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Using a DYK suggestion string (see below examples), list new suggestions in the candidate entries section below under the date the article was created or the expansion began (not the date you submit it here), with the newest dates at the bottom. Any user may nominate a DYK suggestion; self-nominations are permitted and encouraged. Thanks for participating and please remember to check back for comments on your nomination. Every approved hook will appear on the main page.

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Please use one of the strings below to post your DYK nomination, using the "author" and "nominator" fields to identify the users who should receive credit for their contributions if the hook is featured on the main page.

1. Nom without image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= }}
2. Nom with image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= | image= | caption= }}

   To include more than one new or expanded article in a single hook: |article2= |article3= |article4= | (etc)

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{{subst:NewDYKnom
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 | author     = User
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}}

• Note that you should only use one of the above templates for the original hook. If you want to suggest a second, alternative hook for the same article submission, just type it in manually. The above templates output useful code for each submission and if you employ them for alternative hooks, you will mess up the page formatting.
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	{{subst:DYK?}}	Query	DYK eligibility requires that an issue be addressed. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
	{{subst:DYK?no}}	Maybe	DYK eligibility requires additional work. Notify nominator with {{subst:DYKproblem|Article}}
	{{subst:DYKno}}	No	Article is either completely ineligible, or else requires considerable work before becoming eligible

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Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on October 20

General Union of Ecuadorian Workers

• ... that Ecuadorian trade union centre U.G.T.E. was legally recognized only after it had been in existence for 12 years?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 03:26, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

• Why is that significant? It seems like a long time. Grsz 04:15, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

It's a curiosity of English idiom that "only after" means the opposite of "after only". Thus, the hook is expressing that existing for 12 years before being recognised, is indeed a long time. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:04, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. Offline hook ref AGF. Tweaked hook. But the bare URLs need to be formatted per WP:Citation templates before this nomination can be approved. Yoninah (talk) 00:38, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 21

Confession of 1967

• ... that conservatives theologians believe the Confession of 1967 radically changed how the Presbyterian Church(USA) interpreted the Bible

Created by Hec7 (talk). Self nom at 00:40, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Not expanded fivefold recently. DYKcheck says 5x expansion began Oct 13, which is too long ago for DYK. For this to qualify would require a 5x expansion from the last edit on Oct 20 (UTC), per the listed date of this nomination. StrPby (talk) 08:58, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• I'm with the Misplaced Pages Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University. I mistakenly went live early than the program requested and reverted by work that day. The page in its current form was officially posted on the 21st. I'm not sure if that makes a difference. Hec7 (talk) 18:11, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Okay. From what I can tell, the version from before you ever touched the article appears to have included two paragraphs quoted directly from a publication (i.e., a copyright violation, even in quote marks). Therefore I think it would be fair to ignore the rules and count from your version of 15 October, which reduced the article to around 1900 characters, without the copyright violation. The current version is expanded fivefold from that, so yes, expansion and date are clear. As for your hook and the article as presented, I'll leave that for another reviewer who's more knowledgeable in the area; I don't see this claim made directly in the article and referenced with an inline citation. That said, it's possible that the remainder of the article would be enough to back the claim up, so I'm deferring review on this nomination.
• Also, please note that references come after punctuation, not before; please correct this in the article.
• Expansion 5x: WP:IAR
• Date of expansion:
• Hook/article:

Strange Passerby (talk • c • status) 12:41, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 22

Current nominations

Articles created/expanded on October 23

Ingolf Schanche, Det Nye Teater

• ... that Ingolf Schanche was the first leader of Det Nye Teater, which opened in Oslo in 1929?

Created by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 19:39, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Joseph Tehawehron David

• ... that Joseph Tehawehron David was a Mohawk artist who became known for his role as a warrior during the Oka crisis in 1990?

Created by JenniferDales (talk). Nominated by Shearonink (talk) at 13:39, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

La Blanca, Peten

• ... that the Maya city of La Blanca in northern Guatemala features an unusually well built palace complex for such a small city?

Created by Simon Burchell (talk). Self nom at 21:07, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Note that the hook comes from the 4th paragraph of the Acropolis section. Simon Burchell (talk) 21:07, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

very nice, but pls combine refs that are exactly the same as I did, giving you an example. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:31, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I took care of the remaining refs. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 09:53, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

At WikiProject Mesoamerica we tend to avoid the use of named references (see discussion here) - however I do insert them when specifically requested, as here. Mandarax - thanks for doing the remaining citations, just came back to find them all done! Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 12:33, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

J. B. Fagan

• ... that actor and producer J. B. Fagan was the first manager of the Oxford Playhouse?

Created by Doug butler (talk), Ssilvers (talk). Nominated by Ssilvers (talk) at 23:23, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Length and date verified, offline hook ref accepted in good faith. —Bruce1ee 07:34, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Grosset Wines

• ... that Jeffrey Grosset of Grosset Wines led a movement in the 1980s to stop Australian wines containing no Riesling grapes from using the word Riesling on their labels?

Created by Camw (talk). Self nom at 14:33, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• The first part of the article, at least, reads rather like a biography. The hook is good otherwise, but I wonder if this should be vetted for BLP concerns? - The Bushranger _{Return fire} 00:56, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Not sure on the problem sorry? Is there a specific concern about the content of the article that I can fix? Any BLP aspects of the article are sourced at a reasonable standard I thought. Camw (talk) 01:14, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

It should have WP:BIO and BLP tags on the talk page. A procedural quibble, but I think it might be wise, just in case. :) - The Bushranger _{Return fire} 01:19, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Oh, no problem. I've added them now. Camw (talk) 01:22, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Good to go! - The Bushranger _{Return fire} 01:25, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Galaxian 2

• ... that the video game Galaxian 2 was titled as such not because it is a sequel to Galaxian, but because it has a two-player mode?

Created by Green Lane (talk). Nominated by MuZemike (talk) at 18:26, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• Citation confirmed, length, date etc checks out. Miyagawa (talk) 22:06, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

BORING. so what? — Rlevse • Talk • 00:22, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Gary Clayton Anderson

• ... that the historian Gary Clayton Anderson of the University of Oklahoma likens the white man's advance into Texas in the 19th century to ethnic cleansing of the American Indians?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 03:57, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

• I don't see the information in the hook, in the article. Yoninah (talk) 13:23, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

P. 9, paragraph 3 of The Conquest of Texas: Ethnic Cleansing in the Promised Land; the theme of the book is that the conquest of the Indians is an example of ethnic cleansing. Billy Hathorn (talk) 13:33, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

• I know it's in your reference, you just didn't write it in your article. Yoninah (talk) 14:14, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

James F. Neal

• ... that Johnny Cash cast Watergate scandal prosecutor James F. Neal to play a lawyer in the 1983 made-for-television movie Murder in Coweta County?

Created by Racepacket (talk). Nominated by Alansohn (talk) at 03:06, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

• looks good. --Admrboltz (talk) 14:03, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Cheese ripening

• ... that the process of cheese ripening determines the texture and flavour of cheese?

Created by Hongkongresident (talk) 02:12, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

• Cool hook, nice article, just the end of the "Process" section has no citation.--NortyNort (Holla) 10:39, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• I've added the references.--Hongkongresident (talk) 13:41, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Otto Schimming

• ... that Otto Schimming was the first Black teacher in Namibia?

Created by Namiba (talk). Self nom at 01:25, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Piccolo Quintet

• ... that the Piccolo Quintet, composed by Graham Waterhouse, was performed in a lecture concert of the first Sergiu Celibidache Festival in Munich?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 23:15, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

List of UK charts and number-one singles (1952–1969)

• ... that before the official UK Singles Chart was formed, Elvis Presley (pictured) had eighteen number-one singles on the five main singles charts?

Created by Rambo's Revenge (talk). Self nom at 22:18, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Wolke Hegenbarth

• ... that Wolke Hegenbarth's first name means "cloud" in German?

• ALT1:... that Wolke Hegenbarth's father fought successfully in court to be allowed to give her her first name?
• ALT2:... that Wolke Hegenbarth wanted to be a makeup artist instead of becoming an actress?

Created by SoWhy (talk). Self nom at 21:26, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• - Yup. Length, date and all three hooks check out. Nice job. Reyk _YO! 02:14, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Amex House

[REDACTED]

• ... that Amex House (pictured), European headquarters of Brighton's largest employer American Express, is nicknamed "The Wedding Cake"?

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 20:36, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• Length and sourcing for article and hook have been confirmed. Sourcing for "Wedding Cake" nickname is online with "largest employer" accepted in good faith from an offline source. Alansohn (talk) 03:22, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• Added link to Wedding cake. Yoninah (talk) 20:45, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Cincinnati Riots of 1884

• ... that in the Cincinnati Riots of 1884 many soldiers from the Ohio National Guard refused to report for riot duty, and some even joined the rioters?

  I blame Aymatth2 for this, entirely. Uncle G (talk) 18:54, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

  • "Troops" changed to "soldiers": this sense of "troops" is a non-count noun, and the hook speaks of one of them; we can't speak of "one snow" or "one rice". Nyttend (talk) 22:49, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
    • Corrected "one ... joined" to "some ... joined" to agree with the article text. I assume it would be wrong to also nominate Cincinnati Riots of 1836 and Cincinnati Riot of 1853. Aymatth2 (talk) 12:35, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Denis McDonough

• ... that Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough played for Hall of Fame football coach John Gagliardi at Saint John's University?

5x expanded by BillyBoy01 (talk). Self nom at 18:05, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• Length, sourcing and expansion for article and hook all check out. Alansohn (talk) 03:25, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

All Saints Church, Aldwincle

• ... that the poet John Dryden was baptised in the now-redundant Church of All Saints, Aldwincle (pictured) in Northamptonshire?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 18:01, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• It has been suggested that this be moved to 1 November (All Saints Day). I have no strong feelings about this; there are already two churches with this dedication suggested for that day and I do not mind when it appears.--Peter I. Vardy (talk) 21:53, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England

• ... that there are 62 redundant churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England?

Created by Rodw (talk). Self nom at 17:09, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1... that there are 62 redundant churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England? Mjroots (talk) 05:54, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• I'd be OK with ALT1 except that the definition of South West England used in that article is different to the one used by the Churches Conservation Trust ie Gloucestershire is not included in the SW by CTT (which we are trying to stick to) & they include the 11 churches in Glos as part of the "Heart of England" (for which we haven't written the list yet).— Rod 09:48, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• I'd suggest ALT2 "... that one of the 62 churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England is currently used as a circus skills school?". It's far more likely to generate "that looks interesting" click-throughs. – iridescent 09:58, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• I'm happy with ALT2 - I've added another ref (no 184) which makes this explicit. It was there in previous references but didn't as clearly support this fact.— Rod 15:59, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Victor Jackovich

• ... that Victor Jackovich was the first United States Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina?

5x expanded by Orlady (talk). Self nom at 14:52, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• 5x expansion verified. Date, length, hook ref verified. Good to go. Yoninah (talk) 21:38, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Omar Gjesteby

• ... that the removal of Omar Gjesteby as a deputy trade union leader in 1940 was partially investigated by his son, a Norwegian police investigator, some years later?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 11:02, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length OK. Foreign-language hook ref AGF. Tweaked hook and it's good to go. Yoninah (talk) 21:44, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Olav Steinnes

• ... that politician Olav Steinnes was a hobby nuclear physicist who, in his own words, made "the most important discoveries ever made in history by a single man"?

5x expanded by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 09:53, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• Date and expansion OK, ref AGF. Ericoides (talk) 10:02, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Henry Bird (artist)

• ... that mural artist Henry Bird taught drawing to the modernist architect Will Alsop by insisting that he draw bricks for three months?

Created by LittleHow (talk). Self nom at 07:43, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• Length and off-line sourcing for article and hook have been verified. Alansohn (talk) 22:22, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Nipple adenoma

• ... that Nipple adenomas are rare benign growths in the nipple that can look like cancer?

Created by Mattopaedia (talk). Self nom at 04:47, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Fort de Loncin

• ... that most of the approximately 300 Belgian soldiers killed in the explosion of the Fort de Loncin remain buried in the wreckage of the fort?

Created by Acroterion (talk). Self nom at 03:35, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• Note: I imported this article from the French Misplaced Pages on October 21, translated, edited and referenced it in my userspace and moved it into the English WP article space on October 23 - it's new to enwiki as of 10/23, but as an import retains its attribution tail from frwiki back to its creation there in 2005. Acroterion _(talk) 03:39, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

William White (New Zealand politician)

• ... that William White built the Southbridge and Pleasant Point branch railways (Pleasant Point Station pictured)?

• Comment: Prose size after 1633 B; prose size before 121 B

5x expanded by Schwede66 (talk). Self nom at 02:41, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Betty Miller Unterberger

• ... that the American historian Betty Miller Unterberger, a specialist in foreign affairs, became in 1968 the first woman professor at the formerly all-male Texas A&M University?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 02:21, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• Length, sourcing and history for article and hook check out. Can I suggest recasting this as ALT1 "... that in 1968, historian Betty Miller Unterberger became the first woman professor at the formerly all-male Texas A&M University?" Alansohn (talk) 03:35, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

List of 1936 Winter Olympics medal winners

• ... that the most successful athlete at the 1936 Winter Olympics was Norwegian speed skater Ivar Ballangrud?

• ALT1: ... that nine athletes managed to win more than one medal at the 1936 Winter Olympics despite there only being 17 events?

Created by Strange Passerby (talk). Self nom at 01:38, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: I know we've had GAs on DYK before, but I wonder what this will make it to first, FL status or the Main Page? :) On a more serious note, if it is promoted to FL before approval here, it wouldn't affect its eligibility, I hope. StrPby (talk) 06:32, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Shimon Stein

• ... that Shimon Stein, a former Israeli ambassador to Germany, and German chancellor Angela Merkel spent "a number of cozy evenings together drinking red wine"?

Created by Christopher Connor (talk). Self nom at 00:53, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• Article length, referencing and creation date all OK; hook fact checks out. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 01:05, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

List of World Heritage Sites in Cuba

• ... that World Heritage Sites in Cuba include two national parks and examples of the island's historic tobacco and coffee economy (Viñales Valley pictured)?

Created by Grsz11 (talk). Self nom at 00:28, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Khedivate of Egypt

• ... that Muhammad Ali, unofficial ruler of the Egyptian khedivate, was a de jure Ottoman governor, but invaded other Ottoman lands?

• ALT1:... that the khedivate of Egypt was abolished in 1914 when Khedive Abbas II sided with the Central Powers in World War I?
• ALT2:... that the Khedivate of Egypt was a de facto state as early as 1805, but its ruler was only recognized as a khedive in 1867?

5x expanded by User:DCI2026 (talk page). Nominated by DCI2026 (talk page) at 18:15, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• I significantly expanded an older, small stub article into a larger page. Is it still eligible for DYK?DCI2026 (talk) 18:20, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
  • Yes, that would go in the category of a "5x expansion" which can qualify for DYK. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 16:11, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Billy Porter (criminal)

• ... in an 1883 gunfight, Billy Porter of the Dutch Mob shot and killed "Johnny the Mick" Walsh at Shang Draper's saloon?

Created by 129.10.105.90 (talk). Nominated by Chzz (talk) at 22:38, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 24

Siege of Kandahar

• ... that during the Siege of Kandahar, Nader Shah told his Bakhtiari troops that they would each be given 1,000 rupees and a share of the spoils if their assault was successful?

Created by Chaharlang (talk). Nominated by Fetchcomms (talk) at 03:08, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Nasrin Sotoudeh

• ... that prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, imprisoned in Iran's notorious Evin Prison, went on a month-long hunger strike to protest her ill-treatment?

Created by Plot Spoiler (talk). Self nom at 23:27, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

John Osborne Varian

• ... that theosophist John Varian, a leader of the utopian community of Halcyon, influenced composer Henry Cowell, was a friend of photographer Ansel Adams, and his sons Russell and Sigurd invented the klystron?

Created by Montanabw). Self nom at 01:26, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• • Nominator's comment: See footnotes 2, 4, 5 and 6. Montanabw 01:26, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• info in hook must be immediately followed by a ref. (cowell, adams, klystron, etc — Rlevse • Talk • 09:40, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• I think I got them all, and I made a minor tweak above to more closely reflect the source. Let me know if something else needs a footnote. Montanabw 19:02, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

— Rlevse • Talk • 00:24, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Cincinnati Riots of 1836

• … that the Cincinnati Riots of 1836 were triggered by U.S. Independence Day celebrations and were observed by Harriet Beecher Stowe and the mayor of Cincinnati?

  I blame Aymatth2 for this one entirely, too. Uncle G (talk) 13:51, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

British Engineerium

• ... that the British Engineerium (main building pictured), created by a steam enthusiast who started with £300, was later bought for £3 million by another enthusiast?

• Comment: ALT hook or completely different hook suggestions welcome.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 12:55, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length OK, facts referenced but ref "Collis 2010" needs the book adding to the bibliography. Mjroots (talk) 05:46, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Oops – thanks for spotting that. Now added. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 07:35, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

In which case, AGF on offline sources, good to go! Mjroots (talk) 07:46, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Federico Errázuriz Regional Institute

• ... that Federico Errázuriz Regional Institute's first Principal was José Kuhl, a Pallotine priest from Limburg, Germany?

Created by Diego Grez (talk). Self nom at 23:04, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

NSB Class 72

• ... that the NSB Class 72 trains could at first not be used on the high-speed Gardermoen Line because their electronics interfered with the signaling system?

5x expanded by Arsenikk (talk). Self nom at 22:12, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Scanet

• ... that Norway's train radio system Scanet was replaced by GSM-R after only 13 years of operation?

Created by Arsenikk (talk). Self nom at 22:12, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011

• ... that the video game Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 has been described as a "survival game first and a hunting game second"?

Created by Joewelby2000 (talk). Nominated by MuZemike (talk) at 18:18, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Washington State Route 225, Benton City – Kiona Bridge

• ... that the Benton City – Kiona Bridge is believed to be the first steel box girder bridge in the United States, and still carries Washington State Route 225 today?

Created by User:Admrbltz (talk). Self nom at 06:30, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• Was it believed or is it believed? I am just trying to figure out whether this is present or past tense. I can't see the reference as well.--NortyNort (Holla) 10:16, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• The quote, when Google Books loved me the other day was "is believed." For some reason the preview has changed today... Reworded --Admrboltz (talk) 15:36, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• And I don't even get a preview! Both look good, offline source AGF.--NortyNort (Holla) 06:14, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

J. Milton Nance

• ... that historian J. Milton Nance's account of the Mier Expedition by a Texas militia making a raid into Mexico in 1842 recounts the infamous black bean episode to determine which of the men would be executed?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 00:46, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Bryant Moniz

• ... that Bryant Moniz, who began the 2009 season as a walk-on for Hawaii delivering pizzas to pay his expenses, currently leads the NCAA in both passing yards and total offense?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 22:32, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Tobi Lark

• ... that R&B singer Tobi Lark's most successful recording was issued under a different name, became very popular in Wigan, and has recently been compared to a Shakespeare sonnet?

Created by Ghmyrtle (talk). Self nom at 22:32, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Venues of the 1956 Winter Olympics

• ... that three of the venues used for the 1956 Winter Olympics would appear in the 1981 James Bond film For Yor Eyes Only?

Created by Miller17CU94 (talk). Self nom at 21:51, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Cape Don Light

• ... that Cape Don Light, at the tip of the Cobourg Peninsula, Northern Territory, Australia, is Australia's northernmost traditional lighthouse?

Created by Muhandes (talk). Self nom at 20:33, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Pauline Hall

• ... that, in the 1880s, stage actress Pauline Hall performed Erminie a record-breaking 800 times in the United States?

Created by PM800 (talk). Self nom at 18:55, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

HMS Vindex (1915)

• ... that a Bristol Scout from the British aircraft carrier Vindex (pictured) made the first interception of an airship by a carrier-based aircraft on 2 August 1916 when it attacked a Zeppelin with explosive Ranken darts?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Self nom at 18:17, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Gervase Bennet

• ... that Gervase Bennet MP for Derby during the Commonwealth originated the name "Quakers" for members of the Religious Society of Friends?

Created by Motmit (talk). Self nom at 16:15, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

BSA A65 Rocket

• ... that the 1964 BSA A65 Rocket motorcycle had a top speed of 108mph and was sold as the fastest BSA in production?

Created by Thruxton (talk). Self nom at 15:58, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Epic Horse

• ... that each book in the Epic Horse series has a new protagonist and setting?

Created by Derild4921 (talk). Self nom at 15:02, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

• • Has a problem with criteria 3: "The hook fact must have an inline citation right after it since the fact is an extraordinary claim; citing the hook fact at the end of the paragraph is not acceptable." The fact cited is at the end of a long paragraph. See if you can fix that. Montanabw 02:26, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
    • Done, same citation as the one at the end of the paragraph. Derild4921☼ 18:39, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

	Length, history, citations all check out. Ready to go.  Montanabw 20:21, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Justus Smith Stearns

• ... that Justus Smith Stearns (pictured) built the first all electric sawmill in the United States?

Created by Doug Coldwell (talk). Self nom at 13:29, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Bawean

• ... that women constitute more than 75% of the actual population of Bawean island (pictured)?

• Comment: See the lead or the end of "Etymology".

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Self nom at 13:24, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Annie Meinertzhagen

• ... that Annie Meinertzhagen spent part of her honeymoon studying birds at Walter Rothschild’s ornithological museum?

Created by Maias (talk). Self nom at 12:45, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

St Michael and All Angels Church, Brownsover

• ... that the organ case in St Michael and All Angels Church, Brownsover, Warwickshire, (pictured) was originally made for St John's College, Cambridge?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 11:39, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

• As a member of WP:OXFORD, I boo; as a member of WP:ORGAN, I cheer! Image checks out, though one of the organ case would be even better. Bencherlite 23:22, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• Brilliant suggestion. I've found one at Geograph. So how about:

• ALT1... that the organ case (pictured) in St Michael and All Angels Church, Brownsover, Warwickshire, was originally made for St John's College, Cambridge? --Peter I. Vardy (talk) 08:18, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• for this for good measure. Now, if you could get a free-use sound file of someone playing the organ...? Good work. Bencherlite 21:26, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Makambako

• ... that Paul Theroux described Makambako as "not a town but a collection of hovels on stretch of paved road where idle people sat or stood"?

Created by Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 11:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

• Article looks OK. Quote is not quite worded the way it is in the book. Do you really want to use, for a DYK, such an "outsider's" perspective that provides quite a subjective, and negative, view of the city? Suggest an ALT hook that describes another aspect of Makambako. --La comadreja _{formerly AFriedman} RESEARCH (talk) 16:06, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that the largest ethnic group in Makambako, Tanzania is the Kinga? --Rosiestep (talk) 03:32, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
• ALT2 ... that the town of Makambako, Tanzania has grown so quickly, there is talk of separating it into its own district? --La comadreja _{formerly AFriedman} RESEARCH (talk) 21:39, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

St Swithun's Church, Brookthorpe

• ... that in the porch of St Swithun's Church, Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, (pictured} is a wall plate with a chronogram hiding the date of the execution of Charles I?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 09:04, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Shiva Thapa

• ... that Indian boxer Shiva Thapa, who was inspired by Mike Tyson to take up the sport seriously, started practice at the age of seven in his living room?

Created by Mspraveen (talk). Self nom at 09:00, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Simone Silva

• ... that when Simone Silva posed topless at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, two photographers suffered broken limbs in the crush?

Created by Draggleduck (talk). Self nom at 08:35, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Do you want to make this a pictured hook? The picture can be of the subject in that topless pose. Given that the subject is deceased, the picture can be used with a non-free fair use rationale. The topless picture will surely attract more views, but is it agreeable to use such pictures on the main page? Here's my alternate pictured suggestion. Thoughts?

100x100px|Simone Silva posing topless with Robert Mitchum during the 1954 festival|alt=A topless women cupping her breasts with her forearms is slightly bending over and looking towards her left while a man standing behind her has his hands raised in the air.

ALT ... that when Simone Silva posed topless (pictured) at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival, two photographers broke their limbs in the scramble to get the best pictures? Mspraveen (talk) 15:49, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

It can't be a pictured hook, since the main page can't use non-free images. Nor can this page, which is why DASHBot removed the file, leaving only a link. Bencherlite 21:31, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Don't Forget the Bacon!

• ... that the children's book Don't Forget the Bacon! was used in an education case study teaching students about reliability of spoken language?

Created by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 07:45, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Aboriginal title in the Marshall Court

• ... that that the two earliest aboriginal title cases decided by Chief Justice John Marshall (pictured) were examples of collusive litigation?

Created by Savidan (talk). Self nom at 07:33, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

• Internationalize, plz, and specify the U,S' chief justice. Circéus (talk) 07:00, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
• I'm fine with "U.S." in the hook, but there's no reason this article has to cover the whole world. In fact, I don't even know what that would mean. Marshall didn't decide any cases in other countries... It's a daughter article of Aboriginal title in the United States, which in turn is a daughter article of Aboriginal title. Savidan 06:01, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Broderick – Terry duel

• ... that the duel (pictured) between US senator David C. Broderick, of California, and ex-Chief Justice David S. Terry, of the Supreme Court of the same State, was fought on September 13, 1859?

Created by Mbz1 (talk) and Invertzoo (talk). Self nom at 22:50, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

When did they stop having "gunfights" in the West, surely thats a more hooky word? Victuallers (talk) 12:50, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

It was the last one. Could you please clarify. Are you suggesting to change the word "duel" to the word "gunfight"?--Mbz1 (talk) 13:58, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Well, a duel is a great deal more formal than a simple gunfight, a duel is planned in advance and has a whole lot of very strict rules. Unless you consider a duel with pistols to be a subspecies of gunfight? Duels were an arrangement between gentlemen to settle a question of honor, duels were not a shootout between gunslingers.Invertzoo (talk) 14:57, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Margot Leverett

• ... that clarinetist Margot Leverett started a band called the Klezmer Mountain Boys, which fuses bluegrass music with a traditional Jewish musical style called klezmer?

Created by La comadreja _{formerly AFriedman} RESEARCH (talk). Self nom at 02:06, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Contra Dam

• ... that James Bond's leap off of the 220 m (720 ft) high Contra Dam (pictured) in the 1995 film GoldenEye was voted in 2002 as the best film stunt ever?

5x/self-nom--NortyNort (Holla) 05:02, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Frankism

• ... that Frankism, an 18th-century movement derived from Judaism, maintains that transgressing every boundary is one's most important personal responsibility?

5x expanded by La comadreja _{formerly AFriedman} RESEARCH (talk). Self nom at 06:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 25

Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Kraków

• ... that before departing from Kraków for his victorious Battle of Vienna against the Ottoman Empire, king Jan III Sobieski said his final prayers at the Carmelite Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary?

Created by Kallimach (talk), Polish29 (talk). Nominated by Polish29 (talk) at 18:04, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Sesame Street research

• ... that by 2001, there were over 1,000 research studies regarding the children's television show Sesame Street's efficacy, impact, and effect on American culture?

Created by User:Figureskatingfan (talk). Split off of part of another article, but content created by nominator. Self nom at 12:49, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Washington State Route 220

• ... that Washington State Route 220 was one of twelve highways removed from the Washington state highway system in 1991?

5x expanded by Admrboltz (talk). Self nom at 03:21, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Thomas Barrie, Cropping (punishment)

• ... that in 1538, Thomas Barrie was punished for spreading rumours about Henry VIII by having his ears cut off while in the pillory, later dying from shock?

Created by Mattgirling (talk). Self nom at 14:14, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Matengo people, Matengo Highlands

• ... that the Matengo people are believed to have lived in southern Tanzania's Matengo Highlands since the Iron Age?

• Comment: The people article is an expansion; the geo article is new.

Created by Rosiestep (talk), Nvvchar (talk), Dr. Blofeld (talk). Self nom at 02:45, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Phallus calongei

• ... that Phallus calongei is a Pakistani stinkhorn mushroom reported as new to science in 2009?

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 17:21, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Easby Cross

• ... that a large fragment of the Northumbrian Easby Cross (triple view right) was over 1,000 years old when it was found built into a wall in a field?

5x expanded by Johnbod (talk). Self nom at 16:49, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• This had copyvio (and incorrect) material removed, reducing it to this, since when it has been expanded. But it is not 5x the copyvio version. I think such noms have been accepted in the past. Johnbod (talk) 16:54, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Do It Again (George Gershwin and Buddy DeSylva song)

• ... that Marilyn Monroe's 1952 live rendition of the George Gershwin and Buddy DeSylva song "Do It Again" before thousands of marines at Camp Pendleton caused a "near riot"?

Created by Another Believer (talk). Self nom at 16:34, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Venues of the 1956 Summer Olympics

• ... that the Melbourne Cricket Ground was the only venue of the 1956 Summer Olympics to be used as a venue of the 2000 Summer Olympics?

Created by Miller17CU94 (talk). Self nom at 15:07, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Cincinnati Riot of 1853

• … that the Cincinnati Riot of 1853 involved Germans objecting to the presence of an Italian preaching in French in the United States on Christmas Day?

  This one is entirely Aymatth2's fault, as well. Uncle G (talk) 14:00, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Betty S. Murphy

• ... that Betty S. Murphy was the first woman to chair the National Labor Relations Board, though President Gerald Ford insisted she was chosen for her qualifications and not for her sex?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 13:44, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• I'd prefer to take out the part about the President insisting she was chosen for her qualifications and not for her sex. There's nothing in the article that implies Murphy was chosen for the position just because she was a woman, and if Ford had implied that she was chosen for her sex instead of her qualifications, that would have been a tremendous gaffe. Including "though President Gerald Ford insisted she was chosen for her qualifications and not for her sex" in the hook would imply, to me at least, that Misplaced Pages is expressing doubt about her qualifications for the position. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 16:00, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• At the risk of being presumptuous, I will suggest the following:

ALT: ... that Betty S. Murphy was the first woman to serve on and the first woman chair of the U.S. National Labor Relations Board, and the first woman to lead the Dept. of Labor's Wage and Hour Division? - Tim1965 (talk) 01:33, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Louisiana Highway 975

• ... that Louisiana Highway 975 is a gravel state highway along the banks of the Atchafalaya River?

Created by Otr500 (talk). Nominated by Imzadi1979 (talk) at 03:50, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• checks out. New article, good length, sources good. --Admrboltz (talk) 16:56, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Antlia Dwarf

• ... that the Antlia Dwarf galaxy (pictured) may have distorted the shape of its neighbour NGC 3109 one billion years ago?

5x expanded by Reyk (talk). Self nom at 00:08, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Hook reference, 5x expansion verified. You might add to the hook/article the fact that NGC 3109 is more massive than the Antlia Dwarf, according to the reference that you cited. James McBride (talk) 00:52, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Murray State Racers men's basketball

• ... that the Murray State Racers men's basketball program had its last losing season in 1987-88?

Created by Editorofthewiki (talk). Self nom at 23:30, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• Note: this is the move to mainspace date. ~EDDY ~ 23:31, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Christiane Kohl

• ... that soprano Christiane Kohl appeared at the Bayreuth Festival as the Rhinemaiden Woglinde in both Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 22:50, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Giacomo Conterno

• ... that the traditionalist Italian wine producer Giacomo Conterno has long held the motto that at the time of bottling, their barolos should be "undrinkable"?

Created by Murgh (talk). Self nom at 21:42, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Laxton's Superb (apple)

• ... that Laxton's Superb is an apple species crossed between the Wyken Pippin × Cox's Orange Pippin by the Victorian plant breeder Thomas Laxton in 1897 in the town of Bedford, England?

Created by Bankhallbretherton (talk). Self nom at 21:21, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

William G. Thompson

• ... that Detroit mayor William G. Thompson was considerably pummeled in a sensational public fight with his brother-in-law, who accused him of talking about his wife in barrooms?

5x expanded by Andrew Jameson (talk). Self nom at 20:48, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• The scurrilous claims in this nom are supported by none other than the Grey Lady herself. :) Andrew Jameson (talk) 20:50, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Leo Phokas the Elder

• ... that in his pursuit of the Byzantine throne, Leo Phokas the Elder was outmaneuvered by Romanos Lekapenos, who had failed to support him in the lead-up to the disastrous Battle of Acheloos?

5x expanded by Cplakidas (talk). Self nom at 19:06, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• 5x expansion, length, date and hook verified. — Toдor Boжinov — 11:38, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Pavor Nocturnus (Sanctuary)

• ... that the idea behind "Pavor Nocturnus", a second season episode of the Canadian television series Sanctuary came from the 2007 film I Am Legend?

Created by Matthew R Dunn (talk). Self nom at 17:47, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Austroplatypus incompertus

• ... that Austroplatypus incompertus is a species of weevil that farms fungus and lives eusocially in small colonies that can be more than 35 years old?

Created by John Stephen Dwyer (talk). Self nom at 17:16, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that Austroplatypus incompertus forms colonies in the heartwood of Eucalyptus trees and is the first beetle to be recognized as a eusocial insect? --209.6.3.22 (talk) 04:23, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Burton B. Roberts

• ... that the no-nonsense manner and stentorian voice of Bronx judge Burton B. Roberts made him the model for the character Myron Kovitsky in Tom Wolfe's 1987 book The Bonfire of the Vanities?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 14:51, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Church of St. Mary of the Spring (Istanbul)

• ... that the Sanctuary of Saint Mary of the Spring (pictured) in Istanbul constitutes since almost fifteen hundred years one of the most important pilgrimage sites of Greek Orthodoxy?

Created by Alex2006 (talk) 11:27, 25 October 2010 (UTC). Self nom at 12:27, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• I can verify that (AGF) no problem, but how about a more catchy hook? I could suggest something that includes our lad Simeon burning the church and his son Peter getting married there a few years later (something I did not know that I found very curious), but I'm not sure how much of a conflict of interest I have :) Nice article, by the way! — Toдor Boжinov — 15:03, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• Agree with Todor. A royal wedding always makes for good headlines! ;) Constantine ✍ 16:47, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• Well, alright then, here it is... I'm not perfectly happy with the wording, but feel free to edit and reword :) There's one more too. — Toдor Boжinov — 19:45, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that even though Simeon I of Bulgaria burned the Church of St. Mary of the Spring near the Byzantine capital Constantinople, his son Peter married the daughter of Romanos I Lekapenos there three years later?

ALT2: ... that each Byzantine empress coming to Constantinople for her wedding was received by her future spouse in the Monastery of the Spring?

• Alex suggested a very interesting hook that he as the author would prefer, so here's my attempt to make it concise enough: — Toдor Boжinov — 10:43, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

ALT3: ... that according to a legend, a monk at the Monastery of the Spring near Constantinople only believed the conquest of the city after the frying fishes in his pan came to life and jumped in the water?

Paul Stagg, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Jr.

• ... that legendary college football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg had two sons, Amos, Jr. and Paul, who both played quarterback for him at the University of Chicago and each went on to become football coaches themselves, leading teams against one another at Moravian College and Susquehanna University in 1935 and 1936?

Created by Jweiss11 (talk). Self nom at 11:11, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• Both articles are below the 1500 character minimum.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 08:45, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

I'd like to see a source for "legendary" – I can't find one in any of the (three) biographical articles linked in the hook. matt (talk) 08:48, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

How about "Hall of Fame" (i.e. College Football Hall of Fame and Basketball Hall of Fame) instead of "legendary". Jweiss11 (talk) 08:44, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Yahoo! Kids

• ... that Yahoo! Kids, formerly known as Yahooligans!, is the oldest online search directory for children?

5x expanded by Cunard (talk). Self nom at 09:19, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International

• ... that Michele Bachmann and Tom Emmer will appear in My War, a documentary about the Christian youth ministry You Can Run But You Cannot Hide International?

Created by Gobonobo (talk). Self nom at 08:55, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• Both Bachmann and Emmer are current candidates for office, so I would advise that this DYK not run until November 3 or later (when the election will be over). But at the current pace that DYK hooks are being processed and running, that shouldn't be a problem, as long as nobody tries to put this hook on a faster track than usual. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 16:04, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Ogden H. Hammond

• ... that Ogden H. Hammond (pictured), the father of New Jersey congresswoman Millicent Fenwick, survived the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, though his wife did not?

Created by Offenbach (talk). Self nom at 06:11, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Driving club

• … that one of the earliest driving clubs in Britain, the Bensington Driving Club, was also called the Black and White Club, after the Black Dog and White Hart public houses where it met?

  Me again. Uncle G (talk) 01:53, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Right and Left

• ... that Winslow Homer's painting Right and Left (pictured) was named by a hunter who recognized the sportsman's achievement of killing two birds in succession with a double-barreled shotgun?

Created by JNW (talk). Self nom at 04:58, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• A very important and interesting new article. Offline hook accepted in good faith. Great job in going above and beyond the call of duty to make the article much better than necessary for a DYK. --La comadreja _{formerly AFriedman} RESEARCH (talk) 21:23, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks for the comment. I've added an online cite that helps a bit, though it doesn't specify that the viewer was a hunter. Perhaps a bit more research.... JNW (talk) 00:28, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

The Ballad of Molly Mogg

• ... that "The Ballad of Molly Mogg" was "writ by two or three men of wit" – John Gay, Alexander Pope and Dean Swift – while sheltering from a storm?

Created by Mattgirling (talk). Self nom at 10:33, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 26

Platz der Luftbrücke

• ... that the Berlin Airlift Monument in Platz der Luftbrücke, Berlin, has an exact counterpart reaching towards it at Frankfurt Airport and a smaller replica at Celle Air Base?

Created by Yngvadottir (talk). Self nom at 18:05, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that Eagle Square, part of Platz der Luftbrücke, is named for the head of the eagle from over the main entrance to Tempelhof Airport, which was returned from the West Point museum? Yngvadottir (talk) 18:20, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Hemmema, Turuma, Pojama, Udema, Archipelago fleet

• ... that the hemmema, the turuma, the pojama and the udema were four types of warships designed by naval architect Fredrik Henrik Chapman (pictured) for the Swedish Archipelago Fleet in the late 18th century?

• Comment: Does anyone want to quickly expand Chapman's wikibio to make this a sextuple-DYK hook? I'm hiding "af" in Chapman's name because I don't think he had that 'af' added yet at the time these warships were built. --PFHLai (talk) 11:03, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Created / Expanded by Peter Isotalo (talk) & MoRsE (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 11:03, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Robert Wilson (tenor)

• ... that Robert Wilson was a principal tenor with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the 1930s before beginning a 25-year concert, variety and radio career?

Created by Ssilvers (talk), Tony164 (talk). Nominated by Ssilvers (talk) at 06:12, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Chuncheon Marathon

• ... that the Chuncheon Marathon is one of two in the country which holds IAAF Silver Label status?

• ALT1:... that the Chuncheon Marathon didn't become an international event until 1995?

• ALT2: ... that the first Chuncheon Marathon was held in 1946 – a year after Korea was liberated from the Japanese empire?

Created by Sillyfolkboy (talk). Nominated by Secret Saturdays (talk) at 04:48, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Phokas (Byzantine family)

• ... that various authors speculate that the Byzantine aristocratic Phokas family are of Arab, ancient Roman, Armenian or Georgian origin?

Created by Cplakidas (talk). Nominated by Secret Saturdays (talk) at 04:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Dick Miles

• ... that having won 10 national championships in the sport, The New York Times called Dick Miles "perhaps the greatest table tennis player the United States has ever produced"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 13:58, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Nunavut Day

• ... that Nunavut Day, originally celebrated on April 1, was moved to July 9 in 2001 because the former date was not considered to be significant enough to the people of Nunavut?

Created by Arctic Night (talk). Self nom at 10:53, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• Length of article and of hook acceptable. Reference for hook verified. Date of creation acceptable. A very interesting topic, Arctic Night! --La comadreja _{formerly AFriedman} RESEARCH (talk) 23:34, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Oral Hildebrand

• ... that All-Star pitcher Oral Hildebrand led Butler University to the 1929 national championship in basketball?

5x expanded by PM800 (talk). Self nom at 03:14, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Pete Grannis

• ... that the firing of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner Pete Grannis by Governor Paterson in October 2010 caused a firestorm of protest from environmentalists?

5x expanded by Bearian (talk). Self nom at 00:04, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Point Charles Light

• ... that Point Charles Light, established 1893, is the oldest lighthouse in the Northern Territory, Australia?

• ALT1:... that Point Charles Light, the oldest lighthouse in the Northern Territory, Australia, survived Cyclone Tracy in 1974?

Created by Muhandes (talk). Self nom at 22:55, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Both are OK, but I'd go with the former. The second is impressive, but requires contextual knowledge to know just how impressive. - The Bushranger _{Return fire} 05:09, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

1835 Concepción earthquake

• ... that Charles Darwin experienced the 1835 Concepción earthquake, describing the effects of both the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami?

5x expanded by Mikenorton (talk). Self nom at 22:44, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Blair-Dunning House

• ... that the Blair-Dunning House (pictured) in Bloomington was owned by three different Indiana state representatives?

Created by Nyttend (talk). Self nom at 21:53, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Comment Sources are split on this: see the end of the "Early history" section for two representatives, and the end of the "Recognition" for the third. Nyttend (talk) 21:56, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1 ... that the Blair-Dunning House (pictured) in Bloomington was the home of the only politician to hold every elected legislative and executive office in Indiana's government? Nyttend (talk) 21:56, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Comment Source for this is at the end of the "Recognition" section. Nyttend (talk) 21:56, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Peter Bossman

• ... that Peter Bossman, the major of Piran, Slovenia, was the first black person to be elected major in the former Yugoslavia?

Created by Tone (talk). Self nom at 21:24, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Hey, I just nominated this myself, completely missed your nomination! Sorry about that, I've removed my nomination. The wording I suggested was:

• ... that Peter Bossman, born in Ghana, has been elected by the people of Piran to become Slovenia's first black mayor?"

Whichever wording is used is fine with me. The Celestial City (talk) 23:54, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Probably your wording is better. And thanks for all the work on the article ;-) --Tone 07:44, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Hey, no problem, thank you for starting it in the first place! Also, you managed to get to find out a lot of information I wasn't able to, like his birthdate and so on :-) The Celestial City (talk) 19:54, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

North Haven Mall

• ... that the Mayor of New Haven's contacting the Army Corps of Engineers to stop the aborted North Haven Mall in the 1970s has been compared to the city of Milford opposing the construction of the aborted New Haven Galleria at Long Wharf in the 1990s?

Created by Needscurry (talk). Self nom at 21:07, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Aylesbury duck

• ... that newly hatched Aylesbury ducks (pictured) were traditionally fed on toast, boiled eggs, rice, beef liver, greaves and boiled horses or sheep?

5x expanded by Iridescent (talk). Self nom at 20:39, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Nice work! Good to go. - The Bushranger _{Return fire} 03:59, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Leo Cullum

• ... that a Leo Cullum cartoon published in the first illustrated issue of The New Yorker printed after the September 11 attacks had the caption "I thought I'd never laugh again. Then I saw your jacket"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 20:34, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Alexei Kudrin

• ... that Alexei Kudrin (pictured) was declared "Finance Minister of the Year 2010" by Euromoney magazine?

5x expanded by Offliner (talk). Self nom at 19:46, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Colonia Tabacalera

• ... that Fidel Castro and Che Guevara met in Colonia Tabacalera, Mexico City?

Created by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 17:04, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Allan Rumbolt

• ... that in the 2008 Nunavut general election, candidate Allan Rumbolt achieved the lowest winning plurality of any candidate in any electoral district?

5x expanded by Arctic Night (talk). Self nom at 16:34, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Frerea

• ... that the succulent plant Frerea indica (pictured) was once on a list of the twelve most endangered plants on earth?

Created by First Light (talk). Self nom at 15:54, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Looks good from here. - The Bushranger _{Return fire} 23:45, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Ælfric Cild

• ... that Anglo-Saxon nobleman Ælfric Cild (floruit 975-985) married into the powerful family of Ælfhere, ealdorman of Mercia, and succeeded him in office before being expelled by the end of two years, leaving Mercia without ealdorman for nearly ten years.

5x expanded by Cavila (talk). Self nom at 15:46, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Taunton Town F.C.

• ... that in 1979 Taunton Town F.C. moved from the Southern section of the Southern Football League to the Midlands section due to the opening of the M5 motorway?

5x expanded by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 15:04, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Walter Roland

• ... that between 1933 and 1935, the American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer Walter Roland, recorded around fifty songs for Banner Records?

Created by Derek R Bullamore (talk). Self nom at 12:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 03:57, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Diggers & Dealers

• ... that, during the annual Diggers & Dealers conference, many Kalgoorlie residents rent out their homes and go on holidays?

Created by Calistemon (talk). Self nom at 09:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Emperor of Exmoor

• ... that the Emperor of Exmoor, a red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag shot in October 2010, was believed to be Britain's largest wild land animal?

Created by Chzz (talk). Nominated by Kevin McE (talk) at 09:05, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

ALT1 "... that the red stag Emperor of Exmoor" was Britain's largest known wild land animal with a mass of over 300 pounds (136 kg) and height of almost 9 feet (2.74 m)?" Jolly Ω Janner 18:33, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Article is currently at AfD. Bencherlite 21:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• I'm certain that the AfD will be unsuccessfull. If any one wants to review it for DYK, please go ahead. Jolly Ω Janner 22:20, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Assuming the AfD gets snowed as it should, good to go. - The Bushranger _{Return fire} 22:35, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Note: I just closed the AfD as "speedy keep". --Pgallert (talk) 09:02, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Just a note the only reason I didn't nominate this myself yet was, I was trying to get us a piccie. I see someone has now added a non-free one; I wrote to both League Against Cruel Sports and the photographer Richard Austin; League replied, and they don't have any suitably licenced pics; I haven't heard back from Mr. Austin yet. Chzz  ►  22:42, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Measurements on ALT text are based purely on estimate: the corpse was removed unmeasured, and there is no record that the animal was ever trapped for research. Kevin McE (talk) 07:53, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I'd avoid definite statements like ALT1's "was...the largest animal" - you may find sources that say that he was, but they seem to be journalistic manglings of an original statement along the lines of "he seems to be the biggest one we've seen in Exmoor, and the pasture there is as good as any red deer habitat, so he's got a good shot at being the biggest red deer in Britain". As has been said, he was never measured, so you can't really use words like "known" to indicate certainty - and also there may be bigger animals that are "known" to their landowners, but which the latter choose not to publicise, to prevent either poaching or the recent problems seen with tourists disrupting the New Forest rut. So I'd prefer the original hook, or something similar that emphasises the uncertainty. Le Deluge (talk) 09:19, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

There's also some doubt whether he was killed at all, or whether the whole thing was a bluff to try to deflect attention. Le Deluge (talk) 23:42, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

In which case the blurb would have to become "... that the Emperor of Exmoor, a red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag reported to have been shot in October 2010, was believed to be Britain's largest wild land animal?", which, frankly, scarcely merits inclusion at all. If all we can report is two uncertainties, I would like to withdraw the nomination, but does support since then preclude it? Kevin McE (talk) 09:11, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

I think you're allowed to change your mind based on a change in the underlying facts. <g> A solution might be just to drop all mention of the death, so that the hook merely says he was probably the biggest land animal. That would work. Le Deluge (talk) 10:03, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

SS Empire Conveyor

• ... that Empire Conveyor was the only ship sunk by U-122?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Self nom at 08:25, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Size, age, hook fine. Hook cited. Good to go. Adabow (talk · contribs) 08:35, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Mary J. Rathbun

• ... that Mary J. Rathbun described over 1000 new crustacean taxa, but only received her Ph.D. after her retirement?

5x expanded by Stemonitis (talk). Self nom at 07:37, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Size and age fine. Hook is in lead but unreferenced. Adabow (talk · contribs) 08:44, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• There is, however, a citation in the section Publications, for the sentence "She wrote or co-wrote ... descriptions of 1147 new species ... as well as other nomenclatural novelties.", and another citation (to the same paper) for "In 1915, after her retirement, the Smithsonian Institution designated Rathbun an "Honorary Research Associate" ... ; she qualified for a Ph.D. at George Washington University in 1917." in the section Biography. --Stemonitis (talk) 08:53, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Per WP:WIADYK: "The hook fact must be cited in the article with an inline citation". Please amend. Adabow (talk · contribs) 05:01, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• This hook comprises two facts, and each fact complies fully with WP:WIADYK. From the point of view of the article, it would not make sense to combine the two, although they combine well for a DYK hook, in my opinion. I respectfully request a second opinion. --Stemonitis (talk) 05:08, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I think it is fine as it is, the thousand species are mentioned in the lead, but then referenced later on. Misplaced Pages:Did_you_know/Additional_rules#Other_additional_rules_for_the_article D2 says it is fine to do this. Should 1000 be changed to one thousand though? Smartse (talk) 12:41, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Brooke Fraser discography

• ... that all three albums by Brooke Fraser (pictured) topped the New Zealand Singles Chart?

• Comment: Another image is available if this one is not appropriate

Created by Adabow (talk). Self nom at 07:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Tucana Dwarf

• ... that the Tucana Dwarf galaxy is located on the opposite side of the Milky Way to most of the rest of the Local Group?

5x expanded by Reyk (talk). Self nom at 06:19, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Ready Adabow (talk · contribs) 08:46, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Sanctuary of Atotonilco

• ... that the Sanctuary of Atotonilco (main nave pictured) in Guanajuato, Mexico has been called the Sistine Chapel of Mexico?

Created by Thelmadatter (talk). Self nom at 02:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Ready (offline ref). Adabow (talk · contribs) 08:41, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Cyberwarfare in the People's Republic of China

• ... that the People's Republic of China, much like the United States and Russia, has allegedly engaged in cyberwarfare?

Created by User:Hongkongresident (talk). Self nom at 02:25, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• Ready Adabow (talk · contribs) 08:37, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
  • There needs to be a comma after "Russia". --Metropolitan90 (talk) 16:05, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Y Added it. - The Bushranger _{Return fire} 17:00, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

• How about scoping the link differently: "engaged in cyberwarfare"? As is, it loks like the link goes to cyberwarfare. Circéus (talk) 01:01, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• I did wonder about this when approving it, but let it go. I support Circéus' change. Adabow (talk · contribs) 04:59, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 27

Sempronius Stretton

• ... that Sempronius Stretton who sketched people in early Canada (pictured) dined annually with the Duke of Wellington to celebate their victory at Waterloo?

Created/expanded by Andrewrabbott (talk), Victuallers (talk). Self nom at 10:20, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

P. C. Ramakrishna

• ... that voice artist P. C. Ramakrishna acted in the 1969 Madras Players theatre production The Crucible?

Created by SPat (talk). Self nom at 08:42, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Riding with the King (B. B. King and Eric Clapton album)

• ... that Riding with the King was a collaborative album by B.B. King and Eric Clapton (pictured) that won them a Grammy Award in 2001?

• ALT1:... that Riding with the King was the first collaborative album by B.B. King and Eric Clapton (pictured), and it won them a Grammy Award in 2001?

• Comment: DYKcheck reports no 5x expansion, but 5.8 (4338/738) has been achieved.

5x expanded by Bruce1ee (talk). Self nom at 06:22, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Runaway (2010 film)

• ... that Kanye West's short film Runaway was inspired in part by painters Picasso and Matisse, as well as directors Federico Fellini and Stanley Kubrick?

Created by Ayavaron (talk). Nominated by DC T•C at 04:31, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Polly Rosenbaum

• ... that Arizona's longest-serving state legislator, Polly Rosenbaum, left the Arizona House at age 95 after 45 years because she didn't get re-elected?

Created by Orlady (talk). Self nom at 03:17, 28 October 2010 (UTC) Three more candidate hooks:

• ALT1: ... that Polly Rosenbaum's accomplishments in the Arizona state legislature included eliminating spittoons and miniskirted pages from the state House of Representatives?
• ALT2: ... that two state government buildings in Phoenix, Arizona, are named for Polly Rosenbaum?
• ALT3: ... that Arizona state legislator Polly Rosenbaum worked to rid the state constitution of language that discriminated against women, but voted against the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? --Orlady (talk) 03:33, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

--Orlady (talk) 03:33, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Fénix capsules

• ... that one of the Fénix capsules was used for the rescue of 33 miners trapped underground, in the San José Mine of Copiapó, Chile?

Created by Diego Grez (talk). Self nom at 23:55, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Applebay Zuni

• ... that in 1982 the pilot of a Applebay Zuni II glider earned eight FAI gliding badges (Gold badge pictured) in a single flight?

Created by Petebutt (talk). Nominated by The Bushranger (talk) at 23:31, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Pamela Jiles (journalist)

• ... that Chilean journalist Pamela Jiles announced her presidential candidacy using the slogan "We are millions of idiots"?

Created by Diego Grez (talk). Self nom at 22:55, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Clio Awards

• ... that the 1991 Clio Awards presentation is known as "The Most Bizarre Event in Advertising History"?

• ALT1:... that the Clio Awards, which celebrated 50 years in 2009, have been described as the Academy Awards of the Advertising Industry?

5x expanded by Mgreason (talk). Self nom at 20:19, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• I'd suggest rewording ALT1 to "...have been described as the Academy Awards of the Advertising Industry", as (unless I'm mistaken from quickly scanning through the reference) they're not in any way connected. matt (talk) 21:20, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

S. Neil Fujita

• ... that graphic designer S. Neil Fujita created iconic covers for such books as Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and Mario Puzo's The Godfather?

Created by Bongomatic (talk). Nominated by Alansohn (talk) at 19:47, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Orchids, My Intersex Adventure

• ... that the autobiographical film Orchids, My Intersex Adventure (which is about an intersexed woman) won a 2010 ATOM Award for Best Documentary(General)?

Created by Ellemueller (talk). Nominated by Shearonink (talk) at 18:46, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Venues of the 1960 Winter Olympics

• ... that the Squaw Valley Ski Resort is the only venue of the 1960 Winter Olympics still in use as of 2010?

Created by Miller17CU94 (talk). Self nom at 14:56, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

St Mary's Church, Shipton Solars

• ... that in 1883 St Mary's Church, Shipton Solars, Gloucestershire, (pictured) was being used as a cow shed?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 14:51, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Booker T. Laury

• ... that American boogie-woogie pianist Booker T. Laury appeared in two films, but did not record his debut album until he was almost eighty years of age?

Created by Derek R Bullamore (talk). Self nom at 14:13, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• Length and sourcing for article and hook all check out. Alansohn (talk) 22:04, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Wendall Woodbury

• ... that Wendall Woodbury was the first television anchor in the United States to report on the unfolding Three Mile Island accident in 1979?

Created by Scanlan (talk). Self nom at 12:40, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• Length and sourcing for article and hook have been confirmed. Alansohn (talk) 16:36, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Solungen

• ... that after the newspaper Solungen was merged into Glommendalens Social-Demokrat from 1915, the successor of the latter newspaper legally blocked the use of the newspaper name Avisa Solungen in 2008?

5x expanded by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 11:50, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Troughman

• ... that Troughman is mythically famous in Sydney, Australia for lying down in urinals?

Created by Fifelfoo (talk). Self nom at 10:26, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• I tried searching for a picture, but it is probably highly culturally specific and unintelligible at 100px Fifelfoo (talk) 10:28, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Alliance, Alberta

• ... that the first church service in the village of Alliance, Alberta was held in a pool hall, with most of the congregation seated on pool tables?

5x expanded by Arctic Night (talk). Self nom at 10:03, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• Length, expansion and sourcing for article and hook have been verified. Alansohn (talk) 22:09, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Klaxons discography

• ... that alternative rock band Klaxons' (pictured) records have charted in multiple countries worldwide?

5x expanded by SteelersFan UK06 (talk). Self nom at 03:33, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Olga Ivinskaya

Olga Ivinskaya

• ... that Olga Ivinskaya (pictured), the mistress of Boris Pasternak, was the inspiration for the heroine of Dr. Zhivago?

Created by Comte0 (talk). Self nom at 09:20, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

• refs come after punctuation, not before. Pls fix. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:42, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

I've taken the liberty of fixing the punctuation issue. - The Bushranger _{Return fire} 00:43, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

I've just made sure there's two spaces after full stops. It should be good now. Comte0 (talk) 06:48, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

The "two spaces after a full stop" guideline is an outdated leftover from way back in the day when typewriters were more commonly used. There is no need to do so anymore, and the second space is ignored by most browser rendering engines. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 06:58, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid

• ... that during the Yom Kippur War, the Israeli Air Force carried out the Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid after northern Israel had been struck by FROGs?

Created by Poliocretes (talk). Self nom at 22:08, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

For clarification to other Users, the new article is 1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid. Poliocretes, Please put the link to the new article in boldface. --La comadreja _{formerly AFriedman} RESEARCH (talk) 23:01, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on October 28

1855 Ansei Edo earthquake

• ... that in the aftermath of the 1855 Ansei Edo earthquake large numbers of prints depicting Namazu (example pictured) were produced?

5x expanded by Mikenorton (talk). Self nom at 19:53, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Tosh Powell

• ... that Welsh bantamweight champion Tosh Powell died from a brain hemorrhage after a boxing match in Liverpool, at the age of 20?

Created by FruitMonkey (talk). Self nom at FruitMonkey (talk) 19:47, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Cylindrocline lorencei

• ... that after Cylindrocline lorencei became extinct, and the only surviving seeds would not germinate, the plant was saved from extinction through in vitro culture of part of the seed embryo?

Created by First Light (talk). Self nom at 18:21, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

• Note: the hook is referenced in article footnotes #2 (in French) and #3 (9 Mb .pdf). First Light (talk) 18:25, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Mary Adams (educator)

• ... that despite having to teach out of a poorly-converted hotel building, Mary Adams transformed the Wesleyan Female College into a highly-regarded institution?

Created by Arctic Night (talk). Self nom at 18:19, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe

• ... that Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe served as an adjutant to Joseph Goebbels in the Nazi Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda?

Created by Ruby2010 (talk) 17:40, 28 October 2010 (UTC) (UTC)

• ALT1: ...that in 1939, three Icelandic Nazi-sympathizers approached Prince Friedrich Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe with the hope he would be made king of Iceland?

George Tuccaro

• ... that prior to becoming Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, George Tuccaro anchored the first daily current affairs television show in Canada's north?

Created by Arctic Night (talk). Self nom at 17:07, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Daniel L. Norris

• ... that no northern-born Canadian Aboriginal had been appointed Commissioner of the Northwest Territories until the appointment of Daniel L. Norris in 1989?

5x expanded by Arctic Night (talk). Self nom at 16:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Erika Forster-Vannini

• ... that Erika Forster-Vannini (pictured), Chair of the Swiss Senate, is one of three women who hold the three highest Swiss political offices?

Created by S Marshall (talk). Self nom at 16:06, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Lorne Kusugak

• ... that Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Lorne Kusugak was a founding director of the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation, a television network broadcasting programs almost entirely in Inuktitut?

5x expanded by Arctic Night (talk). Self nom at 16:00, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Sandrine Salerno

A brunette woman in her late thirties, in casual dress

• ... that neither of the Mayor of Geneva's (pictured) parents were Swiss?

Created by S Marshall (talk). Self nom at 12:08, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Azeline Hearne

• ... that freed slave Azeline Hearne was the first freedwoman to be party to three separate civil suits that were appealed all the way to the Texas Supreme Court?

Created by Redfarmer (talk). Self nom at 11:47, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

St Peter's Church, Wolfhampcote

• ... that St Peter's Church, Wolfhampcote, (pictured) stands isolated in a field, surrounded by mounds remaining from a deserted medieval village, disused canal workings, and a redundant railway?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 10:58, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Bob Adams (American football)

• ... that after finishing his National Football League career with the Atlanta Falcons, Bob Adams became a Church of Scientology vice president and spokesperson?

5x expanded by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 10:10, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Dan Sane

• ... that the American Memphis and country blues guitarist and songwriter, Dan Sane, recorded with Frank Stokes billed as the Beale Street Sheiks?

Created by Derek R Bullamore (talk). Self nom at 10:04, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Wittenberg Tigers football

• ... that the Wittenberg Tigers from Springfield, Ohio have won more games than any other Division III college football team?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 06:31, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

United States Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority

• ... that United States Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority for fiscal year 2010 was $100 million (USD)?

Created by Kmac1986 (talk). Nominated by My76Strat (talk) at 01:49, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Kinan Azmeh

• ... that Syrian-born clarinetist Kinan Azmeh debuted a concerto written especially for him at the opening of the Damascus Opera House?

5x expanded by La comadreja _{formerly AFriedman} RESEARCH (talk). Self nom at 01:56, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

• Comment: Much of the space in the earlier article was taken up by lists. I expanded the prose portion from <300 characters to >1500 characters. --La comadreja _{formerly AFriedman} RESEARCH (talk) 01:59, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

I'd Rather Be Baking Cookies: A Collection of Recipes from Lisa MacLeod and Friends

• ... that following a sexist joke by a political opponent, Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament Lisa MacLeod wrote the cookbook I’d Rather Be Baking Cookies?

Created by Kelapstick (talk), Drmies (talk). Self nom at 00:58, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

• . Everything checks out. The edit summary of the nominator made me hungry for chocolate chip cookies. Yummm... -- Cirt (talk) 01:06, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Brent Weedman, Douglas Lima

• ... that Brent Weedman was brought in to a welterweight title fight by the AFL, who expected him to lose and "showcase" Douglas Lima's skills, but instead defeated Lima?

Created by Paralympiakos (talk). Self nom at 01:30, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

• If the wording is a little patchy, then please feel free to suggest an alternative way of phrasing the end of the hook. Thanks. Paralympiakos (talk) 01:31, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Nicholas Fuller (lawyer)

• ... that Sir Nicholas Fuller was imprisoned for heresy after describing the Court of High Commission as "under jurisdiction not of Christ but of anti-Christ"?

Created by Ironholds (talk). Self nom at 02:57, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Balloon shark

• ... that juvenile balloon sharks are preyed upon by the coelacanth?

5x expanded by Yzx (talk). Self nom at 05:21, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Sempronius Stretton

• ... that Sempronius Stretton is credited with producing some of the earliest images of Toronto

Created by ] (]). Self nom at 15:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Special occasion holding area

Note: Articles nominated for a special occasion should be nominated within five days of creation or expansion as usual (with the exception of April Fools' Day 2011 - see Misplaced Pages:April Fool's Main Page/Did You Know). Also, articles should be nominated at least five days before the occasion to give reviewers time to check the nomination.

Originally for October 28, 1p.m. London time; now ASAP

• ... that M-1 Global's Eastern European Champions Artiom Damkovsky, Magomed Sultanakhmedov and Americas Champion Kenny Garner (replacing injured Maxim Grishin) face their Western European Champion counterparts Mairbek Taisumov, Rafał Moks and Guram Gugenishvili for the lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight division championships (respectively) in mixed martial arts today in St. Petersburg?

Jointly Created by Paralympiakos (talk) and EdChem (talk). Self nom at 17:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Please note: All 6 articles in this hook have been worked on by both nominators in user space, and were moved to article space today. For ease of checking, this link from M-1 Global confirms the match ups and the championships each fighter holds, this link confirms that Grishin was replaced due to injury. Suggestions for alternative (shorter) hooks most welcome, we had trouble coming up with something sufficiently short that mentioned all seven fighters (Taisumov is not a new article). EdChem (talk) 17:03, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

More compact hook to consider... EdChem (talk) 19:30, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

ALT1: * ... that today in St. Petersburg, M-1 Global's mixed martial arts world championships are being decided in the lightweight (Artiom Damkovsky vs. Mairbek Taisumov), middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov vs. Rafał Moks) and heavyweight (Kenny Garner (replacing injured Maxim Grishin) vs. Guram Gugenishvili) divisions?

ALT2: * ... that today in St. Petersburg, MMA bouts will determine M-1 Global's lightweight (Artiom Damkovsky vs. Mairbek Taisumov), middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov vs. Rafał Moks) and heavyweight (Kenny Garner (replacing injured Maxim Grishin) vs. Guram Gugenishvili) Champions?

ALT3: * ... that M-1 Global's lightweight (Artiom Damkovsky vs. Mairbek Taisumov), middleweight (Magomed Sultanakhmedov vs. Rafał Moks) and heavyweight (Kenny Garner (replacing injured Maxim Grishin) vs. Guram Gugenishvili) MMA Champions will be determined today in St. Petersburg?

In addition to EdChem's comments, I'd like to request the Oct 28, 1p.m. London time slot, due to the event starting at 11.30 EST that day. I think this would give the hook time to ....hook prior to the event starting and also cover a little bit during the event. Thanks. Paralympiakos (talk) 23:44, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Added ALT3 - shorter still, and brings the bolded names close to the start of the hook. I am comfortable with whichever of these the reviewers might feel is most suitable. EdChem (talk) 12:04, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

For 31 October, Hallowe'en

• The 2010 Halloween collection has started early. My interpretation of whats happening is ... 1. Move your hook to the bottom of the page (ie here) 2. You may get some more macabre, funny etc suggestions for a hook and it should get DYKtick'ed. 3. Then after its been there about 24 hours or so it gets moved off to the dedicated page. 4. Then about three or four days before Oct 31 we sort out the 40 or so hooks into "8"s (so they are ready to load on the 36 hours or so that is Halloween internationally). 5. We do the awards and 6 .... and please help with all of this. It only works if we all do a bit Victuallers (talk) 08:22, 20 September 2010 (UTC)

For November 1, All Saint's Day

• This is a holder for new or expanded articles for November 1, which is All Saint's Day.

All Saints Church, Highbrook; West Hoathly

• ... that the isolated All Saints Church (pictured) at Highbrook, West Sussex, was paid for by two sisters who thought the parish church at West Hoathly was too far to travel?

• Comment: Will try a 5x expansion of West Hoathly as well if time permits.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 15:16, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

• The hook and new article status of the church article are verified. Please drop me a note if you 5x expand West Hoathly. Smartse (talk) 15:07, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. I have bolded W.H. in the hook now, having completed an expansion and de-stubbing. Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 21:49, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

5x expansion verified. Nice work Smartse (talk) 22:54, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

All Saints Church, Buncton

• ... that an ancient carving (pictured) of a person exposing their genitals, at All Saints Church in Buncton, West Sussex, was destroyed by a chisel-wielding vandal in 2004?

• Comment: Bit of an eye-opener... The Times ref (number ) relates.

Created by Hassocks5489 (talk). Self nom at 21:50, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. I've removed "of unknown sex" as it makes it less catchy and added some wikilinks to the hook. Smartse (talk) 15:39, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

November 2, 1800 UTC

American Samoa constitutional referendum, 2010

• ... that despite numerous proposed changes to the Constitution of American Samoa (coat of arms pictured), voters in today's constitutional referendum cannot vote on each of them individually?

Created by Strange Passerby (talk). Self nom at 14:58, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

• Good to go. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 16:52, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

• I have moved my nomination from Oct 18 to here as there was no objection after I raised it both here and at WT:DYK#Electioneering hooks. Please run this at 6 PM London time (7 AM in American Samoa) on November 2. Strange Passerby (talk • c • status) 11:04, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

This would be better on ITN, and is likely to go on there as its a national poll.Lihaas (talk) 13:17, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

For November 3

Scott Ashjian

• ... that the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Scott Ashjian would remain on the ballot as the Tea Party of Nevada candidate in the 2010 United States Senate election?

5x expanded by Cirt (talk). Self nom at 05:52, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

• Because he is a candidate in a current election (early voting in Nevada starts tomorrow), I would oppose having a DYK about this person on the main page during the election season. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 02:32, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
• I would support not including this DYK until at least after the election, if at all. Frankly, the DYK is not particularly interesting.--TM 02:55, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

That would be most unfortunate, as it would invalidate the DYK due to time since expansion. Perhaps you could suggest another hook. I dispute its not being "interesting", I think it is quite interesting indeed that it went all the way to the Nevada Supreme Court to determine the candidate would remain on the ballot. -- Cirt (talk) 06:14, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Except that Nevada has only two main levels of courts, the Nevada District Courts and the Supreme Court of Nevada. So many cases in the state courts where someone has to appeal will wind up before the state supreme court. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 15:30, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Initial report shown to be a bot error:

• Prose size (text only): 10660 characters (1792 words) "readable prose size"
• Article created by Kendrick7 on March 8, 2010
• Assuming article is at 5x now, expansion began 76 edits ago on July 30, 2010
• Article has not been created or expanded 5x within the past 10 days (78 days) DYKcheck does not account for previous versions with splits or copyright violations.

plus the other person's hook did not feature an ongoing election, this one is not new and fails 5x rule too. — Rlevse • Talk • 15:36, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

• Um, Rlevse, I've double-checked it against the article history and it does appear to have been expanded 5x. Strange Passerby (talk • c • status) 15:42, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

OK, I've never seen DYKcheck that far off before, but I still think we shouldn't run this as it's directly about a pending election. — Rlevse • Talk • 15:47, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

• Two alternates for your consideration to run the day after the election – if accepted, can be moved to the holding area for November 3. Strange Passerby (talk • c • status) 15:51, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
• ALT 1: ... that Scott Ashjian, the Tea Party of Nevada candidate in the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Nevada, was a member of the Republican Party when he filed his candidacy?
• ALT 2: ... that Scott Ashjian faced a legal challenge prior to the 2010 U.S. Senate election in Nevada as he changed parties after submitting his candidacy?
  • Oppose, those seem to focus unduly negative on aspects of a BLP. -- Cirt (talk) 20:01, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
    • I disagree, I think it's interesting that that was the reason he was challenged. I don't see it as being "unduly negative", and certainly ALT 1 does not mention a legal challenge so I'd think ALT 1 is perfectly fine. It's shorter and more to the point than ALT3 below. Strange Passerby (talk • c • status) 03:57, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
      • You are correct, after I took another look at it. Perhaps we could work the Nevada Supreme Court into there somehow, as well? :) -- Cirt (talk) 04:03, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
• ALT 3: ... that Scott Ashjian voted for the U.S. presidential candidacies of Republicans Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and John McCain, before forming the Tea Party of Nevada? — ALT 3, proposed, to run on November 3. -- Cirt (talk) 20:01, 16 October 2010 (UTC)

Choice of hook aside, date and expansion are fine. All suggested hooks are also supported in the article, including the two I put forward. I leave it to the final reviewer to pass the most suitable one. Strange Passerby (talk • c • status) 10:06, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. :) -- Cirt (talk) 10:08, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

I am disturbed by the possibility of using the Main Page (whether TFA, ITN, OTD, or DYK) to spotlight a specific candidate in an election on the day of, or immediately before the election. I think this problem arises even if the day is chosen coincidentally, but is all the more obvious with a "hold". Because the DYK process only vets articles for compliance with Misplaced Pages policies like neutrality at the most basic level, this presents an opportunity for partisans to use Misplaced Pages as a political ad. The easiest way to prevent this (and the only feasible way given the realities of Misplaced Pages), is just to not run such hooks right before an election. Even if the article is neutral, well-referenced, etc., the prominence of the main page seems to provide an undue level of spotlighting, almost like an endorsement or lopsided voters guide. As for this specific hook, I recommend that it be run well in advance of, or after the election. For example, for the 2008 presidential election, both Obama and McCain were run as TFA; I strongly doubt that we would have run either article alone, even if only one of the articles was featured. Savidan 19:45, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

Note: This is proposed to be run on the date November 3, 2010, the day after the election. Thank you, -- Cirt (talk) 20:54, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

• I do not see any problem, because it is proposed to be run on the day after the election. Leszek Jańczuk (talk) 13:52, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

For November 24, 2010, Bihar legislative assembly election, 2010 ‎

• ... that the Bihar legislative assembly election, 2010 takes place across 6 phases and over a month?

5x expanded by Lihaas (talk). Self nom at 10:40, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Late December 2010

Andrew McKinley

• ... that Andrew McKinley, David Aiken, and Leon Lishner created the parts of the three kings in the world premiere of Menotti's Christmas opera Amahl and the Night Visitors which was broadcast live by NBC to an audience of millions on Christmas Eve 1951?

Created by 4meter4 (talk). Self nom at 01:23, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

• My plan is to make this a tripple nom with Aiken and Lishner. If reviewers could please hold off until those articles are also created, I would appriciate it. Also I would like this to be up at 7:00 PM New York City Time on Christmas Eve if possible, which is the place and time the original production was performed at its premiere.4meter4 (talk) 01:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Mark Miodownik

• ... that Mark Miodownik will deliver the first part of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures tonight?

Created by Christopher Connor (talk). Self nom at 23:30, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

He will give the lectures, spanning a few days, in "late December". I think they usually start a few days before Christmas. 2009 event was 21–25 December. There'll be more info as the event approaches of course. Christopher Connor (talk) 23:30, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

For January 1, 2011, Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

• ALT1 ... that the Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation represents the courage, valour, strength, cleanliness, truth, high moral standards and high level of motivation expected of FBI agents?

• ALT2 ... that the Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was first used on January 1, 1941 and represents the values, standards and history of the FBI and its agents?

Expanded and self-nominated by ChrisO (talk) 20:50, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
This nomination is a bit of a special case. I originally nominated Seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on August 3 following a 5x expansion (see discussion above under #Articles created/expanded on August 3). Everyone accepted that it met the DYK criteria but the nomination was derailed by a political dispute over timing. I've put forward a compromise at User talk:Jimbo Wales#Compromise proposal, which involves passing this DYK now but scheduling its appearance on January 1, 2011, which is 60 years to the day since the seal was first used. This proposal has been generally welcomed so I'm putting it forward here for formal consideration. I'm aware that the timeframe is somewhat longer than would be usual for scheduled DYKs, but in the circumstances I think a some flexibility would be justified. I've put forward two possible hooks: the original one as proposed earlier, and a new alternative tying the DYK in more directly with the date. -- ChrisO (talk) 20:50, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

• Interesting compromise. It completely flipped my opinion of the matter. However, prior to providing said opinion, I'd like some clarification: Are we nominating this (with whichever hook) sans image as you initially suggested on Jimbo's talk page?
  --K10wnsta (talk) 00:39, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
• Appended: I see that you removed the image from inclusion in the original nomination, so I'll assume this post-dated nomination would not include the image either. However, this necessitates further clarification:

Are we excluding the image from this DYK solely because of the recent interaction with the FBI?
--K10wnsta (talk) 01:05, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

In effect yes, but in my view it's a necessary evil if we're to reach a satisfactory compromise on this issue. -- ChrisO (talk) 01:16, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

• - Tentative Even if the motivation behind qualifying this article for DYK was questionable, I think you already achieved not just a satisfactory compromise, but a completely valid and justifiable use for it. In fact, it's use is so valid, refusing to use the image for no other reason than the recent hoobajoo with the FBI is blatantly (chilled) censorship...and I just can't get behind that. If we're going to censor it, we need to go whole hog or don't go at all.
  Could we put it up for 'On This Day' to avoid reasoning for exclusion of the image?
  --K10wnsta (talk) 01:51, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
• No opinion on whether to feature on the future date; however, it would be better if this hook didn't remain on the suggestions page for the intervening months, as it is bound to attract further discussion and the page is unwieldy enough as it is. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:55, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Espresso's suggestion may be useful for more than just making this page leaner. A delay in nomination would lend to better perspective for those establishing consensus. In other words, removing it from discussion for a couple months would also put some time between recent events and the article (and hopefully image) being contemplated for a main page feature (unless such a delay would disqualify it from use in DYK section).
--K10wnsta (talk) 02:12, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Comment This hook should not "disappear" for a few months. It is far better to leave it here to enable a wide input from editors on the issue. I think this is a good compromise that involves common sense, the proposal and special treatment of the timescale fitting nicely under WP:IAR. Mjroots (talk) 13:53, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

• Support ALT2 for use on 1 January, 2011. EdChem (talk) 10:32, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

• Suggest scrapping this troublesome controversial DYK, the user that instigated the issue has also since retired, suggest retiring this idea as well. Off2riorob (talk) 13:17, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Would you please stop with your blatant pushing of the issue? Putting this off until January removes all controversy related to it. Silverseren 13:44, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Your comment is just a simple personal attack, I have bigger fish to relentlessly pursue than this worthless disruptive DYK. Off2riorob (talk) 14:11, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• Nothing of what I said was or is a personal attack. I know you greatly dislike ChrisO and myself, but could you please not try and push an already outdated issue? Silverseren 14:42, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

• I support ALT2 for the 1 January date. The anniversary makes this a very good choice for that day. -- L'ecrivant (talk) 22:55, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

I do not support 1 January 2011. The DYK section is for new articles. There are exceptions like April Fools and Halloween; I do not see the point of making every day of the year a possible exception. Geschichte (talk) 20:28, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

• Oppose Anniversary or not, a four-month wait at DYK is an overkill. The point of DYK is to present new or newly expanded articles, not to present "on this day". By then this article will be more than four months old. If this line of though is going to be followed, DYK is going to end up in a mess. The length of this entry is plain evidence for why keeping things around for almost five months is not a good idea. Arsenikk 13:55, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

• per IAR. I would count this as a valid use of IAR. This could have gone up for today. The only reason it isn't going up is for political reasons. I disagree with Jimbo and others on that matter and think we should run it now, but there is no need to reject it entirely on that basis. NW (Talk) 03:03, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
• Support as this would have been promoted in the usual time window if not for the decision to shelve it until the political heat was off. To kill it now because a delay was agreed to would be an egregious abuse of trust. - Dravecky (talk) 09:24, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

• Oppose per Arsenikk. The Utahraptor/_{Contributions} 22:49, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support per NuclearWarfare and Dravecky—Chris!_c/t 20:05, 5 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support, per Chrishomingtang (talk · contribs). -- Cirt (talk) 06:13, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support - This was initially nominated in a timely manner, with an image of the seal, but due to political considerations (public dispute between Wikimedia Foundation and the FBI over the use of the image of the seal) it was agreed that the image should not be used on the main page, and that the hook should be held and run at a later date, when the dispute was not so much in the news. The 60th anniversary of the first use of the seal makes a perfect tie-in, and while it is longer than DYK hooks are normally held for special occassions, Dravecky is correct that it would be egregious to reject it now on the basis of timing. cmadler (talk) 19:07, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support - cmadler really sums up the issue for me. The circumstances of the original nomination and the fact of the 60th anniversary are significant enough that we ought to make an exception to the requirement that DYK items be from recently-created articles. -- Black Falcon 19:32, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support I agree with NW, but don't think we need to IAR, considering that hooks are regularly kept back for months for the April fools and Halloween main pages. I don't think we should treat this any differently. Smartse (talk) 10:28, 18 October 2010 (UTC)
• Support - The Bushranger _{Return fire} 17:12, 20 October 2010 (UTC)
• Conditional support if, and only if, the squabble with the feds is over. ScottyBerg (talk) 17:14, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

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