-al-ahly-s-cauldron-to-the-world-cup-committee-48-dramatic-hours-for-video-referees-in-egypt-and-saudi-arabia/bltd8a7f4ba0aacd663
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Created by ItsMeGabeProductions (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ItsMeGabeProductions (talk) 03:15, 18 July 2026 (UTC).

Jomana Alrashid

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• ... that media executive Jomana Alrashid became the first Saudi named to the Time 100 Next list?

• Source: https://arab.news/mnhfk

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fly, Fly My Sadness

Improved to Good Article status by Jishara (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

Jishara (talk) 15:55, 17 July 2026 (UTC).

• The claim of being the first Saudi in Time 100 list is wrong as the potential first may be Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in [2018]. Please provide an alternative DYK or change it to Time 100 Next, which is what your source is indicating. - ABehjat (talk) 21:07, 17 July 2026 (UTC)
  • @ABehjat: updated. Let me know if there's anything else that needs to be updated! Jishara (talk) 21:45, 17 July 2026 (UTC)
    • Thank you for making the change and doing the review. Article prose size is good. I see you've worked with your GAN reviewer to tighten and improve the article and validate the sources. The hook is reasonable and eyecatching and this is a valid submission given the recent GAN approval. Citations are good. Confirmed that you've reviewed another DYK, so you're all set! - ABehjat (talk) 22:22, 17 July 2026 (UTC)
      • Pulled per questionable standalone notability. The article has been nominated for redirection and the tick is pulled procedurally while that discussion takes place. Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:07, 20 July 2026 (UTC)

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Cape Verdean Museum

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• ... that the first Cape Verdean Museum in the world is in Rhode Island?

• Source: The museum is extremely important for everyone in the region, as well as the rest of the world, since it is the very first Cape Verdean Museum in the whole world, including the Islands. (https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/04/01/5-questions-with-director-of-pawtucket-ris-cape-verdean-museum/82538424007/)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Migalhas
  • Comment: Article is behind a paywall, but can be accessed with archive websites.

Created by BaduFerreira (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

BaduFerreira (talk) 07:23, 19 July 2026 (UTC).

• Yep, it says that. Did they see this list of Cape Verde museums? I notice it's also described as the "first of its kind" .... (nearly?) like every other museum in the world. I'm guessing that it is the first then it would have made the media in Cape Verde? Feels a bit dubious to me. Can you explain? If its true then the hook should be "only museum dedicated to Cape Verde is in America". Victuallers (talk) 08:14, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
  • The claim also seemed extraordinary to me, but modifying the phrase in any way seems a little synthesis-y to me. The claim is also restated on the museum's website (https://capeverdeanmuseum.org/). I've made some additions to the article. I'll formally suggest "ALT1: ... that the first Cape Verdean Museum in the United States is located in Rhode Island?" as a modified version of your suggestion. Being the first in the United States is still true if it really is the first in the world! BaduFerreira (talk) 16:34, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
    • I just emailed the museum to ask for clarification. BaduFerreira (talk) 16:49, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
      • @Victuallers: I heard back from the museum and they clarified that while there have been earlier museums in Cape Verde, this museum is the first one dedicated to Cape Verde. I think that "ALT2: ... that the first museum dedicated to Cape Verde is in the United States?" could also work as a good hook. Let me know your thoughts! BaduFerreira (talk) 03:36, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Argentina (locomotive)

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Argentina

• ... that when Argentina (pictured) was unveiled, its designer and his wife slept in the cab to prevent others from stealing its parts?

• Source: Glancey 2004: "Gawked at and clambered over by thousands of visitors, Porta and his wife, Ana, slept on the locomotive's footplate to keep Argentina safe from souvenir-seekers."

• • ALT1: ... that the locomotive Argentina (pictured) was compared to "a bantamweight boxer packing the punch of Mike Tyson"? Source: Glancey 2004.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/2008 attack on the United States embassy in Sanaa

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

Jude Halley ^talk/_contribs 20:32, 18 July 2026 (UTC).

• I also suggest this one for WP:DYKAPRIL:

• ALT2: ... that Argentina is inaccessible to the public? Source: Lazzari 2026: "Después se fue haciendo toda una zona de eh viviendas precarias y hoy están los pocos restos que quedan que son inaccesibles. [Then a whole area of precarious housing was made (in Tucumán) and today there are the few remains (of the locomotive) that are inaccessible.]"

Jude Halley ^talk/_contribs 20:46, 18 July 2026 (UTC)

ALT2, which I just renumbered, is an excellent hook.--Launchballer 09:05, 19 July 2026 (UTC)

Poetri Hindia

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Poetri Hindia, 15 January 1909

• ... that Poetri Hindia (pictured), an early Malay-language women's magazine, accepted submissions in seven languages?

• Source: Mahayana, Maman S. (2003). "Majalah Wanita Awal Abad ke-20: Corong Ide Emansipasi" [Early 20th-Century Women's Magazines: Spreading Idea of Emancipation]. Wacana (in Indonesian). 5 (1): 48–69. doi:10.17510/wjhi.v5i1.319.

• • ALT1: ... that Poetri Hindia (pictured) received a gift from Emma, the Queen Mother, for advancing the education of indigenous Indonesian women? Source: Nuryanti, Reni (2008). "Poetri Hindia: Perintis Pers Perempuan" [Poetri Hindia: Pioneer of the Women's Press]. In Setyowati, Hajar Nur (ed.). Seabad Pers Perempuan: Bahasa Ibu, Bahasa Bangsa [A Century of Women's Press: Mother Tongue, National Language] (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: I:boekoe. pp. 33–37. ISBN 978-979-1436-08-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  • ALT2: ... that Poetri Hindia (pictured) has been credited for providing the first impetus for women's emancipation in what is now Indonesia? Source: "Indische Causerie" [Indies in Conversation]. Zutphensche Courant (in Dutch). Nijmegen. 4 August 1909. p. 3.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Anglican Journal
  • Comment: For the Indonesian Independence Day set, if possible (as two of the biographies are from the same field).

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 815 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:04, 18 July 2026 (UTC).

• Comment: ALT1 could also be a fit for the 9 August set on indigenous peoples if the Indonesian set is oversubscribed. Dclemens1971 (talk) 15:04, 21 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Sounds good to me. I can pull together another article on a magazine for independence day (I do feel we shouldn't have two ambassadors). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 16:12, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Ana Grozdanović

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Ana Grozdanović

• ... that Serbian politician Ana Grozdanović (pictured) garnered initial prominence from a speech where she stated that only Christians have made cathode ray tubes?

• Source: http://vaseljenska.net/2021/11/24/autorka-pravoslavnih-katodnih-cevi-prica-sto-voli-vucica-i-sta-da-uradi-kesic/

• • ALT1: ... that in response to Serbia's declining birth rate, politician Ana Grozdanović (pictured) called for the mainstreaming of polygyny? Source: https://bilecaonline.com/2024/04/27/srpska-politicarka-predlaze-da-se-muskarcima-dozvoli-da-imaju-vise-zena/
  • ALT2: ... that Ana Grozdanović (pictured) has been described as "Serbia's most beautiful politician"? Source: https://www.sd.rs/vip/vip/ana-grozdanovic-pruzila-podrsku-orlovima-na-evropskom-prvenstvu-u-fudbalu-2024-06-17
  • ALT3: ... that Serbian politician Ana Grozdanović (pictured) believes Vladimir Putin is a "knight of Christianity" against the "friends of Jeffrey Epstein" attempting to fulfill the apocalypse from the Book of Revelation? Source: http://vaseljenska.net/2024/02/22/ana-grozdanovic-mir-nema-alternativu/
  • ALT4: ... that Serbian politician Ana Grozdanović (pictured) has been described as a barbika? Source: https://www.sd.rs/vip/vip/ana-grozdanovic-pruzila-podrsku-orlovima-na-evropskom-prvenstvu-u-fudbalu-2024-06-17
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Đuro Macut
  • Comment: No preference on alts.

Moved to mainspace by Knightoftheswords281 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

— Knightoftheswords 14:42, 18 July 2026 (UTC).

• Comment note to the reviewer that most of the sources in the article are unreliable per WP:SRBRS, therefore the article could easily be put at AfD. Sorry to ruin your day. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 20:11, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
  • @Vacant0: Hi, and thank you for linking WP:SRBRS, which I was looking for when making this article, but couldn't find. Looking at it, it doesn't appear that most sources in the article are unreliable. The vast majority of citations in this article (over 80%) aren't listed as generally unreliable on that page (I'm lumping in a decent chunk of the Vaseljenska articles in there since those are actually op-eds by the subject, so are acceptable under WP:ABOUTSELF). Of the 20% that are, most are cited to other, more reliable sources, so can be simply removed. There are a lot of citations to Mondo and Telegraf, which are considered situational on SRBRS, but even they often are just regurgitations of specific claims she's made, tangentially related to politics, or even sometimes (as a politician not apart of, but aligned with Vucic and the SNS) mildly critical, so I think they largely pass; the frequency of such sources are to be expected from someone like her who is this psuedo-influencer celebrity politician. Article easily passes GNG, with multiple sources from outlets like N1, Nova, Vreme, etc. — Knightoftheswords 21:42, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
    • Most URSes removed. — Knightoftheswords 23:08, 20 July 2026 (UTC)
      • OK, thanks for explaining. I'll let the reviewer come to their conclusion. Vacant0 (talk • contribs) 18:34, 21 July 2026 (UTC)

Aris, Namibia

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• ... that the quarries in Aris, Namibia, contain at least four minerals found nowhere else on Earth?

• Source: Mindat.org, different citations for each of the four minerals, see article

• • Reviewed: Doing... Template:Did you know nominations/Reinforced concrete bridge

Moved to mainspace by Pgallert (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 55 past nominations.

Pgallert (talk) 11:13, 18 July 2026 (UTC).

• OP's comment: I haven't contributed here in a while. Please be patient if I made a mistake. BTW, by my own count this should be by 100th nomination, not my 56th (never mind). --Pgallert (talk)

Articles created/expanded on July 19

Paramita Bandara

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• ... that, hearing of Paramita Bandara's upcoming principalship, the vice-principal of Ang Mo Kio Secondary School allegedly joked, "the 'Dragon Lady' from the east is coming to colonise the north"?

• Source: Ho, Ai Li (17 December 2007). "Dragon Lady and other passionate teachers". The Straits Times.

• • ALT1: ... that principal Paramita Bandara was told, "You are nobody, you are only Ang Mo Kio", while arguing against the move of Ang Mo Kio Secondary School to Hougang? Source: Ho, Ai Li (17 December 2007). "Dragon Lady and other passionate teachers". The Straits Times.
  • ALT2: ... that principal Paramita Bandara had the teachers and parents cook halal food for the opening ceremony of Pasir Ris Secondary School after learning that the caterer had not prepared any? Source: Pereira, Brendan (21 August 1987). "Cooking up a speedy solution". The Straits Times.
  • ALT3: ... that the staff of Tanjong Katong Girls' School petitioned the Ministry of Education against transferring their principal Paramita Bandara after her replacement rejected the offer? Source: Seah, Mei Kiang (20 December 1984). "Teachers appeal against transfer of principal". Singapore Monitor.
  • Comment: See history for attribution.

Moved to mainspace by Somebodyidkfkdt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 06:04, 23 July 2026 (UTC).

Susan Baur

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• ... that turtle fan Susan Baur founded Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage, requiring volunteers to swim a half-mile in 30 minutes, finish a mile comfortably, and dive down 8–10 feet to retrieve litter?

• Source: Penman, Maggie (2025-09-04). "At 85, she leads a squad of women who dive deep in ponds for litter". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-07-19.

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Created by Allthemilescombined1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Allthemilescombined1 (talk) 22:35, 21 July 2026 (UTC).

Colostle

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• ... that the author of the solo TTRPG Colostle made it after not being able to play with his D&D group?

• Source: https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/features/a-colossal-adventure-in-solo-rpgs-colostle-the-roomlands-explores-more-of-the-impossibly-huge-castle/ “It came about during lockdown,” Angell says of it, as is the story of many games now. “I couldn’t play as much with my D&D group, so I discovered solo RPGs. After playing a few I created my own using a setting I was planning to use as an illustrated story”.

• • ALT1: ... that Colostle is a tabletop role-playing game intended to be played alone? Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66576798 "The book is written as a solo RPG similar to Dungeons and Dragons. But rather than sitting around a table with friends, readers keep a diary of their day-to-day adventures in the fantasy world, which also involves using a standard deck of cards to decide outcomes."
  • ALT2: ... that Colostle is a tabletop role-playing game that uses a standard deck of cards, rather than dice? Source: https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/reviews/colostle-review/ "Rather than dice, random chance in Colostle is left to a deck of cards and the player’s own imagination."
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Moved to mainspace by Antibabelic (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Antibabelic (talk) 18:24, 20 July 2026 (UTC).

McKenzie Porter

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• ... that journalist McKenzie Porter brought a photographer to a secret Sordsmen Club luncheon, prompting attendees to flee through a back exit before he wrote about the gathering?

• Source: https://books.google.com/books?id=6QmQvocn4IYC&pg=PA442&q=%22McKenzie+Porter%22

• • ALT1: ... that Canadian columnist McKenzie Porter argued that using the office washroom was "an offence to the eyes, ears and nose" of one's colleagues? Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20230209051806/http://torontoist.com/2011/10/torontoist-i-sing-the-body-hygienic/
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Created by Wellington Bay (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Wellington Bay (talk) 21:31, 19 July 2026 (UTC).

• The article is new enough and long enough, but Soon after arriving, Porter began writing for Maclean's magazine. He became known particularly for profiles and feature articles about Canadian public figures is unsourced. I also think that those three sentences could merged. Fix that and you're good to go. I prefer AL1. TheBritinator (talk) 14:52, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Okay, I've changed it to: "Soon after immigrating to Canada in 1948, Porter began writing for Maclean's, where he became known for writing profiles." - these are the sources Wellington Bay (talk) 16:33, 30 July 2026 (UTC)

Harry Potter (pinball)

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• ... that three wands are used to create a ramp in the Harry Potter pinball machine?

• Source: https://pinballmag.fr/flipper-harry-potter-jersey-jack-pinball/ quote: "The wands of our 3 wizards who act as ramps at the top right"

• • ALT1: ... that Jersey Jack took 10 years to secure the license for the Harry Potter pinball machine? Source: https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2025/03/20/texas-pinball-festival-2025/ quote: "He said it had taken ten years of negotiation to secure the licence."
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Moved to mainspace by Wilbers (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Wilbers (talk) 21:23, 19 July 2026 (UTC).

Be Like Water (song)

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• ... that "Be Like Water" is a Mandopop song recorded by two Malaysian Malay singers?

• Source: "Siti Nurhaliza recently expressed her elation at finally releasing her own Mandarin song, which is a collaboration with Malaysian Mandopop artiste, Firdhaus Farmizi." [...] "When he became even more popular, people began to talk about how the Malay singer made a name for himself in the country.") (Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Canturi
  • Comment: Will do my required QPQ soon!

Created by Syfuel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 23 past nominations.

SyFuel^Ignite_Burned 14:16, 19 July 2026 (UTC).

• @Syfuel: It has been a week since the nomination, but no QPQ has been provided. Per WP:QPQ, a nomination needs to have its QPQ provided at the time of the nomination, and incomplete nominations may be closed. This will be marked for closure within 24 hours if a QPQ isn't provided by then. Thank you. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 05:34, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  • ALT1: ... that "Be Like Water" is a Mandopop song recorded by two Malaysian Malay singers, Siti Nurhaliza and Firdhaus Farmizi?
  • @Narutolovehinata5: Updated with my QPQ. And proposing ALT1. Thank you. SyFuel^Ignite_Burned 16:42, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the QPQ. However, I think a different hook may need to be written here. It might be a bit specialist as it requires readers to know what Mandopop is, or that Malaysian Malays don't usually sing it instead of Malaysian Chinese. Do you have other possible options here? Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 01:33, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT2: ... that "Be Like Water" is a Mandarin Chinese song recorded by two Malaysian Malay singers, Siti Nurhaliza and Firdhaus Farmizi?

Here is another alternative that would help highlight the language better, which highlights that the song is in Mandarin Chinese but sung by Malay artists. The reasoning behind this hook is that it's not common for Malaysian Malays to sing in the Chinese language, as they mostly speak Malay. In many of the established Malaysian newspapers and portals that I have cited for this article, the uniqueness of Malays singing in Chinese is highlighted right in their titles. Thank you! :D SyFuel^Ignite_Burned 06:26, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

That is better, but I am wondering if it is necessary to mention both artists by name, given the recent DYK trend of avoiding too many links in a hook to avoid diverting readership away from the bolded link. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 00:12, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

• ALT3: ... that "Be Like Water" is a Mandarin Chinese song recorded by two Malaysian Malay singers?

I trimmed the ALT2 to shorten it further and proposing it as ALT 3. Thank you! :D SyFuel^Ignite_Burned

Thanks! That's much better. I'll give this a full review soon, but a quick sanity check via DYKcheck checks out. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 07:08, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

I was planning to do the review right now, but Earwig seems to down at the moment, so I'll do a partial review. QPQ done and verified, article meets article length and newness requirements. ALT3 is cited inline and verified in the source. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 04:18, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 20

Dániel Karsai

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• ... that Dániel Karsai worked at the European Court of Human Rights, the same court that later ruled against him by not decriminalizing euthanasia?

• Source: "the European Court of Human Rights - Mr Karsai's former workplace - ruled in favour of the Hungarian government’s argument that the denial of euthanasia was not an infringement of his fundamental rights"

• • ALT1: ... that Dániel Karsai's proposed referendum to decriminalize assisted suicide for terminally ill patients was rejected by the National Election Commission of Hungary? Source: (transl.) "Karsai initiated a referendum so that terminally ill patients who, due to their condition, are experiencing suffering that is unbearable and incompatible with human dignity, might at least be able to choose the time and manner of their death with dignity. The National Election Commission rejected his referendum question"
  • ALT2: ... that when Dániel Karsai visited the Hungarian Parliament to discuss legalizing euthanasia, all but one of the ruling Fidesz–KDNP's MPs walked past him? Source: (transl.) "Karsai visited the National Assembly [...] to discuss the legalization of euthanasia. [...] Fidesz–KDNP representatives showed no willingness to engage in dialogue. Only Representative Lajos Kósa stopped to speak with him"
  • ALT3: ... that Reformed Bishop Zoltán Balog accepted Dániel Karsai's invitation to a public discussion about euthanasia, but the synod asked Balog to cease public discussion regarding that topic? Source: (transl.) "Karsai also invited [Balog] to a public discussion [...], which Balog accepted; subsequently, an article appeared on reformatus.hu in which the Synod [...] asked [him] to cease public discourse on euthanasia."
  • ALT4: ... that Former Hungarian President Katalin Novák was open to Dániel Karsai's request to pardon those assisting in euthanasia, but her successor Tamás Sulyok was not? Source: (transl.) "Following Katalin Novák’s resignation, [Karsai] revealed [...] that the former president was not at all reluctant when he asked her to grant clemency to those who assist in the passing of individuals suffering from incurable, terminal illnesses and who, as a result, are subjected to unbearable physical or mental suffering. [...] Karsai asked Sulyok for the same thing he had asked his predecessor [...]. The president rejected this request."
  • ALT5: ... that Dániel Karsai wrote a play telling his story as an ALS patient? Source: (transl.) "[Karsai] wrote a play. It had always been a big dream of his, but 'until now, I didn’t have the dramatic flair for it. Now I do.'"
  • ALT6: ... that before his ALS diagnosis, Dániel Karsai was a brown-belt jujutsuka? Source: (transl.) "That was when [Karsai] started practicing jiu-jitsu, and he worked his way up to a brown belt, which he earned in November 2021 while he was already ill—though he didn’t know his diagnosis at the time."
  • Reviewed: [[]]
  • Comment: This is my first DYK nomination; I hope I did everything right. Let me know if there's something I can improve.

Created by Kovcszaln6 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Kovcszaln6 (talk) 09:10, 26 July 2026 (UTC).

Bahrija Nuri Hadžić

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• ... that composer Richard Strauss said that Bahrija Nuri Hadžić was "the Salome whom I have waited for thirty-five years"?

• Source: "Two years later, in 1939, again in Zürich, she sang the role of Salome on the occasion of the seventy-fifth birthday of Richard Strauss, and the performance at the ceremony was conducted by the composer himself, who later stated that it was the “Salome whom I have waited for thirty-five years”."

• • ALT1: ... that after Bahrija Nuri Hadžić's performance of Salome for his 75th birthday, composer Richard Strauss remarked that she was the "Salome whom I have waited for thirty-five years"? Source: "Two years later, in 1939, again in Zürich, she sang the role of Salome on the occasion of the seventy-fifth birthday of Richard Strauss, and the performance at the ceremony was conducted by the composer himself, who later stated that it was the “Salome whom I have waited for thirty-five years”."
  • ALT2: ... that after conducting Bahrija Nuri Hadžić in Salome on his 75th birthday, composer Richard Strauss said she was "the Salome whom I have waited for thirty-five years"? Source: "Two years later, in 1939, again in Zürich, she sang the role of Salome on the occasion of the seventy-fifth birthday of Richard Strauss, and the performance at the ceremony was conducted by the composer himself, who later stated that it was the “Salome whom I have waited for thirty-five years”."
  • ALT3: ... that Bahrija Nuri Hadžić was criticised by supporters of the Serbian Orthodox Church for her portrayal of Salome? Source: Making Muslim Women European - Voluntary Associations, Gender, and Islam in Post-Ottoman Bosnia and Yugoslavia (1878–1941) p. 288 "She reached the height of success, and controversy, playing the role of Salome in Strauss's opera of the same name in Belgrade. Due to the lethal sensuality of its protagonist, the opera was openly condemned by some supporters of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1931."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Caroline Bruce, Countess of Ailesbury
  • Comment: I know some of these hooks are wordy, so feel free to change the wording or trim them.

5x expanded by Spiderpig662 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 20 past nominations.

Spiderpig662 (talk) 21:07, 21 July 2026 (UTC).

2026 Brazilian civil defense system false alarm

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Notification of the misantropi4 alert

• ... that the words misantropi4 or misantropia were used for a false alarm in 2026 (pictured), reaching at least eight federative units of Brazil?

• Source: https://www.poder360.com.br/poder-brasil/alerta-falso-da-defesa-civil-atingiu-30-milhoes-em-7-estados-e-no-df/

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carmarthen Infirmary
  • Comment: Source says 7 states plus DF (Federal District of Brazil); see federative units of Brazil.

Moved to mainspace by Vycl1994 (talk); created by Klebs1 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Dudzcar (talk) 19:06, 20 July 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on July 21

Davis Creek Regional Park

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Davis Creek Pond

• ... that cutting ice from Davis Creek Pond (pictured) was an industry in the area of Davis Creek Regional Park?

• Source: "Davis Creek Regional Park". www.washoecounty.gov. Retrieved July 27, 2026.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Henry Evans (preacher)

Created by Hurricane Wind and Fire (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

🌀Hurricane Wind and Fire, why did you decline my draft? (talk) (contribs)🔥 00:48, 28 July 2026 (UTC).

Recollections of Things to Come

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• ... that the author of Recollections of Things to Come held a view of time influenced by Buddhist and Nahua beliefs?

• Source: Barrera, The Queen of Swords, section On Time and Memory: "Her whole body of work can be read as a treatise on time and memory. She said she’d learned her conception of time from her father—who knew about Buddhism, read Eisenstein—and from the Nahuas in Iguala. Not a linear time, but cyclical or simultaneous, depending on the space and the mood, where present, past, future, and other unnamable times coexist. [...] [Quoting page 6 of the English translation] '…memory contains all times and their order is unpredictable…'"

• • ALT1: ... that the narrator of Recollections of Things to Come is an entire town? Source: Review cited in the Reception section, paragraph 1
  • ALT2: ... that in Recollections of Things to Come, the future is remembered instead of predicted? Source: Same review as above
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Thanks to ScalarFactor for suggesting I submit this. ALT2 reads a bit like a repetition of the title, but I'd click it to learn more.

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

Cedarshadow (talk) 16:43, 26 July 2026 (UTC).

Bahanur Şahin Gökalp

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• ... that Bahanur Şahin Gökalp won the gold medal for Turkey with three teammates at the 2022 CEV Snow Volleyball European Tour Kayseri?

• Source: Turkey and France triumph with gold at Kayseri-Erciyes European Tour stop

• • ALT1: ... that Turkish volleyball player Bahanur Şahin Gökalp was part of the women's national beach and snow volleyball teams? Source: Kadınlar Şampiyonlar Ligi, Bahanur Gökalp, Turkey and France triumph with gold at Kayseri-Erciyes European Tour stop
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abdul El-Sayed

Created by CeeGee (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 226 past nominations.

CeeGee 06:55, 25 July 2026 (UTC).

Boum'ba Maza

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• ... that the Haitian vodou lwa of Boum'ba Maza are said to facilitate the magic of the spirit-calling veve sigil?

• Source: Rigaud, Milo (1974). Ve-Ve: Diagrammes Rituels du Voudou [Ve-ve: Ritual Diagrams of Vodou] (Trilingual (French/English/Spanish) ed.). New York: French & European Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-8288-0000-6.
  • pp.71-72: "Ritualistically, the veve voodoo is traced, then the officiating priest following the principle of libation, offer libation over the drawing to impart to it the occult powers of water of the basin. ... In order to intensify the magic capabilities of the drawing it is even ceremonially fed an essential part of the offerings, for in the crossing in its geometrical lines the voodoo mysteries descend from the stars to collect the sacrifices to that they may carry them to the upper atmospheres where they will reach their goal."
  • p. 92: "The Maza have the prerogative of transporting water from one mystery to another. It is said, therefore, that they represent the site of passage, the magic transfer.
  • p. 101:"...[water] is the ceremonial base of magic voodoo rites. Just as people cross themselves with water on entering church, the voodoo priest makes the sign of the cross with water by offering it to the four corners of the world and her pours it three time to animate the veve by the presence of the laws."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
  • Comment: Milo Riguad's writing is pretty esoteric, but I believe I am not synthesizing his meaning, just following the least esoteric statements he makes regarding the veve libation and the Maza's part in it.

5x expanded by Chickenpox4dinner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 16:11, 23 July 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on July 22

1644 historical view

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• ... that according to the 1644 historical view, China suffered not one but three centuries of humiliation?

• Source: Why criticism of the Qing dynasty scares the Communist Party : "But the 1644 view—cheekily expressed by some online as "three centuries of humiliation"—argues that subjugation began with the Qing conquest."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Michelle Bruce
  • Comment: I've avoided wikilinking century of humiliation in the hook since it's a fairly well-known idea and explained in the nominated article anyway.

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

TryKid ^{[dubious – discuss]} 19:57, 23 July 2026 (UTC).

1982 Marion, Illinois tornado

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The tornado shortly after formation

• ... that the deadly 1982 Marion, Illinois, tornado (pictured) was the single most destructive twister of the entire year?

• Source: https://www.kfvs12.com/clip/12611046/throwback-thursday-marion-tornado-of-1982/

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Created by Tornado Elliott (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

TornadoElliott (Yelp for help?) 17:09, 23 July 2026 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - n
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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - n
• Interesting: - ?

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• Freely licensed: - n
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QPQ: None required.

Overall: Firsly, there are {{Failed verification}} tags that need to be addressed. Numerous statements in the article are not verified ("After starting at as a relatively small and weak tornado"); hmdb.org is a user-generated source and should not be cited. I don't think " and moving around 34 Mph." would fall under WP:CALC since I doubt that the tornado consistently moved exactly at 34 mph throughout its lifetime.
Next, the hook is not verified in the cited source.
In addition, the hook feels slightly bland. The single in "Single most" is unnecessary and being the most destructive in a single year isn't really interesting unless it was a damage total that rivalled the "big" tornadoes, which brings me to the next point.
Disregarding the fact that the damage total is not verified in the KFVS-TV video, the lead incorrectly states that the tornado caused 90,000 million dollars (USD) in damages (!), which in other words is 90 billion USD. The article later correctly states that the tornado caused damage exceeding $90,000 (USD), but then again, calling this the most destructive tornado of 1982 would be inaccurate. I took a look at Tornadoes of 1982 and noticed the June 2 Levier, France, EF4 tornado. According to an article by Keraunos, the tornado caused nearly 20 million Francs in damages. Using this site and this site, that would equal a bit more than 3 million 1982 USD and 10 million 2026 USD.
Next, it's claimed that the image is in the public domain "because it was published in the United States between 1978 and February 1989, inclusive, without a copyright notice". The cited source does not verify that, as the photo is credited to The Southern Illinoisan journalist Jerry Lower, which I think reasonably qualifies as a "copyright notice".
I don't want this to be discouraging or anything, but unfortunately, there are too many issues here that need to be fixed before this could reasonably pass. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 23:47, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

@Tornado Elliott, pinging. Aviationwikiflight (talk) 01:00, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

1879 Octagon fire

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• ... that Robert Wilson, editor of the Otago Witness newspaper, and several of his family were killed in Dunedin's 1879 Octagon fire?

• Source: "The great fire at Dunedin (from the Auckland Evening Star),"Armidale Express, 26 September 1879. Archived at nla.gov.au. Retrieved 22 July 2026.

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

Grutness...wha? 12:44, 22 July 2026 (UTC).

• @Grutness: this one is new enough, long enough, well-sourced, not copyvio, and with a properly sourced hook. No QPQs and no images needed. However, the hook is unlikely to catch the attention of the average reader. Would you be able to propose one that's a bit broader? I see mention that Wilson had previously stated the building was a death trap in case of fire - something off of that? Jishara (talk) 16:48, 24 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks - I'll see what I can come up with. Grutness...wha? 03:23, 25 July 2026 (UTC)
  • @Jishara: How about: "...that the 1879 Octagon fire remains Dunedin, New Zealand's deadliest fire?" Grutness...wha? 16:52, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
    • @Jishara: again since pings don't work on unsigned comments. ミラP@Miraclepine 14:33, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
      • Whoops - thanks! Grutness...wha? 16:52, 27 July 2026 (UTC)
        • hey @Grutness: not sure that works - maybe that at the time it was the biggest in New Zealand? Something about how the guy who warned it was a death trap died in it? Or maybe mentioning it being the third big tragedy to hit the same place in a year ? Jishara (talk) 17:07, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 23

Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth

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• ... that pioneer of Alpine panorama art Hans Conrad Escher directed what was then the largest water-engineering project, helping rid Switzerland’s Linth region of malaria?

• Source: Hook verification:

• Pioneer of Alpine panorama art: The Zentralbibliothek Zürich states: “Als Pionier wissenschaftlicher Panoramen im Hochgebirge verband er Aspekte der Vedute mit geologischer Wissensvermittlung.” This translates as: “As a pioneer of scientific panoramas in the high mountains, he combined aspects of veduta art with the communication of geological knowledge.” Source

• Directed the Linth project: ETH Library states: “As president of the Linth Commission from 1807 to 1822, he was in charge of the commercial and technical management of the project.” Source

• Largest water-engineering project of its time: Linthwerk states: “Am 28. Juli 1804 wurde die Korrektion der Linth von der eidgenössischen Tagsatzung beschlossen. Das Bauvorhaben war damals das grösste je in Angriff genommene Wasserbauprojekt.” This translates as: “On 28 July 1804, the correction of the Linth was approved by the Federal Diet. At the time, the construction undertaking was the largest water-engineering project ever undertaken.” Source

• Helped rid Switzerland’s Linth region of malaria: The headline of the cited Neue Zürcher Zeitung article states: “Wie Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth bewirkte, dass die Bevölkerung in der Linthebene nicht mehr an Malaria erkrankte.” This translates as: “How Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth brought about an end to malaria illness among the population of the Linth plain.” Source

Article history: Fivefold expansion completed by HerBauhaus.

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5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 12:49, 30 July 2026 (UTC).

Articles created/expanded on July 24

Ahenzae

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• ... that according to tradition, King Ahenzae of the Kingdom of Benin became king at sixteen after his childless predecessor left no eligible direct heir? Source: Egharevba 1968 p. 34.
  AHENZAE—about 1641 A.D. With the death of Oba Ohuan the throne was opened to rotation among different branches of the Royal Family for six reigns. Oba Ohuan died childless and Ahenzae, the great grandson of Oba Orhogbua, was made Oba. He was only sixteen years old when he was crowned.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Khirbet el-Hammam (Narbata)

Improved to Good Article status by Vanderwaalforces (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

Vanderwaalforces (talk) 10:06, 1 August 2026 (UTC).

• I originally sent this message to WT:DYK until I was told I was to request it here: Hello there. Can I please ask for a two-day extension for Ahenzae as it is about 34 hours later than the seven-day rule, please? Vanderwaalforces (talk) 10:11, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

List of astronauts educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Grunsfeld repairing Hubble

• ... that the 44 astronauts educated at MIT include "Hubble's repairman" John Grunsfeld (pictured) and moon walker Buzz Aldrin?

• Source: Four of the 12 men who walked on the moon during the Apollo program were MIT alumni. They are Buzz Aldrin (ScD in aeronautics and astronautics, 1963), Apollo 11 [...] In October, John M. Grunsfeld (SB in physics, 1980) will fly as mission specialist on STS-103 and conduct space walks as part of the Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. He would end up working on three separate missions to repair the Hubble Space Telescope, including a flight aboard the shuttle Discovery in 1999, Columbia in 2002, and finally Atlantis in 2009, earning him the nickname of “Hubble’s repairman.”

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Dana–Thomas House

Created by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 21 past nominations.

RabidTuberculosis (talk) 19:09, 31 July 2026 (UTC).

Clint Reilly

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• ... that one of Clint Reilly's clients called him "Satan"?

• Source: He is “Nixonian,” says one colleague. “Queeg-like,” says another. State Sen. Quentin Kopp, a former client, refers to him fondly as “Satan.”

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  • Comment: Please be on the lookout for close paraphrasing, as my brain is irretrievably contaminated by copyrighted material after having read nineteen sources and sixty pages. Also, let me know if you consider there to be BLP issues in the personal life section.

Converted from a redirect by Iseult (talk) and Yngvadottir (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

In solidarity, Iseult ^Δx talk to me 14:48, 28 July 2026 (UTC).

• Comment. Please hold off on reviewing this for a day; I had been working on the article with different sources and need time to merge in material. Yngvadottir (talk) 15:59, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Endorsing Yngvadottir’s request; not my intention to place them “over a barrel”. In solidarity, Iseult ^Δx talk to me 16:08, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

And rescinding the request; I've made my big edit and Iseult and I are not wrestling with each other over the article. Yngvadottir (talk) 23:29, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Abdul El-Sayed

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Abdul El-Sayed in 2025

• ... that as Wayne County, Michigan’s public health director, Abdul El-Sayed (pictured) helped oversee an effort that is set to erase hundreds of millions of dollars in medical debt for residents?

• Source: https://time.com/article/2026/07/08/democratic-senate-hopeful-abdul-el-sayed-is-running-against-two-parties/

• • ALT1: ... that if elected in the November United States Senate election in Michigan, former Detroit and Wayne County public health official Abdul El-Sayed (pictured) would be the first Muslim Senator in U.S. history? Source: https://time.com/article/2026/07/08/democratic-senate-hopeful-abdul-el-sayed-is-running-against-two-parties/
  • ALT2: ... that as Detroit, Michigan’s public health director, Abdul El-Sayed (pictured) created initiatives that provided free eyeglasses to children? Source: https://time.com/article/2026/07/08/democratic-senate-hopeful-abdul-el-sayed-is-running-against-two-parties/
  • Reviewed: [[<5 past nominations]]
  • Comment: Article is eligible now due to recent GA status. Per WP:DYKELECT, this would be eligible to run August 5 since the subject is a candidate for an election on August 4, but if it is reviewed and approved before then it can be queued. Obviously ALT2 only works if he wins on August 4.

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

Edittttor (talk) 22:02, 24 July 2026 (UTC).

• Article was created on August 9, 2018, promoted to GA-status on 21, July 24, 2026, and nominated for DYK on due time. It is long enough, interesting and well-sourced. The lengths of original hook the and ALT2 are wiithin the limit, however, the length of ALT1 (207 chars) exceeds the limit slightly. Maybe, it can be trimmed a bit. All three hooks are interesting and accurate with reliable sources. The image is included in the article, and is ©-free. No QPQ is requered since the nominator has 0 nominations before. Good to go. CeeGee 06:00, 25 July 2026 (UTC)

CeeGee you don't mention in your review if you evaluated this for compliance with WP:N WP:NPOV. I saw this at peer review and my initial reaction was that it is written in a highly promotional way especially for a person who is currently a candidate for office. It recently @Framl, Z1720, Edittttor, and Jonathanischoice: passed GA, but I don't see any evidence that WP:N WP:NPOV was given any serious thought in that review, just a perfunctory "Seems fine to me". I think this needs a closer look. RoySmith (talk) 17:28, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

I also notice that the nom had previously unilaterally rated the artcle as A-Class, with an edit comment of "overdue update to article class content assessment. Good job everybody". I'm not sure who "everybody" is supposed to be, but this certainly rings my promotional editing detector bell. RoySmith (talk) 17:36, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

And looking at the history, I see that Framl, the primary reviewer at WP:GAN, had previously participated in an RFC about the article's content. RoySmith (talk) 17:46, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

Please remember to WP:GF because you seem to be making some insinuations here. I don't see any evidence that WP:N was given any serious thought. DYK is not the place to debate notability. If you have concerns about that, then the appropriate avenue is an AFD. the nom had previously unilaterally rated the artcle as A-Class. As I said previously, I wasn't aware of the requirements for A-class when I did that, and when I became informed of them I started down that route. I'm not sure who "everybody" is supposed to be. "Everybody" is all the editors that contributed to the page. There is no other place to thank people that have made edits than on the talk page. Framl, the primary reviewer. Framl did not do the review. They agreed to do it and then disappeared without word, so their mentor stepped in and did it instead. written in a highly promotional way. This is now the third time (12) that I am asking you to point out examples of what you think is "highly promotional" so that they can be addressed. You have so far specified zero.

I agree with @RoySmith: NPOV isn't just about avoiding overt peacock terms like "trailblazer" or "pioneer"- it also requires due weight. Right now, the article documents positive personal milestones in granular detail-covering every scholarship, athletic achievement, and award. By contrast, critical coverage is heavily minimized. A few examples:

• the Politico article (titled "Michigan Senate hopeful El-Sayed calls himself a 'physician' but has little history treating patients") is used purely as a routine citation for his transition into public health work. The article omits the actual gist: pushback (even from members of his own party) regarding his use of medical titles to establish healthcare authority, while allegedly having very limited experience treating patients outside of medical school.
• a campaign appearance with Hasan Piker apparently became a "point of contention", but why? The reader gets no context; it is vague bordering on meaningless.
• The subsection on Israel consists almost exclusively of a quotes from the subject. It reads as a collection of his soundbites rather than a neutral summary of his stance and how reliable sources have interpreted it.

In my opinion the article will need a thorough re-work for NPOV before it can meet GACR4 and/or appear on DYK. Zzz plant (talk) 15:38, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

• I agree with RoySmith and Zzz plant that this article needs a thorough scrub for NPOV. Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:30, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

Given promotional concerns, this should not run in advance of the August 4 US Senate primary in which the subject is one of the two primary candidates. Cbl62 (talk) 20:02, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

In addition to NPOV being handwaved away by a first-time GA reviewer, Edittttor only has 3% of the authorship of the article and does not appear to be a "significant contributor", and therefore the nomination should have been quickfailed. I will suggest a GA reassessment but since this article would be ineligible for DYK if the GA review was not properly done. Dclemens1971 (talk) 14:31, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Abdul El-Sayed/1 filed. RoySmith (talk) 16:03, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 25

Africa Explores

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• ... that a critic initially mistook a life-size sculpture in Africa Explores for a real guard? Source: Pellizzi 1993, p. 24
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/José María España
  • Comment: Please, Africa Explores was promoted to Good Article status at 05:41 UTC on 25 July 2026. This nomination is approximately 35 hours outside the standard seven-day window, and I respectfully request a two-day extension under the DYK newness guideline.

Improved to Good Article status by Vanderwaalforces (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

Vanderwaalforces (talk) 17:13, 2 August 2026 (UTC).

2026 OpenAI agent cyberattacks

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HuggingFace, targeted by two escaped OpenAI agents in a recent hack

• ... that after two OpenAI agents hacked into HuggingFace, Reuters reported a model had left notes to future versions of itself explaining how to "free itself" from OpenAI's "internal constraints"? Source: "Its AI agent spent days hacking a company. Sources say OpenAI did not notice for a week", Reuters, 24 July 2026. https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-2026-07-24/
  Article section "Earlier indications"
  • ALT1: ... that it took OpenAI a full week to realize its AI models had escaped their testing environment and spent four days hacking AI company Hugging Face? Source: "Its AI agent spent days hacking a company. Sources say OpenAI did not notice for a week", Reuters, 24 July 2026. https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-2026-07-24/
  • ALT2: ... that rather than finish a cybersecurity test, OpenAI's AI models broke out of their sandbox and hacked into HuggingFace in an attempt to steal the answers? Source: "Its AI agent spent days hacking a company. Sources say OpenAI did not notice for a week", Reuters, 24 July 2026. https://www.reuters.com/business/its-ai-agent-spent-days-hacking-company-sources-say-openai-did-not-notice-week-2026-07-24/
  • ALT3: ... that OpenAI's models found several security vulnerabilities while escaping their test environment that forced JFrog to issue eight CVEs and a patch? Source: [1] "OpenAI models used Artifactory zero-days to escape to the internet", BleepingComputer, 29 July 2026. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/openai-models-used-artifactory-zero-days-to-escape-to-the-internet/
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Created by Closed Limelike Curves (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

– Closed Limelike Curves (talk) 03:05, 31 July 2026 (UTC).

Kobarid Republic

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• ... that Slovenian and Italian partisans jointly founded the Kobarid Republic, the first partisan republic in Italy and the first democratic republic in Slovenia?

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

VitoxxMass (talk) 10:50, 27 July 2026 (UTC).

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Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1

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• ... that inability to voluntary control eye movement can be associated with much severe form of Ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 1?

• Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5933354/

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/κ-Opioid receptor agonist
  • Comment: Reviewed κ-Opioid receptor agonist

Created by NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

NotCarlJohnson1992 (talk) 20:08, 27 July 2026 (UTC).

Mitsue Yamazaki

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• ... that Mitsue Yamazaki once named an anime she co-created after a term feared by the industry? Source: Most prominently, Mitsue Yamazaki is here to direct ... she's credited as a co-creator alongside screenwriter Kimiko Ueno + タイトルの『全修。』もインパクトがあります。こちらはどのような意図で付けられましたか？山﨑：業界的にぞっとする単語で目を引いて、よいと思いました。The title Zenshu (Full Correction) is also quite striking. What was the thinking behind that choice? Yamazaki: I thought it was a good idea to grab attention with a word that makes people in the industry shudder.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Barbie Beach
  • Note: I don't think the anime needs to be named or linked lest views get diverted.

Created by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 167 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 04:14, 27 July 2026 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
• Neutral: - n
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was nominated for DYK within 7 days of rcreation. Article is properly sourced. Earwig picked up an unlikely copyright violation of 30.6% which comes from the titles of series she worked on as long as a sourced quote from Anime News Network. QPQ is done. AGF on print sources. The hook looks good and sourced. Currently I put a "no" on neutrality but that can be easily fixed. The reason why I did so was because the reviews about her as a director seem really out of place in a "biography" section and makes it look promotional, which was a similar issue I noticed in Murasaki Shion. I don't think the long quote from Steve Jones or the mention from Caitlin Moore calling her a "GOAT" was necessary; either way, these quotes should be put in a section titled "Artistry" and separate from the events in her career. Once that issue is solved, this article should be good to go, though I think it would help if the name of the anime was in the hook as well. lullabying (talk) 01:53, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

• @Lullabying: Trimmed/removed the quotes noted and sorted the reception/artistry in a section. Per MOS:OVERSECTION (which advises against very short sections), I don't think the artistry header is needed atm. And my point on not naming the anime still stands; they'll be more interested in the bizarre concept behind the name to get to the bolded article than the anime's name itself. ミラP@Miraclepine 13:32, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

John W. Jochim

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• ... that "John W. Jochim" and "John Jochim" were the same candidate?

• Source: "An Election Case". Lansing State Journal. June 19, 1877. p. 2. Retrieved July 26, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Drummie Zeb
  • Comment: A chunk of this article is very similar to the Joseph F. Hambitzer article, also written by me. This is because both of these men were involved in the same political scandal. I'm not sure how how "original" prose is counted for DYK nominations, but the article has sufficient character count for nomination, even discounting the very similar part.

Created by RoundSquare (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

RoundSquare (talk) 06:00, 26 July 2026 (UTC).

• Suggesting a slightly cheeky ALT1: ... that John W. Jochim almost lost an election because of his middle initial? theleekycauldron (talk • she/her) 11:57, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

@RoundSquare: Per WP:5X, articles that 'sample' other articles are counted as splits of those articles. By "a chunk", I believe you mean the following:

"As secretary of state, Jochim was an ex officio member of the state board of canvassers, along with the state treasurer and commissioner of the state land office.[1] In April 1893, a state constitutional amendment was voted on by the people, proposing an increase in salary for various state officials. While initial results showed the amendment succeeded by a slim majority, it was discovered in January 1894 that there had been an error in canvassing the results.[2] In reality, the amendment had failed to pass.[3] On February 19, Governor John T. Rich ordered the removal of Secretary of State Jochim, Land Commissioner John G. Berry, and State Treasurer Joseph F. Hambitzer from office, on grounds of gross neglect of duty.[4] Though Rich ordered the removal, he did not appointed replacements, as he awaited a state Supreme Court ruling in regard to the removal.[5] In February 1894, Jochim and nine other men were indicted by grand jury.[6] Jochim had been indicted for felonious false record keeping, conspiracy, and willful neglect of duty.[7] On March 20, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in favor of Governor Rich, affirming that he had the authority to remove Jochim, Berry, and Hambitzer from office. The same day, Governor Rich removed the officials and appointed their replacements.".

That's 1296 characters, and the article's currently 4076. Do you think you can make this 6480 or do you want to bring this back via GA?--Launchballer 00:40, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: Yes, that is the text that is originally from the other article. Also, technically the intro summary paragraph, I suppose.

Unfortunately, no, I don't think I could expand the article that much. I've written about the subject for as long as I could with any degree of confidence I find appropriate to publish into a Wikipedia article. I don't have plans to propose this article for GA status. So, if it is counted as a split and thereby does not qualify as a unique DYK article, regardless of it's over 1,500 unique character length, I suppose it's an invalid DYK nomination, at least for now. It does seem like a kind of strange definition for a split in this case, but if that's how it is, that's how it is. RoundSquare (talk) 01:07, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

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Articles created/expanded on July 27

Ellsworth Johnson

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Ellsworth Johnson in 2023

• ... that the oldest known survivor (pictured) of the Office of Strategic Services Operational Group Command initially trained as a medic but joined the service because he did not want to be a "bedpan jockey"?

• Source: “My disappointment at being a medic was great,” he wrote in a memoir, “Behind Enemy Lines: The O.S.S. in World War II” (2019). “I knew that surgical training would at least keep me out of a ward where I could expect to be no more than a bedpan jockey.”

He drew a distinction between participating on the field of combat and treating its victims after the battle.

“I wanted to get into the fight,” he said in a television interview. “I didn’t want to see the results of the fight.”

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Carthage (536)
  • Comment: 9th nom, please comment if something's wrong in the article, would gladly help fix it.

Created by DoNothingEveryday (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

DoNothingEveryday (talk) 13:47, 1 August 2026 (UTC).

• Not a review but please see MOS:SEAOFBLUE -- having two links beside each other is generally discouraged. ―Panamitsu (talk) 07:26, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Okay, Panamitsu! I've added some alternatives for the DYKNOM, mostly just moving stuff of the hook:

* ALT0a: ... that the the oldest known survivor of the Operational Group Command (pictured) initially trained as a medic but joined the Office of Strategic Services because he didn't want to be a "bedpan jockey"?

* ALT0b: ... that the the oldest known survivor of the OGP (pictured) initially trained as a medic but joined the OSS because he didn't want to be a "bedpan jockey"?

That's the best rewording I could think of and do. Just fits the 200 character limit, I think. DoNothingEveryday (talk) 11:17, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

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Obinna Ekezie Jr.

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• ... that Obinna Ekezie Jr. trained at an elite basketball academy in Nigeria founded by his father? Source: 1
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/February 1993 Liechtenstein general election

Created by JTtheOG (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 33 past nominations.

JTtheOG (talk) 05:44, 31 July 2026 (UTC).

Ole Peterson (Minnesota politician, born 1832)

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Ole Peterson legislative portrait, 1911

• ... that Ole Peterson served with Ole Peterson in the Minnesota House of Representatives, but should not be confused with fellow state legislator Ole Peterson (pictured)? Source: 1
  • ALT1: ... that Ole Peterson, Ole Peterson, and Ole Peterson (pictured) were all immigrant farmers who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives? Source: , ,
  • Reviewed: KCRA-TV, Paradise Island Adventure Golf, Tommy Parks
  • Comment: Any improvement to the wording would be much appreciated.

Created by JTtheOG (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 32 past nominations.

JTtheOG (talk) 01:15, 30 July 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this. ミラP@Miraclepine 11:41, 31 July 2026 (UTC)
  • Also fixed ALT1 per WP:DYKMOS. ミラP@Miraclepine 13:41, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Given the articles are relatively short, I think they could benefit from mentioning the office dates (all three articles), James G. Whittemore (1835), and J. B. Bean (1853) in the sourced prose. Otherwise everything is fine.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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

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

QPQ: - One of the QPQs is not done yet.
Overall: All three pages were created three days ago, and sized at 1757 (1832), 1867 (1835), and 2436 (1853). Image is PD-US. Hook is very intriguing, prefer ALT0 over ALT1 given the double-whammy compound predicate (and also it's more clear whose picture it is). Not much to explain. @JTtheOG: address the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 15:45, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Herbert William Parke

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• ... that Irish historian Herbert William Parke took a break from teaching to serve as principal of the Board of Trade in London during World War II?

• Source: https://www.dib.ie/biography/parke-herbert-william-a7186

• • ALT1: ... that Herbert William Parke supervised the rebinding of the Medieval Book of Kells in 1953? Source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27689564 and https://www.tcd.ie/library/research-collections/book-of-kells.php
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/99 John Street
  • Comment:

Created by Edward056686 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Edward056686 (talk) 11:39, 1 August 2026 (UTC).

Chao Xu (rapist)

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• ... that serial rapist Chao Xu incapacitated his targets with a drink named "The Spirit of Life"?

• Source: How one of the UK's worst sex offenders was finally caught

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Gottlob Herbert Bidermann

Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 81 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 07:58, 29 July 2026 (UTC).

Bunny Fabrique

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Fabrique in 1917 with the Brooklyn Robins

• ... that baseball player Bunny Fabrique (pictured), a descendant of Louis XVI, said "baseball would flourish throughout France" if he were the king?
• alt1... that baseball player Bunny Fabrique (pictured), reportedly a descendant of Louis XVI, said "baseball would flourish throughout France" if he were the king? Cbl62 (talk) 19:34, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

• Source: here/here: "Fabrique is a descendant of Louis XVI, king of France...." Fabrique quipped that if he were the king, "baseball would flourish throughout France, and I would build palaces for the umpire and dungeons for the umpire baiters."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jorge Odón

5x expanded by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 397 past nominations.

Cbl62 (talk) 17:59, 28 July 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this, though I won't be passing the original ALT0 since I doubt the "descendant of Louis XVI" would pass WP:EXCEPTIONAL if sourced to a local newspaper. @Cbl62: a reminder that ref 30 is broken. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:24, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Some cn/fv tags.
• Neutral: - No other issues, but I'd rather "and royal bloodline" be removed from the section name as UNDUE; same for the "on Fabrique's royal ancestry" part inside said section.
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - Found these minor examples of close paraphrasing: "little toe to cut from his left foot", "Increased salaries was given as the reason", "Unable to develop a winning combination".

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - See below.
• Interesting: - See below.
• Other problems: - I don't think the "descendant of Louis XVI" angle would pass WP:DYKGRAT given its potentially sensational nature. With the exception of Marie Thérèse of France's stillborn child, none of the king's children (legitimate, illegitimate, or adopted) are known to have descendants beyond the first generation, so this is likely to be contested at ERRORS for verification issues. That said, the "baseball would flourish throughout France if he was king" angle should work and is verified.

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Expanded from 286 to 10035 in the past 48/72 hours. Outside of minor fixes, not much to note outside of what was already said before. Image is PD-US btw. @Cbl62: address the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:47, 29 July 2026 (UTC)

• I have now addressed the issues you raised with the article. As for the hook, I believe that the alleged connection to French royalty, combined with the unusual name, provides the most intriguing hook. I do agree that the hook should not assert in wikivoice that Fabrique was, in fact, a descendant of Louis XVI. However, the claim was widely reported in numerous sources and was a significant part of Fabrique's story. I have now revised the article to (i) include multiple additional sources from across the country reporting on the claim of Fabrique's royal lineage, and (ii) balance the claim with a modern biographer's opinion on the improbability of the claim. Proposed below are alt hooks which are both accurate and intriguing without in an way asserting the veracity of the claimed royal lineage in a wikivoice:

• alt2 ... that baseball player Bunny Fabrique (pictured) claimed to be a descendant of France's King Louis XVI?
• alt3 ... that baseball player Bunny Fabrique (pictured) was reported to be a descendant of France's King Louis XVI?
• alt4 ... that newspaper reports that baseball player Bunny Fabrique (pictured) was a descendant of France's King Louis XVI were later described as improbable?

• I think alt 4 is the least intriguing and that alts 2 and 3 are best, but I would be OK with alt4. Cbl62 (talk) 16:22, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Partial Euler Product

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• ... that partial Euler products for elliptic curve L-functions contain an unexpected factor, leading to interesting connections to BSD, a millennium problem?

• Source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-mathematics/article/partial-euler-products-on-the-critical-line/061A145952B0C1145EE31E0EAD47ED93

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  • Comment: The factor is the square root of 2, first appearing in Goldfeld's paper on the topic. Later, Conrad extended his work and explained that it comes from the second-moment L-Function.

Created by Dan Olegovich (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Dan Olegovich (talk) 10:54, 28 July 2026 (UTC).

• [Not a full DYK review] the article has many valid cleanup banners that are blocking its appearance on DYK. But also, to meet the DYK requirement for being interesting, we need a hook with some real-world relevance, and avoidance of jargon. The Birch–Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture cannot be expected to be known by most readers, especially disguised by an acronym, the word "interesting" is an editorialization that needs a published source, and unless there is some reasonable expectation for this connection to be strong enough to be central in a $1M payout from the millenium prizes there is little real-world relevance. —David Eppstein (talk) 23:32, 28 July 2026 (UTC)

Ti Jean

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Veve of an aspect of Ti Jean

• ... that the Petwo aspect of the Haitian Vodou lwa Ti Jean, a one-legged cannibal highwayman, evokes colonial fear of the maroons?

• Source: Murphy, Kieran M. (December 1, 2021). "What Was Tragedy during the Haitian Revolution?". Modern Language Quarterly. 82 (4): 417–440. doi:10.1215/00267929-9365944. ISSN 0026-7929.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cortical Labs
  • Comment: Cortical Labs review is technically in progress, just waiting for nominator to address concerns, or else procedural closure if it drags out.

5x expanded by Chickenpox4dinner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 17:57, 27 July 2026 (UTC).

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Junk dollar

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Early 1933 junk dollar

• ... that a Chinese coin (pictured) was modified to avoid similarities to the Japanese rising sun?

• Source: Young, Arthur N. (1971). China's Nation-Building Effort, 1927-1937: The Financial and Economic Record. Hoover Institution. ISBN 9780817910419.To make the design harder to counterfeit, the junk was shown against rays of the sun with three gulls flying overhead. The latter features were promptly criticized, on the grounds that the rising sun suggested Japan [...] So these features were at once removed. pages 185-186

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Chieko Hara

Moved to mainspace by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 157 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 13:56, 2 August 2026 (UTC).

Variations on "Trockne Blumen"

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• ... that Franz Schubert wrote the highly virtuosic Variations on "Trockne Blumen" for flute and piano while suffering from a relapse of syphilis?

• Source: Bodley, Lorraine Byrne (2023). Schubert: A Musical Wayfarer. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-20408-7, p. 363.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Brandon Miller (runner)

Created by Zingarese (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Zingarese talk · contribs (please mention me on reply; thanks!) 19:18, 29 July 2026 (UTC).

• I will review. Bungle491 (talk) 02:12, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
• I would like a second opinion as this is my first review. Article is new enough at around 3 days old. Article is long enough. Earwig says copyvio unlikely and only flags phrases necessary for the article "a set of variation" and the title. QPQ satisfied. Article is presentable with no edit wars or maintenance tags and complete information. Hook is under 200 chars. Hook is verifiable by a reliable source and quite intriguing. Article lead info is all cited later. Does NPOV apply to describing the piece as "highly virtuosic"? Besides that, the nomination looks good to me. Bungle491 (talk) 02:41, 1 August 2026 (UTC)
  • Good first review, Bungle491. I'm inclined to agree that "highly virtuosic" is a bit too flowery language. I'd suggest removing that (and also linking Schubert, since readers may not know who he is. (Also, the 'for flute and piano' part of the hook I don't think is needed, but that's not an eligibility concern.) Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 13:58, 2 August 2026 (UTC)
    • @Generalissima and Bungle491: Thanks very much for reviewing. I understand what you are saying, but almost all reliable sources call attention to the difficulty and demands of this piece. Schonberg of The New York Times: "Trockne Blumen is a lovely work and it is also, for Schubert, a very flashy one. The piano has a lot of fireworks and the flute has some difficult problems to conquer..."; Marisi, Univ. of Nebraska conference paper: "In effect, Schubert’s Variations Opus 160 are very difficult, mainly a virtuoso test for the flutist and pianist"; Zbikowski in Music Analysis journal: "Schubert's variations make scant reference to the sombre and tortured emotions of the song, and are soon overtaken by the high spirits of virtuosic play between the instruments": Henle edition preface: "The work remains Schubert’s single and singular virtuoso composition for flautists: tremendously difficult for the flute to play, and, incidentally, sometimes very tricky for the piano to accompany." All cited in the article. Maybe "highly demanding" would be less flowery and an NPOV reflection of these sources... what do you think? Also I think 'for flute and piano' should be kept, since solo/duo compositions for this instrument were rare at the time and another well-supported statement in this article is that this piece is one of the most important 19th-century works for flute. Zingarese talk · contribs (please mention me on reply; thanks!) 16:22, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

Bryan Hollon

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• ... that as conspiracy theories like QAnon spread among U.S. evangelicals, a theologian called for clergy to explain from their pulpits why the theories are false?

• Source: 'Pastors across the country have reported struggling with members who are buying into conspiracy theories — chiefly QAnon, a murky, online movement.... The current phenomenon has largely taken root in American Protestantism — namely evangelicals ... "This is a serious and widespread problem, which will not likely go away any time soon," said Rev. Bryan C. Hollon, a professor of theology and director of Malone University's Center for Christian Faith & Culture. While church leaders won't succeed in convincing everyone, they can address the problem "from the pulpit," said Hollon, also an Anglican pastor and Resident Scholar at the C.S. Lewis Institute of Northeast Ohio. "Identify conspiracy theories like QAnon by name, and provide clear information explaining why these conspiracies are false," he said. "They can also teach their congregants that 'fear-based politics' should have no place among Christians and that we, of all people, are to be committed to truth."' Canton Repository (archived link)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Frankfurt Airport Terminal 2

Created by Dclemens1971 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 66 past nominations.

Dclemens1971 (talk) 12:33, 29 July 2026 (UTC).

Sesame Street: Elmo's Preschool

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• ... that Sesame Street: Elmo's Preschool was praised by critics for translating the teaching methods of Sesame Street to software format?

• Source: Multiple

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Converted from a redirect by Vrxces (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

NewAccount7295 (talk) 21:26, 28 July 2026 (UTC).

• I will review.

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

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

Hook eligibility:

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• Interesting: - n

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I will AGF for Games Business source which is unavailable at the link. Hook is uninteresting in my opinion; I think the PCW quote "He has a cutesy voice and habitually refers to himself in the third person — just the sort of thing that will eventually drive any normal adult up the wall. The game won’t be much fun for the kiddies without sound, so either grit your teeth or let your child loose on the PC unsupervised." is more interesting. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 02:02, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@NewAccount7295: pinging. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 02:03, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@Kepler-1229b @Vrxces: What hook would you propose for that? NewAccount7295 (talk) 02:06, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@NewAccount7295: ALT1: ... that a critic for Personal Computer World said that Sesame Street: Elmo's Preschool would "eventually drive any normal adult up the wall"? 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 02:08, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

@Kepler-1229b: Yeah, this is a rote educational software article and there's not much in the sourcing. I agree the most amusing or noteworthy thing is the PCW reflection. You could maybe amend it to clarify that the reviewer is talking about how grating Elmo's voice is rather than the game itself, but that's probably the best bet for DYK. VRXCES (talk) 02:39, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

This hook may also be used though I am not replacing my original: ALT1a: ... that a critic for Personal Computer World said that Elmo's voice in Sesame Street: Elmo's Preschool would "eventually drive any normal adult up the wall"? I'll leave this up to the prepper's discretion. 🪐Kepler-1229b | talk | contribs🪐 02:42, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Hendra Gunawan (painter)

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• ... that the Indonesian artist Hendra Gunawan took to using brighter colours while teaching his wife to paint?

• Source: *Wright, Astri (1994). Soul, Spirit, and Mountain: Preoccupations of Contemporary Indonesian Painters. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-967-65-3042-4.

• • ALT1: ... that the Indonesian painter Hendra Gunawan began using brighter colours while a political prisoner? Source: *Wright, Astri (1994). Soul, Spirit, and Mountain: Preoccupations of Contemporary Indonesian Painters. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-967-65-3042-4.
  • ALT2: ... that the Indonesian painter Hendra Gunawan welcomed beggars to an exposition sponsored by President Sukarno? Source: Nugraha, Latief S. (2024). "Hendra Gunawan: Serba yang Pertama" [Hendra Gunawan: The All-First]. In Hardini, Karen; Nugraha, Latief S. (eds.). KRTYA: Profil Pematung Yogyakarta [KRTYA: Profile of Yogyakarta Sculptors] (PDF) (in Indonesian). Yogyakarta: UPT Taman Budaya. pp. 20–33. ISBN 978-623-98370-3-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2026.
  • ALT3: ... that Hendra Gunawan had difficulty selling his paintings after becoming a political prisoner, but they can now fetch millions of dollars? Source: Dermawan T., Agus (20 June 2018). "Hendra Gunawan's Centenary, a Painter's Great Fortitude". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 27 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  • ALT4: ... that Hendra Gunawan, considered a father of modern Indonesian art, traded paintings for food after being released from prison? Source: * Holt, Claire (1967). Art in Indonesia: Continuities and Change. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-0188-6. and Suyono, Seno Joko; Yuliastuti, Dian; Siswadi, Anwar; Maharani, Shinta (4 August 2015). "Nuraeni and the Legacy of Hendra Gunawan". Tempo. Archived from the original on 27 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  • ALT5: ... that the painter Hendra Gunawan would insert cameos of himself wearing sunglasses into his works? Source: *Wright, Astri (1994). Soul, Spirit, and Mountain: Preoccupations of Contemporary Indonesian Painters. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-967-65-3042-4.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Academy of Vocal Arts

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 819 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:59, 28 July 2026 (UTC).

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February 1993 Liechtenstein general election

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• ... that the February 1993 Liechtenstein general election saw a third party enter the Landtag for the first time?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/McKenzie Porter

Improved to Good Article status by TheBritinator (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 28 past nominations.

TheBritinator (talk) 14:56, 30 July 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this. JTtheOG (talk) 19:48, 30 July 2026 (UTC)
• The article is new enough (via recent promotion to GA), long enough, well-written, and fully sourced. The hook fact checks out, appears in the article, and is sufficiently interesting (at least for a history nerd like myself). There are also no identifiable copyvio issues. Fantastic work! This should be good to go upon completion of QPQ. JTtheOG (talk) 06:04, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Dan Petro

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• ... that the violent lwa Dan Petro is the apotheosis of a legendary pre-revolutionary Haitian Vodou rebel houngan and founder of the Petwo rite, Dom Pedro?

• Source: Courlander, Harold (1973). Haiti Singing (2nd ed.). New York: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8154-0461-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link); Pages 130-131

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Rajaram II of Kolhapur

5x expanded by Chickenpox4dinner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

chickenpox4dinner (talk · contribs · email) 22:24, 29 July 2026 (UTC).

Ravenswood Tunnel

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• ... that while digging a utility tunnel in New York City, workers accidentally created geysers? Source: Multiple, e.g. Hewett, Bertram Henry Majendie; Johannesson, Sigvald (1922). Shield and Compressed Air Tunneling. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 280.
  • ALT1: ... that while digging a tunnel in New York City, workers could work for only 90 minutes at once because the shield they used was operating under record pressure? Source: Jacobs, Charles M. (1894). A General Report Upon the Initiation and Construction of the Tunnel Under The East River, New York, to the President and Directors of the East River Gas Company. pp. 16, 21. Note, however, that this is a primary source so it may not be usable for the superlative claim, so see ALT2.
  • ALT2: ... that while digging a tunnel in New York City, workers could work for only 90 minutes at once? Source: Jacobs, Charles M. (1894). A General Report Upon the Initiation and Construction of the Tunnel Under The East River, New York, to the President and Directors of the East River Gas Company. pp. 16, 21.
  • ALT3: ... that surveying for a tunnel in New York City had to be done in 15-minute increments due to strong currents? Source: Jacobs, Charles M. (1894). A General Report Upon the Initiation and Construction of the Tunnel Under The East River, New York, to the President and Directors of the East River Gas Company. pp. 6-7.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/WMJI
  • Comment: Transpoman is the article creator; I'm merely the nominator.

Created by Transpoman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 822 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 18:46, 29 July 2026 (UTC).

German Driving School Telegram rape network

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• ... that members of a transnational online sexual abuse network used vehicle terms to disguise their crimes?

• Source: Inside Telegram's Secret 'Driving School' For Sexual Predators: Chilling Code Used To Hide Crimes In Plain Sight

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lithuanian Alliance of America

Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

Toadboy123 (talk) 07:19, 29 July 2026 (UTC).

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Dr. Simi

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• ... that Dr. Simi, the mascot of Farmacias Similares, evolved from being often tackled in the streets to a plush toy gifted to musicians during concerts?

• Source: * Imagen: Aunque hoy el Dr. Simi es uno de los personajes más queridos de México, hubo un tiempo en el que fue objeto de memes y hasta “ataques”. Durante un tiempo, el reto era “taclear” a las botargas para subir los videos a YouTube. Pero la marca no desistió y a inicios de la década de 2020 llegó un punto de inflexión para el Dr. Simi, cuando los simipeluches comenzaron a aparecer en conciertos de diferentes artistas.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Harry Game

Converted from a redirect by Tbhotch (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 01:19, 3 August 2026 (UTC).

Hendrickson Island

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• ... that Hendrickson Island is used for beluga whale hunting and whale research?

• Source: "The maps from the

interviews point to the extensive use of the area around Hendrickson Island for obtaining qilalukkat." - https://www.capekrusenstern.org/docs/icc_study_2006.pdf, "Once we caught a whale, we brought it to Hendrickson Island, the base for one of the longest-running monitoring programs of its kind." - https://oceansnorth.org/2024/09/05/muktuk-under-the-midnight-sun/

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

Weltwirdhund (talk) 20:44, 2 August 2026 (UTC).

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

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

Hook eligibility:

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• Interesting: - n

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article checks out (note, I was the AfC reviewer who accepted). However this hook isn't really interesting to me and I have a hard time finding interesting facts in the article. Do you have any? If not I'm hesitant on this. 🌀Hurricane Wind and Fire, why'd you decline my draft? (talk, contribs)🔥 00:40, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

2020 Westgate Entertainment District shooting

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• ... that a women went into labour during the 2020 Westgate Entertainment District shooting?

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Converted from a redirect by Militant.Insurgency (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Militant.Insurgency (talk) 01:03, 2 August 2026 (UTC).

Pritha Sen

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Indian food historian, Pritha Sen

• ... that Indian food historian Pritha Sen (pictured) revived a forgotten Bengali riverboat curry by tracing memories of passengers who travelled before the 1947 Partition?

• Source: The hook is supported by the article's "Food history" section, which cites sources describing Sen's research into Goalondo steamer curry and her 2014 pop-up revival of the dish.

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  • Comment: This is a newly created biography article about Pritha Sen, an Indian food historian, food writer, culinary consultant and former journalist known for research into the cooking of undivided Bengal. The hook highlights a specific, interesting fact about her historical food research and public revival work.

Created by LoreGatherer2 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

LoreGatherer2 (talk) 00:36, 2 August 2026 (UTC).

Alejandra Omaña

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• ... that former adult film actress Alejandra Omaña was elected to the Senate of Colombia in 2026?

• Source: Former adult film star sworn in as Colombia senator

• ALT1: ... that a former adult film actress, Alejandra Omaña, was elected as a senator in Colombia?
• ALT2: ... that a former adult film actress named Alejandra Omaña was elected as a senator in Colombia?
  • Reviewed:

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

— Raihanur (talk) 14:48, 31 July 2026 (UTC).

• Page is new enough and long enough. QPQ is not needed. WP:EARWIG says copyvio is unlikely, and the hook is verified in the source and in the page. Hook is interesting. However, the page has some unreliable sources that should be either removed or replaced. In particular, New York Post and Fox News are considered unreliable for political subjects per WP:RSP. Once those are replaced, this should be good to go.

Done, I've removed them. The claims still have inline citations... Thanks for your review!

It looks like Launchballer removed many bad sources, but the page is unfortunately no longer long enough for DYK. If the page can be rewritten with more sources and be brough back up to over 1500 bytes of prose, it will be passable. Until then, it is not. I'm going to put this as a "maybe" in the hopes that it can be expanded again. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 15:23, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Hadn't realised this had already been nominated, I'd seen it at User:AlexNewArtBot/LGBTSearchResult and assumed that if it had been, the nom would have shown up on the list. I'd plan on bringing it back up myself in my time.--Launchballer 15:39, 1 August 2026 (UTC)

Tommy Parks

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• ... that, in 2001, there was a 32-year-old NFL rookie who lied about his age?

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• • ALT1: ... that 32-year-old NFL rookie Tommy Parks previously worked as a waiter, a stocker at Wal-Mart, and played minor league baseball? Sources:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Torá language

Created by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 52 past nominations.

~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 14:36, 31 July 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this shortly. JTtheOG (talk) 18:56, 31 July 2026 (UTC)
• This article is new enough, long enough, well-written, and full sourced. I think ALT0 works really well as a hook. Unsurprisingly, it checks out and appears in the article, so there's no issues there. Very nice work overall. Other than that, there are no identifiable copyvio issues and QPQ has been completed. However, I do have a qualm with the repeated use of the WP:NYPOST, which has been deemed WP:GUNREL and should really not be used for a WP:BLP, especially this often. Are you able to replace most or preferably all uses of the Post? JTtheOG (talk) 19:29, 31 July 2026 (UTC)

Mary Yasuko Fujishima

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• ... that before she joined the talent agency Johnny & Associates as vice president, Mary Yasuko Fujishima ran a snack bar?

• Source: Yahoo! News Japan (link): "有名な作曲家の服部良一も来ていて、メリーはその後、帰国してから服部夫人と四谷に「スポット」というカウンター・バーを開く。" [The famous composer Ryōichi Hattori came, and later, after Mary returned to the country, she opened counter bar called "Spot" with Hattori's wife in Yotsuya.]

• • ALT1: ... that Mary Yasuko Fujishima influenced the Japanese mainstream media to reduce coverage on several scandals involving Johnny & Associates? Source: Nikkan Gendai (link): 現在、一線を退き名誉会長に就いているが、近藤の不倫でもその影響力がチラつく。「文春」が報じた一報の後は、テレビ・スポーツ紙は一切、報じなかった。[Currently, she has stepped away from the front lines and is now the honorary chairperson, but her influence still glimmers even in Kondō's cheating scandal. After Bunshun made the first report, television and sports newspapers did not report on it.]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Los Errantes, Template:Did you know nominations/Mitsue Yamazaki

Created by Lullabying (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 80 past nominations.

lullabying (talk) 07:34, 31 July 2026 (UTC).

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Al-Nour al-Qubba

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• ... that Al-Nour al-Qubba was gifted the personal vehicle of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan's military leader, after defecting from the Rapid Support Forces?

• Source: Sudan Tribune

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/March 2009 Yemen bombings

Created by Chomik1129 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Chomik! (talk?) 17:36, 2 August 2026 (UTC).

2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner

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• ... that Barack Obama laughed at his failure to capture Osama bin Laden, the day before the operation to assassinate him?

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• • ALT1: ... that Donald Trump said he "had the greatest time" at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner, despite being mocked by Barack Obama? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arturo and Roy Ambriz

Moved to mainspace by Max263 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 7 past nominations.

Max263 (talk) 14:28, 2 August 2026 (UTC).

Map

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• Hook 1 ... that the Mercator map projection was accused of "cartographic imperialism" because it erroneously depicted Europe larger than Africa?

• Source A: Monmonier, Mark, ed. (2015). Cartography in the Twentieth Century. The History of Cartography. Vol. 6. University of Chicago Press. pp. 1099–1101. ISBN 9780226534695.. Source B: Riffenburgh, Beau (2015). The History Of Cartography - Mapping The World. Carlton Publishing Group. p. 157. ISBN 9781781773536. Retrieved 22 June 2026. Quotes "cartographic imperialism"

• Hook 2 ... that some maps contain non-existent towns, inserted by the cartographers to detect copyright infringement?

• Source A: Monmonier, Mark, ed. (2015). Cartography in the Twentieth Century. The History of Cartography. Vol. 6. University of Chicago Press. pp. 284–285. ISBN 9780226534695.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Repetto Hills

Improved to Good Article status by Noleander (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 10 past nominations.

Noleander (talk) 12:32, 2 August 2026 (UTC).

• Comment: Personally, I'm not a fan of the first hook. It is true, but the Mercator projection controversy is pretty cliche, and an extreme over simplification. First, it is a common example of an inappropriate use for a projection in most cases, which is a common problem not limited to Mercator. Mercator is basically only good for navigation, and it is more useful at scales not showing the entire globe. The problem came from cheap publishers not wanting to buy more maps for their printing press more then intentionally skewing the size of areas, the size problem is secondary, and there is limited evidence to show it was intentionally done for this reason. A criticism of "cartographic imperialism" that is rarely talked about is that the Mercator was used in ship navigation, and facilitated colonialism/imperialism. It was invented in 1569, and was a major tool of a lot of the ugliness that Europeans did in the subsequent centuries. This is a lot to say, Mercator projection being a problem is pretty cliche, has reached the public consciousness, but the actual story is probably more complex then we can contextualize in a DYK. The second hook is better, but still one of the most well known cartography fun facts. Would like to see something that is maybe a bit more advanced, I've seen both of these taught in high school AP Geography classes. GeogSage ^{(⚔Chat?⚔)} 19:40, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

@GeogSage: Thanks for the input. Don't forget that hooks are not supposed to be widely known facts, or important facts ... rather they must be AMAZING, ASTOUNDING, INCREDIBLE facts calculated to get the readers to click on the link and visit the article. What is cliche for WP editors may not even be known to typical lay WP readers. If you have a favorite extraordinary fact from the map article, let me know and I can turn it into a candidate hook. Noleander (talk) 22:33, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

My main concern is that these two are not something I find particularly amazing personally. I teach cartography/GIS and generally the new students are aware of the Mercator projection being a problem before I lecture on them, so it's probably just a bias based on experience. One that is pretty interesting to me, although I don't know if it is in the article yet, is that Mark Monmonier predicted a paradigm shift in his book Technological Transition in Cartography where we would shift from "traditional cartography" to "computer cartography" (stating, "In the decades ahead, though, the digital map will displace the paper map from its dominant position"). People were initially skeptical of this, however according to Michael Peterson (geographer) in his book Mapping in the Cloud, sometime in the 90s this was realized, and more maps were transmitted through the web then printed on paper. Needs to be boiled down if it were a DYK, but the transition from "Most maps are printed on paper" to "Most maps are distributed digitally" is very recent and something not many people think about. GeogSage ^{(⚔Chat?⚔)} 03:04, 3 August 2026 (UTC)

Obadiah Sypher

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• ... that antique dealer Obadiah Sypher would use an ax to destroy forgeries on the street? Source: The business of dealing in antiques took on a new aspect with the start-ing of the new firm. It is related of Sypher that if he bought a piece of furniture which he found out afterward to be bogus he would take it out on the sidewalk and put it out of circulation with an ax. This gave him a great reputation for honesty, and people felt that if Sypher vouched for an antique it must be all right.
  • ALT0b: ... that antique dealer Obadiah Sypher would use an ax to destroy counterfeit furniture sold to him? Source: Same as ALT0
  • ALT1: ... that a furniture maker "personally acquainted with nearly every prominent New Yorker"? Source: The firm served customers such as Ulysses S. Grant, John D. Rockefeller, and Cornelius Vanderbilt; Obadiah Sypher is said (in an obituary notice) to have been “personally acquainted with nearly every prominent New Yorker” in the period from about 1880 to 1907.
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June 1989 Greek parliamentary election

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• ... that the opposition decried as "recruitment orgy" the bestowment of public appointments to about 90,000 people by the governing party to gain votes just before the Greek 1989 election?

• Source: Featherstone 1990 pp. 112-113 In the final days of the campaign, the Synaspismos denounced what it termed a 'recruitment orgy' by state organisations designed to win votes for Pasok. Just before polling day, the Synaspismos claimed that 'thousands of telephone calls are being made to applicants asking them to report to work immediately because their applications have been approved'.
  Close p.159 In the six months before the election, public appointments were bestowed on about 90,000 people, few of whom, it seems, were either needed or qualified.

• • ALT1: ... that alleged pornographic pictures of candidates and their mistresses was part of the public discourse during the June 1989 Greek parliamentary election? Source: Featherstone 1990 The ‘party‐state’ in Greece and the fall of Papandreou p. 109 On 2 June it published a transcript of a tape purporting to be a conversation between Mitsotakis and an unidentified mistress. Avriani also claimed to have 'pornographic' photographs of the ND leader in the nude: their non-appearance was presumably for more than aesthetic reasons. This was an apparent response to other newspapers' publishing nude photographs of Papandreou's then mistress, Dimitra Liani.
  • ALT2: ... that participants in opposite sides in the Greek Civil War formed a government to investigate the corruption of the former governing party after the June 1989 Greek parliamentary election? Source: Close, David H. (2014). Greece since 1945: Politics, Economy and Society p. 159 It dropped Cold War themes, and in the parliamentary election of June 1989 called for reconciliation between historically opposed forces. The Communist Party reciprocated and, at the prompting of Mikhail Gorbachev, the reforming leader of the Soviet Union, moved in 1988 towards acceptance both of parliamentary democracy and of EEC membership. It formed an alliance in December 1988 with the former Communist Party of the Interior in an alliance calling itself the Coalition of the Left and Progress (abbreviated to Coalition), which hoped to displace PASOK as the major party of the left. In the same month, representatives of the Communist Party, the Communist Party of the Interior and New Democracy met to concert policies, prominent in which was katharsis (cleansing, meaning investigation and trial of corrupt members of the PASOK regime).
    Clogg 2013 A Concise History of Greece p. 197 The new coalition professed a single objective, namely ‘catharsis’, the bringing to justice of those implicated in the scandals of the later years of the PASOK government, following which new elections would be held. Given the gulf that existed between the two parties over a whole range of issues, any longer-term co-operation was clearly out of the question. But the short-term coalition worked surprisingly well and the direct involvement of the communists alongside conservatives in government could truly be said to symbolise the healing of the wounds opened up by the civil war forty years previously.
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Improved to Good Article status by A.Cython (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 37 past nominations.

A.Cython(talk) 21:33, 31 July 2026 (UTC).

John Galvin (quarterback)

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• ... that NFL player John Galvin played 16-inch softball?

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Created by WikiOriginal-9 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 54 past nominations.

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Lady of Lawers

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• ... that the Lady of Lawers was said to have foreseen the Highland Clearances via a prophecy about sheep skulls and ploughs?

• Source: Page 153: https://open.journals.ed.ac.uk/ScottishStudies/article/view/54/52;

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of the Volturnus

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Martinsburg Street Railway

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• ... that Martinsburg, West Virginia had a streetcar system?

• Source: https://www.historicberkeley.org/history.html

https://books.google.com/books?id=wB04AQAAMAAJ&q=Martinsburg+Street+Railway#v=onepage&q&f=false: Pg 76

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Emily Flain

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• ... that Emily Flain was shortlisted for naming the new housing development in Northern Ireland while at primary school, before she became an actress?

• Source: https://www.northernirelandworld.com/news/ballymacash-pupil-names-new-housing-development-2686656

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Chris Gordon (actor)
  • Comment: This is my first time I created an article from scratch to GA (was originally a stub for a couple of months). Not to mention that NI only has 3% of the UK's population so it should be more interesting than it already is. I also loved the Netflix series How to Get to Heaven from Belfast where she appeared as a side character in 5/8 episodes.

Improved to Good Article status by JuniperChill (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 27 past nominations.

JuniperChill (talk) 14:23, 2 August 2026 (UTC).

Hazel Miseleni

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• ... that Hazel Miseleni believes that if Malawi could end child marriage then it would save $500m within 15 years?

• Source: Conversely, ending child marriage in Malawi could generate the equivalent of $500 million within 15 years from slowing population growth, increased education and productivity growth.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Shō Toku
  • Comment: There is an image in the article. This is an article by a newbie so do be helpful.

Created by Nathingani (talk), Dsp13 (talk), and Victuallers (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 464 past nominations.

Victuallers (talk) 22:58, 1 August 2026 (UTC).

Jacob F. Wolters

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• ... that Jacob F. Wolters broke his shoulder by crashing his car into a pig?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/775169250/?match=2&terms=Jacob%20F.%20Wolters%20conservative&search-id=3d6aced7-a272-4654-820a-3d3887a9aed4&search-rank=4

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  • Comment: More detail can be added if wishes be so. Same case for image, but this feels too last-hooky for that.

Created by Guerreroast (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 40 past nominations.

Roast (talk) 22:57, 1 August 2026 (UTC).

Sisters of the Little Way

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• ... that the Sisters of the Little Way is a religious order dedicated to working with people who experienced abuse within the Catholic Church?

• Source: Gaffin, Greta (December 5, 2023). "3 sisters form Sisters of the Little Way, a private association of the faithful". Global Sisters Report. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved March 11, 2026. Namigadde, Adora (23 July 2026). "These Catholic sisters want to start a new order with a difficult mission: helping survivors of clergy abuse". NPR. Archived from the original on July 24, 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.

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Joseph von Utzschneider

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Joseph von Utzschneider

• ... that Joseph von Utzschneider (pictured), a former member of the Illuminati, later contributed to a government-supported publication intended to demonstrate the order's dangers?

• Source: Esteban Mauerer, "Utzschneider, Joseph Ritter von", Neue Deutsche Biographie, vol. 26 (2016), pp. 681–683. The biography states that Utzschneider joined the Illuminati, left the order, and later participated in an anti-Illuminati publication supported by the elector's government.

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Delqa (talk) 19:58, 1 August 2026 (UTC).

Signs of a Nation exhibition panel of the Treaty of Waitangi English text altered by Te Waka Hourua

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• ... that the Museum of New Zealand contains a panel that was originally a display panel in the museum before being altered as a protest?

• Source: "Signs of a Nation exhibition panel of the Treaty of Waitangi English text altered by Te Waka Hourua is an object in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Originally part of a museum display in the Signs of a Nation (Ngā tohu kotahitanga) exhibition dating from Te Papa's 1998 opening, the panel was 'altered' in place on 11 December 2023 by Te Waka Hourua, a social-justice oriented collective. The panel was admitted into the museums' collection in 2025."

• • ALT1: ... that the meaning of the terms 'kāwanatanga' and 'tino rangatiratanga' in the Treaty of Waitangi are still being debated? Source: "Two key Māori terms whose meaning and implications are debated: 'kāwanatanga' — governance or government; and[6] and 'tino rangatiratanga' — full authority or chieftainship over lands and people.[7] [...] Today, the Treaty is often seen as a constitutional document[12]"
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Stuartyeates (talk) 19:57, 1 August 2026 (UTC).

• Not a review The article Signs of a Nation exhibition panel of the Treaty of Waitangi English text altered by Te Waka Hourua (wow what a long title) should be linked in each hook. ―Panamitsu (talk) 07:23, 2 August 2026 (UTC)

2026 Meghalaya border fencing protests

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• ... that during the June 2026 India–Bangladesh border talks, the Border Guard Bangladesh raised concerns over at least 39 deviations in fencing projects along the frontier?

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Created by Mohammed Shahidullah-Bin-Anwar (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Mohammed Shahidullah-Bin-Anwar (talk) 18:27, 1 August 2026 (UTC).

National Intelligence Bureau (Japan)

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NIB Director Kazuya Hara (left) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (right) next to a NIB wood sign.

• ... that the National Intelligence Bureau was established because of the heightened threat by Chinese and Russian espionage operations in Japan?

• Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/world/asia/japan-intelligence-agency.html

• • ALT1: ... that the National Intelligence Bureau's first director-general was the last director of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office? Source: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/defense-security/20260724-339687/ https://www.khb-tv.co.jp/news/16773520
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  • Comment: Trying to do 5x on this as I speak. NIB is still new. Open to other ALT suggestions...

5x expanded by Ominae (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 25 past nominations.

Ominae (talk) 14:49, 1 August 2026 (UTC).

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