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*...that a local group in ], posed nude for a calendar to raise funds to buy the ''']''' ''(pictured)''? (self) ] (]) 23:28, 14 March 2008 (UTC) *...that a local group in ], posed nude for a calendar to raise funds to buy the ''']''' ''(pictured)''? (self) ] (]) 23:28, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
:] Length confirmed. Would it possible to either link to the ''Oregonian'' article if it's archived or provide a quote within the footnote if it's not? It's a rather extraordinary claim and I'd like to be on firmer ground. ] (]) 12:57, 19 March 2008 (UTC) :] Length confirmed. Would it possible to either link to the ''Oregonian'' article if it's archived or provide a quote within the footnote if it's not? It's a rather extraordinary claim and I'd like to be on firmer ground. ] (]) 12:57, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
::Its really not that extraordinary, these calenders are quite the rage in fund raising these days. ] (]) 19:27, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
*...that the very first ]s in the streets of ], a feature of the ] and urban rebellions ever since, went up on the ''']''', 12 May 1588?--] (]) 01:55, 15 March 2008 (UTC) *...that the very first ]s in the streets of ], a feature of the ] and urban rebellions ever since, went up on the ''']''', 12 May 1588?--] (]) 01:55, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
:*Inline cite only points to another unsourced statement. ] (]) 07:31, 19 March 2008 (UTC) :*Inline cite only points to another unsourced statement. ] (]) 07:31, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on March 19

  • Two possibilities:
— Cheers, JackLee 02:44, 19 March 2008 (UTC) (expanded article originally created by an anonymous editor and nominated it)

Articles created/expanded on March 18

I offer two hooks. They could even be combined but as an advocate of short, pithy hooks I think its better to chose one or the other:
There is a picture with the article but it's fair use rather than free. If we can use it on mainpage, please correct my understanding. Thanks. Article by AgnosticPreachersKid (talk · contribs), nominated HouseOfScandal (talk · contribs) 04:02, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
The expected level of citation seems to be an inline citation directly after the fact used in a hook. Do that an I'm sure it'll be fine. --Falcorian  14:50, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Motor Vessel Baffin Strait
Motor Vessel Baffin Strait

or, ...that Bhutan has a low crime rate and serious crime in the country was very uncommon throughout most of the 20th century? Article expanded significantly Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 22:17, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

or, ...that Bhutan has a low crime rate and is the first nation in the world to ban tobacco sales? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 12:38, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Needs inline citations on the fact used in the hook. --Falcorian  06:22, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
  • I see. :) Here's a shorter version:
...that the 2003 documentary Prisoner of Paradise is a chronicle of the life of Kurt Gerron, a German Jewish actor who was forced to make a Nazi propaganda film and later murdered at a Nazi concentration camp? --PeaceNT (talk) 04:38, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
I'd suggest it be made clear where he was emperor of. This one threw me for a moment.qp10qp (talk) 03:02, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
I think that's better. But what about "Henry, Latin Emperor of Constantinople"? qp10qp (talk) 03:02, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Hans Gude
Hans Gude
  • ...that Hans Gude (pictured) replaced Johann Schirmer as the professor of landscape painting at the Düsseldorf school, even though as a professor Schirmer had told Gude to give up painting? Self nomination, vastly expanded article. Hook is under 190 displayed characters with spaces so it's just within the limit, and it is the combination of two facts from the article, both cited. --Falcorian  19:27, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Alt hooks, they need to be under 200 characters. --Falcorian  06:20, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 17

Are these 5X expansions? Please post your DYK nominations in the form of a short question with <200 characters. --74.13.125.74 (talk) 12:22, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Please remove the {{expand}} tag before putting this article on the main page. --74.13.131.7 (talk) 01:54, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
extra wikilinks added David Trochos (talk) 20:55, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
File:Ten Bears-1.jpg
Suggest linking to Pop music. 'Pop' has quite a few different meanings. --74.13.131.7 (talk) 02:03, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 16

Togian White-eye (Zosterops somadikartai)
Togian White-eye (Zosterops somadikartai)
I don't get this hook. Do all Berlin natives who own some land somewhere in Germany in 1954 expect to be buried in Berlin after they die? --74.14.19.230 (talk) 18:08, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Suggest piping to Palace of Westminster, dropping 'was' and replacing 'and' with a comma. --74.13.131.7 (talk) 02:06, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Modified version:
Mike Peel (talk) 19:49, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
  • ..... that the Rose bedeguar gall or Robin's pincushion gall (pictured) develops as a chemically induced distortion of a buds on Dog Roses. The galls were used as a cure for baldness, to aid sleeping and against toothaches. (Self nom) New Article. Rosser (talk) 20:37, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
It's like playing Jeopardy! here. Please post your DYK nominations in the form of a short question. --74.13.125.228 (talk) 22:08, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Hmmm... sorry... I was trying to be funny... Can the words after the question mark be turned into a hook? --74.13.131.7 (talk) 02:09, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
...for baldness, sleeplessness, and toothaches? --74.13.125.74 (talk) 12:34, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Bolesław Prus
Bolesław Prus
Fourteenth Street Bridge
Fourteenth Street Bridge
ALT...that the gossip blog about Manila's "Gucci Gang" tested the libel laws of the Philippines and Australia?
ALT...that the gossip blog about Manila's "Gucci Gang" received 270,000 visits in just 10 days after it was first published? (new article, self-nom) Starczamora (talk) 09:03, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Joseph J. Taluto
Joseph J. Taluto
Do you mean that the Rainbow Div. was commanded by Taluto from WWI till the Iraq War? How old was/is Taluto? --74.13.125.228 (talk) 22:05, 16 March 2008 (UTC) Never mind.... What does Joseph J. Taluto have to do with the Rainbow Division's work in WWI? He wasn't even born yet. A hook about his role in the 911 rescue efforts may be better. --74.13.131.7 (talk) 02:16, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
No inline citation for facts that could be used with a hook! --Falcorian  01:15, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 15

Hamilton Disston
Femme nue couchée
  • ...that a village in Italy, Stoccareddo, is so isolated from the world that most of its villagers share the same surname, Baù, and its villagers have phenomenal health, being able to eat fatty foods but not have many health consequences? - self nom, by – The Obento Musubi (Contributions)
It still has only 1381 characters of main text.--Bedford 05:00, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Not anymore. :) How much is it now? – The Obento Musubi (Contributions) 10:29, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
2183, so yes its big enough now.--Bedford 14:17, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
  • ...that traditional Easter egg rolling games in the United Kingdom were known as pace-egging and in Lancashire the broken eggshells were carefully crushed after the event so as not to be used as boats by witches? self-nom by Richerman (talk) 13:19, 15 March 2008 (UTC).
    • Although this article may not strictly fit the criteria for inclusion, I have completely re-written and expanded it (though probably not five-fold) and globalised what was a very US-centric article. I think it would make an excellent inclusion over the Easter period. I think the hook is one of the most interesting facts, but you may feel that it should be something more "global" Richerman (talk) 13:19, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
    • Alternative suggestion:
Easter egg Save this hook for the Easter long weekend? --74.13.131.219 (talk) 21:12, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Mikkalai, I've just had an idea. The egg rolling article may be rejected because it's not been expanded enough and the ones you've just created on egg tapping and egg hunt etc. may be too short. How about if they were all merged into the egg rolling article and the name changed to "Traditional Easter Games" with redirects, then it should fit the criteria? As you created them and I'm probably the only other contributor it could be done without anyone objecting I should think. Unfortunately it's now 1.30 AM in the UK and I'm off to bed, but if you agree I could do it some time tomorrow if you don't have time. Richerman (talk) 01:33, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
IMO you don't have to worry: "five-in-one" is a quite splendid suggestion for a DYK entry to be rejected on a formality. Besides, three of them are over threshold in size ( egg tapping: 1,793, egg hunt: 1,820, egg tossing: 1,669). All of them are properly referenced, and to a season, too. I will try to expand egg dance tomorrow: it is my hobby to write articles about useless things in wikipedia which almost no one wants to expand. Laudak (talk) 06:05, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Ah, they've been expanded somewhat since I last looked. How about this for a hook then:
A bit long maybe, but it does encompass five-in-one! Richerman (talk) 10:42, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 14

Already nominated by the author two days ago. Please scroll down. --PFHLai (talk) 08:02, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
This article could use more inline citations. --PFHLai (talk) 08:02, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Fixed. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 14:21, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
Skittles candy.
Skittles candy.
  • Looks like this article will stay on, due to no consensus. Still has a few days for the matter to clear up; if it does, it should be used.--Bedford 02:44, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Robert C. Pruyn
Robert C. Pruyn
Robert H. Pruyn
Robert H. Pruyn
Length and reference verified (first hook only, it's way better. Second hook isn't even in article). Daniel Case (talk) 15:58, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Length verified. Can a UK editor with ODNB access confirm the source? Daniel Case (talk) 15:53, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Both hooks are cited there. David Underdown (talk) 16:03, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Central Library
Central Library
Length verified. As with the submission below, could there be either a link or a quote? Daniel Case (talk) 15:53, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Alvin Smith House
Alvin Smith House
Length confirmed. Would it possible to either link to the Oregonian article if it's archived or provide a quote within the footnote if it's not? It's a rather extraordinary claim and I'd like to be on firmer ground. Daniel Case (talk) 12:57, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Its really not that extraordinary, these calenders are quite the rage in fund raising these days. This story verifies. Aboutmovies (talk) 19:27, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
Is there a reliable source for the hook fact? --Orlady (talk) 00:52, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
The sources are published articles from the Philippine Star, which is among the top three broadsheet daily newspapers in the Philippines. --Anyo Niminus (talk) 04:40, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Expiring noms

Articles created/expanded on March 13

File:PaulosFarajRahho.png

Articles created/expanded on March 12

Is 23 years a record? --74.13.131.219 (talk) 21:14, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
  • I'm not sure of the precise record, but I would not have thought so -- long-serving MPs are pretty common in the UK. The article is also marked as a stub and has no inline citations. Espresso Addict (talk) 21:15, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
  • I didn't feel the hook was sufficiently attention grabbing for DYK -- feel free to suggest a more novel hook, as long as it is supported by an inline citation. As to my stub comment, the guidelines state "The article must not be marked as a stub". As a WP Biography reviewer, I'd say the current article is probably borderline start class, but I'd much prefer that inline citations were provided before destubbing it. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:35, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
  • Would have been more than happy to promote w/ the good Cod War hook, unfortunately I see it's a less than x4 expansion, articles must be expanded x5 under current rules. Gatoclass (talk) 07:07, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
File:ECUSA West Texas.PNG
  • Looks too short. There is supposed to be a minimum of 1500 chars of main text, but some of that is coming from the list of church leaders and we don't usually include lists as part of the count. Gatoclass (talk) 13:15, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on March 11

  • Independently of this discussion, I have removed the "trolling" reference from the article. Additionally, I intend to move the article to "Dilatory motions and tactics." The article would still be a valid "Did you know" unless the nomination is considered to have expired already. Neutron (talk) 20:42, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Had been warned to expect this, but it wasn't completely clear in the rules when I checked. Oh well, win some, lose some. Mjroots (talk) 00:01, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Yes, but the article India national field hockey team has been updated with this historical event today by me. I agree article is old but this historical event addition is latest. I hope this qualifies it to DYK. gppande «talk» 13:42, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
It doesn't. Under DYK rules, an expanded article must be 5X within the last 5 days. By my eyeball look at the page history, expansion doesn't even come close to 2X, much less 5X. — Dale Arnett (talk) 17:25, 11 March 2008 (UTC)


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