Talk:Manners Street

Did you know nomination

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

The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by Narutolovehinata5 (talk) 10:06, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that it was once common to see sheep walking on Manners Street in Wellington, New Zealand?

• Source: https://wcl-heritage.shorthandstories.com/the-first-buildings-of-manners-street/ "The primary means of transport (other than walking) is by horse, though cattle, sheep and chickens often wander onto the roads too."

• • Reviewed: Nevermind
  • Comment: Second review coming soon.

Moved to mainspace by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 98 past nominations.

Panamitsu ✨ 06:21, 5 March 2026 (UTC).

• I've just realised that this article is not eligible for did you know because of WP:DYKSPLIT as it includes excerpts from other articles. Panamitsu ✨ 06:37, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

@Panamitsu: How much of this came from other articles? The history only recognises a sentence from Lambton Quay.--Launchballer 19:57, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Launchballer There are two sections that use the excerpt template: Te Aro Park and the bank building. Panamitsu ✨ 21:52, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

• The source does not actually say that sheep walk on the road, just that they wander onto the road. Is there anything wrong with 'wandering onto Manners Street', although I don't think livestock wandering onto a road is a particularly unique or interesting thing, as it was incredibly commonplace historically and is still seen today in rural areas. Could a hook be made from the Battle of Manners Street? Traumnovelle (talk) 04:33, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Traumnovelle, What's the difference between "wandering onto" and "walking on"? Panamitsu ✨ 06:32, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

A walk is a specific speed of the gait in an ungulate. Traumnovelle (talk) 06:36, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

In plain English? Panamitsu ✨ 06:37, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Per the above comment, I am treating this as a withdrawn nomination. This can be renominated for DYK if it is ever brought to GA status. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:06, 7 March 2026 (UTC)