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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on May 26

Articles created/expanded on May 25

• ... that by the time Fort Scott was completed, it was already obsolete? (self-nom), 5x expansion --Bedford 00:48, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in 1628, Pieter Adriaanszoon Ita commanded one of the largest expeditions of its time, against the Portuguese and Spanish interests in the Caribbean? Self-nom. The ''Gorgeous Girl''!!! (talk) 00:16, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the 1966-68 Liga Leumit season was played over two years in an effort to rid Israeli football of corruption and violence? -- self nom by пﮟოьεԻ 57 22:31, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that during the War of 1812, Laura Secord went to DeCou House (pictured) to warn James FitzGibbon and his British troops about the surprise American attack now known as the Battle of Beaver Dams? -- new article by Radtek67 (talk · contribs), nom. by PFHLai (talk) 22:14, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that dried teasel pods (pictured) were used to raise the nap on woolen fabrics? self nom, new article Loggie (talk) 22:12, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Bill Flemming called over 600 events as a broadcaster for the ABC Sports' television show Wide World of Sports during his career? - (self-nom) by Chris (talk) 21:46, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Mary Augusta Dickerson found it inspiational to write her children's books inside a Pickle Barrel House? new article, self-nominated by --Doug 20:56, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... the sacred lights at the statue of Bala Krishna (pictured) recovered from the sea in 14th century were lit by Madhvacharya himself and are being kept burning as a part of the ritual continuously, and that is for the last 700 years. (self-nom) Wikidās-ॐ 20:27, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that General Ziauddin Butt was nominated to head the Pakistan Army by PM Nawaz Sharif in October 1999 after sacking the incumbent General Pervez Musharraf. But, the army stayed loyal to Musharraf, overthrew the Sharif government in a coup d'état and jailed Ziauddin Butt? (self-nom) Razzsic (talk) 19:28, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Cornelius Jol was the original "Peg Leg the Pirate" and once captured the island of Fernando de Noronha off the coast of Brazil? This one is slightly unorthodox in that the nominated article was created by an IP address, 72.74.226.72, through WP:AFC. (new article, meets length requirement) Hersfold 19:03, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Georgian footballer Georgi Kiknadze won five consecutive league championships with Dinamo Tbilisi? (self-nom, new article) Oldelpaso (talk) 18:00, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Un été inoubliable, a 1994 film by Romanian director Lucian Pintilie, depicts Bulgarians being victimized by the Romanian Army, and is believed to be a metaphor of the Yugoslav wars? (new; self-nom) Dahn (talk) 17:10, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that twin brothers David and Peter Jackson played together for seven clubs in English football, including two under the management of father Peter? -- new article self-nom by Peanut4 (talk) 13:45, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Aythorpe Roding Windmill (pictured) is the largest surviving post mill in Essex? New article created on 25 May and self-nom by Mjroots (talk) 09:40, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that despite going undefeated and winning the 2005 Sugar Bowl, the Auburn Tigers were denied a share of the college football national championship? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by JKBrooks85 (talk) 09:37, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Carlos Minc, the current Brazilian Minister of Environment, was one of the founding members of the Green Party? (self-nom) Masterpiece2000 (talk) 08:17, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Kurt Tanzer, a World War II fighter ace of Nazi Germany, was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on December 5, 1943? (new article, self-nom) Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 06:38, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Am I the only one to who it seems that this hook is banal? Fighter aces are decorated and over-decorated - if there is something articular about the decoration and him earning it, the hook would need to state it (was he the only ace ever to earn it? was he the last person to earn it? - stuff like that) Dahn (talk) 17:16, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Seaboard Air Line Railroad was the first to provide streamlined passenger trains from New York to Florida, beginning with the Silver Meteor in 1939? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by Textorus (talk) 05:32, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that, although projects for restoration of the Everglades are the most comprehensive attempts at environmental repair in history, they are in danger of being eliminated? --Moni3 (talk) 05:16, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that a free trade agreement made effective in 2000 strengthened Indo-Sri Lankan relations and quadrupled bilateral trade, which grew to USD 2.6 billion by 2006? Vishnava _talk 00:41, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Weeb Ewbank coached the most games in New York Jets franchise history? self-nom by Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not wikidrama)} 03:42, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that in 1880 the United States Congress adjourned so members could watch the single scull race on the Potomac River between Charles E. Courtney and Ned Hanlan? - new article self-nom by 09er (talk) 03:46, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that although the Swaminarayan temple in Weehawken, NJ when made in 1987 was the first Swaminarayan temple in the USA, today there are four Swaminarayan temples in New Jersey alone? self nom ATG 10:13, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ...that land agent Timothy Dwight Hobart from 1886-1924 supervised the stringing of hundreds of miles of barbed wire, thousands of fence posts, and the digging of hundreds of wells topped by windmills to settle the Texas Panhandle?--self-nomBilly Hathorn (talk) 21:39, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 24

• ... that Gerobatrachus is considered to be a missing link that supports the hypothesis offered by cladistics, that frogs and salamanders had a common ancestor? Created on the 22nd; expanded on the 24th. Self-nom. The ''Gorgeous Girl''!!! (talk) 02:10, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Singapore and Malaysia both claimed of ownership of Pedra Branca? -- new article started by Seletar (talk · contribs), nom. by PFHLai (talk) 23:04, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the presidential campaign of Bob Barr (pictured) began following a successful draft effort on Facebook? (self-nom) --William Saturn (talk) 22:57, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that some pulvinones have shown anticoagulant activity in rats, whilst other pulvinone derivatives are patented antibiotics for use in animals? -- new article by AlChimini (talk · contribs), nom. by PFHLai (talk) 22:38, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Albert Niemann was the first person to isolate cocaine in 1859? (self-nom) Masterpiece2000 (talk) 15:02, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Philippine National Artist Amado V. Hernandez wrote his masterpieces while being imprisoned in the New Bilibid Prison? New article by User:Monzonda, Nom by Lenticel 06:46, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that though the Ishvara temple (pictured) in Karnataka, India, seems modest in construction, it is in fact the most complicated Hoysala monument?(self nom) Dineshkannambadi (talk) 01:45, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that North 24th Street in Omaha, Nebraska, long considered the heart of the city's African American community, has not fully recovered since several riots destroyed businesses along the strip in the 1960s? (new/self)• Freechild'sup? 23:58, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the oldest firehouse still standing in Louisville was once a church? (self-nom)--Bedford 23:16, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that A Stillness at Appomattox by Bruce Catton won the 1954 Pulitzer Prize in history? new article, self nominated by --Doug 22:27, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Golden Age Passport has been replaced by the Senior Pass of the new pass series now called America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass? new article, self nominated by --Doug 21:47, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Flammulated Flycatcher (pictured), a tyrant flycatcher endemic to southwest Mexico, was eventually placed in the monotypic genus Deltarhynchus because of its broad bill? Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 20:52, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that torchon lace is one of the oldest bobbin laces and has strictly geometric patterns? self nom, new article Loggie (talk) 19:25, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

(alternatively) ... that due to its simplicity torchon lace is the first bobbin lace that many lace makers learn to make?

• ... that the yuja hwachae, Korean traditional fruit punch made with Korean pear and yuja, is traditionally drunk in autumn? (Self-nom)--Appletrees (talk) 19:08, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
  • ALT ... that the yuja hwachae, Korean traditional fruit punch made with Korean pear and yuja, are eaten with flower pancakes made of chrysanthemum?--Appletrees (talk) 19:21, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that crispy rice can be created by heating steam-conditioned kernels with oil? - Basketball110 /_{Tell me yours} at 18:07, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• This article currently isn't long enough for Did You Know. See #Instructions. Art LaPella (talk) 03:04, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... the the first night football game was the 1892 Wyoming Seminary vs. Mansfield State Normal football game, and the game was called at halftime in a scoreless tie? (self-nom)--Paul McDonald (talk) 17:22, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• This article currently isn't long enough for Did You Know. See #Instructions. Art LaPella (talk) 03:04, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that three percent of Namibia is closed to the public in an area called the Sperrgebiet (pictured)? (self-nom, moved from my sandbox today) EJF (talk) 15:28, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Native American actor, writer, and director James Young Deer and his wife were an "influential force" in the production of one-reel Westerns during the early silent film era?

• ... that mathematician Nathan Mendelsohn was on the first Putnam Competition-winning team in 1938, but also won second prize in an International Brotherhood of Magicians contest, behind Johnny Carson? Alfalfahotshots (talk) 13:17, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that U.S. Route 127 in Michigan was tripled in length by extending the highway to replace its parent route, U.S. Route 27 in 2002? Imzadi1979 (talk) 07:23, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
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    . 10x expansion by myself Imzadi1979 (talk) 07:23, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that despite a forecaster remarking that it was "much too far away" to affect weather in California, Hurricane Liza of 1968 was responsible for $5,000 in damage and caused a portion of Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach to be closed to traffic? Hurricane Angel Saki (talk) 07:14, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in a major improvement in bilateral ties since it blocked Bangladesh's entry in the U.N. in 1972, China offered to help Bangladesh construct its first nuclear plant? Vishnava _talk 04:32, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is proposing a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific Region that would include nations accounting for almost half of world trade? Vishnava _talk 05:28, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster (1488 – 1552) from 1544 is the earliest German description of the world? - self nom by -- Matthead  Discuß   06:54, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Academic Gymnasium Danzig, along with similar schools in Elbing and Thorn, transformed Royal Prussia into a center of classical studies in the 16th century? - self nom by -- Matthead  Discuß   08:30, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that after serving three terms in the Norwegian Parliament for the Conservative Party, Georg Apenes took over as director of the Norwegian Data Inspectorate? Punkmorten (talk) 11:31, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Since the sources are in Norwegian I can verify the article accuracy and the reliability of the references. Rettetast (talk) 12:50, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Frontier Texas!, a museum of the American West in Abilene, first greets visitors with a state-of-the-art reproduction of a prairie thunderstorm in a theatre called the "Century of Adventure"?--self nomBilly Hathorn (talk) 14:53, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that Frontier Texas!, a museum in Abilene, was voted the "Best Old West Experience in Texas for 2008" by the website You Tube? ---self-nomBilly Hathorn (talk) 14:53, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that father and son James E. Bolin and Bruce M. Bolin both served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and as a state district court judge – twenty-eight years apart in each case?-- self-nom (both articles)Billy Hathorn (talk) 21:21, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that John Aspinall was the first recipient of the James Watt International Medal?

• or ... that John Aspinall, the British mechanical engineer, was interned by the Germans at the start of the First World War? - five times expansion, self nom - Dumelow (talk) 22:22, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Robert Parker Parrott's last home, Plumbush, outside Cold Spring, New York, is now a bed and breakfast? Self-nom Daniel Case (talk) 00:17, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Joe R. Salter, former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, has been involved in the administrative or political aspects of professional education since 1965, when he first became a classroom teacher?--self-nom (new replacement article) Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:41, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that Joe R. Salter, a former educator and Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, is now chief lobbyist for his state's Department of Education?--self-nom (new replacement article)

• ... that Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville is the only women's prison in Oregon? -- new article by Aboutmovies (talk · contribs), nom. by PFHLai (talk) 22:54, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 23

• ... Samite was a luxurious and heavy silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages, and famously by Tennyson's Lady of the Lake (pictured)? From disam 2-liner by User:Wetman and (self-nom) Johnbod (talk) 19:56, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the QUIET telescope, due to start observing in 2008 at the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory, aims to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background radiation? New article created by User:LouScheffer and expanded by myself (by a factor ~5, if that helps). Mike Peel (talk) 18:00, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that prehistoric man used the same 89 degree Fahrenheit warm springs that Franklin Delano Roosevelt would use in the 20th century? (self-nom, 5x expansion)--Bedford 23:41, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the extinct early crocodile relative Calsoyasuchus was discovered by a joint expedition composed of crews from the University of Texas at Austin, Harvard, and the Navajo Nation? - self-nom, just created J. Spencer (talk) 23:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the 5-dimensional 7x7x7x7x7 Rubik's cube-like Magic Cube (pictured) is one of several n-dimensional sequential move puzzles that have been implemented as virtual puzzles but have never been solved? (self-nom) SpinningSpark 22:58, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Or maybe this one which has a somewhat more intelligible image but not so well known shape

• • (alt hook)... that the 120-cell 4-dimensional Megaminx-like puzzle (pictured) (based on dodecahedrons rather the cube as with Rubik's cube) is one of several n-dimensional sequential move puzzles that have been implemented as virtual puzzles but have never been solved? SpinningSpark 23:16, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• 255 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 01:28, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• Ok, let's not explain so much, that's what the articles are for;
• ... that the 120-cell 4-dimensional Megaminx-like puzzle (pictured) is one of several n-dimensional sequential move puzzles that have been implemented as virtual puzzles but have never been solved? SpinningSpark 02:07, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that soldiers from Fort Benning patrolled the woods around the Little White House (pictured) during World War II? (self-nom, 5x expansion)--Bedford 22:43, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Omaha Star building (pictured) housed the DePorres Club after they were asked to leave Creighton University because of their activism in Omaha's civil rights movement? (self-nom) • Freechild'sup? 19:21, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Wawelberg Group was a Polish special-forces unit which began the 1921 Third Silesian Uprising by blowing up seven rail bridges between Upper Silesia and the rest of Germany? (Self-nom by Tymek (talk) 18:47, 23 May 2008 (UTC))

NPOV?! These were Polish terrorists acts in Germany. -- Matthead  Discuß   18:21, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• OnlyMostly Polish-language references are cited, lacks verifiability. JGHowes - 18:58, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

One man's terrorist is another man's freedom-fighter.

There is an English-language source cited; and in any case, WP:V does not state that only English-language sources may be used. Moreover, non-English-language source material can certainly be translated and verified. Nihil novi (talk) 08:45, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Indeed. That's a decent DYK, and Polish sources are as reliable as any others, per WP:RS.--_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 23:30, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Pakistan "gifted" several squadrons of fighter aircraft to the air force of Bangladesh in the 1980s, marking major improvement in bilateral relations? expanded by Vishnava _talk 16:24, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Alternative (and first choice) ... that in a major improvement in bilateral relations in 2008, Pakistan proposed sharing nuclear technology with Bangladesh? Vishnava _talk 04:28, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in 1847 Thomas Huling sold the town of Zavala, Texas for $1,000 and 5,000 boxes of Green Mountain Vegetable Ointment? - expand 10x, self-nom Karanacs (talk) 14:26, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Web Site Administration Tool simplifies the creation of an authentication and authorization system in an ASP.NET website?-self-nom by -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 14:11, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Senate funding of the Museum at Bethel Woods, opening June 2, 2008, formed part of an October 2007 presidential debate? self nom, new article _{TravellingCari} 13:35, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

(alt hook) *... that Bethel officials hope the Museum at Bethel Woods will help improve tourism in the area, which has suffered since the decline of the Borscht Belt? _{TravellingCari} 13:42, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Bishop Hannington Memorial Church in Hove, England, is dedicated to an Anglican missionary who was killed on a king’s orders in Uganda after being ordained first bishop of Eastern Equatorial Africa? Self-nom. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 11:49, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that John Kempthorne defeated an attack by seven Algerine corsairs on his single ship, HMS Mary Rose? (battle pictured) - new article, self nom, Benea (talk) 09:45, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in A More Perfect Union: Advancing New American Rights, which was released in paperback on April 252008, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. proposes eight new constitutional amendments?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 07:55, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
  • (alternatively) ...A More Perfect Union: Advancing New American Rights, which was released in paperback on April 252008, U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. proposes eight new constitutional amendments? --Soman (talk) 18:29, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the remnants of defensive walls and stone shelters built by Wiebbe Hayes and his men on West Wallabi Island in 1629, are Australia's oldest known European structures? (new article self-nom) Spy007au (talk) 05:58, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Eisenhower's home cost more than six times to renovate than it did to purchase, due to union labor and Mamie Eisenhower's whims? (self-nom, 5x expansion)--Bedford 04:10, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Rachel Wall, a female pirate, is most well-known for being the last woman to be hanged in Massachusetts? Self-nom. The ''Gorgeous Girl''!!! (talk) 00:42, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Not sure about the reference, but the length is good. The fact she was the first American-born female pirate might be her more notable claim.--Bedford 01:12, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

ALT:

• (alt hook) ... that Rachel Wall was the first American-born female pirate? The ''Gorgeous Girl''!!! (talk)

I'd go with a combination...

• (alt hook) ... that Rachel Wall was the first American-born female pirate, and the last woman to be hanged in Massachusetts?--Bedford 01:49, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• Yep, this version gets my vote. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 10:48, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that when neurologist Dr Derek Denny-Brown introduced British anti-Lewisite as a treatment for the copper overload disorder Wilson's disease, the discovery was hailed as one of the first effective treatments in neurology? Self-nom. JFW | T@lk 11:02, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that prior to her death in 1921, Cornelia Wadsworth Ritchie Adair was the matriarch of both Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal, Ireland, and the large JA Ranch near Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 15:13, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that Cornelia Wadsworth Ritchie Adair during World War I invited Begian refugees to stay at her Glenveagh Castle in County Donegal, Ireland? --self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 15:13, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that Cornelia Wadsworth Ritchie Adair became in 1887 the sole owner of the large JA Ranch in the Texas Panhandle after legendary cattleman Charles Goodnight ended their partnership?--self-nomBilly Hathorn (talk) 15:16, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Texas rancher Montie Ritchie was the photographer on a British Alpine Club expedition in 1949 to the Baffin Islands in the Canadian Arctic, where there is darkness for much of the year?

• Actually, any area of the Earth gets 6 months of daylight per year (neglecting the atmosphere, which increases that figure). The article supports the daylight claim but its reference doesn't mention months of daylight. I think the real source is a misinterpretation of Baffin Island#Climate, which says "Clyde River experiences continuous sunlight from May 14 to July 28, a period of 2 1/2 months". First, the word "continuous" is missing from the hook. Second, the 2 1/2 month figure applies only to the town of Clyde River. The southern part of Baffin Island is south of the Arctic Circle and doesn't get the midnight sun that occurs closer to the poles. Art LaPella (talk) 22:30, 23 May 2008 (UTC) Fixed. Art LaPella (talk) 05:14, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the oddly-named Saints' Roost Museum in Clarendon in the Texas Panhandle refers to Clarendon having been a prohibition settlement in the 1880s, and cowboys referred to the community as the town where the "saints roost"?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:36, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that the oddly-named Saints' Roost Museum in Clarendon in the Texas Panhandle is financially supported each September through the Charles Goodnight Chuckwagon Cookoff contest?--self nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:36, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Unitarian Universalist Association will cease funding for its Young Religious Unitarian Universalists organization in June 2008? (self-nom) Ecoleetage (talk) 02:58, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that former United States Air Force pilot Randy Acord established the Alaska Air Museum in Fairbanks to preserve aviation history for the benefit of future generations?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 03:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that aviation historian Randy Acord was awarded the Alaska–Siberian Lend Lease Award for his role in improving Russian–North American relations during World War II?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 03:40, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the suit of armour on the effigy of Sir Ralph Fitzherbert (pictured) has been reproduced as a Second Life avatar? Article by Victuallers, nom by me per comment below. Daniel Case (talk) 14:02, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Philadelphia Phillies were the last of the original 16 Major League Baseball franchises to win the World Series? --self-nom, expansion of redirect. KV5 • Squawk box • Fight on! 19:02, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the original images of Lord Swaminarayan at the Shri Swaminarayan Temple, Karachi in Pakistan were removed and taken to India during the turbulent times of the Partition of India? Self nom. ATG 22:10, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Petubastis III led a revolt in Ancient Egypt against Persian rule in 522 BCE? -- new article by Egyptzo (talk · contribs), nom. by PFHLai (talk) 05:42, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that more than 5 million people died of starvation or disease in the Southern India famine of 1876–78? -- new article by Fowler&fowler (talk · contribs), nom. by PFHLai (talk) 06:13, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that a cat named Room 8 was the subject of a book, a documentary, a song by Leo Kottke, and an obituary that appeared in papers from the Los Angeles Times to the Hartford Courant? Self nom new article...PLEASE feel free to help fix this up! LegoTech·(t)·(c) 06:10, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 22

• ... that Jeb Bush became the first Republican Governor of Florida to be re-elected to a second term after winning the 2002 Florida gubernatorial election? Self-nom, well over 5 fold expansion Davewild (talk) 19:41, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Prof. Heinz Lowenstam discovered that living organisms can manufacture magnetite within their bodies? by User:Megatronasaurus nom Victuallers (talk) 19:26, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Bucks point lace is a bobbin lace from the East Midlands in England with both floral and geometric designs? self nom, new article, other hook suggestions welcome Loggie (talk) 12:09, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the German right-wing politician and member of the Bundestag Fritz Rössler, who resembled Adolf Hitler, had a habit of attending parliament drunk? article by Keresaspa (talk · contribs); nom --Carabinieri (talk) 21:54, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Russian right-wing politician Nikolai Markov tried to convince Germany to contribute to a conspiracy to re-instate the House of Romanov after the post-World War I revolutions? article by Keresaspa (talk · contribs); nom --Carabinieri (talk) 21:54, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that international boundary surveyor Joseph Smith Harris, later president of the Reading Railroad, climbed the mast of a bombardment ship to direct mortar fire during the Civil War Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip? (new; self-nom Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 16:43, 23 May 2008 (UTC))

• ... that the first live television broadcast viewed on a moving train was on October 7, 1948, when passengers on the B&O Railroad's Marylander saw the second game of the 1948 World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Braves? self-nom JGHowes - 03:14, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the 1994 Bolivia earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded with a focal depth greater or equal to 300 km? Two earthquake-related articles in the same day! I'm an Editorofthewiki 00:34, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Rohm and Haas Corporate Headquarters' main architectural feature is the use of sunscreens on its facade made of Rohm and Haas' principal product, Plexiglas? -- new article self-nom by Medvedenko (talk) 18:46, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Étienne-Théodore Pâquet defeated a man twice his age to become one of the youngest ever members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec? Self-nom by Circeus (talk) 17:57, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Fabergé Peacock egg has not been seen in public since 1992? (new article, self-nom) Gareth E Kegg (talk) 17:49, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that historian Lon Tinkle demanded that his name be removed as historical advisor in the credits of John Wayne's 1960 film The Alamo because he felt the film did not accurately represent the Battle of the Alamo? Karanacs (talk) 15:36, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Bedouin villagers of al-Sayyid developed their own form of sign language in response to the high rate of deafness amongst their tribe? пﮟოьεԻ 57 13:24, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the 2003 Algeria earthquake, in which more than 2,200 people died, was the strongest to hit Algeria since 1980? (new article, self-nom) Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 13:16, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that though the Siddhesvara Temple (pictured) in Karnataka, India, is currently a temple of Shiva, historians are unsure to which faith the temple originally belonged? (self nom)Dineshkannambadi (talk) 02:36, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Bangladesh declined to renew its 1972 Friendship Treaty with India, criticizing it as unequal and an imposition of excessive Indian influence? Vishnava_(talk) 01:45, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that English musician and poet Robert Wydow is the earliest known recipient of a Bachelor of Music degree from Oxford University? self-nom BuddingJournalist 01:20, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Length, date and reference verified. Bencherlite 08:12, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the 1975 movie Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris starred theater and cabaret stars Elly Stone and Joe Masiell in their only film performances? (self-nom) Ecoleetage (talk) 16:26, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Quoted fact doesn't appear to have an inline source and I can't find the quoted fact in the sources I've looked at. GDallimore (Talk) 16:39, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Response Source has been added. Thank you. Ecoleetage (talk) 18:02, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that in the 1975 movie Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Jacques Brel's French-language rendition of Ne me quitte pas did not have English subtitles? (self-nom) Ecoleetage (talk) 02:12, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Natanleod, once said be a king of the Britons, never existed and was a product of Anglo-Saxon folk etymology? Destubbed and 110% rewritten, but I'm not sure if this qualifies as it's only doubled in size. A self-nomination by Angus McLellan (Talk) 23:10, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the age of a Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis, pictured) is generally calculable based on its size: one year for every 10 mm? -- new article by Hannah K R (talk · contribs), nom. by PFHLai (talk) 06:24, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that with 13 storeys and a height of 154 m (505 ft), the wooden pagoda of Tianning Temple in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China is the tallest Buddhist pagoda in the world? -- new article by PericlesofAthens (talk · contribs), nom. by PFHLai (talk) 06:40, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 21

• ... that Mary Shelley's 1820 children's story Maurice was lost until 1997? (self-nom) new article Awadewit (talk) 03:54, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ALT... that the 1820 children's story Maurice by Mary Shelley (pictured) was lost until 1997? --74.13.130.176 (talk) 06:09, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Length and reference verified. Moved here from 20th May section. Olaf Davis | Talk 09:33, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Lake Balaton, a popular tourist attraction in Hungary, is the largest freshwater lake in Central Europe? (new article, self-nom) Bláthnaid 18:16, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... the British MI6 tried to hire the Austrian-German physicist Josef Schintlmeister as a spy in the Soviet Union, where he had worked for ten years?

• OR:... that the physicists Josef Schintlmeister, Heinz Barwich, Werner Hartmann, Heinz Pose, and Ernst Rexer all worked on the Soviet atomic bomb and then moved to the Dresden University of Technology? article by Bfiene (talk · contribs); nom--Carabinieri (talk) 22:12, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the discovery of a stone celt with Indus script in Tamil Nadu in February 2006 was regarded by Indian epigraphist Iravatham Mahadevan as the "greatest archaeological discovery of a century in Tamil Nadu"?-self-nom by -Ravichandar_{My coffee shop} 18:13, 23 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... the Paris-based Naye Prese was the sole Yiddish-language communist daily newspaper in Europe during the interbellum period? --Soman (talk) 14:18, 22 May 2008 (UTC) (self-nom)

• ... that Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man is a Shōnen-style Korean action comic hero that combines the genres of Mad Max, Dune and Lord of the Rings?

• or, ... that Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man is a successful Korean action comic in the Shōnen style recently published in the U.S.A.? (collab-nom because expanded it in collaboration with User:X27 (as 71.142.214.138) who started it and continues to contribute.) Thanks, Julia Rossi (talk) 00:47, 22 May 2008 (UTC) )

• ... that when a painting by comic book creator John Stanley recreating one of his covers for Little Lulu was used for the cover of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide in 2005 the hard cover edition sold out on the day the Guide was released and the soft cover version sold out two days later?

• 290 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 22:30, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• or, ... that comic book creators John Stanley and Carl Barks despite working for the same publisher for over 25 years had never met until both attended the NewCon in Boston in 1976? Dgabbard (talk) 20:46, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

• or, ... that when John Stanley recreated one of his covers for Little Lulu for the cover of the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide in 2005, both editions sold out within three days? (a suggestion, Julia Rossi (talk) 01:14, 24 May 2008 (UTC))

• ... the Young Communist League of Lithuania, after breaking away from the Soviet Komsomol in June 1989, substituted 'progress towards communism' for 'defence of sovereignty of the Lithuanian SSR' as its stated goal? --Soman (talk) 21:34, 21 May 2008 (UTC) (selfnom)

• ... that Kenyan lawyer Gitobu Imanyara was reported to have died after he was supposedly slapped by Kenyan first lady Lucy Kibaki? New article I'm an Editorofthewiki 21:28, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Red Cross with Imperial Portraits egg commemorates the work of women from the House of Romanov for the Red Cross during World War I? Self-nom by Gareth E Kegg (talk) 20:56, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the city of Nairobi, Kenya averages about ten vehicle hijackings per day? New article by I'm an Editorofthewiki 20:11, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that a 2007 treaty significantly modified Indo-Bhutanese relations by reducing India's guiding role over Bhutan's foreign policy? Vishnava_(talk) 18:49, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Alternate hook ... that Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru forged close ties with Bhutan and declared that any aggression on Bhutan would be seen as aggression against India? Vishnava_(talk) 18:59, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Double "close"? --74.13.130.176 (talk) 05:57, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

:) Thanks! Vishnava_(talk) 12:13, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that a poem by Edward Coote Pinkney, a failed lawyer and former Navy midshipman, was used by Edgar Allan Poe to woo Sarah Helen Whitman? (Self-nom for expansion) --Midnightdreary (talk) 16:39, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Indiana's Muscatatuck State Park was the first Indiana state park to need no additional financial assistance, even through it never charged admission? (self-nom)--Bedford 16:27, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Champlain Valley Transportation Museum in Plattsburgh, New York is home to the only known Type 82 Lozier in existence? self nom, new article _{TravellingCari} 16:24, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Since most people won't have heard of a Lozier, I suggest "... the only known Type 82 Lozier automobile in existence?" - Jmabel | Talk 17:46, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
    • agreed, sounds like a good clarification _{TravellingCari} 16:00, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the cap and sails of Shiremark Mill (pictured) were blown off in 1886? New article created on 21 May and self-nom by Mjroots (talk) 10:24, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that World War II fighter ace Herbert Bareuther is credited for shooting down 55 enemy aircraft? (new article, self-nom) Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 09:53, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that among the ways the citizens of Danville, Kentucky memorialized Confederate forces locally included givng up their own grave plots? (self-nom)--Bedford 07:27, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• How about "... that citizens of Danville, Kentucky gave up their own grave plots to provide land for the city's Confederate Monument?" - Jmabel | Talk 17:53, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• Because it wasn't the monument itself that the land was given for, which is why I said "ways...memorialized".--Bedford 21:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

How about "to commemorate" instead of "to memorialize"? --74.13.130.176 (talk) 05:56, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Mukti Bahini guerrillas were absorbed into the ranks of regular military officers and personnel upon the formation of Bangladesh's armed forces? Vishnava_(talk) 00:26, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that during the Battle of Ridgefield on April 27, 1777, Benedict Arnold (pictured) escaped unharmed after being pinned to the ground when his horse was shot from only thirty yards away? Daamien (talk) 03:39, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Hook should be under 200 characters and article has no inline citations. —97198 talk 07:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Fixed. Please review accordingly. --Daamien (talk) 20:10, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Maurice Fitzmaurice was Chief Engineer to the London County Council and was responsible for the Blackwall, Rotherhithe and Woolwich tunnels?

• or ... that Maurice Fitzmaurice was appointed a member of the Ottoman Order of the Mejidiye and a companion of the British Order of St Michael and St George in recognition of his work on the Aswan Dam? - (self nom) Dumelow (talk) 00:22, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Stave Puzzles makes a 44 piece jigsaw puzzle named Champ that can be put together 32 different ways but only one is the correct solution? (self nom) --Captain-tucker (talk) 09:21, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that The Locusts, an early 19th-century house in New Paltz, New York, has no fireplaces? Self-nom, with help from IvoShandor and APK. Daniel Case (talk) 15:08, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Expiring noms

Articles created/expanded on May 20

• ... that a collection of 247 tiles illustrating children's books are installed on the Story Book Wall (pictured) at the Alamogordo Public Library in New Mexico, USA? -- new article by Uncia (talk · contribs), nom. by PFHLai (talk) 14:43, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• Cha-ching! All good here. BobAmnertiopsis_{ChitChat Me!} 02:07, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in the 1760's, Toliver Craig, Sr. and his sons joined the Baptist movement, and were imprisoned by colonial authorities for their preachings? Self-nom. The ''Gorgeous Girl''!!! (talk) 06:45, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Date and length fine, reference exists. Olaf Davis | Talk 09:22, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot (pictured), the first regular British Army light infantry regiment, rewarded its survivors of the Forlorn Hope at Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz with the title "Valiant Stormers"? -- new article from old redirect; self-nom Gwinva (talk) 05:17, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• (alternative, shorter hook) ... that the first regular British light infantry regiment, the 52nd Foot (pictured), awarded the title "Valiant Stormer" to those who survived the Forlorn Hope at Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz? Gwinva (talk) 01:02, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Confirmed date and length, and that reference exists. Olaf Davis | Talk 09:27, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Sir William Horrocks, British Army officer and father of Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks, confirmed Sir David Bruce's theory that Malta fever was spread through goat's milk? New article created by Harlsbottom, nominated by Ian Rose. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 01:33, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Captain Andrew Offutt Monument barely mentioning Sherman's March to the Sea makes it only one of two Civil War related monuments in Kentucky to stress strong Union sentiment? (self-nom)--Bedford 00:02, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the 9th century Navalinga temple in Karnataka, India, is a cluster of nine Hindu temples, each containing a Shiva linga?(self nom) Dineshkannambadi (talk) 23:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Dictionary of Information Security by Robert Slade has five forewords? -self-nom, new article.

Minor disclaimer re: COI, once in the past week I saw an editor mention WP:COI here because they were related to the subject of their article: Mr. Slade mentioned me in one of his books, not this one, and besides one or two emails, I have never met him. Thanks. —SusanLesch (talk) 22:52, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that World War II fighter ace Franz Barten is credited for shooting down a total of 55 enemy aircraft?

or,

• ... that World War II fighter ace Franz Barten, who is credited for shooting down 55 enemy aircraft, was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross? (new article, self-nom) Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 21:58, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the annual Greasestock festival in New York showcases vegetable powered vehicles and other green technologies, such as biodiesel cars, solar powered cars, home heating alternatives, and organic farming exhibits? Feel free to suggest alt. hook and/or rewrite... Self nom by MrPrada (talk) 20:16, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Article only has around 1,150 characters. —97198 talk 07:11, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
    • Now has 1,506. MrPrada (talk) 13:30, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
      • Expanded even futher. MrPrada (talk) 03:15, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Zygmunt Rumel, a talented Polish poet and soldier of the Bataliony Chlopskie, was murdered in 1943 during the Massacres of Poles in Volhynia? self-nom by Tymek (talk) 20:00, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in an uncommon job for women, Mary Herwerth was appointed lighthouse keeper at Bluff Point Light on Valcour Island upon the death of her husband while on duty in 1881? self nom, new article _{TravellingCari} 19:53, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

(alt hook)*... that Major William Herwerth died while on duty as lighthouse keeper at Bluff Point Light in 1881? new, self nom _{TravellingCari} 19:53, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Length and reference verified. I like first hook more. Daniel Case (talk) 13:43, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Crown Point Light, constructed as a conventional lighthouse, was rebuilt in 1912 as a monument to Samuel de Champlain's explorations? expanded, self-nom. Mangoe (talk) 18:57, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Article has no inline citations. —97198 talk 07:12, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
    • They would be inappropriate in this article. Mangoe (talk) 11:43, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
      • And why exactly is that? —97198 talk 12:42, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
        • Some of the information (including the interesting datum) appears in every referenced source. Almost all statements are referenced by more than one source. I would point out that the situations mentioned in WP:CITE#HOW which call for in-line references are not present in this case. Mangoe (talk) 20:07, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
          • If the hook appears in several sources it doesn't need to footnote to every one: just pick one. Whether WP:CITE#HOW requires footnotes in this case or not, the DYK rules do - largely because reviewers don't have time to check through several sources and find the correct one for each fact. Not an ideal situation perhaps, but if we didn't have footnotes to point us to the right reference for a lot of these articles the backlog on this page would become astronomical. Olaf Davis | Talk 09:17, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Bangladeshi intelligence agencies are accused of maintaining ties with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence and militant groups such as the United Liberation Front of Assam? Vishnava_(talk) 18:09, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

• I think this is a POV. They are accused by who? Accused by Indian intelligence? Have they admitted to have a tie with ISI? If not, then why would a POV allegation be an interesting fact? --Ragib (talk) 18:18, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

I agree that it is a loaded statement. Thus, I've changed the nom altogether. Vishnava_(talk) 18:41, 20 May 2008 (UTC

New version *... that Bangladeshi intelligence agencies are responsible for gathering foreign intelligence, military intelligence as well as monitoring internal security? Vishnava_(talk) 18:53, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

The new version sounds fine by me. --Ragib (talk) 18:51, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

It checks out, but it's an incredibly unsurprising hook. The Bangladesh intelligence community gathers all kinds of intelligence? I never would have guessed. Can we find something else here? Daniel Case (talk) 13:38, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

New hook as per Daniel Case's comments ... that the duties of Bangladeshi intelligence community includes monitoring possible disaffection within the Military of Bangladesh in light of the country's history of military coups? Vishnava _talk 16:40, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

The source doesn't say that. It also says its a temporary file that could be deleted within hours, so its not stable either. It is a good hook, through, so maybe find a better cite for that tidbit.--Bedford 17:37, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

New hook as per Bedford's comments ... that the Mukti Bahini guerrilla force's volunteer intelligence network provided vital information to the Indian Army during the war with Pakistan in 1971? Vishnava _talk 16:40, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that The Metros are a five-piece punk/pop band from Peckham, south London, England who were formerly known as The Wanking Skankers? (new article self nom, Neıl 龱 15:43, 20 May 2008 (UTC))

• How about: ... that The Metros, a five-piece punk/pop band from Peckham, south London, were formerly known as The Wanking Skankers? It's slightly better wording. weburiedoursecretsinthegarden 17:01, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Article as written seems to fail WP:Band notability tests. --Stlemur (talk) 18:44, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

What? No, it meets criteria 1 (subject of multiple non-trivial published works - see articles in Guardian and Times), 11 (Has been placed in rotation nationally by any major radio network - see appearances on BBC Electric Proms). Neıl 龱 07:01, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

With the addition of those sources I agree it meets (1), thinly. --Stlemur (talk) 08:12, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Those sources have been in the article since it was created. Please review articles more carefully. Neıl 龱 17:02, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Respectfully, those links are such brief summaries that it's only by a generous intepretation of the guidelines that you could call the two brief reviews "multiple independent sources". I know we're not talking a FAC here but given the band's schedule I worry we might be inadvertently promoting them. --Stlemur (talk) 09:21, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Link cited for hook fact oinly leads to their official page, and none of the links there seem to prove the point. Daniel Case (talk) 13:34, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

The hook fact can be found be clicking on the "about" link on the home page. EJF (talk) 21:00, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that among gifts which Toirdelbach Ua Briain, later High King of Ireland, received from his patron Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó were the sword of his grandfather, Brian Boru, and the standard of the king of the Saxons? -- Expanded, self nomination by Angus McLellan (Talk) 21:26, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on May 19

• ... that Joshua Packwood is the first white man to graduate as valedictorian of the all-male HBCU, Morehouse College, an overwhelmingly African American university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States? -- new article created following massive press coverage of the event. created may 19 by Daimerej.Latinlover-sa (talk) 00:22, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Currently up for AfD and therefore can't appear on the main page. I also unbolded the link to Morehouse College since it's not the new article. Olaf Davis | Talk 15:31, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks like it will probably stay, so as soon as its AfD is completed, we'll put it up.--Bedford 16:46, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that with his 1973 collection of short stories Espace, Tunisian author Mahmoud Tounsi paved the way to the avant-garde movement? New article by I'm an Editorofthewiki 22:38, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Too short. Daniel Case (talk) 14:04, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that founder of the Tunis School of painting Abdelaziz Gorgi began his career in France? Self nom by I'm an Editorofthewiki 01:19, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

• under 1500 characters. ~ Eóin (talk) 21:14, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that independent film actress Tanna Frederick hustled a film director for a job by praising a film of his—one she had not actually seen? -- self-nom Fullstop (talk) 23:03, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Let's use some word other than "hustled" — it can be read as pejorative and POV. Daniel Case (talk) 09:55, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the American Gnostic Church, which renounces Jesus, includes in its scriptures Aleister Crowley's Thelema writings, the Pistis Sophia, and the books of the Nag Hammadi library? self-nom by John Carter (talk) 22:34, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Inline citation, please? Thanks. --BorgQueen (talk) 18:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Terry Cole-Whittaker, a former Mrs. California pageant winner, later became the pastor of a church of 50 members in San Diego and increased the number of church members by several thousand? self-nom by John Carter (talk) 18:50, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Unreferenced, and tagged as such. Daniel Case (talk) 09:51, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that when the younger members of the Adonai-Shomo commune sued to gain ownership of part of the commune's property, they found that the money gained from selling all the land barely covered the group's debts and legal fees? self-nom by John Carter (talk) 17:57, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Too short and no inline ref. Daniel Case (talk) 09:50, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Louisville Cardinals 35–24 in the 2006 Gator Bowl, an American college football bowl game held on January 2, 2006? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by JKBrooks85 (talk) 07:42, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

This hook appears to be reporting some old sports news. Anything more interesting from this annual game? --74.14.17.166 (talk) 18:21, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Monroe News Star, a Gannett publication in Monroe, Louisiana, was formerly part of the Ewing family newspaper chain?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 18:53, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

One source that would support this says nothing about Gannett (the Brown obit); the other one 404s. Daniel Case (talk) 09:36, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Ken Curtis, former Gunsmoke star, made his final acting appearance as an aging rancher in the 1991 western film Conagher, costarring Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross? --self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 20:27, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

No cite for hook fact, and IMdB sources given for other footnotes aren't acceptable. Daniel Case (talk) 09:32, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

• ... that it is since Jayadeva Goswami wrote a famous poem Gita Govinda in the twelfth century of the Common Era, that the topic of the spiritual loving affair between the divine Radha Krishna, has become a theme celebrated throughout India for many centuries in ritual, festival, and all the arts?

• 294 character hook. Also, "between the divine Radha Krishna" doesn't make sense in English. Between the divine Radha Krishna and whom? The article implies "Radha Krishna" means "Radha and Krishna", but Americans don't know that, and they would assume Radha Krishna is one being. Art LaPella (talk) 00:38, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

• I confess to being a little confused by this also. Surely Radha and Krishna are two deities, Radha being the consort of Krishna? The article itself also seems to be confused as to whether it is referring to one deity or two. Gatoclass (talk) 09:48, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

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