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::::He means ]. ] 22:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC) ::::He means ]. ] 22:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yes I do. Sorry.--] 00:31, 7 September 2007 (UTC) :::::Yes I do. Sorry.--] 00:31, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

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*...that stained glass in ''']''' church ''(pictured)'' in ], ] is from the abbey of ] in ] and depicts a scene from the early life of ]? - self nom &mdash; ] <sup>]</sup> 23:17, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

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*...that the ]'s ''']''' ''(pictured left)'' is the world's largest tethered ]? &mdash;self-nom by ] 08:06, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
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*...that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' married ], who was instrumental in the downfall of ]? (art+nom by --]] 06:37, 2 September 2007 (UTC))
:*''OR''...that ''']''' ''(pictured)'' was the wife of ], the first ]? <small>—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 12:30, 3 September 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:*: There are several good stories about her. We may just as well say: *...that ] described ''']''' as "an Indian, very beautiful, very lazy, the most idle woman he had ever known"? --]<sup>]</sup> 14:00, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
:::* I wish to request that the second variant be use, please. --]] 15:21, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


*...that the recent ] ''']''' of ] by ] was expected to be such a mismatch that some ] ] refused to ] on the game? — self-nom by ] (]) 04:20, 2 September 2007 (UTC) *...that the recent ] ''']''' of ] by ] was expected to be such a mismatch that some ] ] refused to ] on the game? — self-nom by ] (]) 04:20, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
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*...that the ''']''' is the most successful suburban club in ] history?] 11:54, 2 September 2007 (UTC) *...that the ''']''' is the most successful suburban club in ] history?] 11:54, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
:*The article is currently much too short for DYK. See ] for details. ] 17:12, 2 September 2007 (UTC) :*The article is currently much too short for DYK. See ] for details. ] 17:12, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
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*...that the luxurious ''']''' in ], built in the 1620s, was destroyed and never rebuilt only three decades after its construction, in the 1650s? --article by ], nom by <sub><span style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">]|]</span></sub> 20:27, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
*: The text looks as if it was generated by some machine translation service: "when prince become adolescent", "to the Western Europe", "ordered to built new palace in Italian style", "one of the most wonderful palace that ever been built", "rebuilt and enlarge the building", "a Seim select committee", "decorated with a gilded crowns", "furnishings was described", "Bacchus sitting on a barrel on weels", "ceilings filled with oil paintings, master paintings, precious furnitures, bear in a gilded cage", "the palace was succeded by his wife", "burned down by Sweds and was never restored", etc. I urge our contributors to proofread (or at least reread) their entries before submitting. --]<sup>]</sup> 14:29, 4 September 2007 (UTC)


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Candidate entries

Articles created on September 7

Or, to really dumb down: ...that disgraced former Beijing mayor Meng Xuenong said that his new post as Shanxi governor is "a great honour, but also comes with great responsibility"? Seektruthfromfacts 03:47, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Articles created on September 6

Artist depiction of the WMAP satellite

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Marine 69-71 (talkcontribs) 19:07, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Articles created on September 5

…that Nayachar Island in the Hooghly River has emerged as the most logical option for the location of a major chemical hub as it will neither entail land acquisition nor require population displacement? Self nom - P.K.Niyogi 00:13, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Or

…that Nayachar Island in the Hooghly River has emerged as a choice for the location of a major chemical hub based on the experience and expertise in developing Jurong Island in Singapore? Self nom - P.K.Niyogi 00:13, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
Sir Charles Rosenthal
Sir Charles Rosenthal

Articles created on September 4

HMS Ceres
HMS Ceres
How about ...that no other Oregon Attorney General served longer than Isaac Homer Van Winkle's 23 years? Balloonman 00:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Articles created on September 3

The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore

Articles created on September 2

reduced to 210 displ;ayed chars including the chars "(pictured)" - ie otherwise net 198 chars - thanks for the pointer --Golden Wattle 23:36, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Usually, DYK hooks end with the quotation mark.--Carabinieri 21:26, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
He means question mark. Art LaPella 22:47, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
Yes I do. Sorry.--Carabinieri 00:31, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Expired noms

Articles created on September 1

Articles created on August 31

Unfortunately this article is far too short. According to the guidelines, articles should generally be more than 1500 characters (excluding lists, pictures, references, categories etc.), although a little bit of flexibility can be provided for articles just short of this mark. However, this nomination is only 433 characters excluding lists/references/categories etc. Daniel 05:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

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