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This page holds approved nominations that are waiting to appear in the "Did you know" section on the Main Page. Following DYK approval, nominations are processed and moved into a Prep area, and from there, prep sets are promoted to a queue, and then to the main page.

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Count of DYK nominations
Section	Unapproved	Approved	Total
July 18	1		1
July 27	1		1
August 1	2		2
August 4	2		2
August 7	1		1
August 8	3		3
August 9	1		1
August 10	2		2
August 11	4		4
August 12	2		2
August 13	2		2
August 14	1		1
August 15	1		1
August 16	1		1
August 17		1	1
August 18	1	1	2
August 19	1		1
August 21		1	1
August 23	1		1
August 24		1	1
August 25		3	3
August 26	2	4	6
August 27		2	2
August 28		7	7
August 29	3	11	14
August 30	1	8	9
August 31		8	8
September 1	2	10	12
September 2	2	15	17
September 3	2	1	3
September 4		6	6
September 5		11	11
September 6	1	10	11
September 7	2	4	6
September 8	2	10	12
September 9	3	14	17
September 10	3	4	7
September 11	1	7	8
September 12		6	6
September 13	2	7	9
September 14	1	7	8
September 15	6	12	18
September 16	2	7	9
September 17	3	5	8
September 18	2	6	8
September 19	2	3	5
September 20	6	5	11
September 21	2	10	12
September 22	4	7	11
September 23	7	3	10
September 24	6	2	8
September 25	8	3	11
September 26	2	6	8
September 27	5	6	11
September 28	4	5	9
September 29	9	3	12
September 30	6	4	10
October 1	10	5	15
October 2	5	1	6
October 3	4		4
Total	147	252	399
Last updated 20:24, 3 October 2026 UTC Current time is 21:05, 3 October 2026 UTC [refresh]

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Do not nominate articles in this section—nominate all articles in the nominations section on the regular nominations page, under the date on which the article was created or moved to mainspace, or the expansion began, or it was listed as a Good Article; be sure to indicate in the nomination any request for a specially timed appearance on the main page.

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Note for promoters: please be sure to add an "invisible" comment after a hook when you've placed it in prep, noting that it's a special occasion hook and including the date it is supposed to run. This should keep the hook from being moved after promotion, as sometimes happens to hooks when a queue needs a slot filled or a prep set needs to be made more balanced by swapping hooks between preps.

October 31

The Bent-Neck Lady

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• ... that a Haunting of Hill House episode made a journalist go to bed with the lights on for the first time in years and its director cry?

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• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/How to DAD, Template:Did you know nominations/The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
  • Comment: Perhaps this could be a Halloween hook, given it's about a horror episode

Created by Pamzeis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 48 past nominations.

Pamzeis (talk) 05:14, 11 September 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: @Pamzeis: Overall, great article. A few notes though. Can you clarify the Attribution? It says it uses material from the Fandom wiki however looking at the article, i can't find any similarities? To avoid WP:SYNTH, I would recommend removing the first source and the "its director cry" comment. Something like: "ALT1 that a Haunting of Hill House episode made a journalist go to bed with the lights on for the first time in years?" I'm not sure if the hook can be ready for Halloween, you would have to ask whoever promotes this DYK. 1timeuse75 (talk) 13:14, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi, 1timeuse75. Thanks for the review! In regards, to the attribution, I get that it's probably not obvious, but I did use bits and pieces of the Fandom article when writing the "Plot" section, because I couldn't remember what happened in the episode. So, essentially, that section is a mixture of the Fandom article, The Haunting of Hill House (TV series) article and my own stuff. There's probably the odd phrase that's got identical wording to the Fandom article, so that's what the attribution is for. If the issue's with length-counting, you can just subtract the plot section, 'cuz it'd get messy otherwise. In regards to the actual hook, I'd say it's not SYNTH—the conjunction "and" doesn't imply any relationship between the two events (as opposed to something like "while"), so it's more of a WP:COMBINE#Decisions on the organization of material, I think. Pamzeis (talk) 13:27, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Pamzeis I was not aware of WP:COMBINE. I still find the original hook a bit clunky. It's a perfectly good hook until "and its director cry", IMO I find the fact about the journalist interesting on its own. 1timeuse75 (talk) 13:39, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

@Pamzeis: Are you fine with me approving ALT1? 1timeuse75 (talk) 17:06, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

Okay, sure! ​Pamzeis (talk) 04:35, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

Approving ALT1! To whoever promotes this DYK, please schedule this hook for Halloween. 1timeuse75 (talk) 11:14, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

@1timeuse75: Can you move this nomination to WP:SOHA, please? Pamzeis (talk) 12:25, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

@Pamzeis: I'm sorry, but I'm not sure how to nominate this for SOHA. I'm gonna ask the teahouse, if you don't mind. 1timeuse75 (talk) 12:34, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

Pamzeis, they told me to see WP:DYKSO, which says "The reviewer must approve the special occasion request, but prep builders and admins are not bound by the reviewer's approval." So, I guess as the reviewer I approve this hook for Halloween!

Thanks, but I think you've got it a bit backwards; I'm the nominator (for DYK and for the special occasion). Since you approved the special occasion, you gotta move it to the holding area so promoters know about the occasion, so just add a header for 31 Oct under WP:SOHA and copy the nomination template and paste it there! I wonder why this isn't written down anywhere (and I don't think I'm allowed to do this as the nominator, another unwritten rule).​ Pamzeis (talk) 17:27, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

I'm so sorry for fumbling the ball this hard. I have no idea what on earth I'm doing. Is this correct???? 1timeuse75 (talk) 17:33, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Yup, yup! Don't worry, you haven't fumbled the ball. Special occasion hooks can be tricky :)​ Pamzeis (talk) 03:09, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

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Articles created/expanded on August 17

Pixar Place Hotel

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Pixar Place Hotel

• ... that employees of the Tokyu Group became employees of Disney after the hotel they worked at (pictured) was purchased by them?

• Source: Vrana, Debora (December 12, 1995). "Disney Acquires Pan Pacific Hotel in Anaheim; Real estate: The new Disneyland Pacific Hotel is bought from a Japanese firm for a reported $36 million". Los Angeles Times.

• • Reviewed:
  • Comment: There are probably a few other potential hooks

Converted from a redirect by NewAccount7295 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

NewAccount7295 (talk) 15:16, 17 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: 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: Done.

Overall: All looks good to go! really interesting hook, Earwig shows 4%, no concerns on copyvio Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 20:00, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

Pulled per WT:DYK.--Launchballer 15:01, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

@NewAccount7295 and Finnfrog99: pinging nominator and reviewer. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 09:42, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

Don't see this mentioned there Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 14:15, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Did you know/Archive 217#Pixar Place Hotel (nom).--Launchballer 15:38, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

I see, my mistake. Thank you! @NewAccount7295: thoughts? Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 16:10, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

@Finnfrog99 and NewAccount7295: Perhaps these hooks can help close this:

• ALT1: ... that a California hotel has all of its floors each themed after a movie? Source: The hotel, a renovated, reinvigorated version of the old Disney’s Paradise Pier, is full of art depicting scenes and characters from Pixar movies, from “Toy Story” to “Elemental.” In fact, every Pixar feature film, all 27 — and many of the shorts — is represented in the hotel. Each hotel floor has a different movie theme: The “Ratatouille” floor has an expansive mural of the Paris skyline with Remy and Emile gazing out onto the city; the “Incredibles” floor has an Art Deco-inspired mural of the superhero family fighting Metroville’s big bads.
• ALT2: ... that a California hotel has production artwork from every feature film from its namesake studio up to opening day? Source: Same as ALT1
• ALT3: ... that there is a hotel themed after Pixar? Source: Debuting a new character meet-and-greet, one only available to hotel guests, is a pretty enticing way to introduce a new hotel to the Disneyland Resort. But it’s not the only unique element to Pixar Place Hotel, the only completely Pixar-themed hotel in America.

What do you think? ミラP@Miraclepine 14:45, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine Let's go with ALT3 and include the image. I also like ALT1 although "specific" should be added before "movie". NewAccount7295 (talk) 15:03, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Looks fine to me, I like ALT1 the most. dont find alt3 interesting Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk)

Pro forma . I'll request the promoter approve ALT1 since ALT3 is ruled out. ミラP@Miraclepine 15:38, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine Why is ALT3 ruled out? NewAccount7295 (talk) 15:44, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

@NewAccount7295: Because the original reviewer decided that it failed DYKINT; hence I pulled it from consideration. ミラP@Miraclepine 15:46, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 18

Believe (Staind song)

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• ... that the music video for Staind's song "Believe" yielded a sequel? Source: https://blabbermouth.net/news/staind-behind-the-scenes-footage-from-all-i-want-video-shoot-available
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Truth

5x expanded by Dylan620 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Dylan620 (he/they/she • talk • edits) 18:20, 20 August 2026 (UTC).

• Claiming this review. Leafy46 (talk) 16:15, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - A few little things I'll note below
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Earwig shows 10.7% similarity, which is excellent. The article as a whole also looks good, and I'd say that the hook is reasonably interesting (while I can certainly name several music videos with sequels, those are pretty few and far between). However, there's a few little sourcing things I noticed:

(1) The hook (and the associated fact in the article) should be directly sourced to the YouTube video it's from rather than the Blabbermouth article embedding it.

Done. Dylan620 (he/they/she • talk • edits) 22:55, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

(2) Using a Billboard chart to source a genre is controversial at best (1, 2). The listicle includes "Believe" because it topped Billboard's alt rock chart, but it doesn't specifically call this song alt rock, and I don't think you can implicitly suggest that the author(s) of this article would agree that the song classifies as alt rock. I guess it's fine if there is really nothing else about this song's genre, but I would definitely prefer a different source if it exists.

Unfortunately, that's the closest thing I can find to a source for the song's genre. Dylan620 (he/they/she • talk • edits) 22:55, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

(3) What makes TuneLab a reliable source? It's not listed at WP:A/S, and afaict it looks like a WP:SPS without editorial standards or the sorts.

I figured they must have been reputable enough to secure an advance copy, as the review was published a full week before the album was released, but I don't feel strongly about removing it in the face of a reasonable objection. Dylan620 (he/they/she • talk • edits) 22:55, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Let me know once these comments are addressed :) Leafy46 (talk) 18:00, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing this so quickly, Leafy46! Replies inline :) Dylan620 (he/they/she • talk • edits) 22:55, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Lgtm! I've made a few small edits of my own (link), but otherwise thanks for the quick responses and changes. Leafy46 (talk) 23:41, 21 August 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 21

Barbie Storymaker

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• ... that players can animate their own movies with Barbie Storymaker?

• Source: Multiple

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cold spot (astronomy)
  • Comment: Notifying @Vrxces and @Crisco 1492 of the nomination.

Improved to Good Article status by Vrxces (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

NewAccount7295 (talk) 16:13, 22 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: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Article was nominated for DYK within 7 days of reaching Good Article status. Article is over 1,500 words in prose and is sourced. Earwig picked up an unlikely copyright violation of 2.0%, which is from a properly cited quote. QPQ is done. The hook is straightforward. Good work! lullabying (talk) 04:28, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 24

Escape from Ever After

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• ... that critics compared Escape from Ever After to the Paper Mario series?

• Source: Critic comparisons: , , ,

• ALT1: ... that Escape from Ever After raised more than double its crowdfunding goal under its original name, Flynt Buckler Wakes the Sleepy Castle? Source: Nintendo Life: "Flynt Buckler Wakes the Sleepy Castle just finished its Kickstarter campaign with over 200% of its funding goal."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mount Hampden
  • Comment: Also reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Charta Borgiana

Moved to mainspace by Nomader (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 51 past nominations.

Nomader (talk) 20:27, 25 August 2026 (UTC).

• Article is neutral, suitably referenced, free from copyvio, and meets the length and newness criteria (moved to mainspace on the same day as this nomination). The hooks are succinct, neutral, verifiable, and interesting enough—the first is probably my pick, though ALT1 is fine as well (DYK often avoids crowdfunding-related hooks, in my experience, but this is post-release and the hook includes other information so it seems fine to me). QPQs are done. This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ ^he
  _him 22:42, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 25

Yampit Nawipa

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• ... that Yampit Nawipa is both an active politician and footballer?

• Source: https://kempalan.com/2026/08/12/bupati-turun-gunung-gol-dan-trofi-jadi-buruan-yampit-nawipa-menantang-16-tim-demi-mahkota-papua-tengah/

• • ALT1: ... that Yampit Nawipa continued to play football for for Persipani Paniai after becoming a Regent of Paniai in 2025? Source: https://kempalan.com/2026/08/12/bupati-turun-gunung-gol-dan-trofi-jadi-buruan-yampit-nawipa-menantang-16-tim-demi-mahkota-papua-tengah/
  • ALT2: ... that Yampit Nawipa ordered restaurants in Paniai to serve locally sourced food every Thursday? Source: https://papuatengah.tribunnews.com/paniai/6313/bupati-paniai-keluarkan-surat-edaran-batasi-aktivitas-hari-minggu-wajibkan-menu-lokal-setiap-kamis
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Montgeard Church

Created by Faldi00 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Faldi00 (talk) 19:19, 30 August 2026 (UTC).

• Approving ALT0 which is cited and interesting (pretty impressive this subject is able to do both politics and semi-professional football). Article is stable, expanded 5x within the required time, has no outstanding tags, written in an encyclopedic tone, has no obvious copyright violations (0% match, although sources are in a foreign language and accepted in good faith), no image to review but the one in the article is properly licensed, and has no AI signs. My only concern is that the mention of "Meki Fritz Nawipe" in the infobox is not cited anywhere else in the body. Per MOS:INFOBOXCITE, this person and that fact he preceded him should be mentioned in the body with an appropriate source. Please add this and we should be good to go, ping me when this is done. Cheers! Morogris (✉ • ✎) 20:15, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @Morogris: I have replaced Meki Fritz Nawipa with Martha Pigome, although she was acting regent. Faldi00 (talk) 15:06, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

@Faldi00: So is the information true or not now that the update was made? Sorry, didn't understand the nature of the change. If cited and correct we should be good just let me know. I don't understand why we have "acting" in parenthesis or why there was someone else before. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 19:05, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

@Morogris: I edited the article by replacing Meki Nawipa with Martha Pigome as Yampit's predecessor. You can see the article history. FYI, in the Indonesian political system, the law requires every regent to serve for five-year term. If the regent's term ends and the general election is still far from the date the regent's term ends, the government will appoint an acting regent to carry out duties in the respective regency. Faldi00 (talk) 16:48, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying. Concerns have been addressed, see above for full review. Approving ALT0. Morogris (✉ • ✎) 02:17, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Edwin Masuge

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• ... that after placing seventh in the 400m T13 final at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Edwin Masuge temporarily stepped away from athletics to focus on his schooling? Source: Masuge shifts focus to books, Mmegi
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Created by Splains (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

splains (💬/📝) 21:03, 25 August 2026 (UTC).

• Page is new enough and long enough. WP:EARWIG says copyright violation is unlikely. Hook is verified in source. I see no subjective issues IMO. Seems good to me. ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 20:59, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

The Cross (Barre, Massachusetts)

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The Cross in Barre, Massachusetts

• ... that a man made a gigantic cross (pictured) with letters visible from 20,000 feet (6,100 m) in the air because God told him to?

• Source: Barnacle, Sarah (2025-08-03). "Worcester County Wonders: Read God's Wisdom from 21,000 feet". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Archived from the original on 2026-08-24.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Colostle
  • Comment: Not sure if the picture works well enough at this size; I'm perfectly happy proceeding without the image (and removing the "(pictured)" from the hook) if that'd work better. Also would very much be happy to entertain better hook wordings. It's just a pretty fun & remarkable story.

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

PeterCooperJr (talk) 01:51, 25 August 2026 (UTC).

• Sorry, but it's not eligible – article was moved to Draft:The Cross (Barre, Massachusetts). You can try renominating (with a different hook) when and if it's improved enough to stay in article space. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 05:22, 25 August 2026 (UTC)
  • @Mandarax: The user who draftified the article is on the AI Noticeboard and has been warned against tagging and draftifying articles; I've moved it back. Is it possible to re-open this nomination? Thank you. —PeterCooperJr (talk) 13:45, 25 August 2026 (UTC)
    • I'm glad it's been restored. I'm not reviewing it, and I haven't even looked at the article, but I'll reiterate that the hook won't work as it is. You could probably say he claimed that God told him to do it, but you can't simply say he did it because God told him to. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 18:18, 25 August 2026 (UTC)
      • Fair enough, I probably did cut too much trying to be concise. I tried to be careful in the article itself about claims of supernatural things only being in the voice of the person claiming so, just like in the source news articles. How about
        ALT0b: ... that a man made a gigantic cross (pictured) with letters visible from 20,000 feet (6,100 m) in the air, claiming it was because God told him to?
        —PeterCooperJr (talk) 19:10, 25 August 2026 (UTC)
• Reopening the nomination as it has been moved back to mainspace and the tagging has been reverted. Epicgenius (talk) 15:56, 25 August 2026 (UTC)
  • I'll take it from here. ミラP@Miraclepine 23:06, 3 September 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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Moved to mainspace on nom day, aside the issue with the draftification. Prose size 2454 B. Image is PD as a Massachusetts govt image. Approving ALT0b as verified; while it's technically not directly said in the ref that the voice was from God, the Lord's Prayer is to God and the aerial photo is clear that the Cross is God's doing. ミラP@Miraclepine 14:59, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. For what it's worth, the "Man who built giant cross in Barre dies at 92" article (currently Reference 3) includes "the voice, which he believed to be of God, gave him specific instructions". —PeterCooperJr (talk) 15:16, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

• Pulled pending outcome of discussion on image eligibility for commons. Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:31, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on August 26

Southbridge Municipal Airport

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Airplanes destroyed by tornado

• ... that more than half of the airplanes at Southbridge Municipal Airport were destroyed (pictured) when a tornado passed through it?

• Source: Lee, Brian (2014-03-13). "Southbridge resumes planning to rebuild airport hard hit by 2011 tornado". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2026-08-26. It destroyed the customer base," Mr. Latour said. "The tornado destroyed more than half the airplanes based there.

• • ALT1: ... that Senator John Kerry said that "the most significant natural disaster damage that I've seen in our state" was when a tornado hit Southbridge Municipal Airport (pictured) in Massachusetts? Source: Lee, Brian (2011-06-11). "Kerry surveys damage at municipal airport". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. p. A3.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Carrier telephony
  • Comment: News articles from the Telegram & Gazette cited in the article are available through ProQuest at The Wikipedia Library.

5x expanded by PeterCooperJr (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 6 past nominations.

PeterCooperJr (talk) 01:22, 30 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: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice work on the expansion! Always good to see these kind of improvements to GA airports. Hook is cited in article, but behind a paywall, so I have to AGF. Image is free and clear ❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 12:39, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the review. I can often (though not always) get telegram.com articles to show up when I open in a private tab. Also, it looks like the Internet Archive managed to get the full article: https://web.archive.org/web/20260827035302/https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/north/2014/03/13/southbridge-resumes-planning-to-rebuild/38248813007/. I've also added it as the archive URL in the article's reference. —PeterCooperJr (talk) 15:51, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

Hook fact verified; no need for AGF approval. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:55, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Arthur Heurtley House

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The Arthur Heurtley House

• ... that the owner of Frank Lloyd Wright's Arthur Heurtley House (pictured) originally didn't want to buy it because of his houses' reputation? Source: Murphy, Jean (April 9, 2017). "Oak Park couple opens their home for Frank Lloyd Wright housewalk". Daily Herald.
  • ALT1: ... that Madonna was once denied a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Arthur Heurtley House (pictured)? Source: Bibbs, Rebecca R (May 30, 2013). "Charity event offers rare glimpse of home". Wednesday Journal. p. 16.
  • ALT2: ... that one former owner of Frank Lloyd Wright's Arthur Heurtley House (pictured) bought it after reading a book about Wright's work? Source: Trainor, Ken (September 27, 2005). "Wright 'masterpiece' tests the market". Wednesday Journal.
  • ALT3: ... that one former owner of Frank Lloyd Wright's Arthur Heurtley House (pictured) said he "could not live with Wright totally", so he got his own furniture? Source: Greenhouse, Steven (May 23, 1985). "Oak Park: A Wright House Tour". The New York Times
  • ALT4: ... that at the Arthur Heurtley House (pictured), Frank Lloyd Wright sloped the walls inward to create a connection to the earth? Source: Bellmore, Audra (2000). Historic Structures Report: Arthur Heurtley House (Report). National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service. p. 4
  • Reviewed: Prince Ōtomo, Emperor Tenji
  • Comment: The above-linked review counts as 2 QPQs as it includes two articles. This article's last appearance on DYK was in 2007.

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 831 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 14:56, 1 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article is new, long enough, neutrally written, and draws on reliable sources. The writing is quite thorough, no copyvio, and contains PD images. The photo provided was featured on DYK in 2007. Strongly prefer ALT1, ALT3 is also good and could be rephrased as ALT3b: ... that a former owner of Frank Lloyd Wright's Arthur Heurtley House got his own furniture because he "could not live with Wright totally"? Anyways, great work! RabidTuberculosis (talk) 23:08, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @RabidTuberculosis: Thanks, I appreciate it. I'm fine with ALT3b as well. Epicgenius (talk) 23:22, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

Nicholas de Trinbey

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Llanthony Priory

• ... that during an attack by John de Welyngton and two other canons of Llanthony Priory (pictured), prior Nicholas de Trinbey's eyes were torn out?

• Source: Williams, David H. (2009). "Llanthony Prima Priory". The Monmouthshire Antiquary. p 26

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Simon Nkoli

Moved to mainspace by Quoting Querying Questioner (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Quoting Querying Questioner (talk) 04:28, 29 August 2026 (UTC).

• Hello @Quoting Querying Questioner:, the article has passed AfC within a week of the nomination, is long enough, fully cited, and the hook is interesting with no other issues. I will assume good faith regarding the source. My only minor point would be wikilinking canon, as most readers would likely be unfamiliar with it. Well done! Please ping me GGOTCC 02:38, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

Pelukis Rakjat

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• ... that an Indonesian artist collective hired a gravestone maker to help teach sculpture?

• Source: Holt, Claire (1967). Art in Indonesia: Continuities and Change. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-0188-6.

• • ALT1: ... that an Indonesian artist collective had "no place ... for abstraction and deformation"? Source: KP (31 October 1955). "Pelukis Rakjat Verschijnt in Kommune in Djakarta's Balai Budaja" [Pelukis Rakjat Exhibit Communally at Jakarta's Balai Budaja]. De Nieuwsgier. Jakarta. p. 2.
  • ALT2: ... that an Indonesian artist collective went big because architects went small, according to its founder? Source: Holt, Claire (1967). Art in Indonesia: Continuities and Change. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-0188-6.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sisters of the Little Way, Template:Did you know nominations/Alarms in the Heart

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 827 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:51, 26 August 2026 (UTC).

• • for original hook - Length, date, hook, double qpq ok, no close paraphrase found. --Soman (talk) 00:19, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

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Pete Pedro

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• ... that "Flying Fragment" Pete Pedro, one of the first minorities to play football in the Texas state university system, led the country in touchdowns in 1961?

• alt1... that Pete Pedro, known as the "Flying Fragment", was one of the first minorities to play football in the Texas state university system?
• alt2 ... that Pete Pedro, known as the "Flying Fragment", led the country in touchdowns?

• Source: * here ("Flying Fragment")
• here "Pedro was also recognized in the display because he and two other black football players who played with him were among the first minorities to play football in the Texas state university system."
• here. Reporting on final NCAA statistics for 1961: "Pedro scored the most touchdowns, 22."

• • Reviewed: Treg Songy, Anny Schlemm

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 399 past nominations.

Cbl62 (talk) 15:32, 28 August 2026 (UTC).

• Minority is an adjective, not a noun... (t · c) buIdhe 02:33, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

It is also a noun. See here, 3b in particular. Cbl62 (talk) 03:56, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

For anyone trouble by the use of the word "minorities", we could say:

• alt3... that Pete Pedro, known as the "Flying Fragment", was one of the first black football players in the Texas state university system?

@Buidhe: I'm unsure if your comment suggests that "minorities" has become a disfavorted noun in today's socio-political climate. Would alt 2 or alt 3 be preferable? Cbl62 (talk) 01:52, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

I consider it incorrect usage, unacceptably US-centric, and quite possibly incomprehensible to anyone not exposed to US culture. Also, my understanding is that "first X" hooks are discouraged as someone has to be first (t · c) buIdhe 05:25, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

@Buidhe: "First" hooks are indeed discouraged if possible, but that is because they tend to be a pain to verify and require strong sourcing to survive WT:DYK checks or WP:ERRORS. They aren't prohibited, just that they are heavily scrutinized and we sometimes only go with a "first" option if there are no good alternatives. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:58, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

And alt 2 doesn't use "first". Cbl62 (talk) 15:01, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Full review needed, please. Cbl62 (talk) 10:56, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

I'll review this, but I'm currently busy at the moment. ミラP@Miraclepine 14:17, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - "Lynn after one semester" -> "Lynn after one year" or add ref 6. Ref 9 doesn’t say that Pedro "led the country in rushing yardage", just that Pedro was passed for scoring leader at the last week. "died in April 2018 at" -> "died on April 22, 2018 at" since the exact death date is unsupported. Height, weight, and AFD draft overall pick unsupported. Some cn/fv tags, though should support the 1960 year for Trinidad. And per RSHEADLINES, the nickname should be changed to "The Flying Fragment" or sourced to another source that spells it without "the".
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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - I'm approving ALT2 after rejecting ALT0/1 to the concerns about first hooks in general, but I want to propose ALT3 or ALT4 since they're more hooky if the occupation is given more emphasis over the name (which would make the hook a bit too long).

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Created one calendar day after nom, size 5043 B. I'm surprised I finished this during my break. Touchdowns are one of the most internationally known aspects of American football, so not too specialist. @Cbl62: made minor fixes hope you don't mind; address the other issues and you're good to go. My proposed hooks:

• ALT3 ... that a college football player known as the "Flying Fragment" led the country in touchdowns? Source: Per list at ALT0-2
• ALT4 ... that a football player known as the "Flying Fragment" led the country in touchdowns? Source: Per list at ALT0-2

Your thoughts on them? ミラP@Miraclepine 17:41, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

• Thank you, User:Miraclepine. I felt that being one of the first "minority" (or "black") players in the Texas state university system was the single most interesting facts (UT didn't integrate its team until several years later), and I'm not sure why that historical fact is disqualified but if it is, you alts are fine. I will work on your fixes later today tomorrow and will ping you when it's complete. Cbl62 (talk) 18:33, 25 September 2026 (UTC)
• The death date of April 22 comes from the Prairie News here: "passed away on Apri 22, 2018". See also the obituary here dated Monday, April 23, which says he "died at his home early Sunday". Other elements in process Cbl62 (talk) 16:58, 28 September 2026 (UTC)
• @Miraclepine: All of your issues now addressed. I prefer the approved "alt2" which is only 79 characters long (plenty short). Also I think the name adds to the hookiness in that it conveys the ethnicity and is unusual since "Pedro" is the Spanish-language equivalent of "Pete". Cbl62 (talk) 17:34, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Cbl62: A few V issues still need fixing: Ref 2 should also have A7 in the page. Ref 3/4 are the same AP wire article. Ref 1 says the height is 5'7" and 175. "Pedro was unhappy at Trinidad and returned to Lynn after one semester" should have ref 8 added given the first half is not supported. You missed one fv tag. And fix "976" -> "876".
• Regarding the hook: the problem here is that one's idea of what conveys race/ethnicity (through name or not) can very differently through the world, which is why I proposed ALT3/4 to be a first choice. Also, 3/4 are only 92 and 84 characters long, not too long. What do you think? ミラP@Miraclepine 20:44, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Will look at those issues and address them later today, but I don't like the anonymous hooks 3 and 4. Prefer the alt2. I just don't see a reason to anonymize and conceal the person's name. "Pete Pedro" is the subject's name, core information about the subject. It is also an unusual and interesting name, and anonymizing it makes the hook less interesting ... and without any good reason for doing so as the "alt 2" is even shorter than alts 3 and 4. Cbl62 (talk) 22:16, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

The correct rushing yardage for 1961 is 966 yards. I have corrected it from 976 and added a definitive encyclopedic source (Sports Reference). Cbl62 (talk) 22:16, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: I think that covers everything. Cbl62 (talk) 22:25, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, didn't notice the catchy nature of the name. And for the record, I got the 876 from the 1961 News and Observe ref. Since the fv tag was made in error, this covers everything and we'll go with ALT2. ミラP@Miraclepine 22:39, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Han Ji-pyeong

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Kim Seon-ho as Han Ji-pyeong

• ... that the character Han Ji-pyeong (pictured) from the series Start-Up was praised by The Beautiful Foundation for breaking the stereotypes associated with orphans who aged out of foster care in Korean dramas?

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  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: Alt 1:... that the character Han Ji-pyeong (pictured) from the 2020 series Start-Up was selected as one of the characters of the year at the 16th Seoul International Drama Awards?

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

Preferwiki (talk) 05:05, 27 August 2026 (UTC).

• New enough (recently promoted GA), long enough, neutral point of view and in compliance with MOS and core policies. As far as I can tell as a non-Korean speaker, the sources are reliable, and I don't see anything that I know to be unreliable. No identifiable copyvio. No QPQ necessary. The photo is not particularly clear at 140px and, while appropriately licensed, I am not approving it for use. The hook source is verified with machine translation, and it is interesting and in the article. I am approved a trimmed version as follows: ALT0a: ... that a South Korean TV character was praised for breaking negative stereotypes of orphans who age out of foster care in Korean dramas? Dclemens1971 (talk) 18:47, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Dclemens1971, thanks for the review. I accept ur suggestion on ALT0a version including removing picture. Seeking guidance because this is my first nomination for what to do next. Thanks in advance. Preferwiki (talk) 06:13, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

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Articles created/expanded on August 28

Marvin Leonard Colker

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• ... that for over 30 years, Marvin Leonard Colker regularly travelled from Virginia to Dublin so that he could study Medieval Latin manuscripts there?
• ALT1 ... that Marvin Leonard Colker spent 30 years creating the first catalogue of Trinity College Dublin's medieval Latin manuscripts?

• Source: https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/articles/pioneering-work-of-prof-colker-honoured-with-exhibition-and-journal-publication/

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pan Pan (giant panda)

Created by Edward056686 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 11 past nominations.

Edward056686 (talk) 23:39, 29 August 2026 (UTC).

• This is how all archival research works, where's the hook?? (t · c) buIdhe 02:31, 30 August 2026 (UTC)
  • Is Alt1 more interesting? Edward056686 (talk) 22:32, 30 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: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Alt1 is a better hook (though I've added a link and decapitalised "medieval"). I fixed some of the references in the article which were just bare URLs or needed a bit of filling out. Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 07:02, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Oleksandr Demenko

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• ... that Oleksandr Demenko was wounded in the siege of Mariupol and held captive by Russia for 20 months, and now leads an NGO for Ukrainian LGBTQ soldiers and veterans?

• Source: Ukrainian Review - injury and captivity
  • Mezha - injury, captivity and NGO leadership
  • OpenDemocracy - captivity and NGO leadership

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Goh Kim Leong

Moved to mainspace by Helpful Cat (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Helpful Cat🐈(talk) 13:32, 28 August 2026 (UTC).

• Comments by Tbhotch

General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
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Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: A newly created article that is long enough. A spotcheck confirms the statements. No copyvios detected, Earwig marks 30% but it is a quote. QPQ done. No picture to review, the hook is interesting and sourced. Good to go.

• Non-dyk comment: the source says he was born on September 11, I don't know why this is ommited. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 05:54, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @Tbhotch: Thanks! Since only one source published his birthday, I wasn't sure if including it would be a WP:DOB issue. Maybe I was overly cautious? Helpful Cat🐈‍⬛ 12:32, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
    • The problem would be if multiple sources indicated multiple dates. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 18:26, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
      • @Tbhotch: okay, thanks! I added his birthday. Helpful Cat🐈‍⬛ 23:10, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

Ferdinand Stadler

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• ... that Swiss architect Ferdinand Stadler won first prize in the competition for a Federal Palace in Bern, but the project was awarded to an architect who had not entered the competition?

• Source: Hook verification:

Won first prize: The gta Archiv states: “1850 hatte er sich am nationalen Wettbewerb für das Bundeshaus in Bern beteiligt und gewann den 1. Preis mit einem Entwurf im Rundbogenstil.” This translates as: “In 1850, he entered the national competition for the Federal Palace in Bern and won first prize with a design in the round-arch style.” Source

Project awarded to another architect: The gta Archiv continues: “Nach einer Überarbeitung der Beiträge ging der Auftrag an den Werkmeister Jakob Friedrich Studer...” This translates as: “After the entries were revised, the commission went to the master builder Jakob Friedrich Studer.” Source

Architect had not entered the competition: The Swiss Parliament states that the jury commissioned “den bis dahin kaum bekannten Berner Architekten Friedrich Studer (der nicht an diesem Wettbewerb teilgenommen hatte)” to combine the advantages of the winning projects. This translates as: “the then little-known Bernese architect Friedrich Studer (who had not participated in the competition).” Source

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bai Yun (giant panda)

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 08:09, 28 August 2026 (UTC).

Fine expansion, interesting topic, thank you, HerBauhaus! I like the sources, offline sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. I suggest that you offer his portrait, to give him a position in history. I wonder why you want to say what he did not build, instead of what he achieved. If you want to suggest an alternate hook, please do so below. If you want to stick with the suggested one, perhaps change "won", which in English seems to be used more for lotteries. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:02, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

• Thank you, Gerda Arendt. I think the contrast between being awarded first prize and the commission ultimately going to an architect who had not even entered the competition is the most unusual and engaging fact in the article, so I would prefer to keep that angle. I agree that "was awarded first prize" reads better:

Stadler, c. 1850

ALT0a: ... that Swiss architect Ferdinand Stadler (pictured) was awarded first prize in a Federal Palace competition in Bern, but the project was awarded to an architect who had not even entered?

I have also added his portrait. Please let me know if there is anything else I can address. HerBauhaus · talk 16:47, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! I formatted the image and placed (pictured) into the hook as required. (In the next nomination, you can do that.)

I saw that the German Wikipedia has much more about this person, including a difficult relation to Gottfried Semper, to whom one of Stadler's villas was misattributed. I don't know how much time you would have for him. If little, perhaps just get the buildings from the German list of works over to here that have an article in German, such as Matthäuskirche in Lucerne. If more time, the complete list of selected works. If more time, mention some of those in the prose, with context. If more time: no limits. Consider an image of the Rosau Villa in the gallery, as one of few buildings that survived. None of this is neccessary for DYK.

ALT0a is the nominator's wish. The image is licensed and a good illustration the person and of the period. If it is not taken, at least a year - perhaps of the competition - should be added. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:47, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

2019 Stephen F. Austin vs Duke basketball game

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• ... that Duke University's men's basketball team had their 150-game non-conference winning streak broken by a small team from Texas?

• Source:

• • Reviewed:
  • Comment: First time nominating an article for DYK, might have screwed up the source.

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

AGibberishUsername (talk) 19:05, 28 August 2026 (UTC).

• Not a full review, but the maintenance tag should be fixed for article presentability. Beta Beta Beta - talk 23:50, 28 August 2026 (UTC)

The maitenance tag on the article has been fixed and removed; I forgot to copyedit the article before publishing. I'll probably be doing some more copyediting work on it as I wait for the review. AGibberishUsername (talk) 02:08, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for taking care of the maintenance tag. Reviewing now, the article was created recently enough and is evidently long enough. Sourcing is reliable, the article is neutral, and no copyvios were spotted based on Earwig. Hook verified, is short enough, and interesting. No images, no QPQ required. Well done on your first DYK! Beta Beta Beta - talk 00:26, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

@AGibberishUsername and Beta Beta Beta: as I reviewed this for promotion, I noted that the source and article do not describe Stephen F. Austin College as either being a small college or having a small team. The "small team" doesn't actually make sense, as I assume the team fields the same number of players on the court at any given time. But if it's meant to describe Austin as a small college, that should be reflected in the source and the article. Dclemens1971 (talk) 17:19, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Achilles Schucan

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Achilles Schucan, ca. 1910

• ... that Achilles Schucan was awarded a honorary doctorate for his contributions to the Rhaetian Railway?

• Source: Luzi Schucan (2013-06-20). "Die prägende Hand des Achilles Schucan" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Archived from the original on 2024-11-19. Retrieved 2026-08-27.

• • ALT1: ... that a train of the Rhaetian Railway is named after its first director, Achilles Schucan? -- Source: "Namensgebung Stammnetztriebzüge". Rhaetian Railway. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: My fourth nomination. Would personally prefer ALT0.

Created by CaptainOlimar42 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

CaptainOlimar42 (talk) 21:39, 31 August 2026 (UTC).

• Hello! Achillean here, will review this! Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 12:22, 1 September 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: I think ALT1 would work better as;

ALT1: ... that one of the Rhaetian Railway's trains is named after its first director?

And I think this would be great if it ran with an image! (no issues with the article, approving) Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 12:32, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, and for the suggestion to run with a picture. I have amended the DYK nomination with a picture.

As for the hook, I like your change to the first part of ALT1, but I think it would be better to keep Schucan's name in the hook, as it's quite unusual and in my opinion more interesting than a boldlinked "first director". So would propose the following:

ALT1b: ... that one of the Rhaetian Railway's trains is named after its first director, Achilles Schucan (pictured)?

What do you think? And could you also review the newly included picture, please? --CaptainOlimar42 (talk) 22:12, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

Image and hook both look good to me! Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 22:14, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

Simon Nkoli

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• ... that Simon Nkoli's contributions to the anti-apartheid movement as an openly gay man motivated the movement's leadership to support gay rights?

• Source: Devereaux Evans, Tessa (1 May 2024). "Conflict and Coalition: Securing LGBT Rights in the Face of Hostility". Comparative Political Studies. 57 (6): 1042-1043. doi:10.1177/00104140231193012. ISSN 0010-4140.

• • ALT1: ... that joy was an important aspect of Simon Nkoli's activism? Source: Bhardwaj, Maya (4 May 2023). "Queertopia's New World Order: Simon Nkoli's Legacy in Queer Black Nightlife Spaces in Johannesburg". Gender Questions. 11 (1): 6 doi:10.25159/2412-8457/11787. ISSN 2412-8457.
  • ALT2: ... that South African police told Simon Nkoli that the anti-apartheid movement would never accept him because he was gay? Source: Martin, Yasmina (2 July 2020). "'Now I Am Not Afraid': Simon Nkoli, Queer Utopias and Transnational Solidarity". Journal of Southern African Studies. 46 (4): 7. Bibcode:2020JSAfS..46..673M. doi:10.1080/03057070.2020.1780022.
  • Reviewed:

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

Rainsage (talk) 21:39, 28 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: 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: Done.

Overall: The image appears to have been substantially maniupulated, including replacement of the background. Is an unedited image available? Quoting Querying Questioner (talk) 04:18, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

oh hmm i never noticed that before. the other image in the article is less visually appealing. Rainsage (talk) 05:59, 29 August 2026 (UTC)

ALT0 approved without image. Qubed (talk) 03:51, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

The Sound Pattern of English

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• ... that a French translation of The Sound Pattern of English includes only chapters 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9?

• Source: Koerner & Tajima, 1986. Noam Chomsky: A Personal Bibliography. pp. 39-40. Quote: "Principes de phonologie générative. Paris: Editions du Seuil, 1973, 348 pp. (Transl. into French by Pierre Encrevé.) Note that this is a partial translation only, containing but portions from chapters 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9."

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

Kisseran (talk) 10:56, 29 August 2026 (UTC).

• A fascinating article; thank you for sharing. Article is neutral, suitably referenced, free from copyvio, and meets the length and newness criteria (promoted to GA on the same day as this nomination). QPQ exempt. The hook is succinct, neutral, verifiable, and interesting—here's a partial rephrasing as an alternative, but either is fine:

  ALT0a: ... that a French translation of The Sound Pattern of English includes only five of its nine chapters?

​That being said, I wonder if there might be some other interesting alternatives: like something about the fact that an English-titled book has at least four non-English translations; or something like Kenstowicz's comment in § Reception; or even just one of the authors' observations in § Overview. Let me know your thoughts. – Rhain ☔ ^he
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@Rhain: Thank you for the review! I considered submitting your partial rephrasing at first, but I thought that the chapters being non-contiguous was an interesting part of the fact. I didn't think the number of translations was out of the ordinary, and that it would possibly be prone to WP:ERRORS. Facts in the reception I feared would encounter NPOV problems and in the overview section I feared would be too technical to contextualize within the limits of a hook. Thus I basically got here by method of elimination. I also figured that this hook would be interesting to experts in the field as well. Kisseran (talk) 00:20, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

That all makes sense to me; thanks for taking the time to explain. In that case, with a preference for ALT0, this is good to go! – Rhain ☔ ^he
_him 00:30, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

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Octavian Cotescu

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Cotescu in the 1971 film Puterea și adevărul

• ... that actor Octavian Cotescu (pictured) was serving in the Romanian communist legislature when he appeared in a production of Master and Margarita, alongside his topless wife?

• Source: Dragoș Ghițulete, "'Sunt un actor dependent de regizor'. Interviu cu Marcel Iureș", in Revista 22, Vol. XXIV, Issue 1224, September 2013, p. 10: Nici nu se punea problema să înjuri pe scenă la vremea aia, să arăți sâni goi și femei goale sau bărbați dezbrăcați. Nu exista așa ceva. O singură dată s-a întâmplat, într-un spectacol pe care l-am și văzut, director era Săraru, 'Maestrul și Margareta', în care juca unul dintre rolurile principale meșterul Cotescu, care era și membru supleant în Marea Adunare Națională. [...] Am dat exemplul cu 'Maestrul și Margareta' pentru că a fost unul dintre puținele din acea epocă în care Vali Seciu era destul de dezgolită, vorbesc de bustul ei. Superbă persoană, actriță gigantică. Momentul era superbissim, dar uimirea, dincolo de aia artistică și plăcerea, era și uimirea cum de a lăsat-o, cum s-a întâmplat așa ceva.

• • ALT1: ... that, in 1972, Romanian actor Octavian Cotescu (pictured) appeared in a stage production mocking communist leader Nicolae Ceaușescu, and another one which consolidated Ceaușescu's personality cult? Source: Part one of the hook is about Revizorul ("The Government Inspector"), done by Lucian Pintilie at Bulandra in 1972. Multiple sources attest the date and the fact that it was banned (a quick one is Cora Muntean, "Lucian Pintilie a pierit fără să-și împlinească ultima dorință", in Evenimentul Zilei, 18 May 2018, p. 16: După interzicerea spectacolului cu piesa „Revizorul”, în 1972 (după cea de-a treia reprezentație), Lucian Pintiliea primit un pașaport și a fost îndemnat să plece din țară.). The most precise account as to how it was about Ceaușescu is in Eugenia Vodă, "Cu George Constantin: 'Nu văd de ce ne mințim în continuare'", in România Literară, Issue 17/1990, p. 17: după [filmul lui Pintilie] Reconstituirea, s-a întărit paza artei, s-au înmulţit vizionările, a urmat o stringere foarte serioasă de şurub. A stîrnit realmente panică in conducerea de partid. Ceva mai tîrziu, in Revizorul, Ceauşescu se vedea caracterizat şi ironizat — aşa ne-a povestit Brad, anul trecut. [...] Şi Burghezul gentilom, spectacolul nostru de la Nottara, se referă la persoana lui Ceauşescu. Azi spectacolul nu mai are aceeaşi priză, optica oamenilor s-a schimbat, dar la premieră oamenii săreau pur şi simplu de pe scaune, săreau un sus de bucurie şi de plăcere. După cîteva reprezentaţii, spectacolul a fost oprit. S-a făcut o vizionare cu Tamara Dobrin şi eu public, să vadă cum reacţionează lumea, şi mi-a scos foarte multe lucruri. In seara aia, Brad a făcut gafa să vină la mine în cabină, să-mi explice că Tamara, de fapt, este un om de bine, că vrea binele nostru, şi că nu se poate, ce ne facem dacă se ridică cineva în timpul spectacolului şi strigă „Jos Ceauşescu!“ Atunci eu mi-am ieşit din fire, ne-am certat foarte tare, am răcnit „D-ta ţii cu noi sau ţii cu ei ?“, i-am adus aminte şi de Revizorul, şi de Iona, şi de toate. Şi aşa, a doua zi, Brad ne-a adunat pe toţi şi a încercat să ne explice cum a fost cu Revizorul...
    The second part of the hook is about Puterea și adevărul, which was initially a 1971 film (with multiple sources on its ambiguous content that seemed to favor Ceaușescu's take on communist lore) and then a play. It seems that particularly in the stage version it was more egregiously pro-Ceaușescu (possibly because of the Revizorul thing?). The source is Adrian Cioroianu, "Efectul de ecou. Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu: omul din umbra propriului mit", in Dilema, Vol. IV, Issue 178, June 1996, p. 14: în ianuarie 1973, revista Teatru publică piesa Puterea și Adevărul a lui Titus Popovici, transcripție scenică a filmului omonim. In anul următor, piesa va fi retipărită și în Revista Română, revistă literară de propagandă publicată, pentru exterior, în mai multe limbi de circulație. Piesa, pusă în scenă la Teatrul Bulandra, de către Liviu Ciulei, a fost, unii dintre noi își amintesc, un succes. Nu tocmai pentru calitățile literare, ci pentru că piesa era o reprezentare alegorică a “afacerii” Pătrășcanu”. Constatăm, fără voie, că Pătrășcanu este sortit să fie mai norocos în teatru decît în viața reală. In piesă el se numește Petrescu, este inginer (inginerul, o altă figură mitică a comunismului românesc), este un om luminat, demn, și a fost el însuși închis, adică pedepsit de căre colegii de partid dintre care se individualizează figura lui Pavel Stoian (= Gheorghiu-Dej), fost prim-secretar al comitetului regional de partid. Dar, surpriză! (?). Petrescu (= Pătrășcanu) nu este decît pretextul, pentru că personajul prin excelență pozitiv al piesei, care-l va înlocui în scaunul de prim-secretar pe Stoian cel chinuit de regrete și bolnav de cancer (ca și Dej!), este mai tînărul, mai dinamicul și în orice caz purul Mihai Duma, alias Nicolae Ceaușescu. Aceasta a fost ultima misiune politică a lui Pătrășcanu: de a deveni o cărămidă cu ștaif în soclul cultului Conducătorului. După 1968, recursul la Pătrășcanu devine oarecum firesc; el simbolizează linia națională, sugrumată odată de moscoviți, dar reînviată la timp de către ai noștri, de cei buni.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ante Garmaz; Template:Did you know nominations/Albrecht von Nürnberg

5x expanded by Dahn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 132 past nominations.

Dahn (talk) 07:32, 5 September 2026 (UTC).

Detailed interesting life and work, on plenty of sources, AGF for Romanian and offline sources. I like the original hook better, but think that the image from that production would match better than this other role. This image is licensed, in case a promoter thinks differently. Both hooks are approved. The article has many red links. Perhaps consider to make interlanguage links to Romanian where available, to establish notability (and perhaps drop some of the others). I don't think we need two red links for the same ref author. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:12, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you Gerda! I'm not sure the Master and Margaret photo we have will ever make the cut, as it is black-and-white and from a poorly printed magazine issue published at the height of 1980s cost reductions; if it helps, the photo at least (sort of) matches the ALT, since it shows him in a film version of one of the roles. For obvious reasons, there is no picture of his topless wife (though, believe it or not, I did find one of her, also of poor quality, from the same production, in what looks like the beginning of her getting undressed). To explain a bit about the other stuff: I don't use interwiki links (or not very often) because it's a chore to find where those articles are, to then link to them using that annoying script, and also because there are other quick ways to establish notability (these days, one can just ask Gemini, for instance) -- not to mentioin that it infuriates it me to no end having to come across the bot veeeeeerrrrryyyy slowly removing the interwiki links once the redlinks have been filled. There is a significant number of redlinks, granted; but that's because I'm just getting started on peeling this (frankly unexplainably) rich tradition that Romania has in the field of drama -- and I would rather write a complete article, redlinks and all, than return obsessively to the article to add more context once we "have" the info in the redlinks. It makes much more sense, and wastes less of my time. As for the "two red links to the same author" -- I prioritize the reader's need to find the link in the ref, not the assumption that they're reading all the refs; this means that refs should not count as overlinks. Remember, please: the least editorial assumptions we make for the reader, the better. Dahn (talk) 19:03, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Trisno Sumardjo

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Trisno Sumardjo

• ... that, according to one critic, Trisno Sumardjo (pictured) seemed to have "written with a furrowed brow"?

• Source: Hadi W.M., Abdul (June 1979). "Trisno Sumardjo" (PDF). Horison (in Indonesian). Vol. 14, no. 6. pp. 193–195.

• • ALT1: ... that Trisno Sumardjo (pictured) published seven translations of Shakespeare in five years? Source: Holt, Claire (October 1969). "In Memoriam: Trisno Sumardjo (December 6, 1916 - April 21, 1969)". Indonesia. 8: 213–216. hdl:1813/53471.
  • ALT2: ... that Trisno Sumardjo (pictured) considered art to be the fruit of honesty? Source: Holt, Claire (October 1969). "In Memoriam: Trisno Sumardjo (December 6, 1916 - April 21, 1969)". Indonesia. 8: 213–216. hdl:1813/53471.
  • ALT3: ... that Trisno Sumardjo (pictured) urged Indonesians to be more pessimistic? Source: Hadi W.M., Abdul (June 1979). "Trisno Sumardjo" (PDF). Horison (in Indonesian). Vol. 14, no. 6. pp. 193–195.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Aobazaka46, Template:Did you know nominations/Manami Ōno

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 828 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 19:25, 29 August 2026 (UTC).

• IDK what makes these hooks DYK worthy. why do we care about the person's philosophical beliefs or how they write? Furthermore, it's not unusual for translators to publish a lot of works if that's what they're devoting their attention to... (t · c) buIdhe 01:34, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

• @Buidhe: Because they can provide an aura of unusuality (and by extension bold-link clicking curiosity) expected for DYKINT. Also, not everyone will understand the circumstances that may otherwise dull the unusuality any more than the opposite. I'll review this. ミラP@Miraclepine 14:36, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Ref 7 doesn't say "Sumardjo contributed", just that he "worked for years on BMKN's secretarial and editorial staff". The article says "He led the centre until his death" but attackedattached ref 3 says "Trisno juga dikenal sebagai pendiri Pusat Kesenian Jakar-ta TIM, meskipun pusat kesenian ini terpaksa ditinggalkan sebelum genap ber-usia setahun". Ref 22 doesn't say that Sumardjo was interred after Jassin spoke, just in a ceremony where Jassin spoke. Ref 24 doesn't say literary criticism. For Silhuet, the attached ref and Holt 1969 say 1966?. Two cn tags, perhaps ref 3 might help with fixing them.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Created on nom day, prose 9384 B. Prefer ALT1 over ALT2; not sure ALT0/3 meet DYKINT. @Crisco 1492: Address the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 21:44, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

• For Silhuet, "circa" indicates that the date is not exact, which is the same function as the question mark in the sources. Both ref tags fixed. Indonesia he edited (p. 329, same source). Standard practice is for the dead to be interred after speeches, not before - the whole point is to 'release' the body (but rephrased anyways). Rephrased the other one, though "terpaksa ditinggal sebelum genap berusia setahun" (forced to abandon before a year) implies a stewardship role. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:24, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Crisco 1492: Regarding Silhuet: Just to be clear, I meant in the prose for consistency with the list. The ref 24 issue is still not addressed. Everything else is fine. ミラP@Miraclepine 02:44, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Both fixed now. Sorry, mind is a bit out there - been on the road a lot today (25 kliks walking! But I got some good images for Commons) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:53, 8 September 2026 (UTC)
    • We're good to go. And sorry about misinterpreting ref 3 the first time. ミラP@Miraclepine 15:44, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

Arthur Osver

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• ... that the Museum of Modern Art purchased Arthur Osver's Melancholy of a Rooftop after he solicited them to view his paintings?

• Source: Otten, Liam (April 11, 2019). "A world of visual impressions: New monograph surveys the paintings of Arthur Osver". WashU Magazine. Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 23 August 2026. https://source.washu.edu/2019/04/a-world-of-visual-impressions/

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

AntiImperialPlanetologist talk 03:25, 30 August 2026 (UTC).

• I will take in your nomination as a reviewer. - RTSthestardust (talk) 04:55, 7 September 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: None required.

Overall: RTSthestardust

• @AntiImperialPlanetologist: Congrats! You were close to screwing up on the copyvio check, as the highest is 38.7 (max for meeting standards is 39.9%). Anyways, you are good to go. Your statement is already good for this time. - RTSthestardust (talk) 04:57, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

• @RTSthestardust: Thanks very much for reviewing my submission. I didn't know about the copyvio tool, I'll make sure to use that before submitting future edits. AntiImperialPlanetologist talk 15:34, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

Da Mao and Er Shun

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Da Mao in 2014

• ... that Er Shun was originally thought to be male, but once zoologists discovered her true sex, her female companion was replaced with male Da Mao (pictured)? Source: "Toronto Zoo's mystery of the mistaken male panda". Toronto Star. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2026.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fat Papi
  • Comment: QPQ coming tonight or tomorrow. If anyone has any suggestions for the hook, let me know! :D

Improved to Good Article status by OpalYosutebito (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

- OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 02:31, 30 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: 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: Done.

Overall: Article was promoted to GA on August 29 and then nominated the next day. It's neutrally worded & properly cited. No copyvio issues detected. QPQ done. Hook is interesting and cited, and the fact about Er Shun and Da Mao checks out per the Toronto Star. Image is relevant, used in the article, and licensed under CC 2.0 generic (And, also, very cute... though that's not part of the criteria). Everything looks good to me! — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 21:09, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

Latch Wales

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• ... that a 14 year old from Aberystwyth shaved his head to raise money for Latch Wales in support of his friend with kidney cancer?

• Source: https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/aberystwyth-14-year-old-takes-the-chop-for-fellow-classmate-with-kidney-cancer-932256

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Created by Edlectro28 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Edlectro28 (talk) 20:02, 31 August 2026 (UTC).

• Just a heads up that (a) the 'hook' needs to be rewritten to somehow include the subject i.e. Latch Wales - maybe simply saying "...his head for Latch Wales in support of his..." (b) if you're providing a source, you need to provide a link to it (assuming it's available online) e.g. the URL Sionk (talk) 21:34, 31 August 2026 (UTC)
• Article is new enough (should have been filed for 30 August, date of mainspace, rather than 29 August date of draft, even better) and long enough. I checked every link and the sources aligned with what was written in the article. Earwig only yields matches for quotations and names of organisations. The hook comes from a reliable source. It may not be the kind of thing that you'd find in Ripley's Believe It or Not! but this subject is not exactly a laughing matter. No QPQ needed. Image is public domain photo of public building. Unknown Temptation (talk) 21:21, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

Natsuki Takaya

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• ... that the success of Natsuki Takaya's manga has been credited with "show[ing] how much of a buying force female readers could be"? Source: Comics Worth Reading
  • ALT1: ... that manga artist Natsuki Takaya worked as an executive producer for an anime adaptation of her work? Source: IGN
  • ALT2: ... that Natsuki Takaya requested that the second anime adaptation of her manga series Fruits Basket be done with an entirely different team than the first one? Source: Anime News Network
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hikari Senga

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

Crestfalling (talk/contribs) 23:20, 29 August 2026 (UTC).

• This is pretty generic and common pop culture stuff, do you have any hooks that might be compelling for readers who aren't interested in anime/manga? (t · c) buIdhe 02:21, 30 August 2026 (UTC)
  • Thank you for the feedback. I think ALT0 is reasonably compelling, as it naturally raises two questions: why would the success of a manga have wider-ranging significance, and why female readers in particular? ALT1 and ALT2 are perhaps more specialized, and I added them in just in case a neutral reviewer did find them interesting. Crestfalling (talk/contribs) 02:56, 30 August 2026 (UTC)
• I'll start the review per QPQ! :D - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 03:30, 2 September 2026 (UTC)
  • ALT2 looks the most interesting to me, so I'll review that

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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 16:03, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

Regional Workers' Federation of Chile

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• ... that during a general strike organized by the Regional Workers' Federation of Chile, unions which joined the strike achieved their demands but the one that had started it did not?

• Source: DeShazo, Peter (1983). Urban Workers and Labor Unions in Chile, 1902–1927. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 149. ISBN 0299092208. Many port workers, shoemakers, and factory workers gained conciliatory agreements and returned to their jobs. The railroad strike ended in total failure when the strike leaders were fired and the identification card rule strictly applied. [...] The first strikers in the 1907 walkout were the only ones to obtain benefits, while the reverse proved true in 1913. The government adamantly refused to even consider the basic grievances of the railroad workers, and the other labor organizations, perhaps fearing results similar to those of 1907, did not hold out for solidarity after some of their own demands had been met. [...] [T]he government did not move with exceptional force to break the strike, but rather sought to bring the railroad union to its knees while allowing private employers and their workers a free hand in settling their differences.

• • ALT1: ... that the Regional Workers' Federation of Chile made anarchism into a national force in Chile? Source: Lamb, James G. (2021). The Labor Plan: Labor, the State and the Labor Code in Chile (1973-2018) (PhD). Berkeley: University of California, Berkeley. pp. 83–84. ProQuest 28652536.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Guntur Soekarnoputra; Template:Did you know nominations/Nutmeg (drug)

Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 87 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 22:44, 2 September 2026 (UTC).

• Great job as usual with these articles. Article is in good shape, eligible, no evidence of copyvio, and the QPQs both check out. ALT0 hook is interesting and checks out with the source. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 14:38, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

Siege of Rome (537–538)

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• ... that during the Siege of Rome the Goths portrayed to Rome's citizens the Byzantines as "Greeks" who had previously visited Italy only as "actors" and "thieving sailors"?
• ... that during the Siege of Rome, the Goths portrayed the Byzantines as "Greeks"—who had previously visited Italy only as "actors" and "thieving sailors"—to Rome's citizens?

• Source: Bury, John Bagnell (1958). History of the Later Roman Empire Vol. II p. 183 Witigis sent an officer to make a speech outside the Salarian Gate. This man, whose name was Wacis, reproached the Romans for their treachery to the Goths and for preferring the protection of Greeks, people, he said, who had never visited Italy before except in the capacity of actors or thieving mariners.

• • ALT1: ... that before besieging the city, the Ostrogoths attempted to reproach the citizens of Rome for seeking the protection of the "Greeks"? Source: Bury, John Bagnell (1958). History of the Later Roman Empire Vol. II p. 183 Witigis sent an officer to make a speech outside the Salarian Gate. This man, whose name was Wacis, reproached the Romans for their treachery to the Goths and for preferring the protection of Greeks, people, he said, who had never visited Italy before except in the capacity of actors or thieving mariners.
  • ALT2: ... that according to historian Procopius the Byzantine general Belisarius defended Rome with 5,500 soldiers against an Ostrogothic army of 150,000 during the Siege of Rome? Source: Syvänne, Ilkka (2021). Military History of Late Rome 518–565 pp. 129, 131 Belisarius’s forces were very small, consisting of only about 5,500 regulars15 and his own bodyguards... According to Procopius, the Gothic host consisted of cavalry and infantry and numbered not less than 150,000 men, and most of these consisted of cataphracts (men and horses clad in armour).
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Trubus Sudarsono & Template:Did you know nominations/Fritz Metzger
  • Comment: The article had a DYK on 5 August 2007, which is ok because at least 5 years have passed.

Improved to Good Article status by A.Cython (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 42 past nominations.

A.Cython(talk) 04:55, 30 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:

• Cited: - ALT0 and ALT1 are fine. For ALT2, I could not find 5,500, "five thousand [and] five hundred", or "fifty-five hundred" in the article.

• Added to the article, my bad, I was overexcited finishing turning the battles/sieges of the Gothic War into GAs.
• I remembered the number by Bury (see [source https://archive.org/details/historyoflaterr02buryuoft/historyoflaterr02buryuoft/page/180/mode/2up]; as it appears in other sources). I provided an explanatory note to clarify. We could say approximately 5,000 soldiers.

• Interesting: - I found ALT0 hard to parse; it would benefit from some commas or emdashes. I assume you meant "... that during the Siege of Rome, the Goths portrayed the Byzantines as "Greeks"—who had previously visited Italy only as "actors" and "thieving sailors"—to Rome's citizens?"

• I am happy with your version, which I placed above. A.Cython(talk) 00:23, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

QPQ: Done.

Overall: @A.Cython: Nice work on the GA. However, I had some concerns about the hooks (above).

• @Epicgenius: Thank you. Please let me know I addressed your concerns. A.Cython(talk) 00:23, 2 September 2026 (UTC) Epicgenius (talk) 15:27, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

No problem, thanks for making the fixes. These all look good now. Epicgenius (talk) 02:58, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

Margaret Curphey

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• ... that Margaret Curphey's opera career as an adult was negatively impacted by health issues stemming from a bad playground accident as a child?

• Source: Millington, Barry (May 6, 2024). "Margaret Curphey. Soprano Best Known For Her Performance in the Ring cycle and other Wagner Operas". The Guardian. p. 7, section 02.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Leif Strand
  • Comment: Leif Strand was a multi nom so it counts as 2 QPQ reviews.

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 178 past nominations.

4meter4 (talk) 21:09, 29 August 2026 (UTC).

• I don't understand the DYK factor. Of course poor health is going to hamper someone in their career? (t · c) buIdhe 02:17, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

@Buidhe: I think having a childhood accident on a playground leading to a lifelong health problem as an adult is unusual.4meter4 (talk) 06:05, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 19:17, 1 September 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: Looks good. Nice work. I think an opera career being impacted because of a childhood playground accident is interesting enough. BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:23, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

Cedar Rock State Park

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The Lowell Walter House

• ... that the architect of an Iowa house (pictured) refused to add a railing next to a cliff, saying it "would look like a New York park"? Source: "Glass, Glass and Glass in Spacious Quasqueton Home Being Designed by Architect Frank Lloyd Wright". The Des Moines Register. August 8, 1948. p. 20.
  • ALT1: ... that when his house (pictured) was completed, Iowa businessman Lowell E. Walter sold thousands of tickets to his house to help fund a nearby park? Source: Barnes, Suzanne (July 26, 1995). "Cedar Rock: Wright's complete creation". The Gazette. p. 57.
  • ALT2: ... that the original occupant of an Iowa house (pictured) wrote that living there felt like being in a downtown Des Moines storefront? Source: Barnes, Suzanne (July 26, 1995). "Cedar Rock: Wright's complete creation". The Gazette. p. 57.
  • ALT3: ... that the Lowell E. Walter House (pictured) has a garden in the floor of its living room? Source: "Fabulous House on the Wapsi's Banks". Cedar Rapids Gazette. July 16, 1950. pp. 1, 3.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Norse settlement of North America
  • Comment: Second QPQ: Template:Did you know nominations/Galena Creek Regional Park

5x expanded by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 832 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:38, 1 September 2026 (UTC).

• Approved for ALT3. Massive expansion. QPQs satisfied. Earwig checks out. Great job! NewAccount7295 (talk) 20:38, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

Autistici/Inventati

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• ... that the Trump administration has designated an Italian email provider as a terrorist group?

• Source: Petti, Matthew (27 August 2026). "Rubio Uses Terrorism Law To Ban Secure Email Service". Reason. Retrieved 28 August 2026.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bernard of Valence; Template:Did you know nominations/Royal Khmer Socialist Youth

Created by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 86 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 10:51, 29 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: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: (t · c) buIdhe 01:26, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing this nomination. Based on the editing statistics, the credits should also reflect ~2026-46126-39 as the article creator. I and Boredintheevening helped expand the article as well. — Newslinger talk 07:04, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

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Lego Vidiyo

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Lego Vidiyo app logo

• ... that there was a Lego app similar to TikTok (pictured)?

• Source: Multiple:

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Down the Mine (pilot)

Improved to Good Article status by NewAccount7295 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

NewAccount7295 (talk) 01:34, 30 August 2026 (UTC).

• "similar to TikTok" is very vague—a lot of things could be described that way. (t · c) buIdhe 02:16, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

• @buidhe Examples? NewAccount7295 (talk) 02:24, 30 August 2026 (UTC)
  • It's not a suitable hook. (t · c) buIdhe 02:31, 30 August 2026 (UTC)
    • @buidhe I could extend it to be more precise if that is needed, but I thought the hook was short and to the point. Readers learn the rest by reading the article. Would you mind elaborating a bit more on how you feel it isn't suitable? Here is ALT1: "... that a Lego-themed app had features similar to TikTok (pictured)?" or ALT2: "... that Lego Vidiyo was described as TikTok but for children?" This source can be added as a sixth source for the claim although it isn't in the article yet. The first hook is still my favorite though. NewAccount7295 (talk) 02:46, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

• What an interesting app! Article was promoted to GA on August 30th and nominated on the same day, and is also long enough. No close paraphrasing on Copyvio and everything seems sourced well and neutrally. QPQ done and image is PD shape. As others have pointed out, the initial hook feels very vague. I like all of the ALT suggestions above, but I feel like this would be a great WP:DYKAPRIL hook. How about ALT3: ...that Lego minifigures could dance on their own version of TikTok? or something like that? EvanTech10 (talk, contribs) ⚡ 15:40, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• @EvanTech10 "Can" would need to be replaced with "could". I think we should go with the regular hook though, or at the very least run ALT3 on a regular set, as it works on one. The nomination is basically approved though, right? NewAccount7295 (talk) 15:42, 13 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Yes. EvanTech10 (talk, contribs) ⚡ 15:56, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Ross McDonnell

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• ... that the award-winning film director Ross McDonnell was temporarily jailed by the Taliban?

• Source: J. Blue, Victor (21 December 2023). "Ross McDonnell's Life and Work Were All About Connection". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

• • ALT1: ... that a co-producer on The First Wave later drowned? Source: https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/43rd-Annual-Documentaries-Winners-9-29-22.pdf https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/ross-mcdonnells-life-and-work-were-all-about-connection
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Angry Video Game Nerd, Template:Did you know nominations/James Buchanan

5x expanded by Finnfrog99 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 31 past nominations.

Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 14:50, 31 August 2026 (UTC).

• I will take this review. HerBauhaus · talk 10:04, 2 September 2026 (UTC)
• The article is new and long enough, well sourced and neutral, with no copyvio concern. A few points remain: 1) Source reliability: Cite Unseen flags source 7 (HuffPost) as generally unreliable, so please replace it or remove the Anaheim award claim; 2) Hooks: ALT0 is the stronger hook. "Temporarily" is implied by the source, but not stated explicitly, and the hook reads more strongly without it; "award-winning" should also be sourced in the nomination (source 17 supports it). If ALT1 is retained, its "co-producer" fact needs to be added to the article with a citation; 3) QPQ: 1 review is still outstanding; and 4) Copyedit: a final copyedit would help, including correcting Sweet Justice to Swift Justice. HerBauhaus · talk 11:51, 2 September 2026 (UTC)
  • WP:HUFFPOST is fine, thats an error on CITEUNSEEN. I'd rather both hooks be approved, rather than just one, so the promoter can choose. If its sourced in the article, it doesnt need to also be sourced in the review, thats just a bit of courtesy. Sourced co-producer, fixed sweet justice. When I originally nominated this hook, it only needed one qpq, guess Ill go do another, weird. Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 13:14, 2 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @HerBauhaus: added another qpq Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 14:54, 2 September 2026 (UTC)
    • The sourcing and hook issues are now resolved. On source 7, I agree the citation is acceptable after a closer look: the item is explicitly by indiewire. I’d still note that the Cite Unseen warning was not simply an error. WP:HUFFPOST has mixed treatment, so the flag correctly prompted a closer look. Citation Watchlist also flags it for inspection. Before I approve, could you please give the article a final copyedit? There are still a few obvious typos, for example "one two Emmy Awards" in the lead and "it's neck" in the final section. HerBauhaus · talk 13:45, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
      • (only saw this now)@HerBauhaus: Did one final copyedit, is all good now? Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 15:39, 11 September 2026 (UTC)
        • Made minor copyedits. Issues resolved. HerBauhaus · talk 14:38, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

Army Derby

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First round of the 2026 Gagarin Cup, most recent Army Derby series

• ... that after defeating CSKA Moscow in the Army Derby in a reverse sweep, SKA Saint Petersburg would lose the next seven playoff series against them (2026 series pictured)?

• Source: "СКА - ЦСКА: Почему армейское дерби - самое скандальное и беспощадное в российском хоккее". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). 2019-03-27. for the reverse sweep, "Итоги сезона. СКА: пять разгромов в регулярке и выход на «заколдованный» ЦСКА в плей-офф". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 2026-06-18. for the seven series

• • ALT1: ... that the only reverse sweep in the history of the Kontinental Hockey League happened in the Army Derby in 2015 (2026 rematch pictured)? Source: "Отыграться с 0-3 и проклятие Кубка Континента". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 2024-03-22.
  • ALT2: ... that SKA Saint Petersburg broke CSKA Moscow's perfect season in 1984 and reverse swept them in the Army Derby in 2015 (2026 rematch pictured)? Source: "СКА - ЦСКА: Почему армейское дерби - самое скандальное и беспощадное в российском хоккее". Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). 2019-03-27.
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Created by Шахматист2025 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Шахматист2025 (talk) 22:13, 2 September 2026 (UTC).

• The first line is very interesting. Article length/age good. Nominating this in good faith. Not something you hear in hockey. Ominae (talk) 04:10, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Lobbes Bible

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Inhabited initial from the Lobbes Bible

• ... that the Lobbes Bible (illustration pictured) is one of the earliest medieval books in which the illustrations are consistently related to the narrative of the text? Source: Most easily accessible in Don, p. 3 ("The manuscript has a special importance within the history of medieval book illustration for it is the earliest extant Bible - possibly the earliest manuscript of any sort - in which the imagery is entirely confined to the initials in such a way that the initials as they introduce each book contain a running illustration of the adjoined narrative text. No earlier known Bible uses historiated initiatials so exclusively or so consistently."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lagerstroemia indica 'Lingmeng'

Created by Yakikaki (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 169 past nominations.

Yakikaki (talk) 09:22, 30 August 2026 (UTC).

• @Yakikaki: DYK is currently in backlog mode, so this nomination will require 2 QPQs. Please provide the second link as soon as possible. Z1720 (talk) 03:45, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

• OK, I didn't notice that, but I will of course do so. I'm away travelling until Sunday so it will be hard to do it before then, but I'll make sure to do it on Monday latest. Yakikaki (talk) 05:12, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Z1720: Second QPQ done now: Template:Did you know nominations/Killing of Dot King Yakikaki (talk) 15:20, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

• Article is new enough, long enough and within policy. No copyright violations detected. Hook fact is interesting and verified to the cited source. Both QPQs are done. This hook can be promoted.4meter4 (talk) 10:57, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Killing of Dot King

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• ... that according to etymologist Barry Popik, the term "sugar baby" may have been popularized by the publicity surrounding the killing of Dot King?

• Source: https://barrypopik.com/blog/sugar_daddy

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  • Comment: I'm aware that that the source is a blog, but it is the official blog of an OED contributor with his own Wikipedia page. He also contributes to "the Dictionary of American Regional English, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Yale Book of Quotations and Dictionary of Modern Proverbs." The blog itself is rather well known; it has a WSJ article about it where Popik is referred to as "the restless genius of American etymology."

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

Kaspar Hauser (talk) 02:52, 31 August 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough and within policy as far as I can determine. No QPQ needed, no image. The hook is good and I think it should be acceptable, because the source of the claim is clear (the hook only claims this is Popik's theory) and, and the nominator writes, the source is a respected expert in the field. It should be good to go. Yakikaki (talk) 15:19, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Albrecht von Nürnberg

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Fragment of the Saint Christopher figure

• ... that after the Reformation, a statue of Saint Christopher (fragment pictured) by Albrecht von Nürnberg was stripped of the Christ Child and turned into a Swiss mercenary?

• Source: Original text (Fuhrmann) "Ähnlich verfuhren die Berner mit ihrem kolossalen ‘Christoffel’: 1494 erteilte der Bernische Rat dem Bildhauer Albrecht von Nürnberg den Auftrag [...] Nach der Einführung der Reformation war den Bernern dieser Christophorus so anstößig geworden, daß man 1528 den nicht mehr zeitgemäßen Heiligen umfunktionierte: das Christuskind wurde von der rechten Schulter entfernt, der Riese bekam ein Federbarett aufs Haupt und wurde mit Schwert und Hellebarde ausgerüstet. Aus dem Heiligen war ein schweizerischer Reisläufer geworden [...]" — Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Source

Translation: "The Bernese dealt similarly with their colossal ‘Christoffel’: in 1494 the Bern council commissioned the sculptor Albrecht von Nürnberg to create the figure [...] Following the introduction of the Reformation, this Saint Christopher had become so objectionable to the Bernese that in 1528 the now outdated saint was repurposed: the Christ Child was removed from his right shoulder, the giant was given a feathered cap and equipped with a sword and halberd. The saint had become a Swiss mercenary [...]"

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Chapel of the Apostles

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 14 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 16:26, 30 August 2026 (UTC).

• Looks good to me (as the creator of the original stub), thank you for your extensive work! The blurb should probably link to Reformation in Switzerland. Sandstein 18:52, 31 August 2026 (UTC)
  • Thanks, fixed in the hook and article. HerBauhaus · talk 12:21, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

• Newly expanded, properly written (please consider expanding the lead a bit), hook interesting and verified, no plagiarism can be detected; image is good and properly licensed; QPQ done. Congrats, Dahn (talk) 07:56, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

US Army Small Ships Section

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• ... that ten American solders were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross after ships of the US Army Small Ships Section were attack by Japanese aircraft? Source: Milner, p. 169 "Colonel Carew and Lieutenants Harbert and Peabody were later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, as were the following enlisted men who participated in the rescues: S. Sgt. John R. MacGowan, Sgt. Howard J. Weiss, Cpl. Gordon C. Snyder, Pfc.Donald R. Price, Pvt. Maro P. Johnson, Pvt. Homer McAllister, and Pvt. Cloyd G. Myers. Price, Johnson and McAllister were from the 107th QM Battalion; the others were from Headquarters Company and Companies I and H, 128th Infantry."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Imperial topaz, Template:Did you know nominations/Julien Thoulet

5x expanded by Hawkeye7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 460 past nominations.

Hawkeye7 (discuss) 05:23, 30 August 2026 (UTC).

• I will review this. Thriley (talk) 20:03, 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Article has been 5x expanded. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. The hook is interesting and sourced. QPQs are done. Looks all ready to go. Thriley (talk) 16:15, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

2003 Siberian taiga wildfires

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• ... that the 2003 Siberian taiga wildfires caused bears and tigers to move into populated areas?

• Source: https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/earthview/2003/tp030801.html

" In the Amur area, wild animals such as brown bears, black bears, and tigers are leaving the forests for residential districts to escape from the fire and influence civil life by foraging in city garbage heaps."

• • ALT1: ... that smoke from the 2003 Siberian taiga wildfires reached the midwestern United States? Source: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/hazards/200305
    "Dry conditions in eastern Russia promoted wildfires which spread large plumes of smoke as far away as Canada and the upper Midwest of the United States by the 28th."
  • Reviewed:

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

Wharteva (talk) 15:59, 2 September 2026 (UTC).

• Good work with this! No QPQ needed, and the article is in decent enough shape without evidence of copyvio. The first hook is interesting and checks out with the source; we're all good to go. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 14:23, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

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Sam Obisanya

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• ... that Sam Obisanya was originally written as a Ghanaian character in Ted Lasso, but was changed to Nigerian after Toheeb Jimoh was cast in the role?

• Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ted-lasso-casting-process-changed-213000280.html

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  • Comment: Newly created article. The proposed hook is supported by the source.

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

Afro 📢Talk! 06:25, 3 September 2026 (UTC).

I'll review this Gb321 (talk) 04:23, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

First, I think the DYK can be worded better, something like

• ALT 1 ... that Sam Obisanya from Ted Lasso was originally written as Ghanaian, but the character was changed to Nigerian after Toheeb Jimoh was cast in the role?

Second, the review:

Length	Newness	Cited hook	Interest	Sources	Neutrality	Plagiarism/paraphrase
✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Everything in the checklist is met. Hook is cited and interesting. Article is neutral, long enough, and new enough based on the date the DYK was submitted. Copyvio maxes at 8.3%. However, despite all this, I do not think the article can be passed as is, for three reasons:

1) The repeated (fictional) superscripts are unlike anything I have ever seen on Wikipedia. Is there a reason for doing all this? Can these be removed (the article is about a fictional character on fictional TV show, isn't it obvious that everything is fictional)? I do not think I can approve this article for the front page with all of them there.

2) I added a banner to the character biography section and even if the article is long enough for DYK as is, I do not think it can be passed with a banner like this. Regardless, I think the banner belongs until the issues it calls out are addressed.

3) I started a discussion in the talk page about the accolades subsection. The DYK can probably be passed with this issue unresolved, but I think it needs to at least be discussed.

@Afrowriter the additions look good! More than enough to remove the banner. Some of the (fictional) superscripts remain however, those get removed and this article passes its dyk review Gb321 (talk) 17:53, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

@Gb321 Removed done Afro 📢Talk! 22:44, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

@Afrowriter very nice article edits; I am ready to approve this DYK. However, before I do so, I would like your thoughts on ALT1, which I think has better wording. Between the two, I'd like to approve that one. Gb321 (talk) 05:26, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

@Gb321 Thanks. You can go ahead with your prefered choice am fine with it. Afro 📢Talk! 00:34, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

for ALT1 Gb321 (talk) 15:40, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Lidia Doce

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• ... that Lidia Doce offered to get Che a puppy?

• Source: Che's own words: Guevara, Che. "Retratos de revolucionarios: Lidia y Clodomira". Pasajes de la guerra revolucionaria [Passages from the revolutionary war]. p. 289. ISBN 9789590104008. Ella conocia cómo me gustaban los cachorros y siempre estuvo prometiéndome traer uno de La Habana sin poder cumplir su promesa.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Joe Hill's ashes

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

— Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 05:38, 5 September 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this soon per QPQ! :D - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 00:32, 7 September 2026 (UTC)
• New enough, long enough, no issues regarding prose, and no issues regarding neutrality. Hook is interesting and in the article. Although I suggest that maybe, instead of "Che" put "Che Guevara" to make it more interesting nonetheless, it is up to the DYK admins. QPQ is done. GTG. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:28, 11 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @OpalYosutebito: Oops, I only noticed your comment when I clicked publish. Sorry. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:29, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Bert Matter

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Organ in the Walburgiskerk

• ... that Bert Matter, organist at the Walburgiskerk in Zutphen (pictured) for 33 years, composed minimal music? Source: several
  • Reviewed: List of operas based on the Andromeda myth, Ferdinand Stadler
  • Comment: I'll try to make an article about the church, for a link or even double nom.

Created by Ymblanter (talk) and Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 2188 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:26, 7 September 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: A fine hook. I've a two minor queries: the article presently has only reference 1 and his offical website noting "minimal music". Is it possible to include at least one more reference? Also, is it following the 5x criteria? Thanks. MSincccc (talk) 16:21, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for looking. This was an emergency nomination not to miss the deadline, - I'll check for more refs, perhaps tomorrow. The article was created on 31 August, - I don't know what you mean by 5x. Before turning to him, I want to improve Geles Cabrera, again with a deadline. -- (forgot to sign yesterday)

I added another obit, please check, MSincccc. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:54, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

Ymblanter created a short church article. I think the original name provides more insight in where this may be. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:09, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

I added a CD review which also supports minimal music. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:22, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

The Dekker dissertation offers much more detail about his youth. Would you accept it as a ref for such things that he learned in personal interviews? - Different question: do you still question that this was new enough? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:52, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

I added a bold link to the church for a double nom, expanded 5 September. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:43, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt Apologies for the delayed response. Everything's fine with the hook, but could you please clarify which DYK criteria is this nomination following?

This revision shows that the article was created by Ymblanter on 31 August 2024. Thanks, MSincccc (talk) 18:29, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

I said above that the article was created on 31 August, no? The Matter article. The church article was created later, and 5* expanded since 5 September. I don't know if you want to review that one as well or leave it to a different reviewer. I'd like a double nom to picture the church, - it's not just some church ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:47, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Gerda Arendt Fine to proceed then. I'll take a look at the church article, even if I might not review it. Good luck. MSincccc (talk) 03:48, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. The church article will still grow, hopefully tomorrow. Travel and music today. ..Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:50, 11 September 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: A review of the second (Walburgiskerk) bold link article only (and its compliant intersection with this double dyk hook), the first (Bert Matter) having been reviewed above; the whole double dyk hook should now be good to go, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 09:27, 30 September 2026 (UTC) Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 09:27, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Per your talk, I reviewed Template:Did you know nominations/Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve. Thank you for looking into this. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:07, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Women's fencing

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• ... that the most well known 17th century female fencer, Julie d'Aubigny, fenced 3 noblemen in the same evening after kissing the lady they were courting?

• Source: "Maupin, d'Aubigny (c. 1670–1707) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2026-08-24.

• • Reviewed: [[]]

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

Olivia Swanson (talk) 19:00, 31 August 2026 (UTC).

• The page Women's fencing should be linked in the nomination. Some of the information on the page is unsourced and some of the references may not be reliable (such as Encyclopedia Britannica and LeonPaul.com). I don't think Encyclopedia.com is a reliable source for the hook, are there better sources you can find? Edward056686 (talk) 20:12, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing out the lack of link for Women's fencing, here is a corrected version:

• ... that the most well-known 17th-century female fencer, Julie d'Aubigny, fenced three noblemen in the same evening after kissing the lady they were courting?

Having looked through the article again, I'm unsure what unreferenced content you meant, as it seems to me that almost every sentence has an inline citation, but if you can point out what you mean, I'll be happy to find a reference.

As to Encyclopedia Britannica and Leon Paul, the former is an extremely rigorous academic source which is written by experts and has been cited on wikipedia many times. The latter is also mainly written by established fencing experts and fencers, and so is also a reliable source for fencing matters.

The source from encyclopedia.com was written by Dr David S. Newhall, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, who is more than qualified to speak on the topic, and I am not sure why you would consider him unreliable, aside from the fact that encylopedia.com is also thoroughly vetted and checked. If you are still unsatisfied with encylopedia.com however, this book or two websites can substitue it:

https://archive.org/details/lamaupin1670170700leta/page/90/mode/2up?q=trois (p.91)

https://interlude.hk/lesbian-diva-swordswoman-julie-daubigny-aka-mademoiselle-maupin/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/julie-daubigny. Olivia Swanson (talk) 21:43, 31 August 2026 (UTC)

At the time of my review, there were five separate paragraphs that ended without a citation. I see that you edited those before you replied here, so I don’t know why you said “I'm unsure what unreferenced content you meant”.

An article about history should not cite sources like Encyclopedia.com, Encyclopedia Britannica, or AllThatsInteresting. These websites are sometimes of poor quality when it comes to historical topics, even though they have editors. There are many books, reliable journals, and magazines that could be used. The bibliography in the article currently looks better than the inline references.

The book cited for the hook looks fine, thank you for finding that. The only other problem with the hook is that the source should be the same in the nomination and in the article.

Next, I’ll do a spot check of the sources in the article and that should conclude this review. Edward056686 (talk) 16:25, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

My addition of citations was a day or two later, as I only realised you were correct after having responded to you.

I understand what you mean about Encylopedia.com and Encylopedia Britannica, and I have just now either replaced or added alternative citations for where those sources are used.

I am not familiar with the bibliography of the article as I did not write it myself, but I could not find a source in it that was relevant to the hook.

I have added the book citation to the article now.

Let me know if there's anything else I need to do! Olivia Swanson (talk) 15:29, 05 September 2026 (UTC)

Sorry it took me so long to do a spot check but it looks great, and your recent expansions really improved the page. You should consider making it a Good Article if you have the time. The hook is interesting and cited. No apparent copyright violations and the page had been expanded 5x by the time of the nomination. Edward056686 (talk) 16:37, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

Walden (play)

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• ... that playgoers at the US premiere of Walden were given bug spray?

• Source: "There are a lot of parking places. If you can’t walk the quarter mile to the stage area, you can request transport. A container of bug spray is placed under each seat. The playbill is printed on a cardboard fan in case it gets sweaty out there."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Iau

Moved to mainspace by BrechtBro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

—BrechtBro (talk) 00:38, 5 September 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: New enough, long enough, Earwig score of 14.5% because of a bit of direct quoting. I'm a fan of the hook, but I would just remove the hyphen in "play-goers"; the Wiktionary only recognizes "playgoers". P.S nice to see someone else who signs in Comic Sans :) Procrastineur (talk) 13:02, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

• Ah, very correct, it should not be hyphenated. Thanks.—BrechtBro (talk) 16:01, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

George Leonard Huxley

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• ... that although George Leonard Huxley was leading academic initiatives and civil rights efforts in Ireland in the 1960s and 1970s, he did not become a citizen of Ireland until 2018?
• ALT1: ... that when classical archaeologist George Leonard Huxley was buried in England, one of his friends brought soil from Greece to place in his grave?

• Source: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/ancient-classics/news/obituary-professor-george-huxley

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Women's fencing

Created by Edward056686 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

Edward056686 (talk) 20:39, 31 August 2026 (UTC).

• I will review this. Thriley (talk) 16:51, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

Article created 31 August. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. The hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. All set. Thriley (talk) 21:50, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

Nutmeg (drug)

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• ... that nutmeg, commonly used as a spice in cooking, can produce hallucinogenic effects in higher amounts?

• Source: refs 1 and 3 in article

• • ALT1: ... that Malcolm X once remarked that nutmeg "had the kick of three or four reefers"? Source: ref 2 in article
  • ALT2: ... that due to nutmeg being used as a drug by some prisoners, availability of the spice in prison kitchens was restricted? Source: refs 1, 2, 3, 10, and 38 in article
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Grisons automobile ban
  • Comment: On phone and in school so I didn't have much time on my hands to create these hooks. Again, article not written by me.

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

Beta Beta Beta - talk 19:19, 2 September 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: Article was created on 31 August 2026 and is 1,937 words (13,818 characters) in length. It is fully-sourced, neutrally worded and presented, and free from plagiarism (per Earwig results). The hooks are all cited and interesting in their own ways, my preference being to ALT1 or ALT2. QPQ is done. Approved. Grnrchst (talk) 22:56, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

Bonaparte Lake

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Looking north over Bonaparte Lake towards Canada

• ... that the Bonaparte Lake region (pictured) was likened to WWI no mans land in 1939?

• Source: Spokane Daily Chronicle "Hunter surplus ends deer hunt" - "...was as dangerous as the no man's land between France's Maginot line and Germany's Siegfried line..."

• • ALT1: ... that the fen at Bonaparte Lake (pictured) preserves ash from the eruption which formed Crater Lake caldera? Source: Mack, Rutter, & Valastro 1979 "The Mount Mazama eruption at ca. 6700 yr B.P. is recorded as two stratigraphically separate and petrographically distinct tephra units at Bonaparte Meadows."
  • ALT2: ... that small leads were banned from Bonaparte Lake (pictured) due to mating loons? Source: Landers, R. (2007). "First things first: Let's get the rules straight". The Spokesman-Review. "Small lead sinkers will be restricted for use on four lakes to help prevent lead poisoning in loons. it will be illegal for anglers to use lead sinkers one half ounce or less while fishing in ...Bonaparte Lake"
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ctenobethylus goepperti Template:Did you know nominations/Middle Fork Snoqualmie River

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 394 past nominations.

Kevmin § 03:57, 1 September 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:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - ALT0, in addition to having a minor grammatical error (should be "was likened to a [World War I] no man's land"), is kind of misleading - the reason it's described like that is because there were so many hunters, not because of the lake itself. ALT1 is okay in terms of factuality, but the article mentions one Crater Lake (not "lakes"), so I reworded it.

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice work. Approving ALT1 and ALT2. Epicgenius (talk) 15:17, 1 September 2026 (UTC)

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Jadwiga Szmidt

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• ... that physicist Jadwiga Szmidt (pictured) nearly died of gas suffocation when she opened a container when working in Ernest Rutherford’s laboratory at the University of Manchester?

• Source: https://doi.org/10.1119/1.17687

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Jane Kekulani Fayerweather

Created by MumphingSquirrel (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.

MumphingSquirrel (talk) 09:06, 7 September 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this. ミラP@Miraclepine 02:49, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Some cn and fv tags.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - Found two close paraphrasing: "Under Rutherford, she conducted research into radioactivity. On the basis of this research, she published two papers in the Philosophical Magazine" = "She worked there on radioactivity, and the results of the research were two publications in J. Philos." -> Maybe change to "She published two papers in the Philosophical Magazine on the basis of radioactivity research conducted under Rutherford". Another one is "She organised the students’ activities in the radiological laboratories[failed verification], supervised the experiments and taught courses on radioactivity. At the same time, she took a research interest in X-ray technology and developed filters for the monochromatic X-ray effect." = "She conducted the students' activities in the Laboratory of Experimental Physics there, supervised the students' practice, and delivered lectures on radioactivity. She was particularly interested in x-ray physics, and she used to prepare special filters for the monochromatic x-ray effect."

Hook eligibility:

• Cited: - While the hook says it was a box, the ref says it was a "container" but Rutherford lab note cited by piekniejszastronanauki.pl says it was a "bottle". This should also be reflected by the article.
• Interesting:

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed: -
• Used in article:
• Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Created six days before nom, prose size 4996 B. The hook is also verified by the piekniejszastronanauki.pl ref: "The circumstances of the accident that nearly killed the researcher are described by a Rutherford laboratory employee: […] the accident occurred when [Szmidt] was alone in the laboratory trying to open a sealed bottle of a toxic gas – sulfur dioxide. The escaping gas almost suffocated her, and she was very lucky to survive." (translated from Polish). @MumphingSquirrel: Address the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 15:53, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

Will address these points over the next few days, thanks for your attention to detail. MumphingSquirrel (talk) 07:48, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

@MumphingSquirrel: It's been two weeks, and there are still three fv tags left. Given the backlog (doesn't help it came back shortly after it was deactivated), try completing this as soon as you can. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:35, 25 September 2026 (UTC)

@MumphingSquirrel: I see the citation issues are fixed, but (almost forgot) the close paraphrasing and hook issue have not. ミラP@Miraclepine 18:05, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: Apologies for the delay, loads of family health issues and an unexpected hospital trip for me in past few weeks. Hope the changes are now done. I have also added a photo to the template which has been added to Commons since nomination was made.MumphingSquirrel (talk) 18:23, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

@MumphingSquirrel: almost all of your changes check out, I fixed the remainder (since it doesn't remove too much to warrant another reviewer), and we're finally good to go. I'm also approving the new ALT0 given the fix was made, and "container" is more broader than "bottle". I don't think we need the image tho, since I'm not sure if this image was published before the PD cutoff for the US. ミラP@Miraclepine 18:51, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Owen Bruce Slee

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• ... that Australian radio astronomer Bruce Slee's observations helped disprove Fred Hoyle's steady-state theory of the universe?

• Source: https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2016/08/22/radio-astronomy-pioneer-dies-at-92/1316249

• • ALT1: ... that Bruce Slee discovered solar radio emission while serving as a radar sergeant near Darwin during the Second World War, before he had any formal training in astronomy? Source: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/publications-of-the-astronomical-society-of-australia/article/from-the-solar-corona-to-clusters-of-galaxies-the-radio-astronomy-of-bruce-slee/E08111B7FB57F3E366D45265DD7DE9A6
  • ALT2: ... that the International Astronomical Union named a minor planet after radio astronomer Bruce Slee just before his death in 2016? Source: https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2016/08/22/radio-astronomy-pioneer-dies-at-92/1316249
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Created by SnowyRiver28 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

SnowyRiver28 (talk) 01:26, 1 September 2026 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - see below
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
• Other problems: - see below

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: There are 4 citation needed tags in the article. If the personal life is sourced, I suggest merging the "death section" with the personal life section per MOS:OVERSECTION. 27% on earwig, might be a false positive. ALT2 is, I think, the most interesting. QPQ is not needed. Courtesy ping to @SnowyRiver28: Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 05:32, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for your review Miminity. I've condensed the sections and removed unsourced content. SnowyRiver28 (talk) 05:46, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

adding an approval mark as it appears that Miminity's feedback has been addressed. I've checked Earwig and it appears the 27% figure is primarily down to proper nouns. TarnishedPath^talk 02:14, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Favre-Leuba

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• ... that Favre-Leuba was the first Swiss watchmaking company to enter India?

• Source: "A Swiss Watchmaker With Deep Ties to India Is Back From the Dead — Again". The Business of Fashion. Bloomberg News. 2024-03-28. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 2026-08-30.

D'Souza, Ornella (19 July 2023). "A History Of Favre Leuba: The Growth And Resilience Of The World's Second Oldest Watchmaker". Ethos Watches. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/James Joyce's erotic letters to Nora Barnacle, Template:Did you know nominations/Todoroki Hajime
• Comment: QPQ coming within the next week (done)

Improved to Good Article status by OpalYosutebito (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 20 past nominations.

- OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 16:52, 5 September 2026 (UTC).

Comment: you need to do two QPQ since it’s in backlog mode. Thepharoah17 (talk) 17:32, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

I'll select another one tonight - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 20:47, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

@Thepharoah17: I finished the QPQs - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 15:32, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

ok am I allowed to review this if I did the GA review for the article? Thepharoah17 (talk) 18:18, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

@Thepharoah17: Unfortunately no. Wikipedia:Did you know/Reviewer instructions: You are not allowed to approve your own hook or article,[a] nor may you review an article if it's a recently listed good article that you either nominated or reviewed for GA (though you can still nominate it for DYK).. Epicgenius (talk) 19:50, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

• Full review needed. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 20:43, 25 September 2026 (UTC)
  • I'll take it from here!

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: I have just one additional thing to mention: you could also make note of Favre-Leuba's status as an Indian company (Ethos Ltd.)'s subsidiary! This is just a suggestion, though, and you do not need to. Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 21:52, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

• I have a potential ALT hook suggestion:
  ALT1: ... that Favre-Leuba, the first Swiss watchmaking company to enter India, was later acquired by an Indian watch company from 2011 to 2023, and repurchased by a subsidiary of another in 2024?

Source: "A Swiss Watchmaker With Deep Ties to India Is Back From the Dead — Again". The Business of Fashion. Bloomberg News. 2024-03-28. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 2026-08-30.

D'Souza, Ornella (19 July 2023). "A History Of Favre Leuba: The Growth And Resilience Of The World's Second Oldest Watchmaker". Ethos Watches. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

"Titan acquires Swiss brand Favre Leuba". Hindu Businessline. 16 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022. (As for the purchase/acquisition by Titan Company.)

(As for the 2023 sale of Favre-Leuba by Titan Company.)

"Historic watchmaker Favre-Leuba brought back for a third life - WATCHPRO USA". 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025. (As for the purchase/acquisition by Silvercity Brands, a subsidiary of Indian watch retailer Ethos Ltd.)

Unsurprising  📝 🗣️💬 👥 22:15, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Estanis Condori

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• ... that peasant leader Estanis Condori organized a cabildo to replace a subprefect who forced local authorities to work on his fincas?

• Source: Gonzales 2013, pp. 295–296.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1945 Liechtenstein general election and Template:Did you know nominations/Max Waldo Bishop

Created by Krisgabwoosh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 53 past nominations.

Krisgabwoosh (talk) 19:08, 1 September 2026 (UTC).

• @Krisgabwoosh: Please provide two QPQs as soon as possible, or this may be closed as incomplete. Z1720 (talk) 03:46, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Hello, I will try to submit a QPQ by 7 September. Thank you for your patience. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 04:00, 6 September 2026 (UTC)
    • Ok, I have added the two QPQs. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 22:37, 7 September 2026 (UTC)
• New enough, certainly long enough, and very well-written. It is very nicely developed article, a pleasure to see! The sources seem serious as far as I can determine, two QPQs have been done and there is no image. The hook is properly supported to a Spanish-language source, but I have to admit I don't find it particularly captivating. I understand the thought behind it, but I don't think it will pull many readers in. If you don't speak Spanish, or click on the links and read up, the hook isn't really comprehensible. Hopefully the nominator can come up with an alternative? Yakikaki (talk) 15:07, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

• Thank you for the review! Fair point that non-Spanish speakers might find difficulty with the hook; I hadn't considered that. How about:

ALT01: ... that Estanis Condori began taking part in peasant leadership during intermediate school and led his town's trade union before age 20? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 05:58, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

I think that's a very nice alternative hook, thanks for providing it. It is also supported by inline citations to what seems to me to be reliable sources. So the article should be ready to go for DYK. Nice work! Yakikaki (talk) 19:54, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

Sharbel Maroun

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• ... that sharbel Maroun does not capitalize his given name out of respect for Sharbel Makhlouf?

• Source: https://www.acimena.com/news/9245/mn-alolayat-almthd-al-sorya-mtran-marony-gdyd-labrshy-dmshk

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pritha Sen, Template:Did you know nominations/Ti Jean

Created by Darth Stabro (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 69 past nominations.

~Darth Stabro^{Talk • Contribs} 19:58, 10 September 2026 (UTC).

• Will review this. Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 15:49, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

• Article is new enough, long enough, cited to reliable sources, and is presentable (Earwig is okay. The phrases highlighted are mostly proper names, so they can't be rewritten). The hook is cited to a reliable source, interesting, and is short. Two QPQ reviews were conducted (as the nominator has more than 20 past noms). All good! Icepinner (Come to Hakurei Shrine!) 16:12, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

P.S. 109

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P.S. 109

• ... that 53,000 people applied to live in a former New York City school (pictured)? Source: Agovino, Theresa (October 6, 2014). "A home for creativity: Shuttered East Harlem school converts to a living and working space for artists as a hedge against gentrification". Crain's New York Business. Vol. 30, no. 40. p. 33.
  • ALT1: ... that at New York City's P.S. 109 (pictured), 53,000 people applied to live in 90 apartments? Source: ... that 53,000 people applied to live in a former New York City school (pictured)?
  • ALT2: ... that New York City's P.S. 109 (pictured) was built to replace a school in a tobacco factory? Source: "A New School Building". The New York Times. March 30, 1901. p. 9.
  • ALT3: ... that a New York City school (pictured), once abandoned and nearly demolished, later became apartments? Source: Kilgannon, Corey (April 4, 1999). "Neighborhood Report: East Harlem; Ornate Old School Is Stripped of Gothic Details". The New York Times
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates
  • Comment: Second QPQ: Project Panama

Moved to mainspace by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 833 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 19:38, 8 September 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:

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 was moved to mainspace on September 1 and nominated on September 8. It's neutrally written and fully cited. 2 QPQs were completed. I vote for hook ALT0; it's interesting and supported by two sources. The image is clear enough, used in the article, and correctly licensed (CC 3.0)... though personally I wish there was an more visually interesting one to use? But it's still compliant, in any case. Looks good to go! — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 06:31, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

@Chao Garden: Thanks for the review. Unfortunately, there are only two images of this school on Commons, neither of which show the actual details. I may head up there later this year to take photos. Epicgenius (talk) 18:03, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Mary Jane Kekulani Fayerweather

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Mary Jane Kekulani Fayerweather

• ... that Mary Jane Kekulani Fayerweather (pictured) composed a mele honoring Hawaiians fighting in World War I, including her cousin George Healii Kahea Beckley?

• Source: Paradise of the Pacific, 1931, p. 29
  • “The Favorite Sons of Hawaii (Na Kamalei o Hawaii) A Chant Dedicated to George Hea-lii Kahea Beckley, and the men of Hawaii in the World War.”

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/1938 deportation of Jews from Slovakia; Template:Did you know nominations/Honolulu Volcanics

5x expanded by KAVEBEAR (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 203 past nominations.

KAVEBEAR (talk) 05:12, 7 September 2026 (UTC).

General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough:
• Other problems:

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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Interesting article and interesting hook. No copyvio MumphingSquirrel (talk) 08:53, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

William Henry Haines

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Haines' St. Mark's Square with the Doge's Palace and the Campanile

• ... that paintings of Venice by William Henry Haines (example pictured) were passed off as the work of old Italian masters like Canaletto?

• Source: "He is also known to have painted views of Venice in the manner of Canaletto and Guardi, which were passed off as originals." p.57; also quoted in

• • ALT1: ... that William Henry Haines exhibited 108 paintings (example pictured) at the Society of British Artists? Source: Contemporary count: p.104; full count:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mansfield Crisis and Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Heurtley House

Created by RabidTuberculosis (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 23 past nominations.

RabidTuberculosis (talk) 21:03, 3 September 2026 (UTC).

• New, nicely written (citations for the same basic facts in the infobox, the lead, and the body of text are a bit over the top -- I would think they suffice in the body, but okay), no plagiarism, image good, QPQs done; image properly sourced and good to use. As for the hooks: the ALT is a no-go, since it is based on an inferrence from primary sources (which can be done in the article, but it is too much for a DYK hook); it is also absolutely bland, as we have no idea how many one what expected to exhibit (as much as I understand the point of the time it must've taken to paint those, it is not a point appearing as such in the sources). The original hook is nice and interesting, but it technically introduces a personal judgment, which is that Canaletto was more famous than Haines; this may appear common-sense, but the sources apparently make no such claim -- they simply state that he was being sold as a Canaletto. Consider altering "more famous Italian artists" to "old Venetian masters" or "classical Italian artists" or any other such unobjectionable phrasing. Dahn (talk) 08:57, 5 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @Dahn: Appreciate the review! I’ve modified ALT0 to “old Italian masters”. RabidTuberculosis (talk) 16:57, 5 September 2026 (UTC)
• Approving for original hook, thanking my colleague RabidTuberculosis for his excellence in editing! Dahn (talk) 17:11, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

Yun Zi

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Yun Zi as a cub at the San Diego Zoo (2009)

• ... that instead of kibble, the San Diego Zoo made a special bread for Yun Zi (pictured) in order to prepare him for his time in China? Source: "Giant panda leaves San Diego for new life in China". Yahoo News. Associated Press. January 11, 2014.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Natsuki Takaya
  • Comment: I'm open to any potential rewordings or gramar edits. QPQ coming sometime this week!

Improved to Good Article status by OpalYosutebito (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

- OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 03:30, 2 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. The hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks good. Thriley (talk) 15:52, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

Mykhailo Volynets

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• ... that Ukrainian trade unionist Mykhailo Volynets was inspired to organise miners after supporting the 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike?

• Source: Brown, Tony; Davies, Jordan (26 February 2024). "Ukraine war: Welsh miners in country to repay 1984 help". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Michel Soutter
  • Comment: Created as part of the WikiProject Organised Labour 2026 Online Campaign.

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

Mupper-san (talk) 13:06, 3 September 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: Article was created on 1 September 2026 and is 1,755 words (11,545 characters) in length. It is fully sourced and free from plagiarism (per Earwig results). The hook is cited and interesting. QPQ is done. I did have some concerns about neutrality in places, but I think it's all balanced well enough, the allegations given are properly attributed and cite reliable sources. It might be worth another pass from the author, but I don't see any major issues. Grnrchst (talk) 09:09, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

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Andreas von Velven

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• ... that Andreas von Velven resigned as Master of the Livonian Order after being accused of catering to Lthuanian interests?

• Source: https://leidykla.vda.lt/Files/_TheLithuanianMillenium_2015_per.pdf "After dissatisfaction had arisen among the brothers, an ally of Mindaugas, Andreas

von Stirland, lost his position with the result that the king lost his tool of policy

in Livonia and could not withstand pressure." pp 50

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ramon Borrego
  • Comment: Will fulfil QPQ soon QPQ fufilled

Moved to mainspace by Knightoftheswords281 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

— Knightoftheswords(talk) 20:41, 9 September 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:
• Interesting: - Hook is not very interesting

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Moved to mainspace on September 2 and nominated 6 days later. Article is long enough, cited, and neutrally written. QPQ is done. @Knightoftheswords281: I don't think the hook is very interesting. What about a hook about him offering to be baptized, as a bribe? — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 21:02, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

• • @Chao Garden: How about Alt1: ... that Andreas von Velven, Master of the Livonian Order, was bribed out of invading Lithuania via gifts and a baptism offer by their leader Mindaugas? Might be too wordy, but I would like to know your thoughts. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 23:20, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Knightoftheswords281: Thank you, I like this direction more, but is it necessary to mention the Livonian Order? If not, I wonder if it would be shortened & rephrased a little: ALT1b ... that Mindaugas bribed Andreas von Velven out of invading Lithuania by promising to get baptized as a Catholic? — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 00:15, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Chao Garden: yeah, that can work. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 00:38, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Knightoftheswords281: Could you help me verify the hook with a quote, or point me to the page in the source where the fact appears? There are 3 sources tagged for that paragraph (WP:DYKHFC says to add a citation to the sentence where the hook appears) — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 02:01, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Chao Garden:, here's a specific English source: https://web.archive.org/web/20070523045154/http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/mg/nr/2003/07/7mlk.html (Mindaugas assessed the newly emerged threats: the northern Livonian front was about to be renewed soon... In such conditions, Mindaugas acted like a true Merovingian; he bribed the magister Andrius Štirland, his most intelligent and dangerous enemy. He promised to double the payment if Tautvila was killed. The Lithuanian Merovingian was not mistaken, he found common ground with Andrius Štirland, who offered Mindaugas another option: to be baptized and ask the Pope to recognize the baptism). I've added it into the article; the other source is in German. — Knightoftheswords(talk) 04:26, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

@Knightoftheswords281: That source is in Lithuanian (a magazine, right?), but I can see the translation matches what you quoted. WP:DYKHFC mentions that there needs to be a citation directly on the sentence that contains the hook (this helps the promoter check the sourcing).

But I can see the hook citation & everything else is in order, so I'll approve for ALT1b — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 06:26, 24 September 2026 (UTC)

Raging River

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Raging River

• ... that during floods, the Raging River (pictured) can reach flow rates over 300 times its summer average?

• Source: Bunn, Jeremy (2019). Raging River Channel Migration Study. pp 23-24 your.kingcounty.gov/dnrp/library/water-and-land/flooding/CMZs/raging-river/2019-raging-river-cmz-study-wmaps.pdf

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Candidatus Magnetoglobus multicellularis Template:Did you know nominations/Regional Workers' Federation of Chile

5x expanded by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 165 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 14:38, 3 September 2026 (UTC).

• Starting review--Kevmin § 17:04, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @Kevmin: Any update on this? Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 17:13, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@Generalissima: My apologies, was taken away from Wiki by life. Im working on it now.--Kevmin § 17:38, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

Article expansion new enough and long enough. Article is well cited and neutrally written. I see the data from the hook source in the source and the article, but I don't see the 300 times in either. I assume we are going with it being a CALC situation between the 10-20 and the 6000+ numbers, but I suspect we should have the 300 times wording in the article along with a sentence more explicitly calling it out.--Kevmin § 17:57, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@Generalissima: for visibility--Kevmin § 15:59, 14 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Kevmin: Ty for the ping! Fixed. Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:07, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Generalissima: No worries, don't forget the ref placement at the end of the hook sentence. Then we should be good.--Kevmin § 16:26, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Kevmin: oops. Fixed now! Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 16:28, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

• Article expansion new enough and long enough. Article is well cited and neutrally written. no policy issues identified in the article, hook now in article with citation, hook fact is basic CALC, and follows citation. Images are main page complaint. We are good to go.--Kevmin § 16:48, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

Ellen Wille

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• ... that in front of João Havelange and Sepp Blatter, a science teacher is the first woman to speak at a FIFA Congress?

• Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce9gz57dlr3o

• • ALT1: ... that Ellen Wille asked Sepp Blatter to promote women's association football? Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce9gz57dlr3o
  • ALT2: ... that Ellen Wille is the first woman to speak at a FIFA Congress? Source: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14660970.2025.2603767
  • Reviewed:
  • Note: Article was moved out of draftspace on 2 September

Created by Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

AlphaBetaDeltaLambda(αβδλ)^talk 22:05, 8 September 2026 (UTC).

• General eligibility:
• New enough:
• Long enough:
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Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing:
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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
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Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Alt 2 is okay but I suggest this hook: Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 00:54, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

• ALT 3: … that a science teacher is the first woman to speak at a FIFA Congress?

@Alpha Beta Delta Lambda:. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 00:54, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@Miminity: Yeah, agree that ALT 3 is the most interesting and concise. AlphaBetaDeltaLambda(αβδλ)^talk 09:08, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

GTG. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 09:12, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

Dolors Prat

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• ... that every year, people walk from Ripoll to Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste in tribute to Dolors Prat?

• Source: Espílez Murciano, Felipe (7 November 2021). "Dolores Prat Coll "La pequeña Montseny"". Encima de la Niebla (in Spanish). ISSN 2695-5245. Todos los años, desde 1996, un grupo de personas hace el recorrido a pie entre Ripoll y Prats de Molló en homenaje a Dolores Prat. [Every year since 1996, a group of people has made the journey on foot between Ripoll and Prats de Molló in tribute to Dolores Prat.]

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Qizheng Siyu; Template:Did you know nominations/Alison Green

Created by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 90 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 12:58, 9 September 2026 (UTC).

• Checks out. I am fluent in Spanish and can read the source, which does verify the info given. Article is sufficiently new and sourced. Ten Pound Hammer (they/them) • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 06:48, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

2026 Jaffna Kings season

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• ... that hours before the opening match of the 2026 Jaffna Kings season, former Indian U-19 cricketer and franchise co-owner Manjot Kalra was arrested in Colombo over match-fixing allegations?

• Source: The Hindu

• • Reviewed:

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

Ravana^TALK 12:40, 8 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. The hook is interesting and sourced. Since the legal case does not appear to be settled, I am unsure if a hook naming and linking the co-owner is appropriate for the front page.

Offering ALT1: ... that hours before the opening match of the 2026 Jaffna Kings season, the franchise co-owner was arrested in Colombo over match-fixing allegations? Thriley (talk) 18:33, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Jesús Menéndez Larrondo

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Jesús Menéndez

• ... that after Jesús Menéndez (pictured) was unanimously reelected to lead the Cuban sugar workers' union in 1947, the government declared the election illegal and seized his offices?

• Source: NYT: "The offices of the Federation of Sugar Workers, headed by a Communist, Jesus Menendez, were taken over by the police today... The Ministry of Labor recently ruled that Communist officials of the federation had been illegally elected" And in A History of Organized Labor in Cuba by Robert Alexander: "Jesus was unanimously reelected secretary general... Police seized FNTA offices..." (page 115)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Da Mao and Er Shun

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

— Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 22:55, 5 September 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:

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 was created on 2 September 2026 and is 1,774 words (11,217 characters) in length. It is fully-sourced, neutral and free from plagiarism (per Earwig results). The hook is cited and interesting, although I think there might be more interesting potential hooks within this article (e.g. the government holding a separate "official" congress, the stuff about his assassination and revenge, etc.). The public domain status of the image isn't 100% clear. QPQ is done. Recommend nailing down the details about the photograph and adding an alt hook or two. Feel free to ping me when these are done. Grnrchst (talk) 09:24, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

• Thank you for the review! Good point about the picture. It was published widely in Cuban newspapers after his assassination, so I'll add that info to the image today. Also, I'll think of some alt hooks as well & post those soon. — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 14:05, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

@Grnrchst: I've updated the image on Commons to include description and links to editions of Noticias de Hoy (daily Cuban newspaper) that published this photograph at least twice on the front cover in 1948. Also, here are some alt hooks below. I tried to think of a way to include Che in there somehow, but I struggled with the wording.

• ALT1 ... that the army officer who assassinated Jesús Menéndez (pictured) was later caught and executed by Cuban rebels after he tried to sneak away from a battle, dressed as a civilian? (supported by: )
• ALT2 ... that Jesús Menéndez (pictured) was unanimously reelected to lead the sugar union, but the government held their own "official" congress to elect an anti-communist instead? (same source as ALT0 above)

I like ALT1 the most. What do you think? — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 15:45, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Issue with photograph's PD rationale has been clarified. Approve all hooks, with no strong preference as to which. --Grnrchst (talk) 16:04, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Miguel de Jesús Cházaro Basañez

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• ... that Mexican botanist Miguel de Jesús Cházaro Basañez discovered 21 new plant species despite never owning a car?

• Source: "Cházaro’s accomplishments are all the more striking because they were carried out under the same hardships that affect most botanists and biologists in Mexico: low salaries and no funding for projects or equipment.

“Miguel made all those discoveries without a car of his own,” his friend (and frequent supplier of transportation) Roy Sánchez told me. “He simply couldn’t afford one. And I know for a fact that his university only allotted him 5,000 pesos a year for field trips — and not a centavo for expenses like gasoline.”" Mexico News Daily

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Richard Ten Broeck, Template:Did you know nominations/Beauty and the Beast (Kanye West song)

Created by Thriley (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 225 past nominations.

Thriley (talk) 21:10, 8 September 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: Looks good, I appreciate particularly the redlinks for the species. I made some improvements, please make sure that they are agreeable. Abductive (reasoning) 00:37, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

@Abductive: Offering up another hook that might be more interesting. Botanists before the age of the auto discovered plenty of plants.

ALT1: that botanist Miguel de Jesús Cházaro Basañez impressed a noted botanist who was visiting Mexico by identifying all the plants that he pointed at by scientific name? Thriley (talk) 00:35, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

Kinda long. How about something like "went from field guide to prolific published botanist"? BTW according to POWO he is an author for 23 accepted species plus 4 that have since been synonymized. Abductive (reasoning) 14:36, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

Nicolas Gessner

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• ... that Swiss director Nicolas Gessner first departed from comedy with a psychological thriller starring Anthony Perkins and Charles Bronson?

• Source: Verification: “Erstmals wandte sich Gessner mit diesem hinterhältig-spannenden Psychothriller nach einem Roman von Jacques Robert vom Gebiet der Komödie ab. Hitchcocks «Psycho»-Star Anthony Perkins und «Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod»-Superstar Charles Bronson geben ein fesselndes Schauspielerduell.”

Source: Schweizer Fernsehen

Translation: “For the first time, Gessner departed from comedy with this suspenseful psychological thriller based on a novel by Jacques Robert. Psycho star Anthony Perkins and Once Upon a Time in the West star Charles Bronson give a compelling acting duel.”

• • ALT1: ... that Jodie Foster walked off the set when Swiss director Nicolas Gessner called for a nude scene? Source: Verification: "Even as a child Foster displayed a striking self-possession: when she was 12 she walked off the set of the psychological thriller The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane when its director, Nicolas Gessner, called for a nude scene."

Source: The Irish Times

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ross McDonnell

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 12:46, 2 September 2026 (UTC).

• @HerBauhaus: ALT1 is a good hook. However, I would recommend expanding the article before promotion. In particular, the article would benefit from a fuller account of Gessner's career and a complete filmography, rather than the current short list of selected films. If the intention is to retain a "Selected filmography" section, it should be explicitly described as such; alternatively, the section could be replaced with a complete, sourced filmography covering his feature films and television productions. Pratyk321 (talk) 06:23, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @Pratyk321: Thanks for the review. The section is already titled "Selected filmography" and introduced as a selection, and the article gives a sourced overview of Gessner's career. Could you clarify which specific DYK criterion you think requires further expansion before promotion? HerBauhaus · talk 07:24, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
    • @HerBauhaus: Sure, Please review DYKGuidelines. Also, when executed DYKcheck the following results were returned "Article has not been created or expanded 5x or promoted to Good Article within the past 10 days (5644 days)". The suggestions I made were intended only as recommendations for expanding the article sufficiently to meet the 5× expansion requirement and potentially qualify for DYK. Pratyk321 (talk) 05:46, 4 September 2026 (UTC)
      • @Pratyk321: The nomination is based on a recent 5× expansion. Before the 1 September expansion, the article had 67 words of readable prose, afterwards it had 408 words. This is about a 6× expansion. I nominated it on 2 September, so it is both long enough and timely enough under the DYK criterion. DYKcheck is not always reliable for assessing expansion eligibility. In this case it also incorrectly says, "Assuming article is at 5x now, expansion began 65 edits ago on March 22, 2011." Could you please reassess the nomination against the pre-expansion version? HerBauhaus · talk 06:42, 4 September 2026 (UTC)
        • I'm good with the article

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: Pratyk321 (talk) 18:38, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

James Joyce's erotic letters to Nora Barnacle

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• ... that the pornographic magazine Hustler reviewed some of James Joyce's love letters?

• Source: not unexpectedly, reviews of letters describing inch-by-inch Joyce's "wild beast like craving for every inch" of Nora's body, "for every secret and shameful part of it, for every odour and act of it" (SI 181), found their way into Screw and Hustler James Job: The Critical Reception of Joyce's Letters Richard F. Peterson, Alan M. Cohn. James Joyce Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 4, Letters Issue (Summer, 1982), page 436

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Spider pulsar Template:Did you know nominations/2003 Siberian taiga wildfires

Moved to mainspace by Generalissima (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 164 past nominations.

Generalissima (talk) (it/she) 14:24, 3 September 2026 (UTC).

• I'll take the review per QPQ! - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 20:47, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

General eligibility:

• New enough:
• Long enough: - NA

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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good to me! :D - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 00:05, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

She Knows Too Much

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• ... that the Mac Miller collaboration "She Knows Too Much" shows humor and playfulness in contrast to Thundercat's usually heavy themes?

• Source:

• • ALT1: ... that the Thundercat and Mac Miller song "She Knows Too Much" is accompanied by a music video presenting different animated mediums? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ah Boys to Men (2nd nomination)

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

RTSthestardust (talk) 06:44, 6 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article is neutral, suitably referenced, free from copyvio, and meets the length and newness criteria (promoted to GA within seven days of this nomination). The hooks are succinct, neutral, verifiable, and interesting enough (I also would have considered some about Miller's estate or even just the posthumous release, but these are good)—ALT1 is definitely my pick, though I'd consider slightly rephrasing:

  ALT1a: ... that the music video for Thundercat and Mac Miller's "She Knows Too Much" consists of several animated mediums?

QPQ is done. This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ ^he
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Great! Just to confirm that I personally prefer ALT1. - RTSthestardust (talk) 23:37, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

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Tiberiu Iliescu

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Iliescu, c. 1968

• ... that a 1982 anthology referred to the Romanian writer Tiberiu Iliescu (pictured) as still "honing [his] craft"—four years after Iliescu had died, aged seventy-one?

• Source: Șerban Cioculescu, "Breviar. Poeți olteni", in România Literară, Issue 10/1983, p. 7: [În prefață], autorii Antologiei ne lămuresc că au avut în vedere criteriul valorii, alegînd exclusiv pe poeţii consacraţi şi selectînd cele mai bune poezii ale lor, iar pe ceilalţi, „în curs de afirmare“, înregistrîndu-i la sfîrşitul cărţii. Nu-i voi şicana asupra principiului, dar aplicarea lui mi se pare discutabilă. Un singur exemplu: printre aceştia văd numele lui Tiberiu Iliescu, nu de mult decedat, în vîrstă de peste 70 de ani, reprezentant statornic al poeziei de avangardă. Alţi defuncţi, cu un profil literar precizat, ca de pildă C. Pajură (C. Papacostea) şi Coca Farago, sînt printre cei pe care nu-i prea mai vedem „în curs de afirmare“. (I took the liberty of using "honing their craft" for "în curs de afirmare", which might not be the most literal version, but it is closest to the English idiomatic form.) Cioculescu notes the exact date of publication in a footnote to this review, clarifying that it is, indeed, a 1982 book. As you may note, he does not mention Iliescu's exact year of death or age at the time of death, but the dates of his births and deaths can be found for instance in Durnea, p. 231.

• • ALT1: ... that Romanian writer Tiberiu Iliescu (pictured), who established a modernist magazine in provincial Craiova, recalled of its appeal: "I would drop 7 copies at the bookstore, and returned to find 11"? Source: "Teatrul Național din Craiova", in Fapta, 21 April 1945, p. 2: Intrebându-l pe Profesorul Tiberiu Iliescu ce face dacă spectatorul craiovean nu primește cum trebue lucrarea lui Claudel, ne-a răspuns: 'Voi persista până când se vor obișnuì craiovenii și cu lucruri bune'. La mirarea noastră, a răspuns: 'Nu credeți, poate, dar nu uitați că de ani de zile scot revista Meridian, care deabia azi începe să fie citită și apreciată. Inainte lăsam 7 numere la librarie și găseam 11.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Matt Larkin; Template:Did you know nominations/William Henry Haines

Created by Dahn (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 133 past nominations.

Dahn (talk) 09:53, 5 September 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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Created on 2 September and submitted to DYK three days later. No copyright issues, Earwig's Copyvio Detector gives 0%. Picture looks good enough for its kind and it has appropriate licences. Hooks are mentioned and cited. They are interesting, though I prefer the ALT1. Nice work. A.Cython(talk) 22:30, 5 September 2026 (UTC) A.Cython(talk) 22:30, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

Zombie (Fela Kuti song)

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• ... that Fela Kuti played "Zombie" on his saxophone from the roof of his compound as 1,000 Nigerian soldiers surrounded it before attacking?

• Source 1: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/12/nx-s1-5712289/how-nigerian-musician-fela-kuti-used-music-as-a-weapon-against-dictatorship

• Source 2: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zombie/id1835735529?i=1000736393290

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

WidgetKid ^Converse 21:10, 4 September 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: None required.

Overall: New enough, long enough, low Earwig score. As a casual Fela fan I really dig the hook, pretty metal stuff. Part of me fears it's apocryphal but I'll trust these NPR guys' word. Procrastineur (talk) 21:16, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

Burndy Library

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• ... that Bern Dibner began collecting what would become the Burndy Library after a list of Leonardo da Vinci's achievements left him doubting that one man could have known so much?

• Source: I. Bernard Cohen, "Inside The Burndy Library", American Heritage's Invention & Technology 1(2), Fall 1985. Quote: "Dibner, a practical man and a successful inventor, asked himself whether Leonardo could really have been so far ahead of his time as to grasp mechanical principles that would not become part of common engineering practice for another several hundred years. […] Skeptical but fascinated, Dibner began to collect and to read all the books he could find on Leonardo."

• • ALT1: ... that the Burndy Library collected the classics of science only up to 1900 because its founder believed that most of the basic theories of physical science were formulated by then? Source: Page 13. David R. Watkins, "The Burndy Library and Its Founder", Octavo 4 (Society of Bibliophiles at Brandeis University, Spring 1973). Quote: "The collection is constantly growing. 1900 was chosen as the terminal date for collecting the classics of science since most of the basic theories in physical science were formulated by then. However, Dr. Dibner has interpreted this date generously and has made exceptions where necessary. For instance, he has acknowledged the great developments of nuclear science and the exploration of space, the former by collections of treatises, correspondence, and books by and relating to Einstein, Bohr, Fermi, Planck, and Rutherford."
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Improved to Good Article status by ABehjat (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ABehjat (talk) 17:37, 2 September 2026 (UTC).

• I will review. Thriley (talk) 22:10, 3 September 2026 (UTC)

Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. The hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQ is not needed. The link on citation number 4, "Watkins, David R. (Spring 1973)", does not currently link to anything. Once that is fixed this will be ready. Thriley (talk) 21:22, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

Yeah, the LCCN was provided from Internet Archives, but it didn't settle. I removed the LCCN and used the Internet Archive link instead so you can visit the content directly. Let me know if that's better. It's on page 13, first paragraph of that page. Thank you for your review! - ABehjat (talk) 22:37, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

All set. Thriley (talk) 19:21, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

I shortened the first hook so it would be under 200 characters. Thriley (talk) 19:24, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

Looks good to me. Thank you, @Thriley! - ABehjat (talk) 20:04, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

James Buchanan

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James Buchanan

• ... that James Buchanan (pictured) helped open talks over buying Alaska by spreading a rumor that Mormons planned to emigrate to Russian Alaska?

• Source: John M. Belohlavek, "In Defense of Doughface Diplomacy: A Reevaluation of Foreign Policy of James Buchanan", in James Buchanan and the Coming of the Civil War, ed. by John W. Quist and Michael J. Birkner, (2013), pp. 124

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Begged (song)

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

SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 12:28, 2 September 2026 (UTC).

• I will review this! Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 13:30, 2 September 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: Add image. I added a better source needed tag to one source, but the GA review should've snuffed out any potential issues. Great work on a vital article! Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 14:23, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

Hopefully File:James Buchanan (cropped).jpg can be used, Finnfrog99, and I appreciate the quick review! SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 14:35, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

I've taken the liberty of formatting the suggested image. (For posterity, I discussed this with SNUGGUMS and Ktkvtsh at User talk:Launchballer/archive/2026/1801-1900#Potential DYK nomination, and while I maintain my suggested hook will get more views, the suggested ALT here is absolutely fine.)--Launchballer 20:41, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

Even though I still am not convinced anything on presidential rankings would intrigue viewers much compared to things the man himself actually did, I will say thanks for implementing the image. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 20:56, 2 September 2026 (UTC)

Nicolas Gessner

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• ... that Swiss director Nicolas Gessner first departed from comedy with a psychological thriller starring Anthony Perkins and Charles Bronson?

• Source: Verification: “Erstmals wandte sich Gessner mit diesem hinterhältig-spannenden Psychothriller nach einem Roman von Jacques Robert vom Gebiet der Komödie ab. Hitchcocks «Psycho»-Star Anthony Perkins und «Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod»-Superstar Charles Bronson geben ein fesselndes Schauspielerduell.”

Source: Schweizer Fernsehen

Translation: “For the first time, Gessner departed from comedy with this suspenseful psychological thriller based on a novel by Jacques Robert. Psycho star Anthony Perkins and Once Upon a Time in the West star Charles Bronson give a compelling acting duel.”

• • ALT1: ... that Jodie Foster walked off the set when Swiss director Nicolas Gessner called for a nude scene? Source: Verification: "Even as a child Foster displayed a striking self-possession: when she was 12 she walked off the set of the psychological thriller The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane when its director, Nicolas Gessner, called for a nude scene."

Source: The Irish Times

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ross McDonnell

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 15 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 12:46, 2 September 2026 (UTC).

• @HerBauhaus: ALT1 is a good hook. However, I would recommend expanding the article before promotion. In particular, the article would benefit from a fuller account of Gessner's career and a complete filmography, rather than the current short list of selected films. If the intention is to retain a "Selected filmography" section, it should be explicitly described as such; alternatively, the section could be replaced with a complete, sourced filmography covering his feature films and television productions. Pratyk321 (talk) 06:23, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @Pratyk321: Thanks for the review. The section is already titled "Selected filmography" and introduced as a selection, and the article gives a sourced overview of Gessner's career. Could you clarify which specific DYK criterion you think requires further expansion before promotion? HerBauhaus · talk 07:24, 3 September 2026 (UTC)
    • @HerBauhaus: Sure, Please review DYKGuidelines. Also, when executed DYKcheck the following results were returned "Article has not been created or expanded 5x or promoted to Good Article within the past 10 days (5644 days)". The suggestions I made were intended only as recommendations for expanding the article sufficiently to meet the 5× expansion requirement and potentially qualify for DYK. Pratyk321 (talk) 05:46, 4 September 2026 (UTC)
      • @Pratyk321: The nomination is based on a recent 5× expansion. Before the 1 September expansion, the article had 67 words of readable prose, afterwards it had 408 words. This is about a 6× expansion. I nominated it on 2 September, so it is both long enough and timely enough under the DYK criterion. DYKcheck is not always reliable for assessing expansion eligibility. In this case it also incorrectly says, "Assuming article is at 5x now, expansion began 65 edits ago on March 22, 2011." Could you please reassess the nomination against the pre-expansion version? HerBauhaus · talk 06:42, 4 September 2026 (UTC)
        • I'm good with the article

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: Pratyk321 (talk) 18:38, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

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Julia Hermosilla

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• ... that Julia Hermosilla attempted to assassinate Francisco Franco twice?

• Source: Imanol (22 May 2020). "La paradoja de ser antimilitarista y combatir en tres guerras". El Salto (in Spanish). [A]ctuó como pasadora por la zona guipuzcoana a la vez que tomó parte en dos de los intentos de atentado contra Franco que se desarrollaron en San Sebastián. [[S]he acted as a guide across the Gipuzkoa region while also participating in two of the assassination attempts against Franco that took place in San Sebastián.]

• • ALT1: ... that Julia Hermosilla participated in two attempts to assassinate Francisco Franco? Source: Same as ALT0.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Majdi Harasis; Template:Did you know nominations/Lucy Daniels (writer, born 1934)

Created by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 91 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 14:41, 10 September 2026 (UTC).

• Very interesting article & hook. I'll review this afternoon! — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 20:10, 11 September 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: Article was created on September 3 and nominated on September 10. It's neutrally worded and fully cited. No copyvio issues detected. 2 QPQs are done. The hooks are interesting and cited; I prefer the first one ALT0 because it's more concisely worded. — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 04:49, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

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Rossini in Wildbad

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Rossini, sculture in Wildbad

• ... that Rossini in Wildbad is an annual festival of bel canto opera held at the spa Bad Wildbad, where Gioachino Rossini stayed in 1856 (depicted)? Source:
  • Reviewed: Octavian Cotescu, Eweka I
  • Comment: The spa made Rossini compose again! I just don't know how to say that concisely. It's also unusual that an Italian composer who has lived in Paris for decades found that small place in Germany.

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 2189 past nominations.

Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:54, 10 September 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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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 sourced, neutral, and meets the fivefold expansion requirement. I'm saying "maybe" to try to get the Rossini returning to composition fact to work... maybe something like "...that the annual bel canto opera festival Rossini in Wildbad is held at a spa where an aging Gioachino Rossini decided to take up composing again after decades?" Kaspar Hauser (talk) 05:45, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for looking and thinking, but that's too strong, - all we know is that the music he composed thereafter was written on paper bought in Germany. Also: the article is about the festival, not the composer. I find interesting that a little German town runs a Rossini festival ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:54, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Cool Kaspar Hauser (talk) 20:14, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

1962 Genghis Khan controversy

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Monument to Genghis Khan, Dadal

• ... that during the 1962 Genghis Khan controversy, Mongolia's general secretary ordered that a monument (pictured) to the Mongol emperor be demolished, but it survived?

• Source: Boldbaatar, J. (2010) [1999]. "The Eight-hundredth Anniversary of Chinggis Khan: The Revival and Suppression of Mongolian National Consciousness". In Sneath, David; Kaplonski, Christopher (eds.). The History of Mongolia. Folkestone: Global Oriental. pp. 1019–1027. ISBN 978-1-9052-4636-6. ...Tsedenbal ordered the monument to be torn down. But the local administrator—Adiya—prevaricated, claiming that destroying the monument might also damage the nearby guest house. As a result, the monument remained unscathed.

• • ALT1: ... that using astrology, Buddhist monks divined the "precise" date and time of Genghis Khan's birth before a controversial celebration of its 800th anniversary? Source: Shimamura, Ippei (2022). "The Legacy of the Mongol Empire in Mongolia". In May, Timothy; Hope, Michael (eds.). The Mongol World. Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge. pp. 973–988. ISBN 978-1-3151-6517-2. ... Mongolian scholars had to face the fact that they did not know the precise date of Chinggis Khan's birthday because it was not recorded in the historical sources. Therefore, historians decided the date by Buddhist divination. They asked astrologer-monks at the Gandan Monastery, which survived religious repression. Based on the advice of the monks, the Institute of History of MAS fixed the "precise" date of Chinggis Khan's birth at 6:00 a.m. on May 31, 1162.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Riches of Embarrassment and Template:Did you know nominations/The Television

Created by AirshipJungleman29 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 120 past nominations.

~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 14:28, 11 September 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this. Thriley (talk) 16:31, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. QPQs are done. The hooks are interesting and sourced. Image is good. Great work! Thriley (talk) 18:45, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Rider Tavern

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• ... that the Rider Tavern had the only roof garden in New England outside of Boston in the 19th century?

• Source: Gushue, Harold A. Jr. (1995-10-04). "Original 'barred' room is open to the public". Worcester Telegram & Gazette (South, Rt. 9 West ed.). p. B1.

• • ALT1: ... that Eli Wheelock built the Rider Tavern in order to sell more liquor from his distillery? Source: Perkins Cutler, Charlene (2005-12-31). "Rider Tavern makes fine architectural statement". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Archived from the original on 2026-08-19.
  • ALT2: ... that Eli Wheelock couldn't finish construction of the Rider Tavern because he died, possibly from falling off of its roof? Source: Hultgren, William O. A Bicentennial History of the Rider Tavern 1797-1997. Excerpts available at https://charltonhistoricalsociety.com/rider-tavern.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Paul E Niemeyer
  • Comment: Articles from the Worcester Telegram & Gazette are available through ProQuest in The Wikipedia Library, which is where I looked them up myself.

5x expanded by PeterCooperJr (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 8 past nominations.

PeterCooperJr (talk) 23:48, 11 September 2026 (UTC).

• Reviewing. —Kusma (talk) 12:45, 12 September 2026 (UTC)
• Just about new enough 5x expansion, appears generally policy compliant. I do not like the sourcing for ALT0 (uniqueness claims and superlatives need better sources than a local newspaper). I liked ALT1 when I first read it but it is a stretch to go from the source's "I suppose a retail outlet was a logical progression" to stating in wikivoice that this was the original reason for Wheelock, who was already an innkeeper, to build another tavern. ALT3 is a bit bland (it is fine once the reader is emotionally invested in the story, but not as a hook to draw you in). I would expect the Lafayette visit or being a major stop on stagecoach journeys could supply further hooks; do you think you can come up with something about one of these? (If I suggest something, it would need another reviewer to sign off). —Kusma (talk) 13:04, 12 September 2026 (UTC)
  • @Kusma: Thank you very much for the prompt review. As you might have been able to tell, I was definitely struggling to come up with good hooks for the article. Upon further reflection here, I agree that ALT0 probably isn't the best way to go. For ALT1, maybe a better source would be the 2023 Charlton Villager article (currently reference 7) which includes "originally meant to serve as an outlet for products from a local distillery". But yeah, it might be a stretch for it to be phrased as the main reason for the construction. Maybe add a "partly", like
    ALT1a: ... that Eli Wheelock built the Rider Tavern partly in order to sell more liquor from his distillery?
    For ALT2 (assuming that's what you meant), it feels like somehow the legend of him dying by falling off the roof of the structure he was making should be able to be something interesting. Better source than the one listed above might be the 2020 Telegram article (currently reference 10) that says "During construction Wheelock died, and legend attributes his death to injuries sustained in a fall from the roof." Maybe we can kind of combine ALT1 & ALT2?
    ALT3: ... that Eli Wheelock started to build the Rider Tavern partly in order to sell more liquor, but legend says he died during the process by falling off the roof?
    Definitely the Lafayette visit is mentioned as a highlight in all the coverage of the Tavern, but I wasn't sure how to make an interesting hook out of it for someone not already vested in learning about it. But I'll give it a shot.
    ALT4: ... that during the Marquis de Lafayette's 1824 US tour, he stopped at the Rider Tavern and reviewed the local militia troops?
    ALT5: ... that the Rider Tavern hosted a celebration for Marquis de Lafayette during his 1824 US tour?
    —PeterCooperJr (talk) 14:02, 12 September 2026 (UTC)
• The new source for ALT1a is a bit better (the paper attributes the claim to a known expert, but I think it can go without attribution) even if the place seems quite fancy for something just used to sell some liquor. I can accept ALT1a, ALT4 and ALT5 (4 is better than 5 in my view but I leave this to the promoter); I think ALT3 would require further copyediting ("died during the process" reads a bit odd). —Kusma (talk) 15:20, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

Aracelio Iglesias

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Aracelio Iglesias

• ... that this Cuban labor leader (pictured) was called "the Red Czar of the port of Havana"?

• Source: See:

1. "Incluso, se le llegó a calificar de 'Zar rojo del Puerto' en una campaña propagandística que fue desatada contra él." Meitin, Enrique A. (October 23, 1998). "El Zar Rojo del Puerto de la Habana" [The Red Czar of the Port of Havana]. Bohemia (in Spanish). p. 67. ISSN 0864-0777 – via Digital Library of the Caribbean.
2. "... repiten a diario para atacar a las organizaciones sindicales- y acusaban a Aracelio Iglesias de ser 'el zar rojo del puerto de la Habana'". Fernandez R., Carlos (October 16, 1959). "El aniverario de Aracelio Iglesias" [The Anniversary of Aracelio Iglesias]. Noticias de Hoy (in Spanish). p. 3. OCLC 20821345 – via Digital Library of the Caribbean.

• • ALT1: ... that Aracelio Iglesias (pictured) was called "the Red Czar of the port of Havana"? Source: (same sources as above)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/P.S. 109

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

— Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 06:37, 9 September 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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Sourced, meets length and newness requirements. Hook is interesting. Article is neutral. Looks good! Kaspar Hauser (talk) 05:56, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Lucy Daniels (writer, born 1934)

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• ... that Lucy Daniels self-published her memoir with a personal estimate of $150,000? Source: As a result, Daniels decided to invest her own money in the book. She is helping to pay for printing, distribution, marketing and touring. By the time the bills are added up, Daniels estimates she will have spent $150,000.
  • ALT0a: ... that Lucy Daniels paid for her self-published memoir's printing, distribution, and promotion, with a personal estimate of $150,000? Source: ALT0 + ALT0c
  • ALT0b: ... that Lucy Daniels paid for her self-published memoir's printing, distribution, and promotion? Source: ALT0 + ALT0c
  • ALT0c: ... that Lucy Daniels self-published her memoir due to creative differences with mainstream publishers? Source: The publication of "With a Woman's Voice" has been unusual by book-industry standards. The book is, Daniels' literary agent says, "a very moving document," but when it was offered to mainstream publishers, all of them declined. Editors said they wanted a different story: one that was lighter on the psychoanalysis, and more focused on the behind-closed-doors trauma of her childhood. But Daniels refused. She wanted to tell the story her way, even if it meant footing some of the cost of publication. As a result, Daniels decided to invest her own money in the book. She is helping to pay for printing, distribution, marketing and touring.
  • ALT1: ... that Lucy Daniels wrote and completed her debut novel while being treated a psychiatric hospital? Source: While still in a psychiatric facility, Daniels completed her first novel, "Caleb, My Son," which was published in 1956. + Later, she started to write and completed her first novel “Caleb, My Son,” published in 1956.
  • ALT2: ... that despite her experience, novelist Lucy Daniels was passed over as his father's successor due to Southern misogyny? Source: Jonathan Daniels looked to his nephew, Derick, to succeed him, because he had no sons of his own. And in the South in the 1950s and 1960s, girls didn't succeed their fathers no matter how talented. Lucy Daniels Inman, for example, was intensely interested in the family newspaper business, but she left when, despite her Guggenheim fellowship and proven talent, she couldn't rise above radio and television writer at The News and Observer.
  • ALT3: ... that Lucy Daniels started a non-profit and early education institution with profits made from a newspaper's sale? Source: in 1990, The News & Observer borrowed $126 million to buy out the shares held by 16 family members. Lucy Daniels knew what she wanted to do with her windfall. She created the Lucy Daniels Foundation with a $4 million endowment, then funded the construction of a spacious facility in a high-end Cary office park with a separate $1.5 million endowment. She also established the Lucy Daniels Center for Early Childhood, a highly regarded preschool and kindergarten.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of Kessoku Band live performances and Template:Did you know nominations/1914 Texas Proposition 1

Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 177 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 15:49, 6 September 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: Article was created on 3 September 2026 and is 1,043 words (6,521 characters) in length. It is fully sourced and free from plagiarism (per Earwig results), but it has one minor issue with neutrality, using terminology that is not explicitly supported by the cited source. The hooks are interesting and mostly verified, though I have preference towards ALT1 as the most interesting. QPQ is done. Once the issues with the unsupported attribution of misogyny are addressed, I'll be happy to approve this. Grnrchst (talk) 14:36, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

@Grnrchst: I've changed the claim to clarify it was a journalist opinion; as the quote shows, she writes that she is an example of how "girls didn't succeed their fathers no matter how talented" which is what misogyny obviously is. ミラP@Miraclepine 17:35, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Cheers! Approved. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:48, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Prince Edward Road MRT station

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• ... that Prince Edward Road MRT station has tunnels that were constructed only 3.9 metres (13 ft) from the foundations of a commercial building?

• Source: Loi, Esther (18 June 2026). "CCL Stage 6: Building an MRT tunnel directly under Keppel Viaduct with live traffic overhead". The Straits Times.

• • ALT1: ... that motifs of the Doppler effect are displayed in Prince Edward Road MRT station? Source: "环线第六阶段三站艺术品亮相 吉宝站壁画让公众透视过去与未来" (in Chinese). 联合早报. 10 June 2026. 公众从第二出入口通往地铁站时，会经过一条60米长的走廊，…… 作品的圆形设计源自于奥地利物理学家多普勒（Christian Doppler）所定义的多普勒效应，象征着声波、气流波等各种无形的力量 …… [When proceeding to [Prince Edward Road MRT station], the public will pass by a 60-metre corridor ... the circular design of the work is derived from the Doppler effect, defined by Austrian physicist Christian Doppler, which symbolises sound waves, air currents, and other invisible forces ...]
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cantonment MRT station

Improved to Good Article status by ZKang123 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

Whyiseverythingalreadyused (t · c · he/him) 06:34, 7 September 2026 (UTC).

• I will review this :) BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 15:07, 8 September 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: Article promoted to GA on 4th September. 784 words, copyvio 8.3%, hook cited! QPQ done. I prefer ALT0 :) BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 15:16, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

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Lázaro Peña

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Lázaro Peña in 1944

• ... that Lázaro Peña (pictured) participated in the 1933 Cuban general strike, which ultimately toppled the Machado dictatorship?

• Source: On Peña (via CNOC) participating in the 1933 general strike: "The CNOC ... carried out two major strikes: the first in August 1933, which brought down the despotic government of General Gerardo Machado..." On the 1933 general strike toppling Machado: "Durante el verano de 1933, una huelga generalizada paralizó la industria azucarera ... Este movimiento se expandió hasta convertirse en una huelga general que puso fin a la dictadura de Gerardo Machado."

• • ALT1: ... that Lázaro Peña (pictured) was arrested multiple times for his labor activism, including in 1953 for alleged "subversive activity"? Source: NYT: "Two Red leaders, Lazaro Peña, one time head of the powerful Confederation of Cuban Workers during the period Cuban labor was dominated by the Communists, and Joaquin Ordoqui, are now in jail charged with subversive activity."
  • ALT2: ... that Lázaro Peña (pictured) was banned from returning to Cuba in 1953 and had to live in exile until the Cuban Revolution? Source: From 1st source for ALT0: "The Batista dictatorship did not allow Peña to enter the country upon his return from the Third WFTU Congress in Vienna in October 1953, a prohibition that lasted until the fall of the regime." And NYT covered his return here: "Lazaro Pena, top Communist leader in Cuba since the first Batista Administration in 1940, returned from Mexico, where he had been living in exile ..."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Julia Hermosilla
  • Comment: Finishing my QPQ this afternoon

Created by Chao Garden (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

— Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 20:57, 11 September 2026 (UTC).

• Short article, but more than long enough. New enough, excellent cites, and even an image. Good to go. Maury Markowitz (talk)

2026 SBU–HUR Kyiv shootout

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• ... that two Ukrainian intelligence agencies had a shootout in Kyiv?

• Source: The Guardian, Kyiv Independent

• • ALT1: ... that two Ukrainian intelligence agencies had a shootout in Kyiv after one of them detained a Russian fighting for Ukraine? Source: Kyiv Independent, The Guardian, NV
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bahanur Şahin Gökalp

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

Helpful Cat🐈‍⬛ 11:52, 11 September 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: All good from me, spot checks indicate no problem, article is new and long enough according to DYKCheck. Aside from the formalities, substance of the article is interesting, comprehensive and well cited, and the source of both ALT0 and ALT1 hook could be traced to within the article. I prefer using ALT0 than ALT1 as it is much clearer and more concise. Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 01:30, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

All of Tokyo!

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• ... that All of Tokyo! has been described as the "complete opposite" of director Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's previous works?

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• • ALT1: ... that All of Tokyo! had special cinema screenings on the birthdays of its main cast? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mark Guglielmo

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

PetéWarrior (talk) 03:16, 11 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article is new and long enough, with no obvious sourcing or reference problems, nominator did his QPQ, and hooks are cited and mentioned. I find both hooks to be good, with a preference for the first. R. M. Holda - (talk) 11:56, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

How to DAD

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• ... that How to DAD has made tongue-in-cheek parenting videos?

• Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/parenting/baby/81527738/how-to-dads-new-video-how-to-get-a-baby-to-clean-the-house

• • Reviewed: Tropical Storm Polly (1992) & Dolly Parton as a gay icon

Moved to mainspace by Panamitsu (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 107 past nominations.

―Panamitsu (talk) 07:37, 7 September 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:
• Interesting: - see below

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hi, Panamitsu. Mostly good here, except the hook is a bit of a "yeah, obviously" based on the title and doesn't feel very interesting to me. Perhaps you could add examples of the tongue-in-cheek-ness? Pamzeis (talk) 05:50, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

• You're right, thanks. How about ALT1:

"... that How to DAD has made a video titled 'How to get a baby to clean the house'?"

Sources:

Thanks for pointing out the issue with the hook. This one is much more interesting. ―Panamitsu (talk) 06:41, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

• Thanks! Approving. Pamzeis (talk) 12:26, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Alfred William Frisby

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• ... that a call by Alfred William Frisby to withdraw "distinctly dangerous" pornographic magazines from sale in Singapore went unheeded by the government?

• Source: "Singapore's Director of Education, Mr. A. W. Frisby, has condemned copies shown him by the Free Press as "distinctly dangerous," particularly to children. He said they should be withdrawn from sale." "SEX BOOK PROBLEM FOR GOVT". Singapore Free Press. 1950-02-22. p. 7.
  "SALACIOUS sex magazines are still on sale on Singapore because the Government has taken no action since the matter was discussed in the Legislative Council early this year.", "Two months ago the Director of Education Mr. A. W. Frisby condemned the magazines..." "Sex Magazines On Sale In Colony Again". The Straits Times. 1950-04-25. p. 4.

• • ALT1: ... that during World War II, Alfred William Frisby evacuated to Batavia just two days before the island of Singapore surrendered? Source: "He served in the Malayan campaign until two days before the surrender when he left Singapore for Batavia on an official mission. From Batavia, he was evacuated to Australia from where he was sent to Northern Rhodesia to act as Director of African Education." "DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION". The Straits Times. 1948-09-05. p. 7.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arlindo Lopes

Moved to mainspace by BenTanXiaoMing (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 14:39, 5 September 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: A short article, but looks good enough overall for DYK. No issues with copyvio that I can see and neutral language is used throughout. Strongly recommend promoter pick ALT0. ALT1 isn't really all that interesting without the context that he was military personnel. Best, ThaesOfereode (talk) 18:14, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Richard Ten Broeck

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• ... that Richard Ten Broeck started an "American invasion" of horse racing? Source: After Lexington, his three best running horses were Lecomte, Pryor, and Prioress, and these were the horses he took with him in autumn 1856 to England in what was known in the sporting press as the “American invasion.”
  • ALT1: ... that before becoming a racehorse owner, Richard Ten Broeck reportedly challenged his West Point instructor to a duel and then dropped out? Source: Various reports indicated he assaulted an instructor after perceiving he was being insulted. Ten Broeck then challenged the instructor to a duel that never took place. Less than eight months into his time there, Ten Broeck was recorded as “Resigned, February 28, 1830.”
  • ALT2: ... that Richard Ten Broeck was once called the "uncrowned king of the American sporting world"? Source: Hervey described Ten Broeck as the “uncrowned king of the American sporting world,” The ref earlier says "John Hervey wrote in Racing in America, 1665-1865".
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Francis Clifford Smith and Template:Did you know nominations/The Cross (Barre, Massachusetts)

Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 176 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 14:36, 6 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article created 5 September. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. The hooks are interesting and sourced. QPQs are done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 20:30, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

Georgia State Route 195

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Georgia State Route 195 north of De Soto

• ... that Georgia State Route 195 (pictured) lost nearly half of its length?

• Source: From 1963 until 1982, SR 195 continued north beyond its present-day terminus near Andersonville through Macon County and Taylor County to a junction with SR 128 about two miles south of Reynolds with a length nearly double its current route.

• Reviewed: Southbridge Municipal Airport; Radiant Nuclear

5x expanded by Mccunicano (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 53 past nominations.

❯❯❯ Mccunicano☕️ 12:34, 6 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article is long enough, has been 5x expanded, neutral, uses inline citations and copyvio-free. The hook is good, under 200 characters, and cited with a reliable source in the 'History' section. The image is free and used within the article. QPQs have been done. - JuneGloom07 Talk 20:55, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Dune (cancelled film)

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• ... that director Alejandro Jodorowsky agreed to pay Salvador Dalí $100,000 per hour to star in Dune?

• Source: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190312-is-jodorowskys-dune-the-greatest-film-never-made

• • ALT1: ... that Pink Floyd agreed to make the soundtrack for a cancelled Dune film? Source: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190312-is-jodorowskys-dune-the-greatest-film-never-made
  • ALT2: ... that director Alejandro Jodorowsky compared making his Dune adaptation to "raping Frank Herbert"? Source: https://time.com/30500/jodorowskys-dune-movie-review-documentary/
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Boston Korea and Template:Did you know nominations/Edwin Masuge
  • Comment: I think ALT2 is the most interesting hook, but it is also potentially offensive, so I'll leave it up to reviewer's discretion.

Moved to mainspace by ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 58 past nominations.

ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 01:47, 6 September 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 writing this interesting article! You seem to have lifted a sentence directly from the Film on Paper article, but at the scale of the article that is marginal enough to be tolerable. No issues other than that. I'll go against your preference and approve ALT1, which might have the strongest 'wow' effect to the general audience. Procrastineur (talk) 21:48, 6 September 2026 (UTC) {{DYKsubpage |monthyear=September 2026 |passed= |2=

Ordinary World (film)

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• ... that Billie Joe Armstrong smashed eight guitars while filming Ordinary World?

• Source: https://chorus.fm/features/interviews/lee-kirk-on-directing-ordinary-world/

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Blink Twice (Bini song)

Improved to Good Article status by Leafy46 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

Leafy46 (talk) 04:47, 6 September 2026 (UTC).

• I will take this review. HerBauhaus · talk 14:13, 6 September 2026 (UTC)
• Article was promoted to GA on 5 September and nominated the following day, so it is new enough. It is comfortably long enough at 2,047 words. The hook is concise, interesting, and appears in the article. The cited source verifies that Armstrong smashed 8 guitars over multiple takes. QPQ is complete. Earwig reports 14.5% similarity coming from quotations, with no copyright concern. The article is well sourced and neutral. Nice job! HerBauhaus · talk 15:15, 6 September 2026 (UTC)

1985 Greek constitutional crisis

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• ... that the outcome of the 1985 Greek constitutional crisis transformed the office of prime minister into what has been described as a "parliamentary autocrat"?

• Source: Featherstone, Kevin; Katsoudas, Dimitrios K., eds. (1987) p. 28 The main purpose of the revision instituted by the PASOK Government was to curtail the powers of the President. In consequence, most of the powers are now effectively transferred into the hands of the Prime Minister, who now becomes a true parliamentary autocrat.

• • ALT1: ... that the 1985 Greek constitutional crisis diverted attention from the public over the status of the economy, allowing the governing party to retain power? Source: Featherstone, Kevin (1990b). "The 'party-state' in Greece and the fall of Papandreou" In 1985 attention had been diverted away from economic policy issues by the controversy over the decision of Pasok not to support the re-election as president of Constantine Karamanlis and also to reduce the powers of the office.
  • ALT2: ... that the 1985 Greek constitutional crisis "raised a potential danger to the balance of power in the Mediterranean"? Source: Jonathan C. Randal (29 May 1985). "Leader of Greek Communist Party Assails Ruling Socialists, Opposition" The Washington Post. John C. Loulis, a conservative Greek political analyst, has said that a coalition between Pasok and the Communists "raised a potential danger to the balance of power in the Mediterranean" because it would put the parties of the left in a position to dictate Greek foreign policy, isolating Turkey and disrupting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's lines of communication.
  • ALT3: ... that the 1985 Greek constitutional crisis alarmed analysts over fears of a communist takeover and disruption of NATO communications? Source: Jonathan C. Randal (29 May 1985). "Leader of Greek Communist Party Assails Ruling Socialists, Opposition" The Washington Post. John C. Loulis, a conservative Greek political analyst, has said that a coalition between Pasok and the Communists "raised a potential danger to the balance of power in the Mediterranean" because it would put the parties of the left in a position to dictate Greek foreign policy, isolating Turkey and disrupting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's lines of communication.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tiberiu Iliescu & Template:Did you know nominations/Paramita Bandara

Improved to Good Article status by A.Cython (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 43 past nominations.

A.Cython(talk) 23:14, 5 September 2026 (UTC).

• The article has been promoted to GA status, has no issues, and is very through while lacking plagiarism. This is an excellent article, @A.Cython:! All of the hooks check out and are long enough. I prefer Alt 0 and Alt 3 the most, but the rest are quite good. GGOTCC 23:41, 5 September 2026 (UTC)
• Comment: I prefer ALT2 as it's the most interesting hook for me. In solidarity, Brynn Who Likes Editing | talk w/ me! 09:04, 3 October 2026 (UTC)

Submarine (novel)

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• ... that rights to make a film adaptation based on the novel Submarine were arranged before it was fully published? Source: https://www.nme.com/features/submarine-at-10-anniversary-alex-turner-2898588 "Even before the novel was published in February that year, [producer Mary] Burke had optioned the screen rights"
  • ALT1: ... that the coming-of-age novel Submarine deals with themes of teenage angst? Source: https://www.newspapers.com/image/193304050/ "Submarine, Joe Dunthorne writes about teen angst"
  • Reviewed:

Improved to Good Article status by Gavetheman555 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Gavetheman555 (talk) 00:18, 5 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. QPQ not needed. Hooks are cited. ALT1 isn't too interesting, as many novels have explored that subject. All set. Thriley (talk) 20:26, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

Offering another possible hook: ALT2: ... that the novel Submarine was called "the sharpest, funniest, rudest account of a periodically troubled male teenager's coming-of-age since The Catcher in the Rye" Thriley (talk) 20:26, 5 September 2026 (UTC)

• If ALT2 was to be chosen, I would wiki-link "coming-of-age" and "The Catcher in the Rye". But ALT0 is the most one I'm proud of and I'm good to go with that one :) Gavetheman555 (talk) 20:36, 5 September 2026 (UTC).

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Kurt Gloor

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Kurt Gloor

• ... that Swiss filmmaker Kurt Gloor (pictured) made his final film about prison inmates and people with disabilities on a trekking tour?

• Source: "Returning primarily to documentary work during the 1990s, Gloor’s final film was TREKKING AM LIMIT (1997), about a trekking tour composed of prison inmates and the handicapped."

Source: Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder, The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema (2009), p. 161

• ALT1: ... that Swiss filmmaker Kurt Gloor (pictured) based Mann ohne Gedächtnis on a real case, with its lead actor not speaking a word?

• Source: "Filmemacher Kurt Gloor erzählt nach einer authentischen Vorlage eine moderne Kaspar-Hauser-Geschichte. [...] Michael König von der Berliner Schaubühne spielt die Hauptrolle, ohne ein Wort zu sprechen."

Source: Schweizer Fernsehen DRS, 3 September 1984

Translation: "Filmmaker Kurt Gloor tells a modern Kaspar Hauser story based on a real case. [...] Michael König of Berlin’s Schaubühne plays the leading role without speaking a word."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ordinary World (film)

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 16 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 15:30, 6 September 2026 (UTC).

• Edlectro28, thank you for the review and approval. I noticed that the review was posted on the article talk page rather than on the DYK nomination page itself. Would you mind copying or moving your review here so that it is recorded in the nomination discussion? Thanks again. HerBauhaus · talk 19:05, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Article prose length is good. Article not new, but has been expanded on fivefold within the last week, so good there. The article is largely sourced to German language sources, but the basic facts do seem to be true however. No copyvio on either of the images. The article is presentable, quite good. Both sources for the hooks are reliable, appear in the article, and the German language one has a translation provided. Both hooks are under 200 characters. Both hooks are interesting, though I prefer the second one, but that just comes down to personal preference. One QPQ was required, and its been completed so that's good. Either hook will suffice here, they both pass. Well done! Edlectro28 (talk) 12:13, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Pea's Book of Best Friends

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• ... that 2012 children's novel Pea's Book of Best Friends features a family with same-sex parents?

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• • ALT1: ... that Susie Day said she had a "stupid amount of fun" writing about a family with same-sex parents in Pea's Book of Best Friends? Source:
  • ALT2: ... that after publishing Pea's Book of Best Friends, author Susie Day said that writers and publishers needed to catch up in regards to LGBTQ+ representation in children's books? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Elaine Larsen and Template:Did you know nominations/Patlabor

Improved to Good Article status by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 62 past nominations.

DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 15:27, 6 September 2026 (UTC).

• I'll be reviewing soon per QPQ! - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 00:31, 7 September 2026 (UTC)
• I'm leaning towards ALT1, but I noticed a grammar error. Would ... that Susie Day said she had a "stupid amount of fun" writing about a family with same-sex parents in Pea's Book of Best Friends? be better? - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 00:51, 7 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Yes sorry! I have fixed this @OpalYosutebito:. DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 01:14, 7 September 2026 (UTC)
    • Comment; ALT0 is not interesting Froglord (Finnfrog99) (talk) 20:23, 12 September 2026 (UTC)
  • ALT1 looks good to me! :D - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 17:19, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Esperanza Sánchez Mastrapa

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• ... that Esperanza Sánchez Mastrapa was the first Afro-Cuban woman elected to the Congress of Cuba?

• Source: Ramírez Chicharro, Manuel; Chase, Michelle (2022). "Black Left Feminism in Pre-Revolutionary Cuba: The Life and Work of Esperanza Sánchez Mastrapa (1901–1958)". Women's History Review. 31 (5): 784. doi:10.1080/09612025.2021.1996555. While Sánchez Mastrapa is now a virtually unknown figure in Cuban history ... she was elected the first Afro-Cuban woman congressional representative

• • ALT1: ... that the first Afro-Cuban woman elected to the Congress of Cuba was a communist and also a pharmacist? Source: Same source as above, plus: Brunson, Takkara (2019). "'In the General Interest of All Conscious Women': Race, Class, and the Cuban Women's Movement, 1923–1939". Cuban Studies (46): 171. JSTOR 26614621. Perhaps the most prominent communist leader was pharmacist Esperanza Sánchez of Oriente Province...
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Invention Secrecy Act

Created by Chao Garden (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

— Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 02:39, 13 September 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: Article was nominated within 7 days of creation and is long enough, it is reliably sourced, neutral and free of plagiarism, the hook is cited in the article (although to a different source - maybe better to include both sources there but not necessary to pass for DYK), hook is interesting, and a valid QPQ has been done. This is a pass. Shapeyness (talk) 15:34, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• Thank you for your note above. I adjusted the citations in the article to use the same source as in this nomination. — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 16:16, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Otonose Kanade

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• ... that Otonose Kanade sang one song 100 times over a 6 hour and 48 minute livestream?

• Source: https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2024/03/27/153958.html "午後8時頃からスタートしたこの配信では、曲の合間や間奏にちょっとしたトークを挟みつつも、文字通り「瞬間ハートビート」を100回歌い続けました。... 配信は6時間48分にもわたって行われ" trans. "In this stream, which began around 8:00 PM, the artist literally sang "Shunkan Heartbeat" 100 times in a row, interspersing the performances with brief conversation between songs and during instrumental breaks... The stream lasted for a full 6 hours and 48 minutes."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Nick_McKenzie
  • Comment: The linked QPQ is good for both required. could add the 11,000 subscribers thing to the hook, I'm ambivalent.

Converted from a redirect by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 20 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 03:24, 7 September 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this. ミラP@Miraclepine 14:59, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Refs don't say "she played the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters song "Passionate Duelists" with the recorder" in her first livestream. Ref 3 doesn't mention the kusogaki persona, let alone it being well evaluated. The "leave of absence" sentence should be cited to just the real sound ref since the others don't support it. Change "in July 2026" -> "by July 2026" as ref only says that the nicknames came to light in that month. Discography is not fully-sourced.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Expanded from redirect day before nom, prose size 3413 B. A minor suggestion: adding to her being raised in South Korea, the Dengeki Online ref says "初めて親元を離れ、しかも異国で過ごすといった日々は簡単なものではなかったはずです。/Leaving home for the first time to live in a foreign country could not have been an easy experience" which implies she was referring to Japan, so I'd say she should be specified as South Korean. Hilariously, tomorrow is barely not Monday, but not much to say. @1brianm7: Address the issues and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:03, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

• Refs don't say "she played the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters song "Passionate Duelists" with the recorder" in her first livestream. - ITmedia does, but it looks like the source just mentioned it was from a Yu-gi-oh anime and don't specify which one, so I removed that detail
• Ref 3 doesn't mention the kusogaki persona, let alone it being well evaluated. - Kai-you verifies all of it but I don't think the well evaluated bit is needed, so removed ref 3 and that bit
• The "leave of absence" sentence should be cited to just the real sound ref since the others don't support it. Change "in July 2026" -> "by July 2026" as ref only says that the nicknames came to light in that month. Discography is not fully-sourced. - done all
• which implies she was referring to Japan, so I'd say she should be specified as South Korean. - I don't think so. No source says it outright and there are scenarios where everything she says could be true and she isn't South Korean (this is the most immediate comparison I can think of, though its definitely not this dramatic). I know of clips of her saying "I've never said my nationality because [somewhat nonspecific reasons] but what I have said basically gives it away". I don't think I can make the judgment call on adding it per BLPPRIVACY, and depending on what the reasons are, IMO the upside of removing the effectively non-existent kayfabe if that is the reasoning is way outweighed by the potential downside of adding it when she has a genuine interest, whatever it is, in not making her nationality public. @Miraclepine: 1brianm7 (talk) 21:12, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@1brianm7: The "Passionate Duelists" you said you removed is still there? "Leave of absence" still has the Dengeki Online ref, not the Real Sound one. You may have to add a ref that verifies "Cheerful Vibes Echo" is from Snapshot. Otherwise, everything is fine. And also, I note that the nationality part was optional (hence why I didn't name it as an issue) but worth talking about. ミラP@Miraclepine 04:03, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

I meant as in I removed the detail about it being from Duel Monsters. ITmedia goes "一瞬の沈黙を経ていよいよ登場した奏さんが演奏したのは、まさかのリコーダー。アニメ「遊☆戯☆王」シリーズ中で使用された有名なBGM「熱き決闘者たち」を披露します。ちゃんとうまいのが面白い / After a moment of silence, Kanade finally appeared and, surprisingly, played the recorder. She performed "Passionate Duelists," a famous background music track used in the anime series "Yu-Gi-Oh!". It was amusing how well she played it." Other parts are my bad. @Miraclepine: 1brianm7 (talk) 04:22, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

I got a little confused about the wording of the sentence, sorry. Meanwhile all the changes check out. ミラP@Miraclepine 04:25, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

George Healii Kahea Beckley

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Beckley in British Army uniform, 1919

• ... that Native Hawaiian George Healiʻi Kāhea Beckley (pictured) enlisted in the British Army under his mother's English surname and received the Military Medal for helping save his battalion from annihilation?

• Source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43451304/hawaiian_boy_electrocuted_at_his_work/
  • "One wound he received while carrying messages which saved his battalion from annihilation. For this act he was decorated by King George in person."
  • "Although his name was Kahea, he enlisted in the British army in England [as] Beckley ... his ancestor was English."

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Indian Military Academy and Template:Did you know nominations/Colin Grainger (ones I have done in the past)

Moved to mainspace by KAVEBEAR (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 202 past nominations.

KAVEBEAR (talk) 04:50, 7 September 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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Easily meets the fivefold expansion requirement, article is neutral and claims are sourced. Hook is interesting. Should be good to go! Kaspar Hauser (talk) 06:03, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Stephan Steinlein

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• ... that Stephan Steinlein, Germany's current ambassador to France, held the exact same diplomatic post for East Germany three decades ago? Source: Straßenburg, Romy (28 May 2024). "Er war der letzte DDR-Botschafter in Paris – heute vertritt er die BRD in Frankreich" [He was the last GDR ambassador in Paris – today he represents the FRG in France]. Der Freitag (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2026.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/No pomegranates, Template:Did you know nominations/2026 SBU–HUR Kyiv shootout

Created by Jeromi Mikhael (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 134 past nominations.

Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 04:34, 7 September 2026 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough and within policy. There are some beauty spots in the article (his wife is not properly introduced to the reader and is first mentioned as his partner, then a few sentences later as his wife, for example) but nothing major. It's a very well-developed article and an impressive amount of work has gone into this. There is no picture in the DYK nomination. Two QPQs have been made. The hook is great, and supported by the German-language sources. This should be good to go. Yakikaki (talk) 15:21, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Todoroki Hajime

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• ... that there is a bacon potato pie version of Todoroki Hajime's song "Konkokonkonkonkonkonkon"?

• Source: https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/cont/articles/3824811/ "後日、轟さんが生み出した「コンココンコンココンコンコン」（通称・コンコンダンス）のベーコンポテトパイバージョンが公開されました。" trans (the worst I've ever seen Google do, lmao): "Later, the bacon potato pie version of "Konkokonkonkonkonkonkon" (commonly known as Konkondance) created by Todoroki was released."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Velký_vlastenecký_výlet
  • Comment: I know it's a corporate advertisement, and I have some trepidation about it which is why I'm not naming McDonald's (and also the author of the source is a bit odd), but it's just so stupid that I can't resist. I'll add an ALT tomorrow

Converted from a redirect by 1brianm7 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 19 past nominations.

1brianm7 (talk) 06:25, 6 September 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this per QPQ. I just saw the line in the original article and I think "ALT1: ... that a bacon potato pie version of Todoroki Hajime's song "Konkokonkonkonkonkonkon" was released in collaboration with McDonald's Japan?" would be a bit better - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 23:56, 6 September 2026 (UTC)
  • As noted in the nomination, I would not be particularly miffed if ALT1 is used, not like McDonald's Japan is obscure. As I alluded to above, proposing this if the angle falls through ALT2: "... that Todoroki Hajime's viral song "Konkokonkonkonkonkonkon" derives from a noise she made while playing a horror game?"
    Source: https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1764926548 そんなはじめさんが 2025年5月9日に配信したのが、警備員として深夜のビル内の見回りを行うホラーゲーム『夜間警備』です。 ... トイレに誰かいるかどうかをノックで確認する際、はじめさんの口からあの「コンココンコンココンコンコン」のフレーズが飛び出します。はじめさんならではのリズミカルなノックは、配信中に形を変えて何度も登場し、その度にリスナーの心をわしづかみにしました。... 2025年6月7日、はじめさんが配信内で口にしたフレーズが新たな姿となって話題に。クリエイターのおだまよさんが自身のYouTubeチャンネルにて、はじめさんの「コンココン〜」を中心としたフレーズに曲と愛らしいイラストをつけた動画を投稿。はじめさんのフレーズとおだまよさんの音楽が絶妙に合わさった本動画は、大きく再生回数を伸ばしていきます。trans. "On May 9, 2025, Hajime-san streamed *Yakan Keibi* (Night Security), a horror game where the player patrols a building at night as a security guard. ... When checking if anyone was in the restroom by knocking, Hajime-san blurted out that signature "kon-ko-kon-kon-ko-kon-kon-kon" rhythm. This unique, rhythmic knock reappeared in various forms throughout the stream, instantly captivating the viewers every time. ... Then, on June 7, 2025, a phrase Hajime-san had used during a stream took on a new life and became a hot topic. Creator Odamayo posted a video on her YouTube channel featuring music and adorable illustrations set to Hajime-san's "kon-ko-kon..." phrase. The video—a perfect blend of Hajime-san's catchphrase and Odamayo's music—saw a massive surge in views."
    1brianm7 (talk) 04:33, 7 September 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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: ALT2 looks good to me! :D - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 15:29, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

Beauty and the Beast (Kanye West song)

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• ... that according to some publications, Kanye West released "Beauty and the Beast" due to being jealous of Kendrick Lamar performing at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show?

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• • ALT1: ... that Kanye West recorded "Beauty and the Beast" in his Tokyo hotel room? Source:
  • ALT2: ... that Kanye West produced "Beauty and the Beast" with just an Ensoniq ASR-10 and SP-1200? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Arthur Osver

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

RTSthestardust (talk) 05:09, 7 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. The hooks are interesting and sourced. ALT2 might be a bit too niche for the front page. QPQ is done. Looks good. Thriley (talk) 16:18, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

I'm personally a fan of the first fact. These were just other options in case. - RTSthestardust (talk) 16:55, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

I attributed the first hook to music publications as the article does not state that he personally stated that. Thriley (talk) 17:13, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

Optional AFD hook, for fun: ... that Kanye West wrote Beauty and the Beast? Beta Beta Beta - talk 06:42, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

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No pomegranates

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• ... that the "no pomegranates" meme originated from a college lecture on developmental psychology? Source: Roll, Nick (October 15, 2017). "A Professor's Misunderstood Lesson, a Viral Video and Pomegranates". Inside Higher Ed., Clark, Tommie (October 13, 2017). "Professor goes on anti-pomegranate rant -- for a good reason". KCCI., Candelario, Chelsea (October 13, 2017). "Professor gives an explosive rant against pomegranates, but there's a good reason". Mashable.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lidia Doce, Template:Did you know nominations/Pea's Book of Best Friends

• • Comment: As always, please let me know if I should reword the hook or add more sources

Moved to mainspace by OpalYosutebito (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 21 past nominations.

- OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 00:30, 7 September 2026 (UTC).

• Edit: the page was moved to mainspace on September 7, not September 6. It's past 8 pm in New York, hence the minor date discrepancy :( - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 00:42, 7 September 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: All good from me! Article passes the minimum length threshold and is new enough. It's a meme - so it's obviously very interesting and enticing to the general reader. I strongly recommend you to remove the first three sources and shorten the description on Jane Martino as I believe most of those were primary source (do note this is a recommendation only so not doing it won't bar the article from DYK) Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 04:31, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

The Most Dangerous Games

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• ... that YouTuber MrBeast promoted his novel The Most Dangerous Games by offering a US$1 million prize to readers who completed challenges based on clues in the book?

• Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-next-stunt-is-convincing-fans-to-read-his-book-2026-9

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Created by Florence and Normandy (talk) and LeGoldenBoots (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Florence and Normandy (talk) 17:18, 6 September 2026 (UTC).

• Article is neutral, suitably referenced, free from copyvio, and meets the length and newness criteria (created on the same day as this nomination). The hook is succinct, neutral, verifiable, and interesting—I'm always fond of having more ALTs to choose from, but thankfully this one is good anyway (I've just changed $1 → US$1). QPQ not required. This is good to go! – Rhain ☔ ^he
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Adelio Paucara

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Adelio Paucara

• ... that Adelio Paucara (pictured) joined the Red Ponchos, a radical Aymara force that led protests during the Bolivian gas conflict?

• Source: Muruchi 2008, pp. 39–41; Vargas & Villavicencio 2014, p. 120.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Squirrel Census and Template:Did you know nominations/Victoriano Gómez Urrutia

Improved to Good Article status by Krisgabwoosh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 54 past nominations.

Krisgabwoosh (talk) 05:21, 8 September 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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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: I don't think the current hook gives the reader much beyond the fact that he was a protester, which is not especially distinctive. Would a hook about the controversy surrounding his term in office be stronger? Qubed (talk) 02:38, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• I struggled a bit with this nom because I think many solid hooks are a bit too negative. How about:

ALT01: ... that Adelio Paucara won 95 percent of the vote in his run for parliament of Bolivia despite roadblocks by Red Ponchos against his nomination?

That is an improvement, but I still feel it is a little weak for a hook. To avoid making the hook too negative, could we frame it around the controversy rather than the allegations? Would this work for you:

ALT02: ... that Adelio Paucara won 95 percent of the vote in his run for parliament of Bolivia, but did not seek reelection following protests by the Red Ponchos? Qubed (talk) 07:19, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

This one is a little inaccurate because lawmakers in Bolivia do not seek reelection on their own, but are nominated at their party's discretion. I'm thinking maybe we can go back to the original hook idea but with something that contrasts his roots vs. later radicalism, How about:

ALT03: ... that Adelio Paucara taught math at rural schools before joining the Red Ponchos, a radical Aymara force that confronted the Bolivian military?

ALT04: ... that Adelio Paucara confronted the Bolivian military as part of the Red Ponchos, but was later protested by them? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 17:54, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

ALT03 is good. Qubed (talk) 23:36, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

Lucio Huaycho

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Lucio Huaycho

• ... that teacher Lucio Huaycho (pictured) was elected to the parliament of Bolivia partly thanks to the high social standing of educators in rural areas?

• Source: Romero 2018, pp. 230, 247, 285–286.

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Epic of Samba Gueladio and Template:Did you know nominations/Quetena

Improved to Good Article status by Krisgabwoosh (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 55 past nominations.

Krisgabwoosh (talk) 06:41, 9 September 2026 (UTC).

• Passes DYKcheck and copyvio check, hook look good/interesting and is backed by a WP:RS. Article was promoted to GA status on 7 Sep 2026 and submitted as a DYK on 9 Sep 2026, so within the 7-day limit. Included image is free via the Creative Commons license. QPQ performed. CaptainAngus (talk) 01:23, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Old Skies

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• ... that the video game Old Skies was praised for its handling of a time traveler revisiting events surrounding the September 11 attacks?

• Source: "One particularly memorable trip sees Fia travel back to New York on 10th September 2001, witnessing the city before it changes forever the following fateful day. It's a particularly touching segment about what can and cannot be altered, deftly handled with respect and awareness of its emotional weight." –Old Skies Review, Nintendo Life

• • ALT1: ... that the video game Old Skies involves a time traveler sent to stop a murder shortly before the September 11 attacks? Source: "Crucially, this chapter is not about the terrorist attack at all. It’s a separate story about an unsolved murder, the body found the morning of the attacks." –This Compelling Time Travel Adventure Is A Must-Play, Kotaku
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  • Comment: This can be a special occasion for September 11

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

Thunderforge (talk) 20:13, 7 September 2026 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - see below

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

QPQ: None required.

Overall: Mostly good, but Earwig shows a 54% similarity to PC Gamer and 48% similarity to Kotaku. While the material is quoted and attributed, I think it falls afoul of WP:OVERQUOTE and should be trimmed/paraphrased a bit. In regards to the hooks, ALT0 is good but I think ALT1 isn't the most compliant with WP:DYKFICTION. For the special occasion, well... today is the 11th of September, so unless we're also time travellers, it wouldn't work. Pamzeis (talk) 05:21, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

• Okay, the quotation issue's been resolved, but I'm looking at the sources, and I think I neglected to check them thoroughly—so sorry for that. But my assessment: WorthPlaying and FilmAffinity are marked as unreliable per WP:VGRS and WP:RSP, respectively. Words from Wadjet Eye is a substack blog and from my brief-non-expert-non-knowledgeable look, it doesn't seem to pass WP:SELFPUB, but I could very well be wrong. Gaming Trend and Indie Game Reviewer are marked as unreliable at VGRS, but they're only used for opinion, so I'll let them slide. Pamzeis (talk) 07:26, 12 September 2026 (UTC)
  • I've removed the problematic sources. WorthPlaying and the substack (the official blog for the company) were for information about a playable demo being released, which wasn't really important, so I just deleted those sentences. I've removed FilmAffinity as a source for a particular award. I appreciate you giving a list of reliable sources; I'll stick to that from here on. I did not change the two that you said were not reliable but were acceptable because they were for opinion. Let me know if further changes need to be made. Thunderforge (talk) 01:03, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

    Thanks, Thunderforge! I was a bit blind and didn't realise the substack blog was an official blog, so in that case, it would be acceptable, so if you want to re-add it feel free. But approving ALT0 now. Pamzeis (talk) 10:15, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

  • Thank you so much! I appreciate your thorough review and helping me through this process! Thunderforge (talk) 01:50, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

Ben Streff

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Streff in 2026

• ... that five months after criticizing MPs from his own party for not "giv[ing] 200% every day", Ben Streff (pictured) became an MP himself, promising he would "gladly give 300%"?

• Source: Mais si Streff s’est déplacé dans la matinale, c’est surtout pour fustiger les anciens ministres devenus députés. (...) « J’attends d’un député qu’il donne tous les jours 200 pour cent.» The 31-year-old, who has been active with the Socialists for 17 years, says a mandate was never his main goal, but that he would gladly give 300% as a future MP

• • ALT1: ... that Ben Streff (pictured) joined the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party at age 14, and was sworn in to the Chamber of Deputies at age 31? Source: À 31 ans, Ben Streff fait son entrée à la Chambre des députés. (...) À seulement 14 ans, il adhère au LSAP
  • Reviewed:

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

Procrastineur (talk) 19:07, 7 September 2026 (UTC).

• The article is fresh and long enough. It looks good too. Sources are cited. All of them are in French, but I see no obvious copyright or neutrality issues. The original hook is bland and a little cringey even. ALT1 is better and it seems to be as interesting as we can get here. Surtsicna (talk) 12:07, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

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Erika Yoshida, Nou Shou Sakuretsu Girl

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• ... that Erika Yoshida once adapted a Vocaloid song into a light novel, a manga, and a film? Source: 歌声合成技術・応用ソフトウェアVOCALOIDを使用し、ニコニコ動画で関連動画再生数2,500万回を誇る楽曲「脳漿炸裂ガール」を基にした、小説「脳漿炸裂ガール」（角川ビーンズ文庫）の実写映画化が進行していることがわかった。小説は、楽曲「脳漿炸裂ガール」を手掛けたVOCALOIDの楽曲制作を行っているプロデューサーれるりりが原案を務め、.... 吉田恵里香が執筆。/It has been revealed that a live-action film adaptation is underway for the novel Nosho Sakuretsu Girl (Kadokawa Beans Bunko), which is based on the song of the same name—a track created using VOCALOID singing synthesis technology that has garnered over 25 million views on Niconico Douga. The novel features an original concept by Rerulili, the VOCALOID producer behind the song, and was written by Erika Yoshida + 吉田恵里香シリーズ構成・脚本による名束くだん「脳漿炸裂ガール」... は、ニコニコ動画で人気のボーカロイド曲を原案にしたコミカライズ作品。/"Nosho Sakuretsu Girl", featuring series composition and a script by Erika Yoshida and art by Kudan Natsuka ... is a manga adaptation based on a popular Vocaloid song from Niconico Douga. + ニコニコ動画で再生回数が4000万回を超え、その世界観をもとに小説版も出版された人気ボーカロイド楽曲「脳漿炸裂ガール」を実写映画化。原作（著）吉田恵里香: 脚本 吉田恵里香/This live-action film is based on the hit Vocaloid song "Nou-Sho Sakuretsu Girl" (Brain Fluid Explosion Girl)—which garnered over 40 million views on Niconico Douga and inspired a novel adaptation. Original Story (Author): Erika Yoshida; Screenplay: Erika Yoshida
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Trisno Sumardjo, Template:Did you know nominations/Jadwiga Szmidt and Template:Did you know nominations/eCrew Development Program
  • Comment: The last one is a quickfail QPQ; hope you don't mind.

Moved to mainspace by Miraclepine (talk). Number of QPQs required: 3. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 178 past nominations.

ミラP@Miraclepine 14:01, 10 September 2026 (UTC).

• Both articles were created within seven days of nomination. Both are more than 1500 characters of prose in length. They are each thoroughly sourced and I can see nothing that could cause a neutrality or BLP concern. Basic facts hold up to basic searching despite foreign language sourcing. Both articles are presentable and I can see no glaring issues that would impede a DYK nomination. The hook is supported by the citations as based on the provided translations and independent machine translation. It is less than 200 characters, interesting, and clear. One of the QPQ reviews remains in progress but user is waiting on nominator rather than causing any delays. Pending closure of that review this looks like a pass. LittleLazyLass (Talk | Contributions) 19:32, 29 September 2026 (UTC)

Invention Secrecy Act

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• ... that applying for a U.S. patent can lead to an inventor being ordered to keep their invention secret under the Invention Secrecy Act?

• Source: Schulz, G.W. (April 13, 2013). "Government Secrecy Orders on Patents Have Stifled More Than 5,000 Inventions". Wired. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

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Schulz, G.W. (April 13, 2013). "Government secrecy orders on patents keep lid on inventions". The Center for Investigative Reporting. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

(Among others there.)

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Thomas Yenser
  • Comment: Also reviewed for 2nd QPQ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Tsuri_Sagi

Improved to Good Article status by Very Polite Person (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 22 past nominations.

— Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 17:36, 8 September 2026 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Per WP:DYKCITE, all paragraphs need at least one citation at the end.
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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting: - It's a little wordy. Any way you can shorten it?

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article was promoted to GA on September 8 and then nominated for DYK same day. 2 QPQs were done. Copyvio has 43% match with a source, but that's because of a long quote & proper names, which is okay. Two issues: there's an uncited paragraph (I tagged it). Also, the hook is a bit wordy (i.e, "can lead to an inventor being ordered to..."). Are you able to shorten it so that it's punchier / more interesting? — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 02:21, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Very Polite Person: Sorry, forgot to ping you about this. — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 19:35, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Chao Garden: uh oh... no worries, I'll look again. I normally souce the "mini ledes", pulling up from below... — Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 22:17, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Chao Garden: all set on the references and found a couple other fixes... https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Invention_Secrecy_Act&diff=1375302938&oldid=1374604259
• How about ALT1: ... that the U.S. government can use the Invention Secrecy Act to make new inventions classified, if you apply for a patent? — Very Polite Person (talk/contribs) 00:53, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

• Looks good, thank you! Approving ALT1 — Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 01:42, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Miguel Fernández Roig

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• ... that a Cuban cigar factory was named after the union leader who was murdered there?

• Source: "La Corona worker and union activist, Miguel Fernández Roig, was shot dead in a factory occupation ... Many of Cuba's nationalised factories of the 1960s were renamed after martyrs, and it was only logical that this one should have been named after Fernández Roig." On him being leader of the union: "Ocupó la Secretaría General del Sindicato en la fábrica de tabacos La Corona" (transl. "He served as General Secretary of the union at the La Corona tobacco factory.")

• • ALT1: ... that a Cuban cigar factory was named after the tobacco workers' union leader who was murdered there? Source: (same sources as ALT0)
  • ALT2: ... that the cigar factory where Miguel Fernández Roig was murdered was renamed after him later? Source: (same sources as ALT0)
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Antonio Peña y Goñi

Created by Chao Garden (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 18 past nominations.

— Chao Garden 🌱 ~ say hello 16:07, 13 September 2026 (UTC).

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

Policy compliance:

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• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:
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• Cited:
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Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Good article. I see no issues. Gonna promote. Wikipediæ philosophia (talk) 23:24, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Claude Goretta

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Claude Goretta

• ... that Swiss filmmaker Claude Goretta (pictured) had no formal film training before directing the Oscar-nominated The Invitation?

• Source: Original text (The Guardian): “Goretta had never studied film formally.” / “The director Claude Goretta, best known for the Oscar-nominated film The Invitation (1973)…”

Source: The Guardian

• • ALT1: ... that Claude Goretta (pictured) based the Oscar-nominated L’Invitation on a play that historians and publishers had believed to be lost? Source: Original text (Filmo): “...«L'invitation» auf einem Theaterstück basiert, das vorerst bei Historiker*innen und Verleger*innen als verloren galt? Es handelt sich um das Stück «Les Médiocres» von Michel Viala.”

Translation: “...that L’Invitation is based on a play that historians and publishers initially believed to be lost? It is the play Les Médiocres by Michel Viala.”

Filmo also lists: “Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Nomination”. Source: Filmo

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Canadian Association of Stand-up Comedians

5x expanded by HerBauhaus (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 17 past nominations.

HerBauhaus · talk 13:34, 8 September 2026 (UTC).

• The article has been recently destubbed and now looks worthy of a Main Page link. Sources are cited and check out, including the hook sources. QPQ is done. I see no obvious bias or close paraphrasing. I like both hooks. Let the promoter decide which would work best. Surtsicna (talk) 21:56, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Neottia confusa

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• ... that a species of orchid was named for having a smaller lip than others of its genus?

• Source: https://journals.rbge.org.uk/ejb/article/download/1488/1379

• • ALT1: ... that Neottia confusa was originally considered least concern despite there being fewer than 45 specimens observed? Source: https://journals.rbge.org.uk/ejb/article/download/1488/1379 and https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/186300668/186805829
  • Reviewed:
  • Comment: My first DYK, so not really sure how to do it. Tell me if I did something wrong.

Improved to Good Article status by Wikipedian12512 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Cheers, In solidarity Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 00:07, 12 September 2026 (UTC).

• New enough (promoted to GA on 8 September), long enough, well-written and within policy. No image and no QPQ required. The hooks are both cited to reliable inline sources that confirm the claims in the hook. I like the ALT hook, and would go for that. The first one is fine as a hook as well, but I don't understand (also after reading the original source) what the word confusa means or refers to, so the hook leaves me a bit confused [sic]. Nice work for your first DYK nomination! It should be good to for for ALT 1. Yakikaki (talk) 11:25, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@Yakikaki:: Anything else I need to do? Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 13:33, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

No, you're all set. Yakikaki (talk) 19:13, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@Yakikaki: @Wikipedian12512: I'm not sure that the source supports ALT 1 as written. Least-concern species is an IUCN classification, and the IUCN never classified Neottia confusa as LC; the classification was proposed in the original species description, which is a common practice but does not carry any policy weight as far as I'm aware. This is why I edited the article a few days ago to clarify that LC was a proposed classification, not an official classification by a conservation agency. Correct me if I'm wrong, though. HolyEgg (talk) 22:28, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@Wikipedian12512: @HolyEgg: All right, that sounds plausible to me, and the original source supporting the hook claim is also by the discoverer of the species, not by IUCN. But what if we make the ALT hook like this: ALT1a: "... that Neottia confusa was originally proposed as least concern despite there only being less than 45 specimens observed?" Would everyone be OK with that? Yakikaki (talk) 13:57, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

@Yakikaki: When addressing the problem, I did that originally, but I think “considered” is better; it doesn’t claim to be official, is technically correct (it must have been considered so if the describer put that it seemed so), and doesn’t feel as “yielding” as “proposed”. Cheers, _{In solidarity} Wikipedian12512 (Talking is fine | contribs) 14:03, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

@Yakikaki: @Wikipedian12512: "Proposed" and "considered" are both reasonable, in my opinion. Since we're getting in the weeds with word choice, "less than" should be "fewer than" (as orchids are not a mass noun). What about replacing "despite there only being less than 45 specimens observed" with "despite fewer than 45 mature individuals ever having been documented"? HolyEgg (talk) 15:37, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Fine by me. Yakikaki (talk) 16:41, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Uruguayan Regional Workers' Federation

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• ... that in 1911, the Uruguayan Regional Workers' Federation represented 77% of the country's industrial workforce?

• Source: Cappelletti, Ángel J. (2017). "Uruguay". Anarchism in Latin America. AK Press. ISBN 9781849352833. According to official statistics, in 1911 there were 117,000 industrial workers in Uruguay. Of those, 90,000 were affiliated with FORU.

• • ALT1: ... that a general strike by the Uruguayan Regional Workers' Federation forced the Uruguayan government to establish an eight-hour working day? Source: Damier, Vadim (2009) [2000]. Anarcho-syndicalism in the 20th Century. Translated by Archibald, Malcolm. Edmonton: Black Cat Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-9737827-6-9. the Uruguayan Regional Workers' Federation (FORU) [...] [was] able to lead important strikes of street car conductors, bakers, leather workers, construction workers, transport workers, printers, metalworkers, packing plant workers, etc. as well as several general strikes. It was able to compel the government to introduce the 8-hour working day.
  • ALT2: ... that the Uruguayan Regional Workers' Federation opposed both fascism and anti-fascism? Source: Damier, Vadim (2009) [2000]. Anarcho-syndicalism in the 20th Century. Translated by Archibald, Malcolm. Edmonton: Black Cat Press. pp. 185–186. ISBN 978-0-9737827-6-9. As far as World War II was concerned, both FORA and FORU confirmed their previous anti-war and anti-militarist position [...] Therefore they called upon workers not to support the war under the banner and pretext of antifascism. Instead they advanced the slogan: "Neither Fascism, nor Antifascism."
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jesús Menéndez Larrondo; Template:Did you know nominations/Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh

Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 89 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 10:14, 9 September 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: Its unclear from the included quote and provided source that 1911 was "its height", there are other reasonable explanations for why Cappelletti chose that year. The other hooks check out though, and I find ALT2 an interesting alternative if you don't want to rework the primary hook. Citrus🍋 18:07, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

@CitrusHemlock: I thought it was obvious that it was at its height at the time, considering that was the year it led a general strike for the eight-hour day and couldn't find any membership numbers that were higher. But in any case, I changed it to say "in 1911". --Grnrchst (talk) 07:39, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

"in 1911" works well. Having tried to get data from primary sources before, I just know it can be spotty and there is a good chance that was all the author could pull. I think the hook has the same effect either way, though. Citrus🍋 03:52, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

Chew Hock Leong

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• ... that Singaporean banker Chew Hock Leong sold a camera device patent to Kodak in 1930?

• Source: "Mr. Chew Hock Leong, of the Chinese Commercial Bank, Singapore, is believed to be the first Straits-born Chinese to devise and sell an important invention to a firm of world-wide repute. His invention is for the purpose of keeping the portion of film under exposure in a roll-film camera absolutely flat so that, provided the lens is set at the correct focus, a sharp image will form on the film when it is exposed. The device is very small and works automatically, exerting a tension on the film. Mr. Chew is said to have received a handsome sum from the Eastman Kodak Co. for his invention." "A LOCAL INVENTOR". The Straits Times. 5 May 1930. p. 9.

• • ALT1: ... that Chew Hock Leong was the eldest son of land merchant Chew Boon Lay, the namesake of Singapore's Boon Lay area? Source: "Mr Chew Boon Lay (1852–1933) was one of Singapore's important early pioneers, who made his fortune through manufacturing biscuits and in the rubber industry. Today, some roads in Jurong, a Housing Board estate, an MRT station, a swimming complex and schools bear his name.", "By far the biggest revelation was when Ms Evelyn Chew, aunt to Mr Chew Kheng Chuan and Ms Ong, handed them the journal of Mr Chew Hock Leong, Mr Chew Boon Lay's eldest son, which he had written just after World War II." "Boon Lay the road, Boon Lay the man". The New Paper. 6 June 2005. p. 7.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Prince Edward Road MRT station

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

BenTanXiaoMing (talk) 15:07, 8 September 2026 (UTC).

• I'll review this per QPQ - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 00:53, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
• I'm reviewing ALT1:

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:

Image eligibility:

• Freely licensed: - na
• Used in article: - NA
• Clear at 100px: - NA

QPQ: Done.

Overall: - OpalYosutebito 『talk』 『articles I want to eat』 04:26, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

Blue Whale Unit

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* ... that a Blue Whale Unit is equal to one blue whale, two fin whales, or six sei whales? Source: https://www.fao.org/4/96215E/96215e07.htm#TopOfPage

• ALT0a: ... that a Blue Whale Unit was equal to one blue whale, two fin whales, two and a half humpback whales, or six sei whales?
  • ALT1: ... that the Blue Whale Unit was created by whalers to prevent a glut of whale oil? Source: Burnett, D. Graham (2012). The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226081304. p81 , quoted here "In his testimony on the relative yields of the different species ("you will get some Blue whales which will amount to four Humpbacks, and a Fin whale may be less") and the principle of catch limits set in production units, it is possible to see the rudiments of what would become, by the early 1930s, the first "barrel quotas," the purpose of which was, above all, to smooth out production spikes and control prices. Cartels dislike gluts.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Marvin Leonard Colker

5x expanded by Giantflightlessbirds (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 13 past nominations.

Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 08:38, 9 September 2026 (UTC).

• I will take this review. HerBauhaus · talk 12:08, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
• Article was expanded more than 8x on 8 September and nominated the next day, and is comfortably long enough at 4,548 B (746 words). It is well sourced, Earwig is clean, and I didn't detect any copyright issues. The article is neutral and the QPQ is complete. Of the 2 proposed hooks, ALT0 is the more interesting and eye-catching. I would suggest changing “is equal to” to “was equal to”, since the BWU is historical. It could also be made a little hookier by including the rather striking humpback equivalence: ALT0a: ... that a Blue Whale Unit was equal to one blue whale, two fin whales, two and a half humpback whales, or six sei whales? One minor copyedit in the article: “needless wastage” is slightly evaluative and could be tightened to “increased wastage”. This is an interesting and well-written article. Nicely done! HerBauhaus · talk 13:33, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
• Good suggestions! I've changed the hook, and made that edit to the article (which better reflects the source anyway). Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 20:07, 9 September 2026 (UTC)
  • Issues addressed. Good to go with ALT0a. HerBauhaus · talk 04:51, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Ramon Borrego

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• ... that Ramon Borrego retired from professional baseball because he was too small?

• Source: https://www.milb.com/news/borrego-brings-personality-and-winnings-ways-to-pensacola-304394612

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Created by Edlectro28 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Edlectro28 (talk) 11:09, 9 September 2026 (UTC).

• article is new, long enough (around 1800 characters of prose), and is verified. Hook is interesting, present in the article, and cited. QPQ not required. Nice work! — Knightoftheswords(talk) 20:45, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh

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Entrance to the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh

• ... that until 1892 Baháʼís turned in prayer toward a living person, and only since then toward the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh (pictured)?

• Source: Omid Ghaemmaghami and Shahin Vafai, "The Qiblih in Baháʼí Thought", Religions 16:11 (2025), article 1382, pp. 1 and 4; open access. Quote (p. 1): "In the mid-nineteenth century, the Báb, founder of the Bábí religion, redefined the Qiblih as 'Him Whom God shall make manifest', a figure whose imminent appearance the Báb anticipated. Years later, Bahá'u'lláh, founder of the Bahá'í Faith, confirmed the Báb's designation of the Qiblih and claimed to be the figure promised by the Báb—and, thus, the Qiblih. Since Bahá'u'lláh's passing in 1892, Bahá'ís have regarded the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh near 'Akká as their Qiblih." Quote (p. 4): "By adding that the Qiblih 'moveth' with Him Whom God shall make manifest, the Báb signaled not only that Him Whom God shall make manifest was alive at the time of the Báb but that during his lifetime, wherever he resided, his location would be the Qiblih. […] When Him Whom God shall make manifest came 'to rest,' that is, on his passing, the Qiblih would be fixed at a spot associated with him."

• • ALT1: ... that the gardens at the Shrine of Baháʼu'lláh (pictured) were closed to the public for two and a half years during a tax dispute over whether walking in them is a form of worship? Source: Yair Kraus, "Bahá'í Gardens in Acre reopen to public after 2.5-year closure", Ynetnews, 16 October 2025. Quote: "Two and a half years after their unexpected closure, the Bahá'í Gardens in Acre will reopen to the public this Sunday, the Bahá'í World Centre announced Thursday." And: "The gardens, which once drew around 200,000 visitors annually, were closed to non-Bahá'ís in April 2023 following a dispute with the Acre Municipality. The city had demanded millions of shekels in property taxes, arguing the site should be classified primarily as a tourist attraction rather than a religious site." For the worship point specifically, see Nurit Malkin, "Decision expected in legal battle over 'holy' classification of Baha'i gardens in Acre", The Times of Israel, 18 February 2024, which reports the Baháʼí World Centre's case that the whole garden is a house of prayer in which meditative walking is a form of worship, against the municipality's reclassification of about 80 per cent of the site from place of worship to tourism site.
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Improved to Good Article status by ABehjat (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

ABehjat (talk) 18:00, 8 September 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:

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 was promoted to GA status on 8 September 2026 and is 2,442 words (16,071 characters) in length. It is fully-sourced, neutral and free from plagiarism, as confirmed by its GA review. The hooks are both cited and interesting. The picture is freely licensed under CreativeCommons, is used in the article and is clear at a small size. QPQ is not needed, as this is a new nominator. Approved. Grnrchst (talk) 09:42, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on September 9

Sabrina Bruce, Erica Vandal, Kara Corcoran, Erin Krizek, Logan Ireland

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Sabrina Bruce

• ... that the officers Erica Vandal, Kara Corcoran, Erin Krizek, Logan Ireland, and Sabrina Bruce (pictured) all retired because Donald Trump banned transgender people from serving in the US military?
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/HMS Taku (1900) Complete Bible in Inuktitut
  • Comment: Driveby nom. Bit early, but potentially useful for the TDOR set on 20 November.

Created by Willthacheerleader18 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 6. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 429 past nominations.

Launchballer 16:55, 10 September 2026 (UTC).

• Adding Logan Ireland by the same writer as the same thing happened to them and because I happen to have a sextuple QPQ I can swap in. @Willthacheerleader18:, anyone else?--Launchballer 23:56, 11 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Launchballer: Now we have Jennifer Peace (military officer); while that article's not long enough, this means there may be more trans US military articles on the way. In the meantime, I'm planning to review this, but can't guarantee it'll be done for a few days given this is essentially a work-in-progress. ミラP@Miraclepine 16:21, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

I saw her, but the article doesn't say she left for that reason.--Launchballer 16:33, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@Launchballer: there is also Bree Fram, but I started that article back in 2024 but her retirement ceremony was in 2026.. I'm not sure if there's a time period limitation for DYK. Thank you for nominating these articles, it means a lot! I am working on more as I come across media/news articles on them. But these above the only so far that I have written that were discharged during Trump's trans military ban. -- Willthacheerleader18 (talk) 16:56, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

@Willthacheerleader18: Actually there is: WP:DYKNEW has a one-week period; there's a grace period for a few days, but two years is far too long. The most realistic route would be to nominate her for GA, but it takes time and I think we can run the hook without Fram's name. Please let us know when you're done with all of them. ミラP@Miraclepine 18:32, 12 September 2026 (UTC)

Given the creator has moved on to different topics (and also we have a backlog here), I'm gonna start the review soon. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:35, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

Good idea. (I don't have any seven-article QPQs.)--Launchballer 01:39, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

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

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - *
  • In Vandal, "came out as a trans woman in 2019" = attached ref implies it didn't happen until 2021.

Fixed.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • In Corcoran, "in North Attleborough, Massachusetts" is not supported by attached refs, and ref 2 only says they lived "outside of Boston in the 1990s".

Fixed.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • Krizek: page says "almost twenty years" and "a week later", but attached refs say "20-year" and "couple weeks later".

Fixed.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • "[Ireland] is of Irish and Scottish descent" should be sourced to ref 1, not 2. Both filmographies (in Vandal and Ireland) should be sourced.

I've added refs, although I'm fairly sure the films act as their own primary sources.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • Military.com ref in Ireland is unreliable due to being in the Valnet(!) era.

Parasites! Removed.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• • And given the three Sun Chronicle sources in Corcoran are pre-transition, what's the rule for attaching sources to a BLP based on deadnames; can we connect them with ABOUTSELF-compliant sources that aren't in the article?

We need a source linking the two. I've removed them.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing: - Fixed numerous cpara, but there are a few I couldn't fix without introducing/removing new facts too much:
  • Vandal: "After serving in Afghanistan, Vandal served on crisis response teams in South Korea and supported NATO allies in Romania." = "I’ve also supported NATO allies in Romania and served on crisis response teams in South Korea.";
  • Krizek: "manned and unmanned platforms in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn[disambiguation needed], and Operation Enduring Freedom" = "manned and unmanned platforms in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, and ENDURING FREEDOM";
  • Ireland: "Afghanistan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and South Korea in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Freedom's Sentinel" = "Afghanistan, Qatar, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel".
• Other problems: - In Krizek, New Dawn needs a dab fix. Given the cpara I had to fix, might be inclined to summarize that sentence differently instead.

I removed New Dawn as it wasn't clear from context which one it was. I believe the rest come under WP:LIMITED.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

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: Done.

Overall: After a shitload of time, it's finally done! Prose sizes 2646, 2062, 2422, 2377, 2721. All created two days before nom, except Ireland's which was created one day before nom. Image is PD as a US Air Force creation. One source in Bruce is WP:NEWSWEEK, but it's written by her so fine for ABOUTSELF. Bruce also has one cn tag. I don't think the Trump mention is a DYKBLP problem given transphobia is prominent enough to be on the Trump lede (on top of his bigotry being an essential part of numerous subsections); after all we once ran a hook on the Elon Musk salute.

Quotes verifying the hook: The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

• Vandal: Ref 2: instead, my thriving career was cut short by President Donald Trump’s executive order barring *Corcoran: ref 7: Army Maj. Kara Corcoran has two deployments to Afghanistan, 18 years of service and a record she said the military itself calls exemplary. Last week, the Army separated her anyway because she is transgender. Corcoran involuntarily separated from the Army last year after President Donald Trump banned transgender people from the military.
• Krizek
  • ref 5: Air Force Lt. Col. Erin Krizek said she was being separated “not because my performance, commitment, or ideals have been found lacking, but because the policy changed on who could serve.”
  • ref 6: The event was a direct result of President Donald Trump’s 2025 Executive Order 14183, titled “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness,” which directed the Pentagon to adopt policies prohibiting trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people from serving in the military. ... Lt. Col. (Ret.) Erin Krizek from the U.S. Air Force [and other trans personnel] were granted the chance to say goodbye to more than 100 years of combined service to the country.
• Ireland:
  • ref 6: Eight years ago — under President Trump's first term — Air Force Master Sgt. Logan Ireland needed a doctor's note diagnosing him with gender dysphoria to continue serving his country. Now, that same doctor's note is the reason why he's being kicked out of service. Earlier this year, the Pentagon included gender dysphoria as one of the medical conditions that disqualify people from military service.
  • ref 7: Master Sgt. Logan Ireland, a transgender airman caught in limbo after a January executive order mandated the discharge of all transgender service members
• Bruce: ref 2: sitting in her car, Bruce learned that the U.S. Supreme Court had cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward with a policy announced in late January 2025, barring transgender people from military service. President Donald Trump had demanded the ban. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was implementing it. Bruce’s career was effectively over.

@Launchballer: address the concerns and you're good to go. ミラP@Miraclepine 01:21, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Crikey. I'll deal with these over the next few days unless @Willthacheerleader18: beats me to it.--Launchballer 02:49, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

@Miraclepine: Apologies for carving up your post to reply, but I think I've addressed everything. I just realised I could have crowbarred Laila Ireland into the hook by changing "Logan Ireland" to "the partner of Laila Ireland", but it's probably too late at twelve days.--Launchballer 14:36, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

After a minor trim of redunancy, we're good here!

Waipiro Stream

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• ... that "great amounts of excrement" once ran by the New Zealand prime minister's office?

• Source: "Tutaenui stream (great amounts of excrement) ran down what is now Bowen Street (alongside the Beehive)." – https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/592792/the-house-victorian-parliament-amid-slum-disease-fires-and-illegal-demolition

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cladosporium sphaerospermum

Moved to mainspace by Nil NZ (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

In solidarity, nil ^nz 23:48, 15 September 2026 (UTC).

• Picking this up for review now. Cheers, Chocmilk03 (talk) 02:05, 18 September 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:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - See below re WP:DYKMAJOR.

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article moved to mainspace on 9 September, nominated on 15 September. No copyvio identified through Earwig, nor other signs of potential copyvio. Article is written neutrally, sourced, and reads well. QPQ is good (it's nice to see an encouraging and friendly message for the nominator in that situation). Hook is clever, amusing, and cited. My only qualm is whether the hook meets the WP:DYKMAJOR requirement. The hook is about Tutaenui Stream (a neighbouring stream that does not have its own article), not Waipiro. In addition, the piped link may also give the reader the mistaken impression that "Waipiro" translates to "great amounts of excrement". I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this as nominator, Nil_NZ. (Perhaps a similarly structured hook covering "putrid, stinking water" and New Zealand's Parliament could be an option...?) Chocmilk03 (talk) 02:28, 18 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Nil NZ: no rush on this if course but just thought I'd better actually ping you, in case you haven't seen! Cheers, Chocmilk03 (talk) 22:10, 19 September 2026 (UTC)

Hi User:Chocmilk03, thanks for the review! Just noting that I've seen this and will return to have a proper look in a day or so when I have the time. :) nil ^nz 04:05, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

Thanks again @Chocmilk03! I fear you're right re: DYKMAJOR—unfortunately there's very little published on the Tutaenui, and what does exist usually covers it in tandem with Waipiro, hence the decision to cover them both in one article. That said, Waipiro is definitely the main focus, so a hook focussing on Tutaenui is probably pushing it a little; it's a shame, cos I think the latter makes for a much better hook, but maybe I'll just have to put that in my back pocket in case I'm fortunate enough to be able to split it off in the future... Thoughts on the below instead?

• ALT 1 ... that "putrid, stinking water" once ran beneath New Zealand's parliament?

nil ^nz 23:39, 21 September 2026 (UTC)

@Nil NZ: Completely understand what you mean – I felt bad raising the point as it is such a superb hook. (Maybe we need to raise the profile of the Tutaenui stream somehow...!?)

I like ALT 1 but am wondering:

• Would "ran under New Zealand's parliament" be more accurate?
• Would it be useful to wikilink Parliament House, Wellington or New Zealand Parliament?

Cheers, Chocmilk03 (talk) 02:06, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

@Chocmilk03: My thinking was more "parliament" being the precinct, rather than the building, but I've updated ALT 1 above to say "ran beneath" instead. I think it's probably self-explanatory enough without wikilinking, but wouldn't be opposed if anyone else thinks it's necessary. nil ^nz 03:55, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

ALT1 approved. @Nil NZ: sounds sensible to me on the wikilink side of things! Thanks for your work on this article & nomination. Cheers, Chocmilk03 (talk) 09:32, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

Charlie Parker Residence

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Charlie Parker Residence

• ... that when the residence (pictured) of musician Charlie "Bird" Parker was nominated for New York City landmark designation, one person sent a bird feather to the city government in support? Source: Moynihan, Colin (December 20, 1998). "Neighborhood Report: Lower East Side; Will Bird's House Fly As a City Landmark?". The New York Times.
  • ALT1: ... that the owner of musician Charlie Parker's former residence (pictured) agreed to buy it after a real estate broker showed her a closet? Source: Kilgannon, Corey (November 24, 2010). "Where a Bird Played Sax, Now Others Find Refuge". The New York Times.
  • ALT2: ... that the owner of musician Charlie "Bird" Parker's former residence (pictured) took care of birds there? Source: Kilgannon, Corey (November 24, 2010). "Where a Bird Played Sax, Now Others Find Refuge". The New York Times.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/United Kingdom Hotel and Template:Did you know nominations/Blue Hills of Massachusetts

Moved to mainspace by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 2. DYK is currently in unreviewed backlog mode and nominator has 835 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 15:00, 15 September 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:

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

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Moved to main space on 9 September, DYK submission on 15 September. Long enough and appropriately sourced. No copyright issues, Earwig's Copyvio Detector gives 20% flagging names of places. Picture is used and it has appropriate licence (free). The hooks are interesting, mentioned in the main text, and they are sourced. I prefer ALT0, but all are good! A.Cython(talk) 04:31, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

IPhone Duo

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• ... that even after Steve Jobs condemned the use of a stylus on phones, the iPhone Duo is the first to support it 19 years later?

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• • ALT1: ... that developers have to redesign their apps to accommodate the iPhone Duo's form factor? Source:
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Lego Vidiyo

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

EvanTech10 (talk, contribs) ⚡ 00:22, 15 September 2026 (UTC).

• Note: This page was created (or moved to mainspace) on September 9 by ElijahPepe, which is six days before this DYK was made, so the article qualifies the "new enough" DYK criteria. I will be reviewing this later in the day once I have the 30 mins or so to do so properly. Hason-LEK-🇸🇬 ● 💬 ● 🧱 ● 🧪 00:50, 15 September 2026 (UTC)

• The following list is taken from Wikipedia:Did you know/Reviewer instructions#Review the article(s) because the DYK checklist template is annoyingly inflexible:

Have you checked...

1. ... that each boldlinked article is new enough?
2. ... that each boldlinked article is long enough? 5741B (text only)
3. ... that each boldlinked article is cited to reliable sources, neutral, BLP-compliant, and copyvio-free? Copyvio <10%. All paragraphs cited.
4. ... that each boldlinked article is presentable?
5. ... that the hook is verified to a reliable source, and that the hook facts appear in the boldlinked article(s)?
6. ... that the hook is under 200 characters?
7. ... that the hook is likely to intrigue a reader with no special knowledge or interest into visiting the boldlinked article(s)?
8. ... that any images are freely licensed, clear at a diminished size, and used in the article? Not applicable
9. ... that the required number of QPQs have been submitted, and that they are valid reviews that have not been used elsewhere?
10. ... that there are no other, more subjective issues?

Hason-LEK-🇸🇬 ● 💬 ● 🧱 ● 🧪 23:08, 15 September 2026 (UTC), last edited 05:47, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

• @EvanTech10: Problems:

• Both ALT0 and ALT1, while interesting, is not cited in the article.
• The sources linked for ALT1 only imply, not explicitly state, the developers' need to redesign their apps. If you want to go with that, perhaps using https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/tech-talks/111461/ (linked in the 9to5Mac article) could work. Or let me suggest ALT2, which is more verifiable based on the Fast Company article:

• ALT2: ... that Apple had to redesign their status bar for their iPhone Duo (due to the new form factor)?

Hason-LEK-🇸🇬 ● 💬 ● 🧱 ● 🧪 05:47, 16 September 2026 (UTC)

• @Hason-LEK-SIN: I have updated the article including the facts about the Steve Jobs stylus and the software redesign. Instead of ALT1 and ALT2, how about ALT3: "...that Apple had to redesign their operating system to accomodate the iPhone Duo's form factor?" (also verifiable in the sources and article) EvanTech10 (talk, contribs) ⚡ 00:07, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

• @EvanTech10: Changes seen with hook sources added and thanked! The nomination is 95% complete once I quickly check through the last criteria (but right now I have IRL stuff to do) Hason-LEK-SIN ● 💬 ● 🧱 ● 🧪 05:47, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

• @EvanTech10: I am satisfied that all the requirements have been met, passing this. Would recommend using ALT0 or ALT3. Promoters, if there are concerns that were not adequately addressed in this review, please ping us. Hason-LEK-SIN ● 💬 ● 🧱 ● 🧪 07:55, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

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